The all-new IBC Incubator 2025: Changing the Game Again levels up in multiple different ways. The core concept is a wide-ranging extension of the 2024 Accelerator ‘AI Media Production Labs’, retaining several of the veteran Champions and Participants, but also widening industry engagement.
ErinRose Widner, Verizon Business Global Head, sets the scene and explains how the companies involved have evolved from last year: “This year, we've had the benefit of having a few new companies and voices participate in the program including Chyron, BFBS, Channel 4, Google, University of Kent and Tesla Technologies* in addition to a few of us who have returned, including AMD, Xansr Media and Verizon Business.
You are not signed in
Only registered users can read the rest of this article.
Creative Cities Convention: “See your background as an asset”
The Creative Cities Convention in Liverpool, UK, featured a range of highlights, including the first public speech from Channel 4’s new CEO, strategies to strengthen working-class voices, and the latest updates on a burgeoning regional production base.
Closing the security execution gap: “We are in a crisis… we collectively need to be aware”
Gathering at an IBC Roundtable, the industry’s top security experts confronted the 2026 TPN Star Report’s urgent results, the sharp increase in threat exposure, and the missing execution step for broadcasters, studios, and service providers alike.
The dish is not dead: Why the future of TV delivery is hybrid
IP is clearly gaining ground. Yet, infrastructure and distribution specialists suggest that it’s no silver bullet for the reliable, personalised, instantaneous delivery that today’s audiences demand. In this context, has satellite lost relevance, or is it simply no longer the only player in orbit?
World AI Film Festival: “There is no emotion in AI”
The World AI Film Festival fielded new and established storytelling voices, but the jury is out on whether AI can capture the human spirit of cinema. Adrian Pennington reports.
IBC Content Everywhere: Cloud adoption reaches a critical point
The adoption of cloud-based working practices is an ongoing process within the Content Everywhere industry. While most streaming companies have embraced the cloud, there have been concerns in the past about a lack of strategic focus and whether providers are adopting cloud-native solutions rather than relying on virtualised or cloud-ready solutions.
.jpg)
