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Denis Villeneuve has been named by Amazon MGM Studios as the director of the next James Bond film.

BBC Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Peter O’Kane is to step down later this year.

Ahead of this year’s show, IBC has announced the launch of Future Tech – a dynamic hub of emerging technologies, collaborative projects and next-gen talent taking up all of Hall 14.

UKTV Director of Commissioning Hilary Rosen has been elected Deputy Chair of BAFTA’s board of trustees.

The UK government has announced £380m in funding to support innovation, access to finance, R&D, skills and regional growth across the UK as part of its Creative Industries Sector Plan.

The Edinburgh TV Festival is to honour Shonda Rhimes with its inaugural Edinburgh Fellowship award at its 2025 edition in August.

Studio Ulster, a virtual production facility spanning 75,000ft², has officially launched in Northern Ireland.

The BBC has threatened legal action against artificial intelligence (AI) firm Perplexity, arguing that it is reproducing BBC content "verbatim" without its permission.

At IBC2025, software provider 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) will be showcasing 3Ready Hero, which makes use of gen AI to enable natural ‘conversational’ interactions on Android TV set-top boxes. The standalone product integrates with the custom launcher on the device and connects to any backend, recommendation engine, or individual telco or operator system.

Graphyne fusion, a modular, microservices-based platform, is set to be introduced by ADB to help telecom operators modernise their pay-TV services and respond faster to evolving market demands.