AMSTERDAM, 13 September 2024 -- The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) has announced Phase 1 of the IPTC Verified News Publishers List at the International Broadcast Convention (IBC). Read more...

The IPTC is excited to announce that the IPTC Autumn Meeting 2024 is fast approaching, taking place from Monday September 30 to Wednesday October 2. This year’s event will be held virtually, providing IPTC members with the opportunity to stay informed and connected with industry leaders, no matter their location. Read more...

The IPTC has signed a liaison agreement with the Japanese camera-makers organisation and creators of the Exif metadata standard, CIPA. Read more...

The Internet Architecture Board (IAB), a Committee of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) which decides on standards and protocols that are used to govern the workings of Internet infrastructure, is having a workshop in September on "AI Control". Discussions will include whether one or more new IETF standards should be defined to govern how AI systems work with Internet content. Read more...

The IPTC NewsCodes Working Group has released the latest update to IPTC NewsCodes vocabularies. Read more...

A few months in, things are going very well for the IPTC's new Media Provenance Committee. Read more...

The IPTC's Managing Director, Brendan Quinn, has written an article for the latest edition of the European Broadcasting Union's technical magazine, EBU tech-i. In the article, Brendan promotes the IPTC's work in Media Provenance, including the founding of the IPTC Media Provenance Committee. Read more...

Media consultant and IPTC Individual Member Denise Durand Kremer gave a presentation on IPTC Photo Metadata at the Seminário Fototeca Brasileira - the Brazilian Photo Library Seminar. Read more...

Last week CEPIC, the "centre of the picture industry", held its annual Congress in Juan-les-Pins in France. This was the second time that the event was held at the Palais du Congres in Juan-les-Pins near Antibes, which is proving to be a great venue for the Congress with many repeat visitors who also attended last year. Read more...

Tuesday's IPTC Photo Metadata Conference was a great success. With 12 speakers from the media and software industries and over 200 people registered, it continues to be the largest gathering of photo and image metadata experts globally. Read more...