IBC announced the nine projects selected for its Accelerator Media Innovation 2026 programme, which brings together organisations from the broadcast, streaming, live events and media technology sectors to explore emerging innovations transforming how content is created, distributed and consumed.
The latest tour by artist Saiko has stood out for its high-level lighting design based on Claypaky solutions, consolidating a stage proposal in which light not only accompanies but also structures and enhances the live show’s narrative.
The California Memorial Stadium at the University of California, Berkeley, has completed a comprehensive upgrade of its audio system with the installation of a new ULTRA™ family system from Meyer Sound.
BBC Studioworks, the BBC’s commercial studios and post-production division, has upgraded its flagship Television Centre facility in London with two INFiLED DBmk2 Series LED screens.
As the live entertainment landscape evolves toward increasingly complex visual and sonic spectacles, Sennheiser’s Spectera —the world’s first wideband bidirectional wireless system— has established itself as the definitive solution for the industry’s most demanding environments.
The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (BGET) is synonymous with excellence in live entertainment. Prominently located in Dublin’s Docklands, it opened its doors in 2010.
French progressive metal band Gojira has spent more than 20 years building a reputation as one of the most technically accomplished acts in the genre.
Chesterfield FC has implemented the Uniguest Sports Hub platform to transform matchday communication at the SMH Group Stadium, bringing Premier League-level technology to a League Two environment.
The Yongchuan Virtual Production Studio of DAWA in Chongqing (China) is driving a new phase in technology-driven filmmaking in the western region of the country.
Feld Entertainment Inc. premiered its new production Disney On Ice presents Jump In! on August 29, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. During the 2025–26 season, the tour will visit 36 cities, including Miami, Atlanta, Baltimore, Newark, Philadelphia, Chicago, Montreal, Dallas, and Houston.
The global media and entertainment industry is undergoing a transformation across storytelling, production, and institutional models. This is reflected in the latest selection of content from IBC, which reviews the evolution of immersive content, the results of the 2026 Oscars, and the role of public service media in an increasingly competitive environment.
One of the UK’s leading theatre lighting designers, Neil Austin, has served as the inspiration for a new groundbreaking theatre luminaire from GLP.
The Dystopia Festival 2026, held at Parc Expo Rennes, delivered an immersive experience in which lighting played a central role, with a design by the Concept K team supported by CHAUVET Professional technology.
Theatre lighting designer Howard Hudson relied heavily on GLP’s X5 LED range to bring to life the Almeida Theatre’s stage production of The Line of Beauty, a portrait of Thatcher’s Britain at one of its most divisive periods.
Located in the Nantes commune of Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire, the former Papa Tango Club has been renovated by its owners, Evoe Group, and reopened under the name Moon Social Club.
The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza has hosted, for the first time in Spain, a major exhibition by artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah, a show organized together with the TBA21 Foundation that brings together several of his most representative audiovisual installations.
Vanemuine, the oldest and most visited theatre in Estonia, based in Tartu, has invested in new Robe moving lights as part of the Green Turn initiative, which is driving the sector’s transition towards LED stage lighting.
