Innovative sports media and internationally acclaimed video journalism were celebrated today as the winners of the prestigious IBC Innovation Awards were announced at the RAI Amsterdam. The awards honoured the ground-breaking work of organisations transforming the media, entertainment and technology landscape, and recognise collaborative efforts to develop solutions that address real-world industry challenges.
This year’s awards ceremony brought together under one roof IBC’s Innovation and Social Impact awards to create a unified celebration of industry advances, with five categories: Content Creation, Content Distribution, Content Everywhere, Social Impact, and Environment & Sustainability.
Sports proved to be a major driver of innovation in 2024, when massive sporting events such as the Summer Olympic Games and the UEFA European Football Championship were dominant media events, with four of the five winners being recognised for work relating to sports coverage...
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Welcome to the IBC2026 Live Blog, getting under the skin of the global media and entertainment industry's biggest and best trade show.
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