Broadcast Management Group wins Global Tech Award for private broadcast cloud

Broadcast Management Group won a Global Tech Award in cloud technology for BMG Cloud Control Center, a private multi-tenant broadcast cloud built for live production, post-production, playout and master control. The recognition underscores a shift in media infrastructure as broadcasters look for lower-cost, purpose-built alternatives to general-purpose public cloud platforms.

Why it matters: - The award spotlights a broader reset in broadcast infrastructure as live media companies move away from facilities designed for general-purpose computing. - BMG Cloud Control Center is built to let broadcasters scale capacity for major events without buying and idling their own dedicated infrastructure. - The model is designed to reduce the operational friction of moving high-bitrate live video while keeping production, playout and disaster recovery in one system.

What happened: - Broadcast Management Group won a Global Tech Award in the Cloud Technology category for BMG Cloud Control Center™. - The platform is a private multi-tenant broadcast cloud designed specifically for live production, post-production, media asset management, channel playout and master control. - The recognition was announced in Washington, D.C., where BMG operates its 24/7 broadcast network operations center.

The details: - BMG Cloud Control Center connects tier-one video and audio control rooms, master control, channel playout, global transmissions, media asset management and recording servers on one platform. - The system supports remote editors, studios and post-production workflows. - Existing studios can connect directly to the platform, and new studios can be built into it. - Purpose-built REMI mobile units feed the facility instead of duplicating core infrastructure. - Supported operations include remote and distributed production, enterprise communications such as live town halls and studio programming, and business continuity and disaster recovery. - BMG says the platform is built to a 99.9% uptime standard. - The company opened its first cloud control center in Las Vegas in March 2021. - BMG rebuilt the platform in Washington, D.C., across 2024 and 2025. - The rebuild more than doubled capacity and left room to triple it. - BMG says the architecture has been used for all ten January 6th congressional hearings, Blue Origin New Glenn launches with more than 50 simultaneous feeds, and two Daytime Emmy® Awards ceremonies with more than 200 remote participants. - BMG operates from Washington, D.C., with facilities in New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Chicago. - More information is available at broadcastmgmt.com.

Between the lines: - The award validates a business case that challenges the assumption that public cloud is the best fit for live broadcast workloads. - BMG is positioning a shared private cloud as a middle ground between owning a full facility and renting general-purpose cloud compute. - Chief Executive Officer Todd Mason said the industry underestimated the cost of running broadcast video on infrastructure built for something else. - Mason said the goal was to make complex productions routine without forcing each client to own a building-sized system.

What's next: - BMG plans to keep using the platform as demand rises for distributed production, live event coverage and enterprise communications. - The company’s expanded capacity suggests room for larger events and additional clients without requiring new physical facilities.

The bottom line: - BMG’s win signals growing acceptance of private, purpose-built broadcast cloud infrastructure as broadcasters look for better economics and more control over live production.