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BNCS: Intelligent Broadcast Control

Visualize, Unify and Control your Media Infrastructure

As the media landscape transforms, BNCS evolves with it — delivering seamless workflows, not just smarter control.

What is BNCS?

A broadcast network control system (BNCS) is a software platform that enables centralized control of media infrastructure. It helps broadcasters:

  • Visualize and manage devices, data and workflows
  • Unify control across legacy and modern systems
  • Adapt to evolving technologies with confidence

With the rapid shift to IP-based production, remote operations and cloud-enabled infrastructure, broadcasters are navigating more complexity than ever. Traditional systems struggle to keep up with changing demands, often relying on fragmented tools and outdated interfaces.

BNCS brings it all together.

Designed for today’s workflows, BNCS simplifies operations across studios, control rooms, and global sites — orchestrating devices, data, and decision-making through a single interface.

Be the First to Experience the Next Generation of BNCS

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Why Choose our BNCS Platform?

Decades of Real-World Broadcast Experience

Supporting everything from legacy systems to IP workflows, on-prem infrastructure to cloud-native environments.

Customer-led Product Evolution

Our platform has grown alongside the industry, shaped by real operational needs, not just internal roadmaps.

Built Around People, Not Just Systems

Designed with the input of operators, engineers, and the next generation of media professionals.

Proven Where it Matters Most

Trusted in live, mission-critical environments where reliability and resilience are non-negotiable.

Driven by Industry Engagement

Our team helps shape the future of broadcast through contributions to SMPTE, AMWA, and leading standards bodies.

Challenges in Modern Broadcast Infrastructure That BNCS Can Address:

Workflow Complexity

  • Fragmented control across IP, SDI, and cloud-based systems
  • Disconnected engineering and production operations
  • Limited visibility across distributed or remote sites

Legacy Meets Future

  • Ongoing reliance on legacy systems while introducing modern IP and cloud protocols
  • Rigid architectures that struggle to scale with evolving operational needs
  • Poor integration across hybrid infrastructures spanning on-prem and cloud

Operational Strain

  • System complexity disrupts day-to-day efficiency
  • Operational teams overloaded by disjointed tools and processes
  • Downtime risks and troubleshooting costs erode confidence and budget

Our Evolved BNCS Platform: Features and Benefits 

Modern Control for Complex Media Workflows

BNCS continues to evolve to meet the demands of fast-changing broadcast environments — with a modernised architecture, scalable deployment models, and deeper integration with emerging technologies.

Flexible Interfaces for Real Workflows

Tailored operator and engineering views that streamline interaction and support multi-role environments — from live operations to system management.

Protocol-Neutral, Workflow-Centric Control

Supports SDI, IP, hybrid, and legacy environments to unify control across your entire infrastructure.

Built for Change

Containerised components and flexible design reduce deployment friction and support modular upgrades, without lengthy rebuilds.

Towards Smarter System Visibility

Work is underway to deliver full system visibility through unified data models — enabling real-time awareness and future-state monitoring across your ecosystem.

Deployment That Fits Your Infrastructure

Whether on-prem, virtualised, or hybrid — BNCS is built to deploy how and where you need it.

Expert Services That Deliver

Our experienced team supports everything from IP transformation and workflow design to strategic migration — underpinned by decades of hands-on industry experience.

Proven Migration and Integration

We offer professional services and consulting to help migrate legacy control systems and embed BNCS into your wider technology landscape — with a focus on data integrity, operational continuity, and future-readiness.

Effective Control is Becoming a True Enabler of Business Transformation in Media Operations.

Polly Hickling explains how organisations can only adapt to new technologies, business models, and skillsets if they can unify, visualise, and manage their infrastructure with confidence.

Trusted by Broadcasters Worldwide: Deployments and Credentials

  • Global reach: Widely deployed in major broadcast and media facilities worldwide
  • Mission-critical reliability: Proven in large-scale control rooms and hybrid IP/SDI operations
  • 30+ years of evolution: Built on decades of adapting to diverse customer workflows and technology transitions
  • End-user-informed development: Reflects close collaboration with broadcasters and operators
  • Protocol-agnostic integration: Supports industry-standard protocols and emerging IP technologies
  • Industry expertise: Supported by our global media tech and systems integration experience

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