Oscars to livestream exclusively on YouTube in 2029

BBC Charter Review seeking input on generating more commercial revenue

Accelerating Innovation Podcast, Ep 5: ECOFLOW II

AI – Tutorial, Ep 2 – The AI Implementation Compass: Going from innovation to transformation

Access all areas: A diversity platform made for media

Netflix leadership lays out case for Warner Bros Discovery deal

UK facilities Halo Post and Evolutions placed into administration

UK government names Creative Industries Council members

Bérangère Michel appointed BBC’s Chief Financial Officer

SMPTE, EBU, and ETC research AI’s impact on the media

UK film and TV industry backs clean power plan

Nigel Warner to succeed John McVay as CEO of Pact

Sky’s Priya Dogra to become Chief Executive of Channel 4

One Battle After Another, The White Lotus, and Adolescence lead Golden Globe nominees

President Trump weighs in on Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery

Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia boycott Eurovision

Paramount Skydance launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery

HBO Max set for March launch in UK and Ireland

Macquarie to sell Arqiva stake for £16.5m

Banijay UK beefs up in-house post operations

BBC remains popular but “must take a firmer grip” in crises, says Ofcom

TikTok and YouTube trigger influencer boom among older audiences

Stephen J Arnell: “AI definitely has its uses, but it is presently way too bland”

MediaForEurope expands European TV footprint with Impresa deal

Warner Bros Discovery sets December 1 deadline for second round bids

Marlow Film Studios wins planning permission from UK government

IBC Accelerators triumph with Best AI Innovation at Broadcast Tech Awards

BBC Board Member Shumeet Banerji resigns

Omnicom set to complete Interpublic acquisition as EU approves deal

Telefonica set to cut jobs in Spain to cut costs

Camerimage: “The time to be afraid of AI was two years ago”

AI-Media taps AVE as rental partner in Australia

Rise reveals winners of 2025 awards

Paramount, Comcast and Netflix prepare bids for Warner Bros Discovery

Trump confirms plan to sue BBC despite apology for Panorama edit

LuckyChap and Mediawan launch London division led by Mona and Tanya Qureshi

Disney’s Alice Taylor to lead BBC Studios’ AI Creative Lab

Jen Smith, CIISA: "Bullying, harassment, and discrimination are what stifle creativity"

Clément Schwebig to succeed Thomas Rabe as CEO of RTL Group

Sky unveils first hydrogen and sodium battery for TV production

Fremantle UK names Adam Middleton as Head of Digital and Branded Content

Denmark to ban social media access for under-15-year-olds

Bullying, harassment, and discrimination in M&E industry drop to 41%

RTS Chief Executive Theresa Wise announces retirement

Panorama edit not defamatory, responds BBC

Phantom Media Group launches to house five VFX studios, including Milk and Lola Post

Warner Bros Discovery reveals $148m third quarter loss amid sale interest

Visual effects studio The Mill returns

Netflix hires bank to explore Warner Bros Discovery bid

UK MPs call on Chancellor to introduce tax relief for film promotion

UK government to ‘demystify’ creative jobs for young people

John Malone to step back from Liberty Global’s media and telecoms empire

Behind the scenes: Good Boy

Can genAI unlock ad revenue for cash-strapped broadcasters?

AI production company Wonder Studios secures £12m funding

Liberty Global sells half of ITV stake

Zixi appoints Greg Cox as sales director

Warner Bros Discovery to put itself up for sale

MediaPro CEO Taxto Benet to step down

Channel 4 reveals “Britain’s first” AI presenter

Paramount Skydance expected to announce redundancies next week

NEP Group secures funding and debt refinancing

Netflix to merge Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios

Netflix teams with Guillermo del Toro and Gobelins Paris on stop-motion studio

WBD rejects Paramount takeover bid

Behind the scenes: It Was Just an Accident

AI-generated presenters to host music TV channel

Fremantle appoints Chief Executive of AI label, Imaginae Studios

Kudos Knight launches Peaky Blinders training bootcamp

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy considers mix of BBC funding options

StoryFutures and Final Pixel partner to upskill creative industries

Creative industry tolerates bad behaviour, finds Bectu survey

Esports on a budget: Bringing production to the classroom

MXL: Transforming production with open collaboration and shared memory

MediaForEurope in talks to acquire stake in Portugal’s Impresa

Comcast appoints Mike Cavanagh as Co-Chief Executive

Trump threatens to impose tariffs on films made outside America

LTN promotes Bryan McGuirk to CRO role

Bafta names leaders of Film, Games, and TV committees

Belfast Harbour Studios to be operated by MBS Group

Starting Pixel Live 2025 unveils speaker schedule

ITV launches Dynamic Pause Ads offering

Rise Awards unveils 2025 shortlist

Evergent extends into payments

Sky to cut 600 technology jobs

HBO Max to launch in 14 Asia-Pacific markets

UK public service broadcasters unite in call for government action

The Studio, The Pitt, and Adolescence lead Emmy winners

ITV Studios confirms London’s H Club Studio as home for daytime shows

Netflix's Chief Product Officer Eunice Kim to leave

Paramount Skydance readies bid for Warner Bros Discovery

UK Culture Minister opens Pinewood Independent Film Hub

Omdia’s Paul Erickson: “Live sports have proven to be the most reliable high-engagement driver”

MTSS’ Barbara Lange: “Sustainability is not optional”

What next in streaming? “You can’t depend on what is being made elsewhere”

IABM reveals winners of the Inaugural IABM Impact Awards 2025

Ross Video acquires LAMA at IBC

Women In Immersive Tech IT’s Muki Kulhan: “We want to burst these doors open and keep the conversation going.”

IBC2025 Session Summary: “Ecoflow II”

AO World’s Geoff Cooper appointed Chair of Channel 4

Vimeo sold to Brightcove and WeTransfer owner Bending Spoons

Big Blue Marble takes on the world

Media Cymru’s Sally Griffith: “It’s about finding the voices we don’t usually hear from”

Megahertz integrates with Mediability

X-dream-media launches upgraded media suite

Future Tech: CaptionHub to launch a suite of transcription tools at IBC2025

Grass Valley, Atomos and Mavis collaborate to unlock live streaming

Broadcast Solutions buys Egripment, sells hi human

New head for Nautel global sales

Live sports coverage hits new heights with aerial-based private 5G networks

Future Tech: Dot Group to launch sustainability tracker for broadcaster IT operations

Future Tech: 3Play Media to demonstrate localisation and accessibility solutions

Fremantle appoint Head of Global AI

Brad Pitt’s production company launches European production division

BBC Research & Development wins Emmy Award for Innovation

CTO Panel: WBD’s Avi Saxena on facing a “highly volatile but innovative” industry

David Wood on… 100 years of TV, and beyond!

IBC2025: Hackfest Stage to host Talent Programme, IBC x Google Cloud Hackfest, speaker sessions and more

IBC Accelerators – ECOFLOW II: Driving Sustainable Streaming

MediaForEurope creates European TV giant with ProSiebenSat.1 deal

IABM unveils shortlist for 2025 Impact Awards

Amazon Prime Video rejigs senior team amid focus on AI

YouTube’s Alison Lomax and England manager Sarina Wiegman join RTS Cambridge line-up

Shonda Rhimes: “I'm never going to write a show that doesn't include me”

Envy acquires Halo to create major post-production group

Behind the agenda: Creativity and legitimacy in the AI era

ITV Studios names Matthew O’Shea as Technology Director

IBC Conference: Rakuten TV’s Sidharth Jayant on the quest for FAST market differentiation

Behind the agenda: The “Grunt Work” myth and AI’s role in the newsroom

Paramount set for thousands of job cuts

Nearly half of TV workforce is out of work, finds Bectu

IBC Accelerators – Conquering the Air(waves): Private 5G from Land to Sea to Sky

Apple hikes price of TV+ streaming platform

Bundesliga unveils multi-layered football rights strategy in UK & Ireland

Edinburgh TV Festival: TV tourists, the Trump effect and YouTube

Rise Academy reintroduces “Race 4 the Future” at IBC

Future Tech – Hall 14 Preview: The countdown starts here

Littlewoods studio developer flags funding concerns

IBC2025: Key takeaways from the IBC x Google Cloud Hackfest dry run

ScreenSkills e-learning: Pulling back the curtain on post-production

Prime Minister promises “full backing” for UK’s Crown Works Studios

Paramount Global’s new leadership sets out future plans

Service List Registry appoints Peter MacAvock to advisory board

Connective tech – Tutorial, Ep 3: Accelerating supply chain transformation

EBU welcomes introduction of European Media Freedom Act

HBO Max to clamp down on streaming account sharing

Paramount signs exclusive media rights to UFC

Germany’s ProSieben backs higher takeover bid by MFE

Skydance closes $8.4bn Paramount merger

NEP Connect unveils key appointments

On the box: Harnessing sustainable set technology for Treehouse

VFX studio Glassworks to close

BBC News hires Anjali Kapoor to drive AI adoption and innovation

Paramount, Skydance merger approved by FCC

Financial instability and AI causing workforce disruption, says Creative Access report

Finalists announced for IBC2025 Innovation Awards

Nielsen taps Ryan Moore as chief business officer of Gracenote

Wowza acquires AVA Intellect in AI-first drive

ORS Group and Insys unite under Big Blue Marble brand

Sasha Breslau to lead content acquisitions for HBO Max in UK & Ireland

Canal+’s acquisition of Multichoice wins South African approval

Tia Shenton named RTS Young Technologist Of The Year 2025

Beyond the remote control: personalisation as business strategy

WPP names Microsoft’s Cindy Rose as next CEO

Small changes can reduce energy use in genAI by 90%, says UNESCO report

Ed Tischler appointed Managing Director of NEP UK

James Harding to deliver Edinburgh TV Festival’s MacTaggart Lecture

IBC2025 Conference to tackle M&E industry’s business-critical challenges

UKTV Chief Creative Officer Richard Watsham to depart

IBC x Google Cloud Hackfest Dry-run Lights Up London and Dublin

Environmentally sustainable Eden new from Anton/Bauer

YouTube calls for greater support and recognition for content creators

Pinewood Group submits data centre planning application

Martin Österdahl to step down as Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest

Denis Villeneuve to direct next James Bond film

BBC CTO Peter O’Kane to step down

The Lobby: Levelling the playing field in esports

Hilary Rosen appointed Deputy Chair of BAFTA’s board of trustees

UK government unveils £380m Creative Industries Sector Plan

Shonda Rhimes to receive inaugural Edinburgh Fellowship

Kate Phillips appointed as BBC’s Chief Content Officer

Machine burning: Is it high time for a global AI energy regulator?

EBU and Nvidia partner on sovereign AI to support public broadcasters

Pact CEO John McVay to step down

Resistance may be futile: Animators unite to fight and work with AI

Loneliness driving poor mental health in film and TV industry

EBU calls for ‘sovereign’ cloud and AI infrastructure in Europe

Angela Jain appointed Head of Content at Disney+ EMEA

Winning combination: How cost and reliability still dictate the future of playout

WPP boss Mark Read to leave advertising giant

BFI publishes AI recommendations for UK screen sector

Amazon names Nicole Clemens as Head of International Originals

Diversity in streaming: Time to progress beyond surface-level efforts

Pinewood Studios names Lisa Firetto as General Manager

UK government to begin search for new Ofcom chair

Olympic Broadcasting Services launches training initiative for female camera operators

Netflix’s Reed Hastings joins board of AI firm Anthropic

Maria Kyriacou confirmed as Chairwoman of ProSiebenSat.1

Mandy Walker elected President of American Society of Cinematographers

Submit your entry today! Deadline extended for IBC Innovation Awards 2025

Georgia Brown joins podcast platform Podimo

MainStreaming joins Euro Stack initiative

Content Everywhere: Sustaining sustainability

Andy Beale appointed Director of Technology at Premier League

BBC Studios unveils unscripted restructuring and international focus

Neglect of working class comes home to roost in British TV

DTG Summit: “We are living in the age of distraction”

Delyth Evans confirmed as Chair of S4C

Mark Burnett and Nick Clegg among speakers for RTS Cambridge Convention 2025

Working Title’s Sarah-Jane Wright to chair ScreenSkills’ film fund

ProSiebenSat.1 to cut 430 jobs

Alice Webb named CEO of MediaCity

MAX-R: Interoperable tools for an immersive future

Creative Cities Convention: Concern and caution expressed by UK TV over tariff threat

How successful innovation projects start with the right people

Eutelsat names Jean-François Fallacher as CEO

Lucinda Hicks named CEO of Sister Group

C4 boss Alex Mahon lined up for live entertainment role

AI meets moodboards: Adobe debuts next-gen Firefly tools

Cameron Andrews elected Co-President of Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance

Netflix launches dialogue-only subtitles

Accelerating innovation – Tutorial, Ep 2: How to lead a successful innovation project

Altman Solon’s Global Sports Survey highlights sports growth in Middle East

Broadpeak provides SSAI to Malaysia’s Media Prima

Ateliere appoints interim CEO

Alex Mahon steps down as CEO of Channel 4

EastEnders wins BAFTA Television Craft Special Award

IBC Innovation Awards 2025: Nominations now open across five categories

David Bortis named interim CEO at Ateliere Creative Technologies

Delyth Evans lined up as next Chair of S4C

Canal+ appoints Anna Marsh as Chief Content Officer

NAB 2025: What should we be talking about more as an industry?

Sustainable streaming: Delivering a greener vision for OTT

Creating a new sense of place for Welsh media innovation

EU invests €25m in Together fund to back European producers

Behind the scenes – Daredevil: Born Again

John Malone to become Chair Emeritus of Warner Bros Discovery

NAB 2025: Brijesh Yadav, Tata Communications Media: “We are at a pivotal year in 2025 - the conversation is about AI”

NAB 2025: Rohit Nagarajan, Vizrt: “Cloud has really come of age. It's a coming together of technical maturity as well as cost.”

NAB 2025: Paddy Taylor, MRMC: “Hybrid cloud solutions are reaching a level of maturity”

NAB 2025: Selin Kemal, Mo-Sys: “Virtual production is becoming more accessible”

UK MPs call for streamer levy to boost film and high-end TV industry

Mike Sneesby named CEO of Middle East broadcaster MBC Group

NAB 2025 – James Gilbert, Pixel Power: “The future will be software”

NAB 2025: Jacques Le Mancq: “Multicast ABR becoming mainstream”

Bright future: How CoSTAR will ideate the next wave in UK creative IP

Maria Kyriacou proposed as Chairwoman of ProSiebenSat.1

Grass Valley promotes Jon Wilson to CEO

ITV Studios acquires majority stake in Moonage Pictures

DPP appoints tech veteran Margaret Craig to board

Audience-aware streaming and the sustainability challenge

US judge temporarily blocks firing of Voice of America staff

ScreenSkills calls for more focus on mid-level professionals

Jennifer Salke steps down as Head of Amazon MGM Studios

Saleha Williams: ‘The industry is changing and IABM needs to as well’

Baby Reindeer leads nominations for BAFTA Television and Craft Awards

Winners announced for RTS Programme Awards 2025

AI through the looking glass: Digital natives

ITN promotes Jon Roberts to Chief Technology Officer

BFI to honour Tom Cruise with Fellowship award

BBC, BT, IMG and ITV fined for colluding on freelance sports rates

Versa Studios names Sarah McGettigan as Head of Sales

Level up: Addressing the skills gap in virtual production

Winning formula: Hydrogen to power motorsport vehicles and production tech

Avid adds three senior executives to leadership team

BBC leads nominations for RTS Programme Awards 2025

Shadowbox Studios hires Mike Mosallam as Chief Operating Officer

Kickstart Day 2025: BBC’s Marianna Spring on the fight against disinformation

Whisper appoints Richard Lancaster as Chief Technology Officer

ITV leads way at RTS Television Journalism Awards

The Film and TV Charity opens applications for Reel Impact programme

Balancing act: Insight from UK's leading women-powered M&E businesses

Chris Bird to step down as Director of Prime Video UK

Kate Phillips named BBC Chief Content Officer on interim basis

Oscars 2025: Craft winners

EMG / Gravity Media adds electric truck to UK fleet

BBC Content Chief Charlotte Moore to leave for Sony and Left Bank roles

AI and education: Machine learning needs to move fast

Writers Guild President Sandy Toksvig warns on AI consultation

Production of IBU World Championships Biathlon drives down carbon emissions

Beeb Watch’s Roger Bolton: “If you don’t have sufficient technical knowledge, you have a real problem”

Getting personal: Crossing the streams with ad-tech and AI

NEP Group reorganises European operations

From multicast to MAUD: the evolution of MABR

Fox names John Nallen as President and Chief Operating Officer

ISE 2025 – Stian Sagholen: “People are talking about it but not actually supplying the solutions”

Industry at risk of skilled worker exodus, warns Film and TV Charity

S4C appoints Llion Iwan as Chief Content Officer

BBC World Service to cut 130 jobs

Working conditions in post-production: “It’s a factor in not having children”

London’s newest film and TV campus welcomes first productions

BBC’s Tim Davie to headline IBC Accelerator’s Kickstart Day

Banijay unveils combined central scripted leadership

TV and video streaming account for 4% of global emissions – report

BAFTA albert appoints new board

SMPTE names Raymond Yeung as Standards Vice President

New appointments at TVU Networks and Yospace

Former BT Sport exec joins Ateliere

Oscars preview: Deep dive on nominations in Cinematography, Editing and VFX

Nippon TV promotes Hiroyuki Fukuda to CEO

UK government unveils £60m funding package for creative industries

Film and TV Charity unveils first ambassadors

Richard Welsh elected SMPTE President

Report highlights risks to human rights across UK post-production sector

Stephen Nuttall unveiled as new Chair of IBC’s Partnership Board

Saleha Williams appointed CEO of IABM

Comcast sets leadership team for ‘SpinCo’ cable unit

Labour exploring ‘alternative funding options’ to BBC licence fee

BBC Director-General Tim Davie to head Creative Cities Convention speakers

ITV names Sam Tatlow as Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Liberty Media taps Derek Chang as President & Chief Executive Officer

Disney appoints Tony Chambers as EMEA President

SMPTE names Sally-Ann D’Amato as Executive Director

Finding our ethical true north on AI: Part II

Ateliere Creative Technologies hires Andy Beale

EMG / Gravity Media hires Narinder Ball as Technology Director

Disney to take over Fubo TV and combine with Hulu+ Live TV

Emilia Perez, Shogun lead film and TV winners at Golden Globes

Neil Hatton, Steve Morrison and Amanda Berry win New Year Honours

DCMS unveils Creative Industries Taskforce members

Future predictions – Part I: Broadcasters and suppliers

Finding our ethical true north on AI: Part I

Broadcasting in 2024: Spotlight falls on production and platforms

Shinfield Studios’ Nick Smith and Ian Johnson to retire

End of an era: Retiring Dr. Blakeway says IBC Board is “all about the strategy”

Arte joins European Broadcasting Union

Lee Walters appointed Chair of BAFTA Cymru

Behind the Scenes: Disclaimer

People moves: 3SS and Media Excel

Mary Berry and Jessica Gunning among 2024 Women in Film & TV winners

EBU elects new executive board

RSIFF: Kingdom underlines ambitions to become filmmaking powerhouse

Ofcom: almost half of broadcasting employees now based outside London

BBC, Netflix lead way at RTS Craft & Design Awards

AI and the evolution of MAM: Part one – risk analysis

Liverpool to pilot 'plug and play' power facilities for film and TV productions

Former Pulse Films CEO Thomas Benski launches media group Lumina

Armando Iannucci launches Touchscreen with BBC Studios development deal

Rise: “Nothing changes unless everyone’s involved”

The Rory Peck Awards 2024: Protecting freedom of expression and democracy

Karl Holmes to lead Disney+ in EMEA

Behind the Scenes: Blitz

Applications now open for IBC Accelerators Kickstart Day 2025

Andrew Dagnell named ITV’s Director of News and Current Affairs

RSC Chair Shriti Vadera to lead Creative Industries Council

Camerimage: “We have to be part of the change”

NBCUniversal’s Megan Mauck named Woman of the Year at Rise Awards

‘Few Young People Know How to Find Creative Industry Work’, Says Study

Vizrt names Rohit Nagarajan as CEO

Tubi hires ITV’s Ross Stapleton as UK General Manager

Disney sets up unit to lead on AI and mixed reality

Adipat Virdi to lead XR initiatives at Cinesite

Sky teams with Dogs Trust to launch pop-up Bonfire Night TV channel

Behind the Scenes: Emilia Pérez

Content Everywhere: meeting the diversity challenge

Edit Kovács joins Accedo as VP EMEA and LatAm

ScreenSkills publishes five-year plan to develop UK screen workforce

EMG / Gravity Media names Eamonn Curtin as Chief Commercial Officer

OBS launches engineering programme for women in sports broadcasting

Channel 4 hires David Wigglesworth to lead 4creative

Business matters: plugging the knowledge gap across streaming and broadcast

Be Seen. Be Heard : Building Resilience and Opening Access for Emerging Talent

Channel 4 to expand Manchester base as part of Nations and Regions push

BBC workplace culture review begins

NAB Show New York: US broadcasters tackle challenges of a shifting landscape

Matt Brittin to step down as president of Google EMEA

Sally-Ann D’Amato named interim Executive Director of SMPTE

Closing the gap: Women in Immersive Tech

Arjan van Westerloo to head NEP Group in UK, Netherlands and Ireland

Focus on retention as generational differences intensify

Liam Keelan to stand down as Disney's head of EMEA Originals

In Conversation with Mstyslav Chernov

Lisa Opie confirmed as Chair of ScreenSkills

Looking Glass Survey 2024 Shows ‘Very Poor’ Mental Health in Film and TV

HPA appoints Kari Grubin as President

Role models: responsibility for diversity goes beyond DEI departments

Virgin Media O2 CEO takes time out after cancer diagnosis

Karl Warner joins BBC Studios Productions

New Talent Pipeline Strategies

World Skills Cafe: Working collectively to educate the workforce of tomorrow

IBC2024: Talent Programme

Mentoring in Media: Reverse mentoring effect “incredibly fulfilling”

 SMPTE Education: Empowering the innovators of tomorrow

Accelerating AI whilst championing diversity with Omroep ZWART

Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios joins MPA

Energy transition for London film and TV production as new report published

Accedo collaborates with AWS, Brightcove and New Relic

Challenges facing producers can be beneficial

IBC Accelerators - ECOFLOW: Picking the right parameters critical to measuring improvements in sustainability

Channel 4, Aardman join consortium to explore AI-driven storytelling

Children reduce churn for streaming services - report

Behind the Scenes: Sharp editing gets the best from Slow Horses

Film and TV is “turning a corner” as Production Guild of Great Britain names winners

Mstyslav Chernov accepts IHFE Award at IBC2024

TVU Networks delivers for live sports

Women-led startups key to bringing diversity to AI

SMPTE Education: Empowering the innovators of tomorrow

IBC2024 sees growth across the board as AI takes centre stage

Diverse hiring policies and established mentoring schemes essential for engaging future generations

Rise, SMPTE and Women in Streaming: Mentorship and networking key to diversity and retention in broadcast

Multiple monetisation models for market success

GLOBO and CBS issue stark warnings over fake news

Managing AI created replicas and talent in the media industry

Sustainability – energy efficiency, spanning devices to delivery systems

IBC Talent Programme targets diversity and inclusion

Rise announces 2024 awards shortlist

#flashmob fires up IBC2024

Netflix and Airoha enter strategic partnership to support set-top box innovation

Technical Papers 2024: Audio & Speech – advances in production

IBC Accelerator project drives industry to challenge new disinformation

Women in Streaming Media takes the lead in IBC Talent Programme

David Grindle to step down as SMPTE executive director

Evaluating the energy impact of different dimensions of UHD

Technical Papers 2024 Session: Sustainability – energy efficiency, spanning devices to delivery systems

IBC2024 Tech Papers: Media Provenance – signing your content in practice

IBC2024 Tech Papers: An Efficient and Sustainable End-to-End Video Streaming Architecture

IBC2024 Tech Papers: Reducing the energy consumption of terrestrial DAB transmission

Accelerator session - ECOFLOW: Energy-Conserving Optimization for Future-ready, Low-impact Online Workflows

Quickplay, Caretta Research and Evergent host IBC Pride Happy Hour

Who Moved My Production?

Shaping Tomorrow’s Broadcast: How the BBC Adopts Cutting-Edge Technology to Engage Audiences

SCTE Launches New mobile App

IBC CEO shares update on show sustainability

Former BBC Studios CEO to become first Chair of BAFTA albert

World Skills Café addresses skills shortages in media technology

Skills and diversity front and centre at IBC2024

IBC365 Accelerating Innovation Podcast EPISODE 7: Changing the game

Tributes paid to former RTS CEO Simon Albury

Banijay Kids & Family acquires French production company Procidis

Larry Ellison to become controlling Paramount shareholder

SMPTE announces 2024 honourees

BBC to increase creative diversity commitments

RTS launches online Mini MBA to plug TV skills gap

‘Media Tech’s Got Talent’: Speakers, sessions and networking events unveiled for inaugural IBC2024 Talent Programme

BBC trials generative AI subtitles on BBC Sounds

STV hires Rufus Radcliffe as CEO

IBC365 Accelerating Innovation Podcast EPISODE 5: New audiences, new skills, new tech

Marlow Film Studios to appeal council’s decision to block development

David Beckham, Lisa Nandy and Ted Sarandos among RTS London Convention speakers

What not to miss at IBC2024

Edgar Bronfman drops Paramount bid

Edinburgh TV Festival 2024: A challenge to the status quo

Creative Diversity Network appoints new Chief Executive

IBC2024 Innovation Awards: Live sport and sustainable production are key drivers for finalists

Technical skills and deep-rooted ambition praised at the RTS young technologist of the year awards

Amazon MGM Studios agrees deal with Scott Stuber to revive United Artists

Basilic Fly Studios takes stake in VFX house One of Us

IBC2024 Accelerator Project: ECOFLOW

Amazon Prime Video acquires UK’s Bray Film Studios

BBC introduces measures to ‘strengthen welfare and support’ on Strictly

Channel 4 reveals Paris 2024 Paralympic Games coverage plans

Jonathan Munro appointed BBC News Global Director

Lisa Nandy appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Delphine Ernotte Cunci re-elected as EBU President

Royal Television Society celebrates 2024 Student Television Awards winners

Sustainable Salt-E Dog from Anton/Bauer runs on sodium power

Studiocanal TV appoints Head of Physical Production

SMPTE opens early registration for 2024 Media Technology Summit

Virtual production: learning the trade at the National Film and Television School

Volumetric capture: how to bridge the skills gap for broadcast professionals

People & Purpose – Tutorial, Ep 3: Calculating, reducing and improving your impact on biodiversity

UK Screen Alliance publishes pre-election manifesto

Last chance to enter the prestigious IBC2024 Innovation Awards

Skydance improves offer for Paramount Global

People & Purpose – Tutorial, Ep 2: Providing access provision for disabled talent

BBC News at One moves to Salford

Skills and training: live sport tech roles evolving as automation advances

NAB 2023: The Importance of Shows Like IBC & NAB

Green screens: creating sustainable productions on location

People & Purpose – Tutorial, Ep 1: How to set up an international mentoring scheme

Sean Baker’s Anora wins Cannes Film Festival’s top prize

Broadcasting leaders urge passing of Media Bill in Parliament

ScreenSkills pilots training passport

SMPTE: Transparency and education the keys to managing AI

Industry mourns passing of CueScript’s Brian Larter

RedBird IMI completes acquisition of All3Media for £1.15bn

MPTS: British drama and production jobs under threat

IBC365 Tutorials: new speaker lineup unveiled! Expert insight on mentoring, sustainability and inclusion

Film and TV Charity launches Reel Impact programme

Navigating ethics and AI in broadcast production

Happy Valley, Top Boy and The Sixth Commandment win big at BAFTA TV Awards

Fremantle UK appoints Joanna Rwama as COO & CFO

Channel 4’s Marcia Williams Talks Programming with ‘Societal Impact’

Danger does not discriminate: World Press Freedom Day 2024

EMG / Gravity appoints new leaders following merger

Sony and Apollo tables $26bn bid for Paramount

The Future of Broadcast Engineering: Navigating the Cloud Computing Revolution

Trio of execs replace Bob Bakish as head of Paramount Global

BAFTA Television Craft Awards announces winners

UK Screen Alliance, Animation UK unveil outstanding contribution award winners

Cécile Gaget appointed CEO of Carrousel Studios

Webinar: Measuring and reducing the footprint of streaming workflows

Pact supports Call It! App to create safer and fairer workplaces

Richard Young appointed Managing Director of Little Dot’s History Hit

MAMA Youth Project to receive BAFTA Television Craft Special Award

IBC Innovation Awards 2024: Nominations now open across five categories!

Banijay agrees development deal with Traitors creator Marc Pos

RISE discusses launch of career accelerator programme this summer

NAB 2024: Top picks from the showfloor

Highest Impact Topics Explored in New IBC365 Tutorials

STV Studios appoints Sara Hamill as Director of Production

Sustainable stories: embracing decarbonisation as a progressive strategy

Richard Johnston to step down as Chair of ScreenSkills

Inclusion begins in the writers’ room

Bee Devine to join Garden Studios as COO

M-K Kennedy to run TV series at Studiocanal

Miramax names Jonathan Glickman as CEO

Q&A: How will a change in leadership impact the DPP?

Samar Akrouk promoted to Managing Director of MBC Studios

Avid appoints Wellford Dillard as CEO

ScreenSkills and TAP launch disability inclusive training materials

Silver Lake to take talent and sports agency Endeavor private

Channel 4 confirms new appointments to senior commissioning team

Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas to receive knighthood and damehood

DPP unveils Rowan de Pomerai as new CEO

Fremantle completes Asacha acquisition

How can broadcast engineers keep pace with seismic shifts in the media tech landscape?

BBC wins big at RTS Programme Awards 2024

UK Culture Secretary appoints expert panel to advise on future funding of BBC

The Crown leads Bafta TV nominations

Cohort announced for ScreenCraft Works cross-border mentoring programme

Pinewood opens expansion of Shepperton Studios

Robert Schildhouse appointed to leadership role at BritBox International

Pete Distad named CEO of Fox, ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery sports streamer

US House passes bill that could ban or force sale of TikTok

Oscars 2024: WWII narratives feature heavily at this year’s Academy Awards

Channel 4 to cut back Hollyoaks episodes

Focus on young talent and greener futures at BSC Expo

UK’s indie producers need to embrace private equity or risk being left behind

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

Newen Studios expands German footprint

MetFilm School acquired by BIMM Group

ISE 2024: Lorenzo Zanni on how the industry can play to its strengths to help combat skill shortages

ISE 2024: Paul Scurrell talks cloud, AI and skills

ISE 2024: Taking the direct approach to tackling skill shortages

BBC begins construction on Midlands HQ The Tea Factory

ISE 2024: Fabio Varolo stresses the importance of education

Sky to cut 1,000 jobs amid shift from satellite services

STV Studios becomes majority shareholder in Two Cities Television

ISE 2024: What more can be done to address growing skills and talent shortages?

Paramount Global to reduce workforce and international content

ScreenSkills unveils High-end TV Skills Fund’s Leaders of Tomorrow

UK screen industry valued at £12.5bn for 2023

Report highlights financial insecurity of UK's behind the scenes workforce

IBC Accelerators 2023: Where Are They Now?

Channel 4 to cut 200 jobs and move out of London HQ

Fremantle takes stake in Phil Harris’s Boldprint Studios

Sky UK and Ireland CEO Stephen van Rooyen to step down

BBC announces Small Indie Fund recipients

Oppenheimer, Poor Things lead BAFTA nominations

Atomos co-founder Jeromy Young returns as CEO

AXA IM purchases BBC Elstree Centre

BAFTA unveils EE Rising Star nominees

Jay Hunt appointed as Chair of the BFI

Paul Evans joins Directors UK from Bectu

EMG and Gravity Media unveil merger

DPP appoints Head of Member Engagement

C4 board still not representative of desired levels of diversity, says chair

Oppenheimer, Succession Lead Golden Globe Winners

Broadcast Tech: Industry Leaders Set Out What’s in Store

BT CEO Philip Jansen Sounded Out on WPP Chairman Role – Report

Lionsgate Closes $375m eOne Acquisition

Vivendi Explores Spinning Off Canal+, Havas and Lagardere

Donna Smith at Rise: Recruitment and Skills for Women in Broadcasting

How to be a Technology Leader: Confidence, Compassion and Collaboration

Skills & Recruitment: Developing Workforces in the Age of Automation

Nearly Half of all UK TV and Radio Employees Based Outside London

RedBird IMI Reportedly in Talks to Acquire All3Media

ScreenSkills Appoints Laura Mansfield as Chief Executive

IABM Honours #GALSNGEAR Founder Amy DeLouise with Mentoring Award

Barbie, Oppenheimer and Succession Lead Golden Globe Nominations

Vice Media Group Co-CEO Hozefa Lokhandwala Steps Down

Sustainability in Production: The albert Report Tells What’s What and Who’s Who

DAI and Sustainability: Session-Based Solutions and Efficiency in Ad Delivery

BBC Warns of More Cuts After First Licence Fee Rise in Two Years

Sustainability in Production: Uncle Albert and the new kids on the block

Samir Shah Set to be Appointed Chair of BBC

Edinburgh TV Festival Appoints Creative and Programme Directors

Fifth Season Hires Charlotte Bloxham as SVP of Physical Production

Key Technology Success Strategies for 2024: Leadership, AI, and Sustainability

Technicolor Creative Studios Names Bill Polson as CTO

BBC, Sky Lead Winners at RTS Craft & Design Awards

Sony Pictures Entertainment Strikes Development Deal with The Guardian

BBC News Sets out Cost Savings and Reinvestment Plan

Lifeline for UK VFX Facilities in Promised Tax Break

Urgent Appeal: Mental Health Behind the Scenes

Rise Unveils Cohort for Second Mentoring Scheme of 2023

Gender Gap for Female Writers and Directors Increases

Deltatre appoints new chief people officer

Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Launches CrewHQ Training Centre

UK’s VFX Industry in Line for Additional Tax Relief

TV Remains Primary News Source for European Citizens

Screen Sectors’ Skills Task Force Unveils UK Recommendations

Ireland’s RTÉ Sets Out Radical Reform Plan in Response to Funding Crisis

Stephan Schmitter Promoted to CEO of RTL Deutschland

World Television Day 2023: Expert Insights on the Box

Mattel Hires Michelle Mendelovitz as Head of Television Studios

Leon Wilson appointed CEO of Banijay labels Shine and Zeppotron

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland and All that Breathes Lead Grierson Winners

BBC Leads Nominations for RTS Craft & Design Awards 2023

SAG-AFTRA Reveals Details of Hollywood Studio Deal to End Actors’ Strike

Kate Oates Named Head of Drama Productions at BBC Studios

ITV Creative hires Mother’s Tatiana Jezierski as Head of Creative Strategy

US Actors’ Union Reaches ‘Tentative Deal’ with Hollywood Studios

Andrew Morrissey, Michael Parke Launch BBC Studios Label River Pictures

Rise Awards: Shining the Spotlight on Gender Diversity in Media

Film and TV Charity Launches Financial Survey at Time of ‘Unprecedented Need'

ITV Academy Launches Sport Traineeship in Memory of Former Technical Director Roger Pearce

Ian Moffitt to join IMG as SVP of Business Development for studios

North Road Company hires Amy Israel as head of TV

GB News signs former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

BBC head of news channels Jess Brammar joins BBC content division

We Are Parable unveils 2023 mentoring and training participants

Disney to Sell India Operation to Rival Reliance Industries - Reports

Banijay UK Invests in Sir Lenny Henry and Jon Sen’s Indie Esmerelda

Unlocking Sustainability: Innovating a greener future in broadcast and media

Sunset+Vine names Peter Angell as CEO

BBC Blames Soap Cancellation on ‘Super Inflation’ in Drama Production

German Streamer Joyn names new CEO

Actors Strike Continues as Negotiations Break Down

Competition and Markets Authority Probes Hiring of TV Production Crew

Eight European Broadcasters Launch New8 Drama Collaboration

Netflix Names Elizabeth Stone as CTO

Federation Studios Hires Cattleyas Marco Chimenz as Co-Managing Director

Warner Bros. Discovery Restructures International Leadership Team

UK Broadcasters Back Creation of Anti-bullying and Harassment Organisation CIISA

Disney+ EMEA Scripted Boss Johanna Devereaux to Join Apple TV+

Prioritising diversity, equity and inclusion at Paramount

SCTE: Tackling the telco net zero challenge

Tackling streaming’s sustainability crisis

Rick Cordella promoted to President of NBC Sports

Nippon Television Acquires Controlling Stake in Studio Ghibli

Rupert Murdoch Steps Down as Fox and News Corp Chairman

IBC Changemakers Podcast Episode 7: Gaming for good and the big yellow bear

Bectu calls for AMPTS financial support for UK crews

IBC2023: Visitor Numbers, Collaboration and Purpose

IBC2023 Round-up Day 4: Inclusion and sustainability

IBC2023: Innovation and Social Impact Award Winners Announced

Media and Entertainment Sustainability on the Cloud

IBC2023 Keynote: Evan Shapiro - ‘Dinosaur’ media businesses must adapt

Interview: Leah Hooper Rosa - Seeing the bigger picture

IBC2023: What to look out for on Day 1 (15 September)

Networking opportunities aplenty at IBC2023

Revolutionising Journalism with AI: Exploring Latakoo’s Vision for the Future of News Production

IBC Changemakers Podcast Episode 5: Collaboration and the power of a cup of coffee

FAST Fashion for TV - What about sustainability in the streaming industry?

Edinburgh TV Festival 2023: Crisis, Risk-taking, and AI

Interview: AAPA’s Sheila Cassells on Counterfeit Devices and Live Event Piracy

IBC2023 Social Impact Awards: Diversity and Inclusion finalists revealed

IBC Changemakers Podcast Episode 3: No time to mourn our future - A new deal for climate change

IBC2023: Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group to Receive International Honour for Excellence

IBC2023 Innovation Awards: Meet the finalists on the Content Creation shortlist

IBC Changemakers Podcast: Building Long Term Sustainable Change in DEI

IBC2023 Social Impact Awards: Environment and Sustainability finalists revealed

Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA President Priya Dogra to depart

IBC Changemakers Podcast Episode 2: Beyond the corporate plan: Learning to get DEI right

IBC2023 Social Impact Awards: Social Impact finalists revealed

Celebrating collaboration and partnership with the IBC Innovation Awards

Inside the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme for 2023

Vice completes $350 million sale to former lenders

Production Guild of Great Britain names Pulse Films’ Bianca Gavin as Chair

Recruitment & Retention: Navigating the Skills Shortfall

RTS Young Technologist of the Year Award 2023 Revealed - Young Talent Celebrated

BT Group Names Allison Kirkby as Chief Executive

IBC Accelerating Innovation Podcast

BE YOU Festival 2023: Speaking Up for Change

Sustainability in the delivery of Outside Broadcasts - The road to carbon zero and why it isn't remote

Taking Steps Toward Greener Streaming

A Personalized Pro-Active Smart Environment to Support a Sustainable Media Usage

Social Control – Enabling control for groups of people

Huawei analysis: The cyber security debate

Q&A: Kate Scott on NHL all-women broadcast crew

Sky Sports aims to diversify new audiences for women’s sport

US-based Blackhall to open £150m studio complex in Reading

Industry innovators: Garrett Brown

Interview: Dee Forbes, RTE

The real green screen: Is OTT putting pressure on the planet?

Cyber security should be ‘top priority’ for media companies

Video Luminance Levels for Human Skin Tones in Hybrid Log-Gamma Video

BBC World Service announces Emergency Radio Service for Gaza