Bridge Technologies Joins Grass Valley’s MXL-Native AMPP Ecosystem
October 19, 2026
Containerised audio and video tools grant full flexibility
After a positive reception at IBC2026, Bridge Technologies this week officially announce their participation in the Media eXchange Layer (MXL) initiative, demonstrating how this has supported the containerisation of Bridge’s full range of audio and video scopes. As a result, these tools can now be accessed through systems such as Grass Valley’s MXL-native AMPP OS – an open, cloud-native, microservice-based operating system and virtualised media production platform – allowing users to access a range of cross-vendor, on-demand production tools.
AMPP utilises MXL as an underlying transport layer to enable low-latency interoperability. Developed in collaboration with EBU, the Linux Foundation, NABA and some of the largest technology providers in the broadcast market, MXL is a vendor-neutral, open-source layer for IP-native, software-defined media production. By ingressing content once and allowing it to be accessed via shared memory across multiple containerised processes, it allows vendors and applications to utilise the same media stream in parallel, thus streamlining operations.
In full support of this initiative, Bridge have leveraged the potential of MXL by containerising a number of components from their suite of production tools, repackaging and delivering intuitive video and audio monitoring scopes. These scopes can run independent of underlying hardware, and when combined with the ability of MXL to reduce reliance on constant network read/write cycles for content, this approach dramatically cuts latency, network overhead, and infrastructure cost, enabling smarter workflows.
This latest MXL-driven containerisation advancement makes the audio and video scope features available on a case-by-case basis, allowing broadcasters to temporarily ‘spin up’ the scopes as a microservice and monitor users’ on-demand fluctuations such as during annual global sporting events.
More than just a technological milestone, Bridge Technologies sees these developments as part of a broader philosophy of collaboration over competition: a belief that open ecosystems, shared standards and collective innovation represent the best path forward for the industry.
“Bridge Technologies’ work with MXL is a good example of how an open approach can bring third-party applications into software-based media workflows. With AMPP OS now MXL-native, Bridge’s containerised monitoring tools can be accessed within the AMPP environment, giving users greater flexibility in how and when they deploy these capabilities. It also demonstrates the value of bringing technology partners together around a common approach to media exchange,” said Matt Yates, Director of Strategic Alliances, Grass Valley.
Speaking of the announcement, Chairman Simen Frostad said: “The software we create has always been capable of far more – it just needed the right architecture to unlock that potential at scale without introducing configuration complexities. MXL and containerisation provide exactly that: a flexible, efficient way to run our best-in-class scopes across larger, more dynamic production environments, without the overhead of dedicated hardware deployments”.
He concluded: “And we’re particularly proud that this is being done through open standards and shared innovation. That’s always been central to how Bridge operates – we’ve never believed in locking others out to secure our own position. We’ve always held that industry progress enables individual success, not the other way around. The MXL project is a natural expression of that philosophy: building better tools and sharing them with the entire industry”.
More information about Bridge Technologies and its products is available at www.bridgetech.tv or by phone at +47 22 38 51 00.
About Grass Valley
Grass Valley empowers over 90% of the world’s top media brands to create and deliver compelling stories that captivate audiences. At the heart of its solutions is the GV Media Universe (GVMU), combining advanced hardware solutions, with the agility, elasticity, and adaptability of the AMPP Media Operating System. Together, they form a seamless, scalable ecosystem for efficient and innovative workflows.
With a portfolio spanning from camera to consumer, Grass Valley provides the flexibility to build solutions for every need – from a single creative harnessing immense production power to globally distributed teams collaborating seamlessly. This breadth of capability enables customers to craft efficient workflows that inspire and engage their audiences.
With over 65 years of expertise, Grass Valley has consistently driven the evolution of live content creation and storytelling. Headquartered in Montreal and supported by Black Dragon Capital, the company remains dedicated to shaping and leading the media revolution.
Learn more at www.grassvalley.com
Media Contact:
Bénédicte Fauveau
About Bridge Technologies
Bridge Technologies creates advanced solutions for protecting service quality in the digital media and telecommunications industries. The company’s award-winning monitoring/analysis systems, intelligent switchers and virtual environments help deliver over 25,000 channels to more than 1.2 billion subscribers in 96 countries.
From live uncompressed production for end-to-end IP environments, satellite ingress, terrestrial and cable distribution, OTT measurement right down to the home network, Bridge offers patented innovation and true end-to-end transparency, developing technologies that have helped ignite the IP and IT transformation of the broadcast industry. A privately held company headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Bridge Technologies has worldwide sales and marketing operations through a global business partner network.
Learn more at www.bridgetech.tv
Bridge Technologies Contact:
Simen K. Frostad
Chairman
Tel: +47 22 38 51 00
Email: [email protected]
Press Contact:
Fiorenza Mella
XPresso Communications
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