Panel: Where next? Innovating broadcast operating business modelsAudiences and subscribers are on the move. New opportunities in content delivery now enable the disruption of established linear business models in broadcast and PayTV.

Disruptive technology is developing at breakneck speed and to remain competitive and relevant broadcasters must adopt new tools and strategies. Whilst much is made of the transformative power of innovative technologies this session will uncover the reality of how the broadcast industry can unlock new realms of operational efficiency, content delivery and audiences globally.

Production cost per hour budget compression is not new, but with the increased stress in the broadcast business model, producers are expected to drive even more efficiency or increase deficit funding to secure commissions.

We bring together leading technologies from three very different broadcasters to offer insights on how their approach to tech innovation and development is impacted by commercial, operating and strategic considerations.

In the highly competitive streaming environment, Pay-TV operators and streaming services must consistently innovate to retain subscribers, attract new audiences, boost revenue, and manage technology costs effectively. MediaFirst TV platform, powered by Evergents SSO, billing and monetisation platform, leads this wave of innovation, delivering a native solution that seamlessly integrates with Pay-TV operator back-office systems and strategic partners to create enhanced value delivering an exceptional viewing experience.

This Challenge combines two original Accelerator 2024 proposals into a transformative, overarching project exploring the evolution of live production workflows – with two key streams of development – the Evolution of the Control Room, leveraging XR, Voice, AI and HTML Based Graphic Solutions.

Sinead Greenaway, Director Broadcast and End User Technology at BBC, shares the organisation’s simple strategy to grow audiences, aligning with the broadcaster’s mission whilst creating value for all audiences, in the IBC Conference panel discussion, ’Building the future of tech.’

Some of the latest advances in XR, AI, 5G and sustainability were the top papers at the IBC2024 Technical Papers programme.

IBC2024 showcased eight new projects selected for the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation programme in Amsterdam in September.

Gcore, which provides content delivery, hosting and security solutions to TV and online broadcasters, demonstrated the addition of new AI-enabled features to its streaming platform including speech recognition and content moderation at IBC2024 in Amsterdam in September.