IBC2026

  1. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    For three decades, Opta has been the data engine behind the sports stories broadcasters, publishers ...
  2. E102
    The integration of satellite communications into 5G standards is accelerating the convergence of spa ...
  3. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Ateme Media solutions deployed on Scaleway, from ingest, transcoding, packaging and Server Side Add ...
  4. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Every camera in a live sports broadcast produces two feeds: one for live broadcast and one for every ...
  5. Future Tech Stage
    This session demonstrates a fundamental disruption of live streaming core foundations, moving beyond ...
  6. Future Tech Stage
    Every newsroom runs on integration. Decades of it teaching our systems to talk to each other. None o ...
  7. Future Tech Stage
    AI agents can now orchestrate multiple real-time transformations of live content, enabling use cases ...
  8. Future Tech Stage
    Poor dialogue intelligibility remains one of the biggest frustrations for audiences, yet there is no ...
  9. Future Tech Stage
    The TV and Film industry struggles to accelerate creative iteration while maintaining standards, ham ...
  10. Future Tech Stage
    This exciting, immersive-focussed IBC Accelerator united the finest cohort of broadcasters, academia ...
  11. Future Tech Stage
    This team of world-leading broadcasters and mobile network operators will discuss and demonstrate Po ...
  12. Future Tech Stage
    When standard delivery methods fail, what matters most isn't perfect picture quality - it's ensuring ...
  13. Future Tech Stage
    This Accelerator will showcase and discuss its work to prototype, test and validate a practical, dec ...
  14. Conference Room 2
    Three interesting presentations and two strong supporting papers form this session on developments i ...
  15. Future Tech Stage
    "Every broadcast application ships its most valuable intellectual property directly to potential att ...
  16. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Every engineering leader is under pressure to show measurable efficiency from AI tooling. For web an ...
  17. Future Tech Stage
    "Deepdub, a foundational voice AI company trusted by major Hollywood studios and global streaming pl ...
  18. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    As streaming enters the intelligence economy, profitability depends on the ability to predict and ac ...
  19. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Merapar will introduce AI-assisted sports production tools, engineered to solve the operational bott ...
  20. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    AI is rapidly reshaping media production and live experiences, powering automated captioning, real-t ...
  21. Conference Room 1
    AI has undoubtedly been one of the most hyped technologies in recent years - and while the buzz is j ...
  22. Conference Room 2
    The fast-growing field of AI-assisted indexing and search is explored in this three-presentation ses ...
  23. Conference Room 2
    This session covers developments on improving different aspects of programme production. The present ...
  24. Future Tech Stage
    "A live demo of practical AI in production: hybrid search, combining full-text matching with semanti ...
  25. Ignite Stage
    Everyone’s using AI now. To write, to edit, to speed things up, to “generate ideas”. But let’s be ho ...
  26. Showcase Theatre
    Industry leaders from across telcos, broadcasters and the wider ecosystem will discuss how AI is res ...
  27. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
     
  28. Future Tech Stage
    "In an age of content abundance, how can media organisations advance their use of AI to better unloc ...
  29. Future Tech Stage
    "Media companies are sitting on a fortune - held back by the Rights and Royalties workflows that sho ...
  30. Conference Room 2
    As broadcasters move towards greater distribution of TV over broadband, we have two papers on the is ...
  31. Future Tech Stage
    "Discover how to eliminate costly, manual media tasks and seamlessly bridge the gap between traditio ...
  32. Conference Room 2
    Three presentations using technology to improve viewer experiences and access : the first from NHK o ...
  33. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    AuroraVision, NAB 2026 Product of the Year for Intelligent Technology, is Visionular's AI-native liv ...
  34. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    S.L. Benfica will take the stage to tell the story of Benfica Play, Portugal's first football OTT pl ...
  35. Showcase Theatre
    MOQ is more than a new transport protocol. It is a new way to build live video delivery, where cloud ...
  36. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Today’s sports organisations are operating in an increasingly complex ecosystem of broadcast, OTT, s ...
  37. Ignite Stage
    While many courses provide an excellent educational foundation for work in the media industry, grabb ...
  38. Future Tech Stage
    Live rights remain central to the value of sports media, but audiences increasingly expect more than ...
  39. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Live rights remain central to the value of sports media, but audiences are increasingly engaging wit ...
  40. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Live sports remain one of the most valuable assets in media, but fans increasingly expect more than ...
  41. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Live sports is one of the hardest tests for any streaming platform. Fans arrive around the same peak ...
  42. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Untold Studios was the first creative studio to go all-in on the cloud, rebuilding its entire infras ...
  43. E102
    As the media landscape grows ever more complex, broadcast radio's unique strengths - universal reach ...
  44. Conference Room 2
    This session has 2 papers on the problems and options of distributing accurate time signals, essenti ...
  45. Future Tech Stage
    Eluvio will discuss the first commercially available means to replace legacy satellite distribution, ...
  46. Future Tech Stage
    "Discover how AI is transforming broadcast accessibility with the introduction of live German Sign L ...
  47. Future Tech Stage
    "Everyone's shipping an MCP server right now — and most are making the same mistake: wrapping an exi ...
  48. Ignite Stage
    How can Europe help emerging talent turn bold ideas into media experiences people actually want to w ...
  49. Future Tech Stage
    "As media organisations move beyond AI experimentation, the focus is shifting towards building the A ...
  50. Ignite Stage
    Europe produces world-class creativity, research and media innovation, yet too few European companie ...
  51. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    The live video supply chain and the programmatic advertising ecosystem have operated in parallel for ...
  52. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    IO River introduces an innovative approach to video streaming by steering CDN traffic based on CMCD ...
  53. Conference Room 2
    A session with 2 presentations and one supporting paper on Video coding developments. The first pres ...
  54. Conference Room 2
    An important panel session giving an update from each of the two main codec standards setters. JVET ...
  55. Ignite Stage
    "Meaningful professional connections can open doors to new opportunities, ideas and collaborations. ...
  56. Future Tech Stage
    Suitest is introducing a dedicated solution for network operators and pay TV providers that combines ...
  57. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    India recorded 246 million unique digital viewers during the ICC T20 Cricket Match Finals, and 228.4 ...
  58. Conference Room 1
    AI is rapidly becoming a powerful force in the creative industries transforming how stories are writ ...
  59. E102
    Before exploring the Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) vision, it is important to understand why it exist ...
  60. Showcase Theatre
    As novel technological advancements come online, adoption has historically unfolded over three stage ...
  61. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    This session explores how DRM and other revenue security technologies can be effectively combined to ...
  62. Future Tech Stage
    "Everyone has heard AI dubbing that reads a script. Drama is where it breaks: overlapping dialogue, ...
  63. E105
    The European Digital Cinema Forum (EDCF) returns to IBC to host its Global Cinema Seminar, one of th ...
  64. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    MainStreaming has developed EdgeGuard, an edge-native anti-piracy solution that protects premium liv ...
  65. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Every major broadcaster and sports league has the same challenge: their content can reach every scre ...
  66. Ignite Stage
    Europe has the talent. Why isn't it winning? Drawing on new independent research from Ampere Analysi ...
  67. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    The 2026 World Cup is Argentina’s biggest entertainment event: 104 matches over 39 days, across mult ...
  68. Conference Room 1
    The use of AI in media is fundamentally changing how stories are imagined, developed, and iterated a ...
  69. Future Tech Stage
    "EYZFlow is an AI-powered platform for intelligent, automated video workflows across accessibility, ...
  70. Showcase Theatre
    The media and connectivity landscape is evolving rapidly. Traditional broadcast infrastructure remai ...
  71. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    FAST has evolved from an emerging model into a mainstream viewing behaviour, but launching a channel ...
  72. Showcase Theatre
    AI agents are starting to move beyond demos and become part of how media companies actually operate. ...
  73. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Newsrooms know their audiences have moved beyond the linear bulletin, but turning every live broadca ...
  74. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Live sport is a demanding environment for captioning: commentary is fast, names and specialist termi ...
  75. Future Tech Stage
    As artificial intelligence becomes embedded across content creation, editorial, localisation, archiv ...
  76. Future Tech Stage
    "On 2 August 2026, Article 50 of the EU AI Act became applicable: AI-generated content must carry ma ...
  77. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    The satellite-to-IP transition is no longer a future roadmap item. The pressure to move is real, the ...
  78. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    How does a football club build a full-fledged streaming platform — without an army of developers and ...
  79. Ignite Stage
    Allyship in media and entertainment can unlock potential by improving access, visibility, and develo ...
  80. Ignite Stage
    Strengthening the relationship between the industry and the education sector is seen as ‘mission cri ...
  81. E102
    16:00-16:10 The Problem Surface16:10-16:35 Where is the Remote Control – User Experience Evolution16 ...
  82. E102
    15:00-15:30 When the Internet Becomes the Main Channel15:30-16:00 The Multi-Platform Programme
  83. E102
    "11:00-11:05 - Tech on the Edge11:05-11:30 - Rewiring the Backbone: Hybrid IP/Broadcast Delivery Arc ...
  84. E105
    Saturday 14:00 -15:0014:00-14:30 Home Screen Wars14:30-15:00 Cutting through the noise
  85. Ignite Stage
    Rapidly changing technology – such as the explosion of Gen AI, hybrid workflows, and immersive enter ...
  86. Ignite Stage
    "This two-part session will showcase the skills of the next generation. Part 1 will be led by repres ...
  87. Ignite Stage
    "Meet the technology and business innovators shaping the future of our industry. This session will f ...
  88. Ignite Stage
    Meet the technology and business innovators shaping the future of our industry. This session will fe ...
  89. Ignite Stage
    Meet the technology and business innovators shaping the future of our industry. This session will fe ...
  90. Ignite Stage
    Meet the technology and business innovators shaping the future of our industry. This session will fe ...
  91. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Live demo with Google Flow, an AI creative studio built with and for creatives. Join us for a walkth ...
  92. E105
    The way audiences consume content is evolving rapidly, driven by the growth of streaming platforms, ...
  93. Future Tech Stage
    "Highlight production has passed through two eras: manual editing that could not keep pace with live ...
  94. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    This session will explore how agentic AI is redefining the media value chain through multi-agent orc ...
  95. Future Tech Stage
    "Join this live demonstration of SPAIQ Linq, an AI-powered Visual Intelligence Transport technology ...
  96. Showcase Theatre
    The industry is evolving at breakneck speed, and the key to keeping pace isn't just faster tools—it’ ...
  97. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Vela will demonstrate the AdStrategy and Argos solutions in its inference Platform.AdStrategy autono ...
  98. Future Tech Stage
    "Video has become the world's dominant medium, but language remains its biggest barrier. Every day, ...
  99. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    As younger audiences increasingly consume creator content, gaming, social video, and streaming servi ...
  100. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Live sports delivery increasingly depends on a managed mix of fibre, satellite, internet, 5G and edg ...
  101. Conference Room 1
     
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  103. Conference Room 1
     
  104. Ignite Stage
    In a multi-platform world, how are media companies building distribution strategies to realise the f ...
  105. Ignite Stage
     
  106. Ignite Stage
     
  107. Ignite Stage
     
  108. Ignite Stage
     
  109. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    The CTV landscape is fragmenting faster than ever — moving in the opposite direction from the consol ...
  110. Future Tech Stage
    Photorealistic Immersive 3D applications have been enriched by recent advances in Neural Radiance Fi ...
  111. Conference Room 1
    There is not doubt that technology is transforming the news industry through artificial intelligence ...
  112. Conference Room 1
    More media companies will be turning to different flavours of consolidation to scale and get ahead i ...
  113. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    A new sports pass, content bundle, discount or win-back campaign shouldn’t require weeks of coordina ...
  114. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Live sport is the most demanding environment for subtitling. Commentary moves fast, terminology is h ...
  115. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    As premium sports rights move from linear channels into OTT, live events are exposing the limits of ...
  116. Conference Room 1
    Live sports remains the ultimate test for modern media and technology and in 2026 broadcasters have ...
  117. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Presenting Lumos, Saranyu’s agentic MicroDrama platform, built differently from conventional short-v ...
  118. Conference Lounge
     
  119. Conference Lounge
     
  120. Conference Lounge
     
  121. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    The streaming industry has long been forced to compromise, trapped in a trade-off between the sub-se ...
  122. Conference Room 1
    Your ultimate guide to the State of MediaTech. This essential executives’ briefing will reveal how y ...
  123. Future Tech Stage
    Broadcasters lose audiences they never see: viewers who tune out when commentary is buried, global f ...
  124. E102
    What began as a bold vision announced at IBC in 2019 has evolved into a global movement. Since then, ...
  125. Future Tech Stage
    "In today’s hyper-connected media landscape, live event broadcasters face a major operational challe ...
  126. Conference Lounge
     
  127. Conference Lounge
     
  128. Conference Lounge
     
  129. Conference Lounge
     
  130. Conference Lounge
     
  131. E102
    "OGraf is an open specification for HTML5 graphics developed by the EBU.OGraf lets users design grap ...
  132. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Using C2PA for live-streaming is currently limited in the C2PA Live Video specification to content p ...
  133. Future Tech Stage
    "While breakthrough creative tools capture the headlines, the day-to-day business of media depends o ...
  134. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    AI is reshaping the media content supply chain. See how Helix, Whip Media's AI-native platform, orch ...
  135. Conference Room 1
    From vision to reality: In 2025, EBU Members have jointly defined a “Shared Cloud Ecosystem for Euro ...
  136. Conference Room 1
    Brands are no longer just advertisers - they’re becoming publishers, creators, and media platforms i ...
  137. Conference Room 1
    Today’s audiences face more choice and more complexity than ever before. With content spread across ...
  138. Conference Room 1
    Security now more than ever is an essential pillar for the future of broadcast media.  Authenticity ...
  139. Conference Room 1
    How do you keep innovating when technology moves at such a pace? How do you build a new platform and ...
  140. Conference Room 1
    The sports industry is being transformed in real time. AI and advanced data are changing everything ...
  141. Conference Room 1
    An all-star panel of big brains debates the future of media - is it all about creators, or will the ...
  142. Conference Room 1
    Content is everywhere but our attention spans are not keeping up. The question isn’t just what conte ...
  143. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Personalization is essential for media platforms, but strict regional regulations often lead service ...
  144. Showcase Theatre
    Audience loyalty now demands context, not just content. Move beyond simple metadata to deliver hyper ...
  145. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
     
  146. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    What if every fan could choose their language while watching a live event?Be among the first to expe ...
  147. Future Tech Stage
    We’ll show how plain X is enabling broadcasters to quickly put agency feeds with live translated sub ...
  148. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Content Everywhere is no longer only a distribution challenge. For news broadcasters, it is now a re ...
  149. E105
    What does sustainable production look like when reliability, scale and performance cannot be comprom ...
  150. Conference Room 1
    For broadcasters, fandom-first strategies mean thinking beyond their own channels. Strategic allianc ...
  151. Conference Room 1
    Ant Boys, ACE — the ACE Eddie–winning, BAFTA-nominated comedy editor — joins journalist Carolyn Giar ...
  152. Future Tech Stage
    Join Quickture for the premiere of our most ambitious release since the company’s launch. We're unve ...
  153. Showcase Theatre
    "A single tournament can now be monetised through a dozen different models simultaneously: free-to-a ...
  154. Future Tech Stage
    Real-time hybrid filmmaking - the convergence of performance capture, LED virtual production, and ge ...
  155. Showcase Theatre
    In an era of relentless demand for fresh content, the bottleneck is rarely the size of the idea—it i ...
  156. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    The conversation around AI in streaming has largely focused on isolated use cases: copilots, chatbot ...
  157. Conference Room 2
    This session will discuss developments in RF networks and distribution technologies. The session wil ...
  158. E105
    RISE Awards shortlist announcement
  159. E105
    The broadcast and media technology industry is actively seeking more diverse voices on stage. From k ...
  160. Ignite Stage
    Securing funding is only the beginning. Turning an innovative idea into a successful media business ...
  161. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    As sports streaming platforms expand across APAC and beyond, delivering live events at scale is incr ...
  162. E102
    11:00-11:10 The Present and Future of Television Distribution11:10-11:40 Networks for Television Del ...
  163. Conference Room 2
    The presentations cover: the Media eXchange Layer (MXL), an open-source SDK project hosted by the Li ...
  164. E102
    As media organisations lean further into AI and cloud infrastructure, questions of control, dependen ...
  165. Ignite Stage
    Media Cartographer Evan Shapiro and Marion Ranchet, founder of Streaming Made Easy, return to the Ig ...
  166. Ignite Stage
    Europe's next generation of media innovators takes the stage. In this fast-paced showcase, EIT Cultu ...
  167. Ignite Stage
    Recent research from IAMT seeks to better understand the current landscape for media and entertainme ...
  168. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Why does every workflow still need its own copy of the media? In this session, Oracle Cloud Infrastr ...
  169. Conference Room 2
    The first of two sessions on streaming technology and continuing one of the conference themes - on t ...
  170. Conference Room 2
    Continuing with streaming technology, this session has presentations on: using agentic AI for Smart ...
  171. Ignite Stage
    With a trove of exclusive new data from around the world, Evan Shapīro, Media’s Cartographer, reveal ...
  172. Conference Room 1
    From personalised content discovery to automated production workflows, AI is rapidly transforming th ...
  173. Conference Room 1
    A new settlement is approaching for how television is distributed, found, trusted, regulated and pai ...
  174. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    AI in media today is a patchwork of point tools bolted onto legacy pipelines. This talk presents a d ...
  175. Conference Room 1
    To become a leader in digital audio innovation requires more than adopting the latest technology. Su ...
  176. Showcase Theatre
    Your best editor finishes their shift. Someone on the other side of the world picks it up without mi ...
  177. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    BBC shares the value analysis behind its assessment of production in the cloud, covering the busines ...
  178. Conference Room 1
    Media mapper, Webby Winner, and professional provocateur Evan Shapiro will detail Media's New Rules ...
  179. Ignite Stage
    This session, led by Caretta Research, will explore the new media landscape driven by the creator an ...
  180. Conference Room 1
    Streaming has transformed production scale, enabling international collaboration and instant global ...
  181. E102
    The Future Media Townhall will focus on the latest developments and implementation of connected medi ...
  182. Future Tech Stage
    "Weather content production is undergoing a fundamental shift, and this session showcases how Baron ...
  183. Future Tech Stage
    "As media organisations rethink how content is created, produced and delivered, the focus is shiftin ...
  184. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Live video has moved far beyond traditional broadcast. Interactive sports betting, live casino, virt ...
  185. E105
    How much energy does streaming actually use? Right now, the industry mostly guesses. Greening of Str ...
  186. Ignite Stage
    "Last year, Women in Industries of Tomorrow challenged audiences to ""Persevere and Get Sh*t Done"", ...
  187. Conference Room 1
    The presentation of this year's prestigious IBC Innovation Awards, where the winners of the four cat ...
  188. E102
    Innovation thrives when open collaboration and formal consensus-based standardization work hand in h ...
  189. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Micro-Dramas — short, vertical, binge-ready stories — are the fastest-growing format in streaming, a ...
  190. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Generative AI is not a replacement for human artistry, it is the ultimate creative collaborator. As ...
  191. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    The relationship between sports organisations and their audiences is changing. Leagues, federations ...
  192. Showcase Theatre
    Join Sony, together with David Knapp CEO of AV-Professional, who recently delivered an exceptional L ...
  193. Future Tech Stage
    "Audiences are no longer limited by geography but reaching them requires media organisations to reth ...
  194. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    AI can help your teams reduce workloads in the area of content management, content creation, localis ...
  195. Conference Room 1
    As viewing habits evolve, broadcasters are looking beyond traditional platforms to reach audiences w ...
  196. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    The risk of oblivion looms over the entire digital film industry. While established celluloid preser ...
  197. Future Tech Stage
    "Imagine opening your Adobe Premiere Pro Productions or DaVinci Resolve Cloud project tomorrow morni ...
  198. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    How can a player specialized in non-theatrical film and TV content licensing and distribution digita ...
  199. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    After years of powering thousands of Tier-1 live sports events in "stealth mode", Tiledmedia is now ...
  200. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    In a challenging financial environment with reduced budgets and pressure to cut capital expenditure, ...
  201. Conference Room 2
    This panel session will have two presentations followed by a panel discussion with a range of expert ...
  202. Conference Room 2
    This session on trust and provenance features three presentations tackling identity protection and c ...
  203. Conference Room 1
    It is not easy to drive change in sport. Whilst the industry wants innovation, everyone else expects ...
  204. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    As OTT video consumption grows, residential Wi-Fi has become a critical part of the content delivery ...
  205. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Twelve consecutive years as Denmark's best-rated internet provider. 315,000+ customers. A premium br ...
  206. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    Web standards are ever evolving, and media-related web standards are no exception. It feels like jus ...
  207. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    GStreamer is a modular multimedia framework that has proven to be useful in multiple areas in the la ...
  208. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    For decades, the world's biggest sporting events have shaped the future of television. From colour b ...
  209. Future Tech Stage
    In a multi-platform world, how are media companies building distribution strategies to realise the f ...
  210. Ignite Stage
    Some of the most important issues facing the industry extend beyond technology and business strategy ...
  211. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    AI and edge infrastructure are transforming broadcasting with faster, smarter, secure video workflow ...
  212. Showcase Theatre
    "This summer’s World Cup once again showed what happens when the world turns up at the same time. Mi ...
  213. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    The sports rights market now extends far beyond traditional broadcast partnerships. Streaming platfo ...
  214. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    In 5 years, will telco and broadband operators still own the customer relationship, or will they bec ...
  215. Ignite Stage
    Recent incidents and TPN STAR Report findings suggest many companies wouldn't be. Join TPN, ACE, NBC ...
  216. Ignite Stage
    To close the Ignite Stage programme, we hand the forum of discussion over to the young people who wi ...
  217. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the most demanding live streaming stress test ever conducted on the globa ...
  218. Conference Room 2
    Developments in augmented reality and multiview covering presentations on: video only camera trackin ...
  219. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 2
    As ad-supported streaming’s growth accelerates and pressure increases on broadcasters to grow revenu ...
  220. IBC Content Everywhere Stage 1
    Media companies are sitting on decades of footage that costs money to store and earns nothing until ...