Glookast boosts connectors and UX

Glookast used the 2026 National Association of Broadcasters Show to roll out a redesigned Media Producer interface, new system connectors, and an Adobe Premiere Pro panel aimed at fitting into existing newsroom tools. (sportsvideo.org) The company said the updates were shown at Booth W1661 during NAB Show 2026 in Las Vegas, where the exhibit floor runs April 19-22. Glookast said the new product versions are scheduled for release after the show. (sportsvideo.org) Media Producer is Glookast’s ingest tool, the software that pulls video into editing and asset systems, and the company says it supports multi-destination ingest, HDR lookup tables, and two operating modes in a three-panel interface. The NAB update centers on changing how operators move through that workflow rather than replacing it. (glookast.com) (sportsvideo.org) Glookast describes its broader business as “the intelligent glue” between production systems, with products built to move, transcode, archive, and register media across different vendor platforms. The new connectors and the Premiere panel extend that same pitch into Adobe’s editing environment instead of asking customers to adopt a separate end-to-end stack. (glookast.com 1) (glookast.com 2) That approach matches the buying logic on the NAB floor this year, where many workflow announcements have focused on orchestration, storage links, and hybrid production rather than standalone replacement systems. Sports Video Group’s NAB coverage on April 20 and April 21 highlighted launches from Studio Network Solutions, EVS, and Glookast that all emphasized connected workflows. (sportsvideo.org 1) (sportsvideo.org 2) Glookast pushed the same interoperability message again on April 21, when it announced a Cinnafilm Tachyon plugin for Media Producer and Media Services that adds GPU-accelerated processing on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 hardware. In that launch, the company framed the value as handling format conversion inside existing workflows instead of adding another manual step. (sportsvideo.org) NAB Show 2026 opened April 18, with more than 1,100 exhibitors, about 550 sessions, and more than 630 speakers, according to Sports Video Group’s preview of the event. In that setting, Glookast’s message was less about a single flagship product than about making incumbent editing and production systems easier to connect and operate. (sportsvideo.org 1) (sportsvideo.org 2)