IBC 2019: Vendors huddle for warmth as storm approaches

One of our primary goals when descending on a trade show floor for a few days is to feedback not just technology news but a holistic sense of the atmosphere emanating from vendors of various flavors. Often animosity is endemic of a major event like IBC, yet this year’s show offered up some extensive back-patting between the medium-sized video technology players – which immediately triggered Faultline’s suspicions. Bouncing comments from rival companies off each other is a natural tactic for getting great stories and unique insights, so what can we draw from this apparent friendliness from those which on paper should be competing for the same accounts? Do we have a case of companies huddling together for warmth, in preparation…