Sohonet launches ClearView Rush for secure, near-time dailies and cuts review

The launch of ClearView Rush addresses the persistent industry need for secure, high-fidelity review workflows that accommodate distributed production cycles. By offering a "near-time" alternative to its Emmy-winning real-time ClearView Flex, Sohonet is effectively filling a gap for non-linear executive reviews and high-volume dailies processing. This move solidifies Sohonet’s position as a primary infrastructure provider for major studios seeking to reduce travel costs and production timelines. As global content budgets face increased scrutiny, tools that streamline the distance between the set and the executive suite become critical for operational efficiency. Watch for whether Sohonet integrates deeper AI-driven search or automated QC metadata from its recent 5thKind acquisition into the Rush interface by late 2026.

The release of ClearView Rush follows Sohonet’s strategic 2023 acquisition of 5thKind, a digital asset management provider. According to the Hollywood Professional Association (April 2023), ClearView Rush and its sister product, Storylink, are essentially rebranded and integrated versions of 5thKind’s CORE platform, engineered to work alongside Sohonet’s existing real-time stream encoders. This integration allows studios to move fluidly between live editorial sessions and asynchronous “at-your-own-pace” reviews within a unified security ecosystem.

Sohonet has aggressive expansion plans fueled by private equity backing. Per Consultancy.uk (March 2021), the UK-based firm LDC invested in Sohonet to accelerate international growth and product development, citing the rising demand for secure technological services from major streamers like Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime. Since then, Sohonet has expanded its footprint to over 500 media companies and 1,000 sound stages, according to corporate updates from NAB 2024. The firm recently added full mobile parity to its ClearView Flex product and is collaborating with Avid on a co-selling model to integrate its review tools directly into Media Composer workflows, as reported at IBC 2024.

This trend toward specialized, high-security production clouds is a response to the growing scale of international filming. Market data from Mordor Intelligence (January 2026) projects the media streaming market will reach $151 billion in 2026, driven partly by a pivot toward complex global content libraries that require decentralized review tools. As technical debt and fragmentation increase, the industry is shifting toward managed services like Sohonet’s Media Fabric to consolidate connectivity, file transfer, and remote workspace management under a single enterprise-grade security umbrella.