The Daily: This issue covers Future Tech's 30% expansion and new Ignite programme, plus features on industry talent, AI, and engineering, alongside the latest news and product launches from across IBC2026.
Media’s inbreeding crisis is stunting its future
Media Cartographer Evan Shapiro tells the WorldSkills Café why a narrow, elite talent pipeline is a structural threat to the industry, and why leaders need to invest in talent, not AI.
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Get up to speed with Accelerator Spotlight 101
New Accelerator Spotlight 101 tours give attendees exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to the nine IBC Accelerator projects driving innovation across live sport, workflows, and production.
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Inside the life of a young broadcast engineer
BBC's Rosie Nieder, RTS Young Technologist of the Year, explores outside broadcast challenges, mentoring apprentices, and why visibility is key to attracting new talent into engineering.
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More News:
Building worlds, not programmes at the BBC (page 18)
Sony launches fourth-gen wireless microphones (page 4)
Globecast unveils MooM platform (page 6)
Creamsource showcases new C3 Fresnel (page 7)
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THE DAILY: DAY 1
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IBC2026 to explore the future of sports media
Live sport and its role as one of the most demanding and innovative areas of media will be in focus across IBC2026, including during the IBC Conference.
IBC calls for 2026 Accelerator Media Innovation Challenges
IBC has issued the official call for challenge submissions to the Accelerator Media Innovation Programme 2026, inviting media and entertainment organisations to propose collaborative innovation challenges that will help shape the future of the industry.
IBC2025 AI highlights: Cloud, 5G and the future of media workflows – to recap...
Catch key moments from IBC2025 with an AI-curated video of top connective tech sessions at the show.
IBC2025 AI highlights: Cloud, 5G and the future of media workflows – in short…
Enjoy a short AI-curated clip of our top soundbites from key connective tech sessions across IBC2025.
YouTube collab with Broadcasters: Better Together
“It’s what we post and when we post.” IBC365 caught up with Birch Lettsome, Marketing & Media Manager at 284 Media, to find out what else he would’ve enjoyed hearing about.