ToolsOnAir and Omnistream Bring Mobile SRT Contribution into Professional 24/7 Playout and Live News Workflows

ToolsOnAir and Omnistream Bring Mobile SRT Contribution into Professional 24/7 Playout and Live News Workflows

More Details:Vienna, Austria / Las Vegas, NV - April 2026 - ToolsOnAir, a leading provider of professional broadcast solutions for macOS and Linux, today announced a marketing cooperation with Omnistream ahead of NAB Show Las Vegas 2026, taking place April 18-22, 2026, with the show floor open April 19-22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The cooperation highlights a practical, standards-based live contribution workflow for broadcasters and media teams: using the Omnistream mobile app on an iOS or Android smartphone to send a live SRT feed directly into just:play pro 2026 and just:live pro 2026 and higher, where it can be used as a live input source inside professional playout and live production environments.

Omnistream is a mobile-first live video contribution platform designed to bring high-quality video from the field into professional broadcast and production environments without the need for dedicated hardware. Using standard smartphones as encoders, Omnistream enables broadcasters, production teams, and organizations to capture and transmit live video over bonded cellular networks, ensuring reliability and consistent quality even in challenging network conditions. The platform supports flexible workflows, including DSLR-to-mobile setups and multi-reporter scenarios, while providing remote control capabilities for managing streams in real time. Through its integration with ToolsOnAir via SRT, Omnistream seamlessly delivers live field feeds into studio, playout and OTT workflows, enabling a complete end-to-end solution from acquisition to broadcast.

For ToolsOnAir customers, the value of this cooperation lies in operational simplicity. Since ToolsOnAir already supports SRT input sources, there is no need for a heavy custom integration layer to make the workflow usable. The Omnistream app can serve as a mobile field contribution source, while ToolsOnAir provides the professional broadcast framework in which that incoming signal can be monitored, routed, and used on air.

As part of this cooperation, ToolsOnAir carried out intensive internal workflow testing and confirmed that an SRT stream generated by Omnistream works reliably as a live input in just:live pro 2026 / just:play pro 2026. This makes the workflow relevant for broadcasters looking to connect mobile contribution with structured playout and live production operations in a simple and cost-effective way.

From a technical and operational perspective, the cooperation creates an efficient bridge between mobile acquisition in the field and broadcast-grade playout control. Rather than using smartphones only for isolated web or social streaming scenarios, customers can now bring a mobile live feed into a professional on-air workflow and use it alongside scheduled content, studio sources, and live production elements.

This opens the door to a wide range of real-world use cases. In 24/7 channel playout, broadcasters can maintain a fully scheduled playlist while still keeping the ability to cut to a live SRT source from the field whenever needed. This is especially valuable for news channels, regional broadcasters, special event channels, sports update services, and community television operations that need both automation and agility.

In news production, the workflow can be used for reporter standups, breaking news coverage, remote guest feeds, fast live inserts, and temporary live windows that need to go to air quickly without depending on a larger outside broadcast setup. In live production environments, it can also support backstage coverage, side-stage reporting, event arrival shots, temporary backup contribution paths, and fast deployment workflows where a smartphone-based source is the most efficient option available.

The cooperation also underlines the continued importance of SRT as an open and practical contribution protocol for modern broadcast operations. For many customers, the priority is not closed, proprietary contribution chains, but the ability to connect tools quickly and reliably across production, playout, and distribution environments. Omnistream's mobile contribution approach, combined with the proven on-air capabilities of ToolsOnAir, creates exactly that kind of flexible workflow. Omnistream's public messaging also emphasizes SRT streaming for news and cost-efficient field production, reinforcing the fit between the two companies' use cases.

Broadcasters today need workflows that are both technically robust and easy to deploy, said Manuel Grund, COO of ToolsOnAir. Our cooperation with Omnistream shows how a smartphone-based SRT feed can become part of a professional broadcast workflow with very little friction. Whether it is used for breaking news, remote interviews, fast live inserts, or live contribution into a 24/7 channel, this is a practical and modern workflow that expands the value of our playout and live production solutions.

Visitors to NAB Show Las Vegas 2026 will be able to learn more about this cooperation and how mobile SRT contribution can be integrated into professional ToolsOnAir workflows for playout and live production at the ToolsOnAir Booth N1258 (North Hall).

With this announcement, ToolsOnAir continues to strengthen its ecosystem of practical, standards-based workflows for modern broadcast operations.

By combining mobile live contribution from Omnistream with the professional reliability of ToolsOnAir solutions, customers gain a more flexible path from field acquisition to air.

About ToolsOnAir

ToolsOnAir Broadcast Engineering GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria, pioneered and introduced the concept of a TV station in a Mac and serves a worldwide customer base with highly innovative and powerful solutions. The company offers versatile capture and pla

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