Commentaries on the state of the media creation industry in 2025, with thoughts on what it means for 2026. Compiled by Larry Jordan.
The Impact of AI
The AI Genie Is Explosively Out of the Bottle
Sam Bogoch, CEO / Co-founder, Axle.ai
The Media Business – A Period of Unrest, Disruption, and Adjustment
Andy Marken, Marketing/Communications Consultant, Marken Communications
The Future Is Happening Today
Maxim Jago, Futurist
AI Fatigue is Real and AI Won’t Save Your Career
Jeff Greenberg, Consultant/Trainer
AI Will Redefine the Way We Work
Boris Yamnitsky, CEO, BorisFX
Post-Production
The Editing Industry as We Enter 2026 – A Structural Shift, Not a Tool Problem
Ben Kozuch, CEO/Co-founder, Future Media Conferences
Adapting to New Workflows Without Losing Creative Judgement
Mike Cavanagh, CEO, Key Code Media.
Hardware
The Upcoming Shortage of NAND / SSD and DRAM
Larry O’Connor, CEO, OWC
IP Video Moves from Experimentation to Mainstream
Abe Abt, Senior Product Consultant, AJA Video Systems,s
The Recalibration of the Media Industry
Bram Desmet, CEO & GM, Flanders Scientific
A Year of Challenge and Uncertainty
Dan May, President, Blackmagic Design/Americas
Software
2025 – A Year of Layoffs and Consolidation
Niclas Bahn, CEO, FxFactory
