Anne Morris

The inaugural edition of the FIFA Club World Cup took place this year and coverage was provided by DAZN in collaboration with TVU Networks.

Friend MTS (FMTS), an anti-piracy provider in media, sports, and entertainment, has announced it is partnering with MNC Media & Entertainment to implement anti-piracy strategies and services for its video streaming platform, VISION+.

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has announced the appointment of Ryan Moore to the new role of chief business officer for Gracenote, effective July 2025. Moore will lead all go-to-market activities designed to drive growth and capitalise on near- and long-term opportunities in the rapidly evolving media landscape.

Video streaming infrastructure provider Wowza has acquired AVA Intellect, an AI-native start-up specialising in intelligent and embedded agent technology for video platforms.

ORS Group and Insys Video Technologies have announced the launch of a new joint brand identity: Big Blue Marble. According to the companies, the move reflects the evolution of their long-standing partnership that began in 2017 and was deepened further in 2023 when ORS became a shareholder in Insys.

Servers.com, an IaaS hosting platform, will be showcasing its support for live streaming specialist and fellow IBC exhibitor Ceeblue in its hardware-level experimentation. The hands-on testing allows Ceeblue to fine-tune the performance of its platform’s multifunctional, independent nodes, resulting in high-density transcode and packaging efficiency.

Captioning specialist Videolinq is set to highlight what it describes as a practical new approach to live subtitling in Hall 14.

Video delivery specialist Agile TV will be focusing on the launch of a new TV-as-a-Service (TVaaS) offering that is designed to enable telcos and ISPs to provide TV services without large upfront investments.

Vimsoft will be demonstrating its integrated management system, VimBiz, in Hall 5.

At IBC2025, software provider 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) will be showcasing 3Ready Hero, which makes use of gen AI to enable natural ‘conversational’ interactions on Android TV set-top boxes. The standalone product integrates with the custom launcher on the device and connects to any backend, recommendation engine, or individual telco or operator system.