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Stay Ahead of the Curve: IABM Technology & Standards Update
We’re pleased to share the latest Technology & Standards Update from our CTO, Stan Moote. It’s a valuable resource for anyone who needs to stay informed on the latest MediaTech developments.
Inside this update, you’ll find:
- The IABM Technology & Trends Roadmap, a deep dive to help you align your strategy with the current adoption curve.
- Info on our Working Groups (Security, Control Plane, Tariff Strategy, and more), which are focused on solving real industry problems.
- An overview of our work with global standards bodies like SMPTE, AES, and EBU, plus executive summaries for members.
- Crucial insights into new regulatory factors like EMC and Made in China 2025
If you’re involved in R&D, strategy, or standards, this update is for you.
Join the Tariff Strategy Working Group
Tariff policies are shifting rapidly across global markets—putting new pressure on technology manufacturers and vendors. The impact on sourcing, pricing, compliance, and logistics is too significant to tackle alone.
That’s why IABM is launching a member only Tariff Strategy Working Group—a focused, collaborative forum for information exchange, peer support, and actionable insights.
In this video, Chris Shaw, COO of US-based Cobalt Digital, explains the importance of this group.
Why Should You Join?
- Stay Informed – Get timely updates on global and regional tariff changes that impact your business.
- Collaborate on Solutions – Share sourcing and supply chain strategies with peers navigating similar challenges.
- Build Your Network – Connect with other technology vendors and manufacturers in a trusted setting.
- Turn Insight Into Action – Leverage collective knowledge to improve planning and decision-making in real time.
Who Should Join?
- Technology manufacturers
- Specialty equipment vendors
- Supply chain and trade compliance professionals
- Strategic sourcing and procurement leaders
If you’re involved in managing the operational or strategic impact of tariffs, this group is for you.
What to Expect
- Access to a private LinkedIn group and occasional virtual meetings
- Real-time updates from group members on relevant tariff changes
- Peer discussions on supply chain issues
- Simple rules to be followed – no political or pricing collusion discussions.
This group is not a forum for theory—it’s a working space designed to deliver practical, timely value to its participants. To make this realistic, a wide global range of IABM members is necessary.
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Tariff Strategy Working Group – Terms of Reference
Overview
Tariff policies are shifting rapidly across global markets—putting new pressure on technology manufacturers and vendors. The impact on sourcing, pricing, compliance, and logistics is too significant to tackle alone.
The IABM Tariff Strategy Working Group is a focused, collaborative forum for information exchange, peer support, and actionable insights. Most of the activity will be postings on the private LinkedIn group – The Tariff Strategy Working Group – IABM.
Conduct
The members of the IABM Tariff Strategy Working Group can represent competing companies. Competition (Antitrust) law generally forbids coordination of activities of groups unless there are clear benefits for the consumers of products and services. Within this group, there must be no pricing collusion discussions.
Tariffs and “trade-wars” can be considered as political, this group will not tolerate any political discussions. This being said – it is ok to inform and pass information (and links) about political decisions regarding tariffs and comment on the facts and outcomes, not on the politics.
LinkedIn postings on the The Tariff Strategy Working Group – IABM should be any matter can be safely discussed if you can clearly answer “yes” to the question:
Does this issue matter?
Am I bringing up a relevant tariff concern, announcement or solution?
Is the issue likely to lead a clear benefit to the media industry and/or consumers?
In General
Remember that discussion of prices, volumes, or allocation of particular customers would be a clear violation of the Competition (Antitrust) law and are prohibited. Communication of Group discussions to the press or on social media is not allowed without prior approval by IABM.
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