IBC Revisited – Evan Shapiro on the future of TV – Part 2: "I'm back. I’m without cancer. How's media doing?"

Glodina Lostanlen, Chief Revenue Officer, Imagine Communications, provides a frank assessment of a rapidly changing media landscape and emphasises the importance of transforming and reskilling an aging workforce.

Reflecting on his experience making his first thriller, BAFTA-nominated Editor Ant Boys explains how horror and comedy are cut in a very similar way. Speaking to IBC's Gillian Kelly at the IBC Podcast Studio, he advises: "You need to know there's a monster in the room".

Laurent Dechaux, CEO, Verimatrix, explores how AI is changing the threat landscape for premium video, why proactive protection matters, and the financial impact of content theft on companies.

In the IBC2026 studio, Anil Jain, MD, Global Strategic Industries, Google Cloud, speaks to Thomas Iljic, Distinguished Product Manager, Google Labs, explores the implications of AI in the context of the industry's generational technology shifts.

Anna Mallett, VP Production, EMEA, explains how the streamer is expanding its media production suite (MPS) to third‑party tools, marking a significant shift in how the streamer works with technology vendors and production partners worldwide.