IBC 2020: Everything we know

The media technology industry's major European trade show is currently scheduled to go ahead as planned in Amsterdam this September

By James McKeown

Published: May 5, 2020

The media technology industry's major European trade show is currently scheduled to go ahead as planned in Amsterdam this September

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As things stand, IBC 2020 is scheduled to go ahead in Amsterdam this September.

Following the cancellation of NAB in April and with governments across the world either entertaining or employing the partial easing of lockdown restrictions, the eyes of the industry are now focused on IBC.

One thing that will change should the event take place is that it will be reduced to four days, retaining its traditional Friday start on 11th September but closing on Monday 14th.

The official line from IBC itself is that it continues to develop appropriate plans' for IBC 2020 and is committed to delivering a successful event at the RAI Amsterdam' in the safest way possible.

Importantly, in IBC's official statement on coronavirus, CEO Michael Crimp explains: We are in daily contact with the City of Amsterdam and the management team at the RAI. They, in turn, are working with all their key stakeholders, from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) to KLM and Schiphol Airport. Please be assured that we are not blindly heading towards an event come what may: on behalf of the whole industry IBC needs to ensure the event - if we can make it happen - is safe and successful.

In late April, the Netherlands government extended a nationwide ban on major public events by three months until 1st September, just ten days before IBC is due to open. Indeed, should it go ahead IBC 2020 will be one of the earliest large scale events to take place since the global lockdown came into force.

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Exhibitor cancellations To date, only a handful of exhibitors have announced that they will not be attending the show. Given the uncertainty around international travel and regions being in different stages of containing the pandemic, we can expect to see more companies making announcements over the coming weeks.

Those to have announced that they are not exhibiting include Arvato Systems and Vidispine, Open Broadcast Systems, and Stirlitz Media.

In announcing its withdrawal on social media, Open Broadcast Systems referenced the proximity of the show to the proposed lifting of the Netherlands government's ban on large events.

In announcing the companies' withdrawal, Ralf Sch rmann, CEO of Arvato Systems S4M GmbH, said, As a major milestone in our events calendar, this has been a difficult decision to make. Our focus is now on ensuring that our customers can maintain business continuity during this challenging time.

Stirlitz Media also took to social media to announce its non-attendance:

We will continue to update this page as more information around IBC 2020 becomes available.

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