LucidLink integrates with EVS and Adobe for real-time remote sports editing

This integration eliminates the 'last-mile' physical transport and sync delays that historically tethered live sports editing to onsite production trucks. By enabling global access to 'growing' capture files, broadcasters can drastically reduce travel costs while leveraging top-tier editorial talent anywhere. As sports rights holders prioritize rapid social media monetization, reducing the time from capture to edit is essential for capturing peak viewer attention. This shift moves the industry away from specialized hardware toward software-defined, cloud-native infrastructure that scales with event volume. Watch for adoption rates among major live facilities providers like NEP Group as they move to reduce their reliance on onsite hardware.

The strategic alignment between these three entities has deepened since the initial 2023 rollout. In November 2023, LucidLink secured $75 million in Series C funding led by Brighton Park Capital, with participation from Adobe Ventures, to accelerate its expansion into data-intensive media verticals. According to reports from CRN in November 2023, CEO Peter Thompson noted the company is focused on high-growth areas like live sports to build toward an eventual IPO. This capital infusion reflects a broader market shift; the live production systems market is projected to grow to $18.5 billion by 2033, driven largely by cloud integration and real-time remote collaboration, according to Dataintelo reporting in May 2026.

Technological advancement has further bridged the gap between set and timeline. At Adobe MAX in October 2025, LucidLink unveiled a direct integration with Frame.io, Adobe's cloud-based review and approval platform. This 'Camera-to-Timeline' workflow, per TVBEurope in October 2025, allows media captured via Frame.io's Camera-to-Cloud technology to land instantly in a LucidLink workspace for immediate cutting in Premiere Pro. This effectively eliminates the traditional ingest neck of the woods, a development that saw LucidLink earn an Emmy in 2026 for its impact on television production workflows.

EVS also maintains its dominance in the live sector, reporting record full-year revenue of EUR 208.1 million for 2025, per an official earnings release in February 2026. The company is doubling down on its 'PLAYForward' strategy, which emphasizes hybrid cloud-on-prem architectures. Recent technical validations between EVS and TVU Networks in May 2026 have also confirmed the feasibility of synchronized remote super slow-motion replay over 5G and public internet, further standardizing decentralized live production for major tournaments and league events.