IBC Accelerators

The IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme aims to solve complex media and entertainment business and technology challenges, providing a framework for agile, collaborative, and fast-track innovation. The programme offers a unique multi-company project-based approach with focused on hands-on experimentation. Created in 2019, the programme is going from strength to strength, showcasing eight unique projects at IBC2024.

IBC ACCELERATORS: IN DEPTH

IBC2024 Accelerator Project: IP networks: Finding the needle in the haystack

2024-08-16T14:19:00+01:00By John Maxwell Hobbs

Proposed by Eviden and supported by Champions BBC, EBU, IMG and Solent University, ‘IP networks: Finding the needle in the haystack’ looks to identify and solve the challenges around IP infrastructure within broadcast facilities created by the orchestration of media flows – namely, how to find the correct device, sender ...

IBC2024 Accelerator Project: Design Your Weapons in the Fight Against Disinformation

2024-08-07T09:59:00+01:00By John Maxwell Hobbs

A skilled and diverse team aims to develop a modern system where news organisations collaborate to identify disinformation and authenticate genuine reporting, restoring audience confidence in trustworthy information.

CAPA II Accelerator project: Revolutionizing live broadcast for Formula E

2024-07-31T14:25:00+01:00By John Maxwell Hobbs

The IBC Accelerator special incubator project Connect and Produce Anywhere, Phase II (CAPA II) had an early run out at the recent Formula E London ePrix. John Maxwell Hobbs reports.

IBC2024 Accelerator Project: ECOFLOW

2024-07-24T09:38:00+01:00By John Maxwell Hobbs

How can we make processing, streaming and the consumption of media more sustainable? That’s the question posed by the ECOFLOW: Energy-Conserving Optimization for Future-ready, Low-impact Online Workflows project, proposed by Humans Not Robots and Accedo.tv, with support from Champions ITV and BBC.

IBC2024 Accelerator Project: Digital Replicas and Talent ID

2024-07-17T12:33:00+01:00By John Maxwell Hobbs

Digital Replicas and Talent ID: Provenance, Verification and New Automated Workflows is one of the eight challenges in this year’s cohort for the IBC2024 Accelerator Media Innovation Programme. The project is championed by Paramount Global and includes participant HAND Identity (ID).

IBC2024 Accelerator Project: AI Media Production Lab

2024-07-02T14:26:00+01:00By Mark Mayne

IBC2024 Accelerator Special Incubator Project: Connect and Produce Anywhere, Phase II

2024-06-19T08:21:00+01:00By John Maxwell Hobbs

The IBC2024 Accelerator Program continues to revolutionise live event production with its latest initiatives aimed at leveraging cutting-edge technology to overcome challenges in the broadcasting industry. Building on the successes of previous years, the Connect and Produce Anywhere, Phase II project focuses on enhancing production capabilities through innovative uses of ...

IBC2024 Accelerator Project: Evolution of the Control Room

2024-06-06T11:43:00+01:00By Mark Mayne

The Evolution of the Control Room Accelerator 2024 project has been jointly proposed by Champions TRANSMIXR, ITN, BBC and TV2 Denmark with support from Champions HSLU, TCD, TG4, TUS and the University of Strathclyde. The project combines two original Accelerator challenge proposals into a wide-ranging project that seeks to break ...

Synthetic-based humans: a solution to talent shortages or threat to skilled jobs?

2024-02-19T13:03:00+00:00By John Maxwell Hobbs

Following the success of the IBC Accelerators Project on synthetic humans in 2023, John Maxwell Hobbs caught up with one of the project leaders to discuss subsequent progress and wider market adoption.