The winner of the EBU Technology & Innovation Award 2025 will be announced during the EBU Technology & Innovation Summit in Dublin on 5 June. Below we provide an overview of the nominated projects. We’d be happy to connect you with any of the contacts mentioned.
You can find information on past winners of the Award here.
2025 nominees
Alter Ego – AI meets the self
AMPTV, Armenia • Contact: Anush Kherunts
A guest encounters an AI-generated alter ego, blending AI, psychology and entertainment to explore identity through TV storytelling.
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MUFUs: small, smart workspaces
ORF, Austria • Contact: Markus Korhammer
Flexible, compact workspaces powered by software and IP tech, enabling rapid role shifts for efficient, adaptable broadcast production.
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Classical Goes Digital workflow
Yle, Finland • Contact: Rami Lindholm
A fully digital, integrated production workflow replacing paper-based processes with real-time, connected tools across TV concert production.
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User-friendly live streaming tool
Yle, Finland • Contact: Tommy Mard
Simple, browser-based tool enabling journalists to control streams, graphics, maps, and overlays in live productions without technical complexity.
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Atlas: AI-powered editorial CMS
Radio France • Contact: Eric Bellemon
AI-enhanced CMS offering journalists automated transcripts, summaries, tags and titles, seamlessly integrated into editorial workflows.
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ARTE chatbot: conversational content search
ARTE, France/Germany • Contact: Kemal Görgülü
Multilingual, human-supervised chatbot offering trusted, personalized content recommendations without profiling or algorithmic feeds.
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C2PA in action: daily verified news
France Télévisions • Contact: Romuald Rat
A pioneering daily implementation of C2PA content signing, setting a new standard for transparency and trust in public service journalism.
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PURE AI: pragmatic, useful, and responsible
France Télévisions • Contact: Romuald Rat
A strategic shift to decentralize AI, focusing on practical, high-impact solutions that directly support journalists and enhance viewer experiences.
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AI-driven live subtitling solution
France Télévisions • Contact: Matthieu Parmentier
Live subtitling with synchronized video and automatic word updates, enhancing accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
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Data contracts: revolutionizing data ownership
WDR, Germany • Contact: Nora Dejia Wen
Data contracts standardize data ownership, improving transparency and reliability, and enabling better data usage across ARD.
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Automated live subtitling using AI
WDR, Germany • Contact: Christian Klöckner
AI-powered automated live subtitling for web and HbbTV channels, reducing costs and expanding accessibility without additional hardware.
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Ensuring video authenticity with C2PA in HLS
WDR, Germany • Contact: Kenneth Warmuth
First-ever C2PA implementation for VoD HLS streaming, enabling real-time video authenticity verification with seamless user experience.
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ARD.Player – unified streaming for all platforms
SWR, Germany • Contact: Marc Katz
Centralizing streaming across platforms, offering a seamless user experience and innovative features like multi-stream for live events.
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Optimizing scheduling with data-driven insights
ZDF, Germany • Contact: Carolin Isabel Bauerhenne
Leveraging advanced analytics to optimize TV scheduling, enhancing audience reach and editorial decision-making with data-driven insights.
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Unlocking film archive potential with APES
Rai, Italy • Contact: Giorgio Dimino
AI-powered solution to enrich film archives, enabling efficient content extraction and enhancing historical media for modern use.
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AI-driven production for animated storytelling
Rai, Italy • Contact: Roberto Iacoviello
GenAI powers an end-to-end workflow for animated storytelling, from scriptwriting to animation, creating a seamless, scalable production process.
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KI-Kjetil: AI avatar chatbot for election coverage
TV 2, Norway • Contact: Lubos Steskal
This AI avatar news chatbot answered 70,000 questions during the 2024 US election, enhancing personalized, interactive news experiences.
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Giving voice and accents to public service with AI
RTVE, Spain • Contact: David Corral
Using AI to create synthetic voices for weather content in multiple languages and accents, ensuring personalized, accessible, and accurate information.
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Enhancing and reinterpreting archive content
RTVE, Spain • Contact: David Corral
Breathing new life into archives, using AI to revive old content with enhanced quality and new narratives for broader audience engagement.
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VisiONAIR: live video analysis tool for sports
SRF, Switzerland • Contact: Thomas Feger
Allows experts to instantly review, annotate, and compare sports footage live, enabling dynamic analysis seconds after the event.
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Ochiva – safe communication in TV productions
ITV, UK • Contact: Jordy de Muijnk
Ensures safe communication in TV productions with moderated chats, media exchange, and instant access to trusted contacts.
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See: https://tech.ebu.ch/awards