SMPTE , the home of media professionals, technologists and engineers, has announced that Richard Welsh has been elected by its membership to serve as SMPTE president. Welsh formally began his term on January 1st after serving as SMPTE executive vice president. His term will extend two years to December 31st 2026. “I am honoured to […]

IBC has announced the Call for Challenges for the 2025 Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, inviting proposals for transformative, fast-track innovation projects that will help shape the future of the media and entertainment technology sector. The deadline for submissions is December 6th. IBC will select 12 project proposals that will go forward to be pitched in […]

AI: Artificial Intelligence, it may as well have been the sub head of the recent IBC. Was there an exhibitor or a product that didn’t have an AI tale to spin? We have been here before, the years when AR, VR or 3D were the letter pairs de jour. But AI is different, it isn’t […]

IBC has announced that 45,085 visitors from 170 countries converged on the RAI Amsterdam on September 13th-16th, bringing together the global media, entertainment and technology communities. In addition to drawing 2,000+ more visitors than last year, the show attracted over 1,350 exhibitors – up 100 from 2023 – while the amount of exhibition space reached […]

Netflix, and Airoha Technology, a subsidiary of MediaTek, have announced a strategic partnership to support seamless Netflix integration for set-top boxes used by operators worldwide. This collaboration aims to accelerate time to market and foster innovation, creating opportunities for operators to enhance their service offerings with Netflix and compete effectively in the ever-evolving media landscape. […]

Satellite giant Intelsat used IBC to announce an impressive set of new business wins and services. Top of the list is a contract for a hybrid TV distribution service for A&E Networks, now branded as Hearst Networks. Intelsat will transmit Hearst’s portfolio of channels to “hundreds” of points across Europe thanks to its seamless satellite-terrestrial […]

Dolby Laboratories has unveiled a new range of cloud video products and solutions supporting real-time interactive streaming at IBC. This comes on the heels of Dolby’s recent acquisition of THEO Technologies, a provider of video streaming tools embraced by a number of leading sports, media, and entertainment companies worldwide. Together, Dolby and THEO’s products and […]

Setplex, a leading global provider of OTT solutions, has announced the launch of its groundbreaking AI Ad-Detection Module, a new feature of its Setrix transcoder poised to revolutionise ad delivery in digital broadcasting. Unveiled at IBC 2024, the AI-driven solution addresses several long-standing pain points faced by traditional broadcasters – such as the absence or […]

Kineton, a provider of technology solutions, in collaboration with the Digital TV Group (DTG), has announced the integration of the DTG DVB-I Test Suite into the Kineton MediaCert platform. This integration is being officially unveiled at IBC. The DVB-I Test Suite enables manufacturers to validate the correct implementation of the DVB-I specification on connected TVs […]