BBC to be honoured at IBC awards, with the show's Special Award going to Sonya Chakarova, Daniella Weigner and Phillip Covell, who brought together more than 400 broadcast and media companies and individuals to provide resources, solutions and hardware to Ukrainian TV channels and media outlets
   

To mark its centenary, IBC is presenting the BBC with its International Honour for Excellence during this year’s show.

“Our industry, of course, has been driven forward by innovators and creators from all around the world,” said Michael Crimp, CEO of IBC. “But all of us trace the source back to those cramped rooms in Savoy Hill in London in 1922. We are pleased to present the accolade to BBC 100, but in a very real sense this award is for all of us that care about the creativity, technology and business that surrounds every practitioner in the world of media.”

IBC has also announced the winners of two exceptional awards for 2022. The IBC Special Award recipients are Sonya Chakarova at PlayBox Neo and Daniella Weigner of Cinegy, with consultant Phillip Covell, who brought together more than 400 broadcast and media companies and individuals via LinkedIn to provide resources, solutions and hardware to Ukrainian TV channels and media outlets to ensure they could stay on air amid ongoing conflict. The group also supported refugees in finding media roles across Europe.

All the IBC Awards will be showcased in a unique, digital-first ceremony to be streamed online at 4pm  BST on Monday 5th September. This will include the announcement of the winners of the IBC Innovation Awards and Social Impact Awards.