IBC has announced the launch of its 2025 Innovation Awards.
Nominations are now open for the IBC2025 Innovation Awards, which celebrate advances in technology across the media and entertainment (M&E) industry. Outstanding achievements across five categories will be recognised:
- Content creation
- Content distribution
- Content everywhere
- Social impact
- Environment and sustainability
The three technology categories celebrate projects of any size that have provided real-world solutions to creative, operational or commercial challenges through inventiveness and collaboration among end users and technology partners. The social impact categories acknowledge initiatives that are driving positive change in terms of social advancement and equality or sustainability.
Fergal Ringrose, Chair of the IBC Innovation Awards Jury, commented, “The IBC Innovation Awards remain crucial for recognition of pivotal industry advances at a time of significant uncertainty and turbulence in the global M&E ecosystem. These awards highlight the myriad ways industry pioneers are reshaping media through technological and social progress. We look forward to showcasing the spirit of cooperation and creative accomplishments that positively impact both the businesses involved and the broader industry.”
Bringing a wealth of experience and insight to the judging process is TVBEurope‘s content director, Jenny Priestley, who joins Ringrose on this year’s panel of industry professionals alongside, Vijaya Cherian, managing partner at CPI Trade Media; Christine Gebhard, managing editor, Film, TV, Video; Carolyn Giardina, senior entertainment technology & crafts editor, Variety; Heather McLean, editor at Sports Video Group (SVG) Europe and Mike Short, former first chief scientific adviser at the UK Department for International Trade.
Entry is open to projects, programmes and initiatives of all sizes completed between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025. Deadline for submission s midnight on Friday 30 May with the winners reception taking place on Sunday 14 September at the RAI Amsterdam. Further information and links to enter can be found here: https://show.ibc.org/ibc-
