IBC is the world’s most inspiring content and technology event. It draws together the global media, entertainment and technology industry for a compelling live experience that enables every attendee to gain critical insights, share expertise and unlock business opportunities. Created ‘by the industry, for the industry’ – a principle established on its founding in 1967 that carries through to today – IBC has continued to evolve with each new trend and technology over its history. Attracting representatives from 24 countries in its first year, IBC now welcomes exhibitors, speakers and visitors from more than 170 nations.

Delivering innovation and empowering people, IBC is where the future of the global Media and Entertainment industry is defined and actioned. Energising the market, enabling content everywhere and inspiring new conversations, IBC brings the creative, technology and business communities together to collaborate, learn and unlock new opportunities.

IBC sits at the global crossroads of the media, entertainment and technology industries providing an informative, innovative and engaging experience. At IBC, exhibitors and speakers from around the globe will showcase game-changing innovations and tackle the media sector’s most pressing trends and issues – changing perceptions and meeting the needs of the world-leading broadcasters, content owners, rightsholders, service providers and others attending the four-day conference and trade show.

With a focus on inclusivity, IBC propels change – driving thought leadership, sparking discussion, shifting expectations, accelerating creativity and enabling real business outcomes. IBC’s mission is to empower our 250,000-strong global community to explore new opportunities, build knowledge, and play an active role in the technological transformation and broader change sweeping the industry worldwide.

Each year, the show drives thought leadership, innovation, best practice and diversity across the 250,000-strong global IBC community. Owned by industry organisations IABM, IEEE BTS, IET, Royal Television Society, SCTE and SMPTE, the event offers a full schedule of groundbreaking presentations, panel sessions, workshops, product demos and technology masterclasses. It brings together tens of thousands from across the worldwide media content and technology community to learn, collaborate and network.

More than ever, IBC is sharply focused on driving future innovation, empowering people and energising the media and entertainment industry through collaboration, learning, networking and business development. IBC will bring together the entire global M&E content and technology community, propelling transformation across the sector and sparking conversation about industry trends, advances, best practices, and diversity and inclusion.

The event encompasses not only a world-class exhibition, but a two-day paid-for conference jam-packed with keynotes, discussions and technical papers, as well as the Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, IBC Innovation Awards and Social Impact Awards.

Since 1967, IBC has grown to become the most influential annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of electronic media, worldwide. Originally the International Broadcasting Convention, IBC has evolved from its technical broadcast roots and today it encompasses the whole breadth of media creation management and delivery, from online content to digital cinema, from automated workflows to high resolution capture and display.

IBC remains the principal event for the industry, and it continues to go from strength to strength. It now attracts more than 37,000 attendees, drawn from more than 170 countries. The result of extensive independent research, IBC365 was born of the desire for more IBC-generated industry insight outside of the IBC Show, connecting the community of 1,000+ exhibitors and 37,000+ visitors and delivering year-round access to the wealth of knowledge held by IBC’s wide range of industry experts.

IBC is owned by six industry partners that represent both exhibitors and visitors. Uniquely, the key executives and committees who guide the conference and exhibition are drawn from these leading organisations, bringing with them experience and expertise in all aspects of our industry.

• IABM – (The International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers)
• IET – (The Institution of Engineering and Technology)
• IEEE Broadcast Technology Society
• RTS – (The Royal Television Society)
• SCTE – (The Society of Cable Telecommunication Engineers)
• SMPTE – (The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers)