AMSTERDAM—At IBC 2026, the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) has announced a joint initiative with the EBU to bring together leading broadcast technology suppliers to demonstrate interoperable implementations of NMOS BCP-008 Minimum Status Reporting. The specification is designed to give operators a consistent view of device health across multi-vendor IP environments and help them identify the problems. “BCP-008 gives broadcasters a practical, standardized way to understand what's happening across multi-vendor IP facilities, helping them operate those facilities with greater confidence. Presented live on the EBU stand (10.D21) during the show between Sept. 11 and 14, the demos will show products from multiple vendors reporting status consistently across a multi-vendor IP environment. BCP-008 complements NMOS connection management by giving devices from different vendors a standardized way to communicate operational status.