AWARDS SUCCESS
An Emmy for R&D!
Our 8th Emmy since 1996, this latest award recognises ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ R&D's contribution to the media industry for nearly 90 years.
Find out about all of our innovation at this year's IBC show.
-
Dynamic Media Facility and Media eXchange Layer: towards the second wave of live media production
We are hard at work with the EBU and broadcast vendors on solutions for all-software broadcast facilities based on how clouds are built. -
Content Credentials: The new camera that verifies video at the point of capture
We've been trialing Sony’s innovative new C2PA video camera, capturing our first video with Content Credentials from source. -
TAMS in 2025: A simple tool for advanced workflows
The addition of powerful new features helps time addressable media gain momentum. -
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ R&D at IBC 2025 >
A full listing of work we're showing, talking about and discussing at this year's show.
Latest features:
Latest features and stories-
iPlayer beta low latency trial enters new phase
An extending of our existing trial with more compatible devices, and more to stream. -
Streaming and broadcast: closing the energy gap
Paper 424: Viewing the entire picture - from preparation to playback. -
The forces shaping the media landscape for the next generation
Introducing the 5is - internet-only, intelligent, intermediated, interactive, immersive. Our 5i's are the way we view how media is evolving. -
AI agents: Exploring the potential and the problems
Creating a fun 'Smile Tracker' tool to help showcase the great comedy on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer.
Orbit is our pilot for a music discovery service that lets you find your next favourite song by exploring recently played tracks from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing. Read how we made it.
-
Organising music for organic discovery
Discover how we organised thousands of tracks to build a music discovery service that lets you find your next favourite song from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing acts. -
Designing for intentional discovery
Searching for music, imagine that instead of an algorithm, you had a map of the content that you could explore. That's what we set out to design with Orbit. -
Try Orbit for yourself!
Our music discovery service is open for you to find something new! Try it now... -
More of our work >
More of our work at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ R&D on designing and creating new content experiences.
Latest research reports and papers
Our researchBrowse the subjects we research:
Follow us on social media
-
social.bbc/@ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½RD
-
@ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ResearchDevelopment
-
@ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ResearchAndDevelopment
-
@ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½RD