Content Everywhere companies are already in planning mode for this year’s IBC, which takes places as usual at RAI Amsterdam in September. Some will also have been working on, or at least taking note of, projects included in the event’s Accelerator Programme, the 2024 iteration of which began last November with a call for challenges, followed by Kickstart Day in March.
The Accelerator Programme has evolved into a core part of the IBC conference and exhibition since it was created in 2019 to support the media and entertainment technology sector with a framework for open, collaborative innovation. More than 35 project proof of concepts have been showcased by over 180 organisations since 2019.
Projects have addressed challenges in areas such as 5G, AI, CG animation, live cloud production, immersive audio and sound, next-gen news studio, cloud localisation, sustainability, volumetric video and VFX workflows, IP transition and many others.
As in 2023, eight projects are part of the 2024 Accelerators and will...
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