TVN Webinar: AI & Media Workflows In 2026

AI is a fast-evolving, increasingly indispensable tool across an array of media operations, and leaders at its vanguard of adoption will share where it’s accelerating efficiency, boosting experimentation and unearthing new challenges in a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar, “AI and Media Workflows in 2026”, on May 14 at 1 p.m. ET.

Executives will lay out how AI is now streamlining operations from ingest to playout and from capture to edit and multiplatform distribution, along with the emerging roles of generative and agentic AI and the prospective step change they offer media organizations broadly and newsrooms specifically.

“AI is so fast-moving and profound a technology that no media leader can afford to slip behind on its developments, particularly given the competitive edge it offers,” said Michael Depp, chief content officer, NewsCheckMedia and editor of TVNewsCheck. “This webinar will get a bead on exactly how far early and aggressive adopters have progressed in their AI usage; what emerging capacities, especially in agentic AI, will frame up the next phase of media adoption decisions; and the AI-enabled solutions that remain elusive for news and engineer leaders.”

Register here.

Speakers:

Peter Abecassis, Director of Product Management for Production Workflow, Ross Video — He leads strategy and execution for solutions powering modern broadcast and live production.

With a career spanning product management, product marketing and sales operations, Abecassis brings deep experience from across the broadcast technology ecosystem, including senior roles at Grass Valley, Miranda Technologies and Matrox.

He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from McGill University and is passionate about building products that bridge innovation and real-world workflows.

Colin Benedict, Chief Innovation Officer, Morgan Murphy Media —Benedict helps shape the future of a 130+ year-old, family-owned company by blending tradition with transformation. For more than 27 years at the company, he’s worked across news, management and strategy — most recently serving as VP of news — building teams, fostering creative solutions and ensuring the local stations remain trusted voices in the communities they serve.

In his current role, Benedict collaborates across departments to identify, develop and scale forward-thinking ideas that drive audience connection, revenue growth and operational excellence. He’s passionate about leveraging innovation to keep local media relevant and impactful in a rapidly evolving landscape, while staying true to our mission of serving and informing our audiences with objective, fact-based information. 

Michael Newman, Director of Transformation, Graham Media Group — He has built digital news properties focused on user experience and interactivity and digital storytelling for newspapers broadcasters, and digital local media since 2004. Newman has worked with Graham Media Group for the last 15 years innovating different ways to present local news and strategies to monetize effectively in a disrupted space. 

Now the director of transformation, he continues to seek the best ways to promote local media into new spaces and business models while improving user interactions and experiences. 

Glen Dickson, TVNewsCheck contributing editor, will moderate.

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