IBC has announced the Call for Challenges for the 2025 Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, inviting proposals for transformative, fast-track innovation projects that will help shape the future of the media and entertainment technology sector. The deadline for submissions is Friday 6th December 2024.
IBC will select 12 project proposals that will go forward to be pitched in person at the IBC Kickstart Day on Wednesday 12th February 2025 after reviewing all applications. For the first time, the Kickstart event will be held at the BBC’s Radio Theatre and Media Café in central London.
To attend, please register your interest here and you’ll be notified when registration for the event opens.
For 2025, IBC is seeking challenges that address pressing issues in content creation, live production and distribution, audience engagement and technology integration, intelligent automation, sustainability, innovative ad-tech, connectivity, and many other areas of emerging media R&D. Selected projects will have the opportunity to collaborate with world leading media brand Champions, the industry experts, that provide leadership for transformative innovation
Entry is open to all in the media technology ecosystem, with projects covering a wide range of relevant industry challenges in topical areas such as AI, Connectivity, Sustainability, IP Evolution, News & Disinformation, Ad Tech, Cybersecurity & Content Protection, Immersive XR Tech among many other areas of media technology evolution.
More than 300 organisations have taken part in the programme since its foundation in 2019. More than 80 Champions, Participants and Academic Partners took part in the programme in 2024, and all project PoCs were showcased live at IBC2024 at the IBC Accelerator Zone and as a Final Showcase Session on the Innovation Stage.
For more information about the Accelerator Programme and project showcases from 2024, please visit IBC’s main Accelerator Programme page here or contact accelerators@ibc.org.
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