What and why
A new streaming switchboard in Microsoft Teams will allow event producers to more easily manage and send NDI® sources to production software during Teams meetings and events. Event producers can individually select and stream up to eight NDI sources directly from a Teams meeting or event.
Rollout schedule
- General Availability (Worldwide): Beginning in early November 2026 and expected to complete by mid-November 2026
Impact on your organization
Who is affected
- Event producers who use NDI streaming in Microsoft Teams meetings and events
Platforms and services
What will happen
- Event producers will be able to individually select and stream up to eight NDI sources from a Teams meeting or event.
- To access the feature during a meeting or event, select More actions, then Streaming > Streaming switchboard.
- Admins must enable NDI streaming before users can use the feature.
- Users must turn on production capabilities in Teams before using NDI broadcast production.
Action required and recommendations
To prepare:
- Enable
AllowNDIStreaming for the appropriate users through the CsTeamsMeetingPolicy cmdlet. - Instruct affected users to turn on production capabilities in Teams.
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Compliance considerations
| Question | Answer |
| Does the change add any integration to third-party software products, and if so, what? | Yes. NDI® enables Microsoft Teams meeting content to be sent to production software. |
| Does the change include an admin control, and can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership? | Yes. Admins can control NDI® streaming through the AllowNDIStreaming setting in CsTeamsMeetingPolicy. The provided source does not specify whether the control can be managed through Entra ID group membership. |
| Does the change allow a user to enable and disable the feature themselves? | Yes. After an admin enables NDI streaming, users must turn on production capabilities in Teams. |