Matrox is using Monarch Edge encoders and a full REMI workflow to stream the Targa Newfoundland rally live from Canada to its IBC2026 booth, a first in the remote event's 25-year history.
Matrox is bringing one of the world's most remote motorsport events directly onto the IBC show floor this year, streaming the Targa Newfoundland rally live to Amsterdam using a full REMI workflow powered by its Monarch Edge encoders and decoders. It's the first time in the 25-year history of the rally that its live coverage is being produced centrally and delivered simultaneously to YouTube, RevTV, and a trade show booth thousands of miles away.
Matrox Content Lead Emily Engott tells RedShark that the project was designed to prove, in real-world conditions, how far remote production over IP has evolved.
"The feeds are being picked up from cameras around the course and inside the cars in St. John's, Newfoundland," Engott explained. "Some go straight into Monarch Edge encoder devices, then into GlobalM's software-defined video network, which routes the SRT streams to Jetwerx's production facility in Waterloo, Ontario."
Jetwerx (a specialist in live sports production) receives all incoming feeds, switches the show, and distributes the finished program to multiple destinations: YouTube, RevTV, and Matrox's booth at IBC, where a Monarch Edge decoder plays out the live signal at 2 pm local time each day.
The distances involved? Newfoundland to Waterloo: 2,783 km; Waterloo to Amsterdam: a whopping 6082 km. That’s 2783 miles.
"We support SRT and network bonding, and we're partnering with Dejero for highly resilient contribution links," she said. "GlobalM's SDVN handles the routing. It's a big workflow, but the technology makes it seamless."
The Monarch Edge platform has been used in previous Matrox demos, typically Montreal-to-IBC round-trip latency showcases, but Engott said this year's setup is the most ambitious yet.
"This is a huge distance for the feed to travel," she said. "It's the first time we've done a full live-event REMI workflow of this scale at IBC."
The demonstration highlights how remote production has shifted from a cost-saving technique to a fully capable alternative to on-site broadcast trucks. With rugged terrain, unpredictable weather, and long distances between camera positions, Targa Newfoundland is an ideal proving ground.
First run in 2002, it's one of the few true Targa events left in the world. According to event organizers, some other events call themselves "targa," but Targa Newfoundland is the only true targa tarmac rally in North America.
Targa is a rally rather than a race. Cars are released one at a time, with each team of driver and co-driver working together to complete the course in the set time. They are racing the clock as much as competing against the other teams. Following the route book, the co-driver directs the driver along hundreds of kilometers of unfamiliar roads.
If you're not at IBC, you can check it out here: https://targanfld.com/