Speed, synch and scale: All the updates for Grabyo in 2025 🎉
2025 Recap: What’s new in Grabyo Producer and Studio
2025 has been a pivotal year for cloud production. As rights holders, broadcasters, and digital teams face growing pressure to scale output, diversify formats, and publish to all the consumer platforms , investment in virtualised and distributed workflows continues to rise. The mandate became: How do we produce premium, broadcast-grade coverage everywhere, without spiralling costs?
That shift has led our development efforts throughout this year. Across Grabyo Producer and Studio, we delivered major feature releases and dozens of incremental improvements focused on reliability, quality, and ease of use. Many updates were driven directly by customer feedback and real-world production needs; others were built to anticipate where modern workflows are heading.
The result is a more resilient, powerful video platform that allows teams produce more content with fewer resources.
Below is a snapshot of the key updates that shaped Grabyo in 2025.
Smarter streams and stronger reliability 💪
SMPTE ST 2038 stream sync
We added support for SMPTE ST 2038 data to improve timing accuracy and ancillary data handling across transport streams. Already in use by SailGP, this enables better multi-camera alignment and more predictable downstream workflows.
Improved handling of live source changes
New stream validation and reconnection logic helps Producer detect and recover from encoder restarts or feed interruptions automatically, reducing manual intervention during live events.
Greater control over audio and replay 🎚️
Multitrack playback and replay
Producer now supports multitrack media players and replay clips, giving teams finer control over commentary, effects, and alternate audio feeds. This update brings cloud workflows closer to traditional broadcast standards.
Replay and publishing enhancements
Replay speed controls, expanded MRSS support, and open captions enable faster, more accessible highlight delivery across platforms.
Look out for further updates in this space as we move into 2026.
This product blog is about what we built this year, but our wrap is all about why ✨
AI built for editorial teams
Expanded AI transcription languages
New language support improves clipping, captioning, and publishing speed for international teams and multilingual audiences.
AI Highlights and Adobe integrations
Automatic highlight detection, smarter clipping, and tighter Adobe tool integrations shorten the path from live moment to published content.
Vertical video and social-first production 📲
To support the continued shift toward short-form and vertical formats, we introduced:
- Vertical streaming and adaptive canvases for TikTok, Instagram, and Shorts
- Instagram Collab publishing for co-posting with athletes and partners
- Threads overlays and new social graphics
With our Tagboard for Sports integration, we’ve made it easier to pull fan engagement directly into the broadcast, keeping the “second screen” experience glued to the primary feed. Better tools, faster distribution and less complexity – all the elements our customers have prioritised in 2025.
Everyday workflow improvements
Alongside major features, we delivered dozens of quality-of-life upgrades across Producer and Studio, including:
Across Producer and Studio this year, we introduced:
- Improved logs for trimming, VOD review, and compliance
- Faster stream setup and simplified inputs
- UI refinements to reduce operator load
- Performance gains for higher clip volumes and faster turnaround
- Greater partner and hardware flexibility
Each improvement reinforces our goal: making live production more accessible, scalable, and efficient.
Why it matters 💭
We are building for a world where teams are expected to produce more (more formats, more feeds, more platforms) with less (fewer resources, less hardware).
The updates we shipped in 2025 were designed to:
- Reduce the cost of multi-platform complexity.
- Guarantee resilience when the world is watching.
- Democratise quality, putting broadcast tools in the hands of digital teams.
- Support global, but localised content production
- Give greater control over audio, sync, and replay
Some changes are highly visible; many happen quietly in the background. Together, they represent a platform built to evolve with the industry.
Looking Ahead: The view to 2026 🔎
Cloud production will only accelerate from here. As we head into 2026, the demand for AI-driven efficiencies and even broader distribution capabilities will grow.
We are ready for it. But more importantly, we want to make sure you are ready for it.
If you want to see how these new capabilities fit into your 2026 roadmap, let’s talk!
