MPTS returns to Olympia London on 13–14 May for its tenth anniversary edition, with 300+ exhibitors, eight programme theatres, and a debut Cretaor Hub and Post Production World Europe.
MPTS 2026 returns to London's Olympia on 13–14 May for its tenth anniversary edition. The two-day show is free to attend and will feature 300+ exhibitors alongside a programme spanning multiple stages and theatres. Here's what will be there.
Plenty new for 2026: a Creator Hub exploring the digital and creator economy, hosting platforms, studios and influencers; the London debut of Post Production World Europe, bringing post-production training to the UK for the first time; an expanded SMPTE Media Technology Conference Europe; a Live Podcast Studio; and new networking spaces including the MPTS Pub Garden, sponsored by Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, and a SensoryCalm Space by Eventwell.
Keynote Theatre highlights include Corriedale: Inside ITV's Ultimate Soap Collision (13 May), a look at the logistical and creative planning behind the Emmerdale/Coronation Street crossover, featuring actors Emma Atkins and Gareth Pierce alongside writers and production leaders Owen Lloyd-Fox and Iain MacLeod, chaired by Scott Bryan. Grace Dent joins Bryan on 13 May (12:30–13:15) for a fireside conversation on her career, personal brand, and staying relevant in broadcast.
The Broadcast Technology Theatre opens 13 May with a state-of-the-nation discussion featuring CTOs from Sky, Channel 4 News, ITV, The Farm and Hearst Networks EMEA, chaired by Max Miller of Broadcast Tech. On 14 May, a session on sports production explores how broadcasters are deploying new camera systems, robotics and AI tools, with speakers from Two Circles, SailGP and Sunset + Vine.
The Post Production Theatre addresses the future of UK VFX (14 May), with studio leaders from Union Visual Effects, BlueBolt, Phantom Media Group and The Yard Finishing. It also goes behind the scenes of Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere with the team at Fifty Fifty Post Production (13 May).
The AI Media Zone includes How to Talk to AI (And How Not To) (13 May), in which journalist and author Jamie Bartlett examines prompting as a creative skill.
The Audio Theatre opens with a keynote from Academy Award, BAFTA and Emmy-winning supervising sound editor Nina Hartstone (13 May), chaired by Ben Nemes of SpaceCrate.
The Creator Hub features adventurer Ash Dykes and wildlife filmmaker Cam Whitnall on building audiences through authentic storytelling (13 May), and a conversation with Traitors Series 2 winner Harry Clark.
The SMPTE Media Technology Conference Europe session on Cloud, IP and Next-Gen Production Architectures (13 May) features Peter Brightwell of BBC R&D and Willem Vermost of the EBU on interoperability and vendor-agnostic production environments.
And, as we said, that is just the show programme. The exhibition floor features over 300 exhibitors and MPTS reckons it regularly hosts over 13,000 attendees. Granted, following just after NAB it is historically short on genuine product launches, but for UK and European audiences it is often the first chance they get to see newly launched kit this side of IBC in September. Register for your free ticket here.