Features

From imaginative politics and shifting approaches to innovation to adaptable governance of technology, no topic was off the table at this year’s DTG’s FutureTech. George Jarrett reports.

As video becomes a core enterprise capability, broadcast AV is being redefined. It’s less about better hardware and more about network-native, production-grade media systems that can scale, are interoperable and operate reliably inside modern IT environments.

In the era of the 100-year life, is it time for the M&E industry to revisit its relationship with age diversity? As mid-career challenges and skills shortages intensify, IBC365 investigates the professionals striving to give more, over longer periods of time.

How MovieLabs is building on two decades of development in film and television to help guide the future of media creation.

Passive language-based text-to-video models are so last year. From the enterprise to the home to the creative suite, the future is multi-modal AI capable of massive three-dimensional world building and physical interaction.

German broadcaster SWR claims a world first live multi-camera virtual production with potential learnings for broadcasters everywhere.

Four top media analysts reveal their data-backed assessments of 2025, as well as their predictions for 2026 and beyond.

Look, lighting and camera movement were stripped back to basics by cinematographer Lukasz Żal to create the stage for Shakespeare’s personal tragedy.

IBC2025’s Accelerator cohort delivered some of the most ambitious demonstrations yet, featuring AI-driven production workflows, a radical rethinking of ultra-low latency streaming, and even live private 5G networks flying in an ultralight aircraft. IBC365 hears from a handful of projects to learn about life after the show.

While Google forges ahead with unlocking the potential of its Willow quantum computing chip, cybersecurity experts warn that further breakthroughs in the field could catch a digital ecosystem built on crypto security off guard. Adrian Pennington reports.