Over 45,000 people from 170 countries came to IBC2024, around 2,000 visitors more compared to the event in 2023. The show also attracted more than 1,350 exhibitors – up 100 from 2023 – while the amount of exhibition space reached 46,000 square metres, exceeding the previous year’s total of 44,500 sqm. Meanwhile, the Content Everywhere section of the event has continued to expand as a critical part of the IBC programme.

Digital asset management specialist ioMoVo was a first-time participant at IBC this year and it used the show to illustrate how it is making use of generative AI tools to enable more efficient asset management.

IP-based live video specialist TVU Networks has been showcasing its latest advancements in cloud workflows, with presentations on how it helped the BBC to manage 369 simultaneous live feeds during the UK General Election, and its support for France Télévisions’ coverage of the Torch Relay and the Olympic Games.

IBC2024 is witnessing the debut of Tata Comms Media, the new unified brand that combines all Tata Communications’ media and entertainment entities into one business unit, including The Switch, now Tata Comms Media’s production services solution.

The ability to automatically generate and schedule FAST channels is a key focus for ThinkAnalytics this year, as service providers continue to seek ways to monetise their content.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) “views convergence as the defining trend that’s going to shape the media industry in the coming years”, involving the coming together of different types of content mediums as well as the technologies that will make this a reality, according to Samira Bakhtiar, General Manager of Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sports at AWS.

Now in its 30th year, EVS Broadcast is keen to illustrate how it has expanded and diversified beyond its original focus on replay technology.

Data compression specialist V-Nova is supporting the MPEG-5 LCEVC showcase for the third year at IBC2024. It’s also expanding its presence by participating in the all-new AI Tech Zone in Hall 14.

IBC is seeing the global debut of enhancements to the wXcked Eye monitoring UI from IEX-owned swXtch.io, offering visibility down to the packet level for enhanced monitoring and QoS.

IBC is seeing the global debut of enhancements to the wXcked Eye monitoring UI from IEX-owned swXtch.io, offering visibility down to the packet level for enhanced monitoring and QoS.