IBC2025 will be opening its doors on 12 September, which means you only have a few days left to get your pass, if you haven’t already done so.
The exhibition stretches over 14 halls, including Content Everywhere in Halls 4 and 5. In addition, the three-day conference programme aims to “examine the forces reshaping the industry – from media fragmentation and AI-driven transformation to shifting business models and the new rules of audience engagement”.
A key element of the IBC Conference is the IBC2025 Technical Papers Programme, spanning ten sessions on peer-reviewed, original research that tackles real-world challenges across the broadcast and digital media ecosystem:
Also on display are the eight Accelerator projects, which are developing solutions that will be showcased at IBC2025 as Proof of Concepts.
See you in Amsterdam!
Adobe to acquire AI firm Topaz Labs
Adobe has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Topaz Labs, an Emmy-winning AI company that develops tools for video and image enhancement. Terms of the deal, expected to close in the second half of 2026, were not revealed.
Looking Gude for Tag team
Cable specialist Argosy has expanded its infrastructure portfolio with the addition of Gude Systems’ intelligent power distribution units (PDUs) and GeoTag asset tracking technology from Tazaar. The firm becomes an official distributor for both manufacturers.
Vortex spins up 2 to go
Vortex2 and Vortex2 Soft are two new compact lights from Creamsource offering the same CreamOS workflow, colour science, rugged build quality and IP65 weather resistance of its existing Vortex family, but in a smaller 160W form factor.
Cinema lighting with added punch
New from Fiilex are the G9 Color, its largest profile light to date, and the MotoK40, a 3600W moving-head LED punch light for film, live events and virtual sets.
Blackwell box boost for live production
Aimed at enterprise video production, and combining Grass Valley hardware and AMPP OS, and NVIDIA Blackwell GPU acceleration, AMPP Edge Live has its European debut at IBC2026. New capabilities can be introduced through software, allowing user workflows to evolve as requirements change.
