IBC Technical Papers 2026: Complete list of tech papers

Papers cover all industry sectors across the media, entertainment, and technology industries and are delivered by a mix of industry professionals, academics, and R&D experts. 

IBC’s renowned Technical Papers were presented in thematic sessions delivered across IBC2025, as part of the IBC2026 Conference, from 11-14 September 2026 at the RAI, Amsterdam.  

This year’s programme included the following papers:  

Feasibility and deployment strategies for cloudbased AOIP audio consoles 

Scene-adaptive camera: dynamic imaging parameter control for localised shooting areas 

A 100hz frame-interleaved approach to live multi-camera switching in led-based virtual production: experience from a public-broadcaster proof of concept 

Client device discovery: An open standard for bridging the first-mile gap in cloud media workflows 

From heterogeneous record and playout systems to a unified control room solution at ORF 

Sign language CG generation technology for enhancing information accessibility in DHH communities 

“Just talk to your TV”: Transforming television interaction through voice-driven AI and DVB-I in HbbTV environments 

Timbre personalisation for earphones: A framework for perceptual consistency in next-generation media delivery 

Assured timing for broadcast: The invisible utility 

Predictive traffic modelling for large-scale live OTT events: A behavioural forecasting framework beyond reactive autoscaling 

Many-to-one directing: DINOv3-based live multi-camera correspondence on an overlay-augmented master view 

Cross-source fault detection and dual-path energy measurement for temporary and permanent broadcast infrastructure 

Transforming broadcast TV in Ireland: A path to an IP future 

Measuring and reducing interaction barriers in internet-delivered tv systems through age-informed human factors design 

Selective multi-pass encoding for cost-efficient video streaming 

Deep learning super resolution for dense dynamic point cloud compression 

Scalable SSIM estimation from PSNR for per-title and context-adaptive encoding workflows 

Osmia VP: A low-cost, field-deployable virtual production system for in-camera VFX 

Exploration of AI-assisted asset tools in VFX production pipelines 

The causal edit: A Pearlian framework for narrative logic in AI editing systems 

Scaffolded AI: Mitigating the risks of AI-assisted development in multi-platform OTT 

From script to breakdown: A run-based test harness for llm-assisted script breakdown 

Beyond SaaS: AI-assisted rapid application development in virtual production – three case studies 

Video-only camera pose estimation for sports broadcast graphics using venue-aware deep learning 

Immersive reality unleashed: a three-layer convergence model for 6G, AI, and XR-driven large-scale applications 

Implementing a single-player multiview solution 

Optimising 6DOF delivery: integrating multipath QUIC with network-aware foveated rendering 

A low-latency interactive system for real-time video understanding based on VLMs 

Evolving the codec: Modern video delivery with AV2 

Next generation video compression standards 

Delivering live content over the internet at scale 

Quantifying digital product value in commercial broadcasting: a long-term experimental holdout framework on ITVX 

Edge computing with generative AI for VOD: Accelerating personalised content discovery 

Client-guided ad measurement with cmcdv2: Bridging the standards gap in server-centric ad insertion 

Agentic AI for smart TV QA: A production field study across multiple platforms and languages 

Testing streaming playback at scale: The CTA wave test suite with GenAI-assisted analysis 

Server assisted low latency http adaptive streaming 

Behavioural drift and early-stage failure indicators in live IP broadcast systems 

Achieving low-latency playback and low-delay startup with L3D-DASH

Unlocking documentary archives with multimodal rag: automatic retrieval, reuse, and narrative recomposition  

Quantifying the efficacy of grounded LLMs in entertainment search and discovery 

Search first, inspect visually when needed: A multi-agent architecture for semantic video archival retrieval 

Beyond metadata: A unified multimodal framework for automated broadcast orchestration  

A standardised framework for C2PA provenance in media workflows 

Open standards for news: A modern news agency technical infrastructure 

AI-driven anonymisation that preserves human performance 

Precision envelope management: Edge-assisted key rotation for ott streaming at scale 

Fighting misinformation through open-source C2PA integration into news production 

Dynamic streaming content packaging with C2PA 

C2PA for live video: Scalable per-segment signing and continuity validation for real-time content provenance 

Building MXL together: Progress of the multi-vendor open-source media exchange SDK 

MXL as an interoperability boundary between artificial intelligence and broadcast infrastructures 

Multi-vendor, multi-runtime, media function orchestration for the dynamic media facility 

Sovereign AI-assisted editing: MCP versus agent-to-agent orchestration for confidential audiovisual content 

Dynamic power control for sustainable broadcast transmitter networks 

AI for 6G and 6G for AI – initial findings from 3GPP 

From 5G media streaming to 6G media delivery: Lessons learned and future directions in 3GPP 

"B2X: Redefining broadcast – what it means, why it matters, where it leads"