🎙️ Episode preview: Ben heads to MPTS 2026 at Olympia London with a single diagnostic question that cuts through three years of vendor noise and AI fatigue.

🔍 The question? Who in broadcast is actually developing bespoke models. Not buying tools. Not running pilots. Building.

In this preview episode, Ben and AI co-host RaIAna set the scene for what's happening on the MPTS show floor and dig into the distinction that actually matters in broadcast AI right now.

What you'll hear:

• Why "we're doing AI" is the most useless sentence in broadcast in 2026
• The three things that genuinely qualify as a bespoke model — and the wrapper AI that doesn't
• Why nowcasting is broadcast-specific and can't be bought off the shelf
• The exact signal Ben is listening for in every conversation tomorrow
• Where FAST channels sit on the data science readiness curve
• Why the answer to "who built it" tells you more about an AI strategy than any vendor demo

🎯 The follow-up: in two weeks Ancast drops the field report from MPTS. What was heard, who's building, and what it tells us about where broadcast AI actually stands in Q2 2026.

📍 MPTS 2026 runs 13–14 May at The Grand Hall, Olympia London. If you're attending, find Ben on the floor and bring an answer.

🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

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