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The IBC Daily – the official show newspaper of IBC2026 – will be returning in both print and digital formats this year, with a team of experienced industry journalists covering the show by hall number.

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has welcomed a UK High Court order that streamlines the process for blocking access to proven piracy services when they switch names or website domains to evade court orders.

IBC has extended the deadline for submitting entries for the IBC2026 Innovation Awards by one week until Friday, 5 June, due to popular demand.

Italy's financial police have dismantled a streaming piracy network that caused an estimated €300m in ‌damages to rights holders such as Sky, DAZN, Netflix, Spotify, and Disney+.

Apple TV has aired a live Major League Soccer (MLS) match captured exclusively on iPhone 17 Pro, marking the first time an iPhone has been used to capture the entirety of a major professional live sporting event broadcast.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has written to broadcaster TNT Sports asking it to make this weekend’s Champions League final free to view.

Pedro Pina, Head of YouTube EMEA, is to deliver the flagship address of this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival, The James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture.

Telxius has integrated its carrier-grade content delivery network (CDN) with Synamedia’s Quortex Switch platform, which the companies say enables content providers to dynamically switch between CDNs in real time for the first time.

The British Film Institute (BFI) has pledged £11.85m funding over three years to support skills development and training across the UK.

Knowledge Network, British Columbia’s public educational broadcaster and streaming service, has gone live with ThinkMediaAI to give viewers a personalised TV experience underpinned by intelligent search and content recommendations.