Due to popular demand, IBC has extended the deadline for submitting entries for the IBC2025 Innovation Awards by one week until Friday, 6 June.
The annual awards recognise pioneering advances in technology and social impact in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry and celebrate outstanding achievements across five categories: Content Creation, Content Distribution, Content Everywhere, Social Impact, and Environment & Sustainability.
Entries are open for projects, programmes and initiatives that exemplify innovation, collaboration and positive change. The winners' reception will take place on Sunday 14 September at the RAI Amsterdam.
The Innovation Awards’ three technology categories honour completed projects of any size that have overcome real-world creative, operational or commercial challenges through solutions that demonstrate inventiveness and collaboration among end users and technology partners. The social impact categories recognise innovative initiatives and campaigns that are making a difference within the industry in terms of social advancement and equality, or environmental responsibility and sustainability. For consideration, successful projects must have been completed between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025.
For more information and to submit nominations, please visit: 2025 IBC Innovation Awards.
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