Ahead of the 2026 FIBEP World Media Intelligence Congress, this special podcast episode of Media Intelligence Explained brings together four guests to discuss Japan, media intelligence and the conversations shaping this year’s event.

The challenge facing media monitoring, copyright management, and publishing is not one any single organisation can solve alone. AI has changed how content is ingested, summarised, and redistributed; copyright law was not written for it; and the commercial relationships between media monitoring organisations (MMOs), copyright management organisations (CMOs), publishers, and end clients are being renegotiated in real time across dozens of jurisdictions.

In Episode 23 of Media Intelligence Explained, Anna O’Connor and Omar Signori discuss how copyright rules differ across markets and why media intelligence companies need to be proactive, not reactive, in an AI-driven landscape. Together with Todd Murphy (FIBEP President, Infoesearch), Jon Anders Tangnes (FIBEP, VP MIBE, Opoint), and Hector Linares (Acceso), the conversation explores the Media Rights Trust Initiative, the role of healthy industry dialogue, and the practical bo