France Télévisions wins the EBU Technology and Innovation Award

France Televisions receives the award EBU to Technology and Innovation for the implementation of the proof of concept of the C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity) standard. For his part, Yannick Olivier, from France Télévisions, is named Young Technological Talent of the Year for his work in the implementation of SMPTE ST 2110 for the Paris Olympic Games.

The 2025 winners were announced and honored at the EBU Technology and Innovation Summit, organized by the Irish network RTÉ in Dublin, on June 5 and 6. Both awards are awarded annually by the EBU Technical Committee, based on a score assigned individually and secretly by each of the members of the Committee. The 2025 candidate list included two dozen proposals.

The Technology and Innovation Award recognizes France Télévisions' efforts to rRespond to the growing need to verify the origin and authenticity of digital media. In an environment where manipulated or fake content can circulate quickly, the C2PA framework provides a technical foundation to ensure traceability and trust in media assets.

France Télévisions has played a leading role in the implementation of this emerging standard. In collaboration with the multimedia technology company The valley, has developed and tested an implementation that includes creating a custom C2PA-compatible player for a minimum viable product.

The EBU Technology and Innovation Award jury highlighted the relevance and opportunity of the project, underlining its potential to support content integrity and provenance verification across the sector.

Michael Eberhard, technical director of the public media organization SWR/ARD and president of the EBU Technical Committee, comments that "France Télévision's implementation of C2PA is a significant step towards the wider adoption and possible industrialization of C2PA in the media sector. We appreciate its value in supporting public broadcasters in their mission to provide reliable information and help lay the foundation for practical and scalable tools that can benefit media organizations around the world. the world.”

Young Technological Talent Award

For its part, Yannick Olivier, from France Télévisions, has been awarded the Young Technological Talent Award for his work during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where he played a fundamental role in the implementation of ST 2110 technology to allow the transmission of Uncompressed UHD with HDR, systems immersive audio, SDR/HDR resolution conversions, as well as a Improved connectivity for mobile units.

“It is the exceptional achievements of young talent that have made the first 100 years of public service media a success, and their ideas and commitment are laying the foundation for the next 100 years,” he highlighted. Antonio Arcidiacono, technical director and IT director of the EBU.

Finally, it should be noted that, like the main prize, the Young Technological Talent Award is decided separately and secretly. The fact that France Télévisions came first in both award categories in 2025 is purely coincidental, the EBU highlights.