Connecting Communities

Bringing together the global media, entertainment and technology community, IBC2024 welcomed 45,085 visitors from 170 countries to connect, showcase and discover innovations, tackle pressing industry challenges, and explore new opportunities.

Across a bustling show floor and packed theatres, IBC2024 addressed critical trends and issues driving change across the media landscape while offering new show features, such as the AI Tech Zone, and IBC Talent Programme.

Themes that took centre stage included AI, fighting disinformation in news, sustainability, 5G, cloud, esports, immersive experiences, over-the-top (OTT) and streaming, adtech, metaverse, edge computing, the need to foster talent across the industry and many more.

IBC will be back at the RAI, Amsterdam from 12-15 September 2025.

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Calling for Media Industry Challenges Now! Join us on Wednesday 12th of February at the BBC Broadcasting House, London for the IBC Accelerator Kickstart Day 2025, a full-day event focusing on media industry innovation, with an international audience of media & entertainment technology professionals and leaders.

Aside from industry leading speaker & panel sessions on compelling challenges and opportunities for the sector, the highlight will be a series of Quickfire Pitches by the 12 shortlisted Accelerator Project Challenges vying to be part of the final eight selected for development in 2025.

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Technical Paper entries for 2025 are now open!

Do you have industry insights and research you want to share?

The Technical Papers programme welcomes entries from sectors across the media, entertainment and technology industry and from every discipline whether you are a professional or a professor, a member of a R&D team, working alone or with a global brand and from across any part of the broadcast, communications, electronic media and entertainment fields.

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IBC2024 GALLERY

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14 Innovation Halls

Explore game-changing innovations from over 1,350 exhibitors from world-leading brands to fast-growing start-ups. IBC is the place where the media and entertainment sector convene to design and redefine the agenda for our industry.

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IBC Conference

Scaling up to three days in 2024 from two last year, the exclusive IBC Conference, located at the Auditorium Complex, hosted two theatres and a large, self-contained Lounge open to all delegates.

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IBC Programme

At IBC2024, a line-up of over 325+ speakers across an expanded number of theatre halls championed new technologies, future business models, and creative innovations that broaden the horizons of media.

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IBC Features

From the AI Tech Zone to the IBC Talent Programme, IBC2024 offered a comprehensive line-up of innovative show features, designed to reflect the current landscape of media and entertainment and shape the future of technology through collaboration and education.

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IBC Accelerators

This unique programme brings together media organisations and tech providers to solve real-world challenges facing the industry with the results of those projects showcased live on the show floor.

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IBC Awards

The IBC Innovation Awards celebrate the spirit of co-operation and collaboration recognising the very best in content creation, content distribution, content everywhere, environment & sustainability and social impact.

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2024 SPEAKERS

"IBC is the place to go to meet everyone whether that’s customers, suppliers, or potential future collaborators. There’s nothing quite like IBC for the industry."
Andy Hook
Director of Technology and Strategy, d&b
"IBC is unique in that it’s the only event that has the global scale to bring together all the media and entertainment companies across the world."
Anthony Guarino
EVP, Global Production & Studio Tech, Paramount Global
"The connections you can make at IBC with like-minded people are invaluable, as are all the opportunities of what future technology and industry could bring."
Matt Risley
Managing Director of 4Studio, Channel 4
"IBC is where you pick up all the latest trends, what you should be looking out for, where the chances for development and innovation are and what you should be paying attention to."
Polly Hickling
Learning and Development Lead for Media, Eviden
“It's important to be in a place where your imagination is sparked from many different directions globally. At IBC you can achieve all those things in one space over a short period of time.”
Fiona Campbell
Controller Youth Audience, BBC iPlayer and BBC Three - BBC
“IBC is the place where you can get together and share ideas, both with manufacturers, but also with other broadcasters. That’s what keeps us relevant and talking about the right problems.”
Ian Wagdin
Senior Technology Transformation Manager, BBC R&D
“IBC brings the world of media entertainment together to have the critical conversations, necessary for us to think about how we innovate. It's about networking, it's about the people, and it's about collaboration.”
Renard Jenkins
President, SMPTE
"IBC is a great place to connect with peers, network, and discover the latest technology. A truly valuable experience."
Ryan McKenna
Executive Product Manager, BBC
“IBC2024 was a great success for us, and the speed pitch hosted by AV User Group really helped drive traffic to our booth, from both potential buyers and distributors in market segments we had not yet identified.”
Stian Sagholen
Founder & CEO, Klvr
"At IBC, everyone comes together from across the industry to discuss important, industry issues."
Judy Parnall
Head of Standard & Industry, BBC
“What's incredibly important about IBC is the human interactivity, as well as learning about new technologies and industry trends, which you wouldn't have picked up on unless you were here.”
Eddie Hamilton
Editor A.C.E.
“IBC is so important because it provides a venue for the community to come together to offer diverse perspectives that would normally not be able to come out.”
Samira Bakhtiar
Director, Global Media & Entertainment - Amazon Web Services
“Every time I come to IBC, I learn something new. It's a great place to come and learn and get ready for the future.”
Terri Davies
President, Trusted Partner Network
"IBC is an unrivalled opportunity for us to be able to collaborate with the industry."
John Roberts
Director of Technology, Production & Innovation, ITN
"If you want to know about the technology of the future, you need to be at IBC!"
Roberto Iacoviello
Lead Research Engineer, RAI