AMSTERDAM — As the summer progresses, it’s time to look forward to the fall. For our industry, that includes the annual IBC Show.
This year, it will be held Sept. 13–16 at the RAI convention center in Amsterdam. For the unfamiliar, the show will feature topical news, informational sessions, awards and a show floor for companies offering products and services for the industry. It can expect 40,000+ attendees.
The IBC says this show’s “core pillars” will be shifting business models, transformative tech and people and purpose. Drilling down, it points to AI, ad technology, cloud technology, immersive technology, OTT and streaming, and connected technology. You could say that the IBC Show is a technology show.
Show organizers promise over 1,200 exhibitors across its numerous show halls. There is something for everyone in all aspects of radio, TV, multimedia, regulatory, business, advertising, audience intelligence and the in-between, like gaming and virtual reality.
So, what’s on the menu? Show organizers have circulated this list of questions of interest:
- How is AI reshaping the broadcast business?
- What does human-machine collaboration mean for the future of content and creativity?
- How can we build a future-ready tech stack to support new business and operating models?
- What does emerging technology mean for live sports broadcasting post-Paris Olympics?
- How can the industry fight fake news and disinformation?
- What are the winning monetization strategies for streaming services?
- How are games impacting the media ecosystem?
This year, there will be a German Pavilion (8.A21, 8.A23) and a Great Britain/Northern Ireland Pavilion (8.B77). There will also be a Gaming and Esports Showcase plus an AI Tech Zone devoted to the topic, which cannot be ignored and was dominant at the NAB Show in Las Vegas in April.
The Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium will be at the show with “DRM — Connecting All Through Innovation,” and will invite those interested to participate in a Zoom virtual (Sept. 10) and two face-to-face events scheduled at 11 a.m. (Stand 1.B14 Gospell) and 4 p.m. (Stand 8.B80 Fraunhofer) in RAI for Sept. 14.
WorldDAB is also planning a Sept. 15 session during the show, but as of press time, details had not been finalized. Check with the WorldDAB stand, 8.A44, for the specifics.
Audio exhibitor list
2WCOM
8.D81
AEQ
8.C55
AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS
8.F69
AI-COUSTIC
3.B54-2
ALDENA TELECOMUNICAZIONI
8.B44
ANTENNAWARE
8.B77F
AQUA BROADCAST
8.B77B
AVT
8.F76
AXEL TECHNOLOGIES
8.C72
BROADCAST BIONICS
8.D47
BURLI SOFTWARE
8.B93
CALREC AUDIO
8.C47
CEDAR AUDIO
8.F73
CGI
8.B47
COMREX
7.P12
DAVID SYSTEMS
8.A69
DB ELETTRONICA TELECOMUNICAZIONI
8.C65
DELTA MECCANICA
8.F51
DEVA BROADCAST
8.C31
DHD.AUDIO
8.B52
DM BROADCAST
8.C77
EDDYSTONE BROADCAST
8.B77D
ELBER
8.C62
ENCO SYSTEMS
8.C76
EUROCOM
8.C41A
FERNCAST
8.F80
FRAUNHOFER DIGITAL MEDIA
8.B80
GATESAIR
8.C74
GENELEC
8.A61
GLENSOUND
8.F72
INOVONICS
8.B77A
IRTE
8.F54
IP-STUDIO
8.D42
JAMPRO ANTENNAS
8.B94
JUTEL
8.F79
LAWO
8.B90
NAUTEL
8.D70
NEOGROUPE
8.C41A
OMB BROADCAST
8.F29
ORBAN EUROPE
8.D93
PANEDA
8.B37
PRODYS
8.C71
RADICA BROADCAST SYSTEMS
8.B77A
RADIO.CLOUD
8.F35
RAMIAUDIO
8.B41A
RAVENNA
8.D56
RCS
8.D74
RFE BROADCAST
8.F85
SENNHEISER
8.D50
SHURE EUROPE
8.C32
SONIFEX
8.F61
SPINNER
8.C68
STREAMGUYS
8.C76
STUDIOCAST
8.C41A
SYES
8.F46
TELOS ALLIANCE
8.D37
THIMEO AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
8.F78
THOMSON BROADCAST
8.B75
TIELINE
8.F65
VORTEX COMMUNICATIONS
8.F60
WHEATSTONE
8.D91
WINMEDIA
8.B41B
WORLDCAST GROUP
8.C61
WORLDDAB
8.A44
XPERI
5.C70
2WCOM
8.D81