IABM E-Learning

Our e-learning platform offers high quality, interactive online training at the click of a button. It provides companies of all types and sizes access to courses, delivered online, to ensure employees are equipped with the appropriate industry knowledge covering a range of topics.

Key features of the platform include:

  • Informative and engaging e-learning
  • Online quizzes and assessments
  • Certification of achievement
  • Dedicated library of resources and links

Available Courses:

To add a course to your account, please click the find out more option and go through the checkout process selecting the "Member Complimentary Rate" (please note, only IABM members are able to access the courses free of charge). Once the course or courses are added to your basket, complete the process and our system will automatically assign the courses onto your account.

To access them, please head to the MyIABM tab at the top of the screen, scroll down to "E Learning" and you will see the courses there and be able to access them.

NEW COURSE

The Cloud: A Comprehensive Overview for Technology, Creative and Business People

The cloud is now a required component of every Media & Entertainment company. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the ‘Cloud’ for beginners to intermediates from a variety of backgrounds who want to have a better understanding of what it is, key terms, the main types of cloud and the benefits and drawbacks of different types of deployment and how to optimise for performance and cost.


In this course, you will learn the core concepts, features and benefits of the cloud. You will discover how the cloud developed into what it is today and may become in the future.

OTT Business Opportunities

Understanding OTT system types & services, ways to integrate it with broadcast TV, and new revenue opportunities are important for the survival of new television service providers and existing broadcasters. This TV business focused course starts be describing key OTT systems key options, marketplace trends, and ways to leverage integration with broadcast systems. New OTT on screen, second screen, and off screen revenue sources are identified and current examples are provided. New and emerging Social TV, TV Apps, tCommerce, and Blockchain OTT are described along with their key trends.

Introduction to Broadcast Technology
(updated 2021)

Unlimited FREE places available to IABM Members & Globally Engaged Partners

This E-Learning course provides newcomers to the industry with an insight into what makes broadcast so unique and enables course attendees who have been in the industry longer to understand how their company’s products and services fit into the overall distribution chain. It will familiarize delegates with broadcast and media technology, the associated jargon and the role that technology plays in the business in which they operate.

Video Over IP

Unlimited FREE places available to IABM Members & Globally Engaged Partners

This course consists of 7 modules, providing a thorough grounding in the principles and standards of Video over IP (Internet Protocol). Starting with the basics of using IP as a replacement for SDI, it goes on to look at RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) streaming and the fundamentals of IP multicast, and then covers SMPTE ST 2022, SMPTE ST 2110, AES 67, AMWA NMOS, and PTP (IEEE 1588) – the key components of an IP based studio, OB truck or broadcast centre. The standards are dealt with in a way that is both clear and understandable, while at the same time giving the detail needed to be useful in real practical situations.

Introduction to video – from camera to display

Unlimited FREE places available to IABM Members & Globally Engaged Partners

From camera to display, this course provides an insight to the technology that transforms live images and transfers them to a High Definition picture on televisions and mobile devices. It covers image acquisition in the camera, the video formats that move video between devices and the color coding that make this all possible. The course will be appreciated by anyone who needs to know more about underlying technology supporting modern television systems in production and distribution.

Duration 40 – 60 minutes

Introduction to Broadcast Media Workflows

Unlimited FREE places available to IABM Members & Globally Engaged Partners

This e Learning module starts with the basics, building understanding of what “workflow” is and why operational workflows are important in media businesses. It overviews different types of workflows and how these have developed in the context of changing audience consumption, investment shift from capital to operational expenditure and technology that puts ICT at the core. The shift to a more software-driven technology environment making use of cloud, virtualisation and AI based solutions is covered by this course.

Duration 40 – 60 minutes

Engaging with the Broadcast & Media Industry

Unlimited FREE places available to IABM Members & Globally Engaged Partners

This online E-Learning course, available exclusively to IABM Members, is a series of videos designed to provide an overview of the many opportunities and challenges within the broadcast and media industry. It consists of 12 short videos presented by IABM’s CTO, Stan Moote and industry expert John Ive, starting with understanding the basic workflows within the Media and Entertainment Industry.

Both business and technology topics are covered as well as how various products and services fit into the industry standard Broadcast and Media (BaM™) Content Chain. The video will appeal to anyone new to the technology supply side of the industry, or even specialists who'd like to compare their perspective with an independent analysis.

Duration approx 2 hours

IP and File Based Workflows

Unlimited FREE places available to IABM Members & Globally Engaged Partners

IP and File-based workflows are the new norm. Our comprehensive training course leads the way in providing a dynamic perspective into the latest technologies, systems and workflows that comprise the IP and file-based broadcast facility. It explores storage and media management, the use of multiple platforms and analyzes different production considerations and delivery requirements. Understand the new vocabulary for IP and file-based technology and gain deeper insight into the ever-evolving world of media management.

Duration 4 - 5 Hours

The IP and File Based Work Flow course was excellent, huge amount of information clearly explained.
Peter Jones, Boxer Systems

Digital Marketing

Over 100 digital marketing online courses available with 2 new courses added every month. An interactive platform enabling you to learn at your own pace which covers all the digital marketing topics, from analytics to usability at 3 different levels of ability.

Please note, complimentary e-learning places are not available on these courses.

E-Learning FAQ's:

  • Once your purchase is confirmed the IABM admin team will assign the course to your registered website account (once you login, you will be able to access any assigned courses via the “Members Area”). If the course is complimentary and you are an IABM Member, the courses will be automatically assigned to your account.
  • Content is divided into modules, each taking about 40 minutes, though you can stop and start any time you want. The IABM e-learning platform keeps track of where you got to
  • The IABM e-learning platform will pick up from the last page you read, but you can navigate forward and back through each page and module as you want
  • Modules comprise of graphics with a spoken explanation, also text which mirrors the voiceover. Short quizzes give a change of activity and gauge progress
  • You’ll have access to the e-learning course for four months. Reminders will be sent if you have not completed the course in that time
  • IABM can extend your four month access to the course if needed