Fox Sports’ Brad Cheney: “5G is here and real”
Throughout the IBC2025 conference, top-level executives are beginning to concur that 5G has officially stepped out of the proof of concept realm and into real-world sports production scenarios.

Throughout the IBC2025 conference, top-level executives are beginning to concur that 5G has officially stepped out of the proof of concept realm and into real-world sports production scenarios.
Public service broadcasting is both competing against industry behemoths and dealing with unprecedented political pressure, Noel Curran, CEO of the EBU, revealed at the IBC2025 Conference.
At the conference session “Industries of Tomorrow: How to Embrace Change and Ride the Wave”, IBC heard inspiring stories of women making a difference, sometimes against the odds.
Taking advantage of a large new stand at IBC this year, Blackcam 4D can show its full range of robotic equipment for the first time, from its Arro 2 large-size arm to its automated remote systems for the biggest cameras and lenses, as used on Germany’s Bundesliga.
Europe may not have a Netflix or a Disney+, but there’s still a lot going on in its streaming market, as an IBC2025 panel at the Content Everywhere session “How Europe is Redefining Global Streaming” has outlined.
One in eight people now watch Formula One. This once-dwindling sport has made a remarkable comeback, thanks to a focus on storytelling supported by technology advances. These insights were revealed by Ruth Buscombe, Race Strategist at Formula 1, speaking at the “Pushing the Limits: AI Innovation in Live Sports with Formula 1” session on the Future Tech Stage today.
At IBC2025, leading executives from Roku, Rakuten TV, and Streaming Made Easy have shared their expert summations that user experience and partnerships must remain at the centre of broadcast success.
Exclusively unveiled at IBC2025 and engineered for long-distance RF signal transport in broadcast, film and live production, Wisycom’s new Portable RF over fibre (RFoF)Box is designed for environments where coaxial cables are impossible to deploy.
During IBC, Zixi is clearly intent on continuing on its stated mission of enabling broadcast quality live video delivery over any IP network.
The new Pixboom Spark aims to make high-speed cinematography more affordable. The compact camera can deliver up to 1,000 frames per second at 4K resolution, or 1800fps at 2K, and is being made available initially on Kickstarter for $7,999 (including a $1,999 Pixboom Pro Card), but will rise to $12,999 after the launch offer ends.