The 5 next big things in media and entertainment for 2026

The next big things in media and entertainment remove friction for both creators and consumers. From deploying AI to handle the tedious aspects of animation to leveraging new technology to make the experience of viewing sports more dynamic, these innovations handle the busywork so humans can focus on the good stuff. Autodesk For empowering animators to spend more time on creative work MotionMaker , a new feature in Autodesk’s Maya animation software, uses an autoregressive motion generation mode