IBC2019 Interview with Mikko Karppinen

In September was the time for the World’s most influential media, entertainment and technology show, the IBC 2019. And, of course, Icareus was a proud part of it. We are happy to share with you the quick interview made to our Icareus’ Co-founder and CTO, Mr. Mikko Karppinen.

Interview from the official IBC website, also available at IBC TV.

Do you want to know more about what we did in the IBC? During the event we showcased our complete product portfolio, targeted at broadcasters and operators. We talked about our products:

> Icareus Addressable TV Ad-tech platform
> Icareus Audience Measurement solution
> Icareus Suite Online Video and TV Cloud
> Icareus Playout broadcast platform

If you missed this year’s IBC 2019 or you would like to be informed about the interesting topics mentioned above, just contact us!

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