AMSTERDAM—As IBC2023 wrapped up on Sept. 19, the organizers reported that attendance was up 16% from final 12 months to 43,065 attendees from 170 nations and that the occasion attracted greater than 1,250 exhibitors.
“We’ve seen a unbelievable turnout from your complete {industry} at IBC2023,” stated Michael Crimp, IBC’s CEO. “There was an actual sense of function on the present as enterprise leaders and tech innovators got here collectively to assist our {industry} navigate change and construct a greater future for media and leisure. I’d prefer to thank everybody for the continued help and participation – we’re wanting ahead to seeing you all once more subsequent 12 months.”
The organizers additionally introduced that IBC will return in 2024, from Friday September 13 to 16 in Amsterdam.
With three core pillars operating by the entire content material program at IBC2023 – Transformative Tech, Shifting Enterprise Fashions and Folks & Goal – IBC organizers stated that the present delivered its most complete and compelling content material agenda thus far, tackling pivotal {industry} challenges and supporting M&E’s mission to drive extra sustainable and inclusive enterprise practices. An elevated line-up of 325+ audio system throughout an expanded variety of theater halls took to the stage to champion new applied sciences, future enterprise fashions, and artistic improvements that broaden the horizons of media and leisure.
The organizers famous that matters akin to cloud, AI, 5G, VR/AR/XR, metaverse, gaming and edge computing have been entrance and heart all through the present ground theaters and exhibition halls, together with proof-of-concept demonstrations delivered by the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Program tasks, championing cross-industry collaboration and pioneering new use instances.
Introducing recent present options and increasing a number of exhibition halls – together with opening Corridor 3 – IBC2023 additionally expanded its scope of media know-how, launching an immersive Esports Showcase in partnership with Unlocked to current the newest innovation in esports manufacturing and supply whereas {industry} consultants explored key tendencies and alternatives on the intersection of gaming and media, the organizers stated.
The previous Future Zone was revamped because the IBC Tech Zone powered by the EBU, showcasing cutting-edge applied sciences shaping the way forward for media experiences.
“There’s been an incredible power at IBC2023. We’ve seen unimaginable participation from a variety of long- standing exhibitors and new gamers which can be tackling know-how transformation whereas unlocking new enterprise alternatives,” stated IBC director Steve Connolly. “We’re able to proceed evolving for subsequent 12 months’s present to maintain up with elevated demand, and we’ll be increasing our footprint with extra out of doors pavilions and the opening of Corridor 14 for IBC2024.”
The road-up of industry-leading exhibitors at IBC2023 included main gamers akin to: ARRI, AVID, AWS, Blackmagic Design, Bridge Applied sciences, Canon Europe, Cisco, Comcast, Deluxe, EBU (European Broadcasting Union), Evertz Microsystems, EVS Broadcast Tools, Fraunhofer Digital Media, Google, Grass Valley, Gravity Media, Harmonic, HP, IMAX, Lawo, LTN, MediaKind, Microsoft Company, NEP Group, Orange, Prime Focus, Riedel Communications, Ross Video, Samsung, Sennheiser, Sony, Tata Communications, Telestream, and Vizrt Group, and Zixi.
All content material periods from IBC2023 will likely be made out there on-line following the present. To discover what’s already out there on IBC365, click on right here.
