Over the past year, EDUbox has gained its place in the educational landscape as a medium that introduces young people to a particular societal theme. Each EDUbox is created in cooperation with partners who deploy their expertise around a particular theme. The creation and growth of the concept itself is also a story of collaboration, both with external partners and with various VRT colleagues.

The MediaMotorEurope (MME) mentoring programme, supported by Startup Europe, is looking for high-potential European deeptech innovators who can target today’s most relevant media industry challenges. European startups and scaleups are invited to apply for MME second open call on F6S until 30 October 2020 at 17h00 CET!

This summer, VRT Innovation experimented with a physical test setup in order to tell stories that closely relate to the lives of every citizen in an innovative and efficient way. At the studio of Radio 2 in Antwerp, you can find screens with new and local stories, based on images sent by local residents.

Looking for the next deeptech solutions in the media sector to strengthen your business? The MediaMotorEurope (MME) programme connects media organisations with innovative startups/scaleups to collaborate on media solutions. As a media organisation, you will be able to define your challenges with the support of the MME team and spot real and relevant collaboration opportunities with promising startups.

In June, the final pilot on news personalisation within the European innovation project CPN (Content Personalisation Network) was successfully finalised. With the pilot study of VRT MYNWS, a new app, we aimed to personalise news in a transparant way and examine how recommenders could keep users better informed.

Are you a deeptech innovator with solutions for the media and creative industries? Apply now for MediaMotorEurope!

Het onderzoeksproject Content4All heeft de prestigieuze NAB Technology Innovation Award ontvangen! Dit project wordt gefinancierd door het onderzoeks- en innovatieprogramma Horizon 2020 van de Europese Unie.

The Video Snackbar Hub* hosted their very first live Q&A webinar on media production, news broadcasting and livestreaming in times of corona. During this interactive seminar, 9 key speakers shared tips & tricks on how to adapt our normal daily working activities to the current circumstances.

MediaMotorEurope (MME), a new project co-funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme, wants to nurture high-potential European deeptech innovators solving today's most prominent media industry challenges and support them in building scalable media solutions.

The European project EDI and VRT launch for the third consecutive year new challenges. EDI is a fund of 5 million euros in total to help grow data economy throughout Europe. The 8 months lasting program already hosted 80 startups and SMEs that received growing opportunities and gave them a chance to receive financing up to 100,000 euros as well.