IBC x Google Cloud Hackfest

Coding the Future of Broadcast

At the IBC x Google Cloud Hackfest, supported by Formula E, innovators, engineers, content creators and tech enthusiasts came together to create the future of broadcast.

🚀Tackling Diverse Challenges: IBC2025 attendees utilised Google Cloud to build out content and innovate with AI.

🤝Connecting & Collaborating: Our teams tested their skills, and built something awesome together.

💡Hearing from experts: The lightning talks delivered innovative insights into the tech set to shape the AI landscapes.

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Programme Partners

The Hackfest Dry Run

The IBC x Google Cloud Hackfest journey began with a high-energy dry run event in London.

Teams from ITV, Channel 4, RTÉ and Sky came together for a day of rapid-fire innovation, creative problem-solving and AI-powered development.

The dry run confirmed what we already knew, the IBC x Google Cloud Hackfest wasn’t going to be your average hackathon. 

Read all about it here