Esports and gaming agency Unlocked is expanding its presence at IBC this year with a speaker programme spanning all four days of the show. Led by Co-Founder Steven Leunens, Unlocked aims to bridge the gap between traditional broadcasting media and the rapidly evolving world of esports.

IBC2024 offers abundant connections, knowledge and discoveries, so to ensure you have the most valuable experience, we’ve put together our top 10 list of the things you shouldn’t miss at this year’s world leading broadcasting media and tech show at Amsterdam’s RAI.

This groundbreaking IBC Accelerators 2024 project aims to develop a solution for delivering all data between venues, in sync, and by using 5G to unlock ultra-low latencies and enable synchronised and/or distributed performances between multiple locations - all connected by the public internet.

The Edinburgh TV Festival, the annual shindig of the movers, shakers, and changemakers of the British television industry, took place last week and change was very much on the schedule, reports Michael Burns.

At the Edinburgh TV Festival producers and broadcasters were urged to face up to the facts of an oversaturated market with few solutions on offer to stem the decline in work.

In September, the media and entertainment industry will once again be heading to the RAI Amsterdam for the annual IBC event. The Content Everywhere zone remains at the heart of IBC’s coverage of the ever-expanding OTT and streaming scene, and this year spans Halls 4, 5 and 14. The monthly Content Everywhere newsletter tracks companies in the OTT sector throughout the year, offering insights into latest trends and developments. This month’s issue provides an overview of what Content Everywhere companies hope and expect to see at IBC as they roam the show floors, attend conferences and meet their peers.

Artist Brendan Dawes talks to IBC365 about his new documentary Eno and the invention of a generative ‘Brain’ that produces a unique version every time it’s watched.

With video refereeing becoming a precious decision-making tool in a growing number of sports, Vincent Lagnier, Product Manager at Vogo presents an overview of video refereeing practices.

Proposed by Eviden and supported by Champions BBC, EBU, IMG and Solent University, ‘IP networks: Finding the needle in the haystack’ looks to identify and solve the challenges around IP infrastructure within broadcast facilities created by the orchestration of media flows – namely, how to find the correct device, sender or receiver when there might be thousands in a facility.

Watermarking solutions remain especially popular for premium content like sports, while blocking capabilities are also growing – albeit with some controversy, writes David Davies.