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Software and cloud services provider castLabs will be demonstrating its player technology in Hall 5 with a particular focus on cross-platform players.

The UK’s cloud market is highly concentrated, with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft’s Azure each accounting for up to 40% UK customer spending, according to the UK’s competition regulator The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

YouTube is now the second most-watched service in the UK, behind the BBC and ahead of ITV.

The global VFX and animation workforce grew by 1% over the past 12 months, according to the 2025 edition of the Visual Effects and Animation World Atlas.

A host of additions to Riedel’s intercom and live production portfolio will be on show at IBC2025, including the DSP-1216HL SmartPanel, a compact, ergonomic desktop intercom panel, and StageLink smart edge devices for decentralised IP audio and intercom workflows.

Kokusai Denki (formerly Hitachi) is showcasing how it helped Racecourse Technical Services (RaceTech), which broadcasts 1500 racing fixtures across 60 racecourses per year, roll out a new style of remote production unit OB.

Aiming to transform how journalists create, edit, and manage audio, Jutel’s ClipperAI provides reporters in the field or in a newsroom with a variety of tools to record, edit, and deliver audio content using just a phone or a browser.

The BBC has appointed Anjali Kapoor as director for BBC News AI, Innovation and Growth.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the $8bn merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media.

NBCUniversal is discussing the launch of a sports cable network that could launch as soon as this autumn, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.