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IBC 2026 preview: AI dubbing and FAST bloat top the fragmentation agenda

Ahead of IBC 2026, TVREV’s Alan Wolk argues Europe’s 42-language market makes fragmentation worse than in the US, pushing AI dubbing that preserves an actor’s original voice and accent to the top of the agenda.

Why it matters. FAST operators that keep expanding channel and title counts risk making their own catalogs harder for viewers to navigate, undercutting the discovery advantage they need to compete with TikTok and YouTube.

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