Blue Room from BBC R&D's CES 2026 takeaways


The Blue Room from BBC R&D team shares insights about consumer electronics trends with an impact on media. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a major event for the technology, media and entertainment industry and takes place every January in Las Vegas, where more than 4,000 exhibitors and around 150,000 attendees gather to present and promote their latest products, innovations, and ambitions.

The BBC R&D team attends and remotely covers CES to:

  • Get hands-on with technologies that will shape the years ahead
  • Assess the state of the global consumer electronics and tech industries
  • Identify trends and interpret how they could impact the BBC and the wider sector

Join us for this special webinar where we’ll dive into some of our standout headlines and hot takes from the world’s largest consumer technology trade show including:

  • The introduction of ‘vibe editing’
  • What AI for TV can actually do
  • The obstacles facing humanoid robots

Speaker

  • Colin Warhurst (BBC R&D, Blue Room, Strategy Manager)

Presentations

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