In an industry bursting with creativity and new ideas, how can technology be leveraged to realise theoretical concepts into practical applications most efficiently? Two of the leading enablers of IBC Accelerators examine the impact of the 2025 programme as well as its stand-out solutions of 2025.

Recorded live from IBC2025, episode eight of the IBC365 Accelerating Innovation podcast hosted thought-leaders from Verizon Business and AMD.

Pitched by world-leading media organisations at the Accelerator Kickstart Day event in the BBC’s iconic Radio Theatre, the projects then developed solutions that were showcased at IBC2025 as Proof of Concepts (POCs). The IBC2025 Accelerator challenges addressed pressing issues in content creation, live production and distribution, audience engagement, and technology integration, intelligent automation, sustainability, innovative ad-tech, connectivity, and many other areas of emerging media R&D.

In this episode, Muki Kulhan, Accelerator Lead at IBC, was joined by John Canning, Director of Strategic Partnerships and M&E at AMD, and ErinRose Widner, Global Lead of Business Strategy at Verizon Business.

Paired up on the last day of IBC2025, these two industry legends and IBC Accelerator alumni chat all things innovation, collaboration, and equality in the context of today’s M&E landscape.

At IBC2025 in Amsterdam, Jake Kornblatt, Vice President at Verizon Business, explored how 5G technology is facilitating the shift towards IP-based broadcasting by offering a highly reliable, low-latency service. Discover more here.

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