The Daily: This issue covers Future Tech's 30% expansion and new Ignite programme, plus features on industry talent, AI, and engineering, alongside the latest news and product launches from across IBC2026.
Media’s inbreeding crisis is stunting its future
Media Cartographer Evan Shapiro tells the WorldSkills Café why a narrow, elite talent pipeline is a structural threat to the industry, and why leaders need to invest in talent, not AI.
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Get up to speed with Accelerator Spotlight 101
New Accelerator Spotlight 101 tours give attendees exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to the nine IBC Accelerator projects driving innovation across live sport, workflows, and production.
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Inside the life of a young broadcast engineer
BBC's Rosie Nieder, RTS Young Technologist of the Year, explores outside broadcast challenges, mentoring apprentices, and why visibility is key to attracting new talent into engineering.
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More News:
Building worlds, not programmes at the BBC (page 18)
Sony launches fourth-gen wireless microphones (page 4)
Globecast unveils MooM platform (page 6)
Creamsource showcases new C3 Fresnel (page 7)
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THE DAILY: DAY 1
IBC2026 Live Blog: Catch up with all the best innovations
Welcome to the IBC2026 Live Blog, getting under the skin of the global media and entertainment industry's biggest and best trade show.
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FAST is the next frontier of creator domination
The creator economy is no longer a sideshow in Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) but a core channel segment with platforms actively competing for content.
Global student On Air project is already igniting careers
On Air, the global student‑run broadcast initiative, is scaling up in its second year.
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CTO’s lean on AI to reshape business strategy
Senior leaders from Australia’s ABC and Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) outlined how AI is reshaping every editorial and operational workflows while insisting that human judgement remains central.
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The pull era: Why media survival hinges on the phone-centric consumer
To survive, this industry must redefine broadcast, move beyond defunct binaries like "TV viewer" and "mobile user", and put its consumer at the centre of every decision, according to Evan Shapiro's rapid-fire talent programme keynote on the Future Tech Ignite stage.