IBC 2022 was a rare occasion to see the Aferian vision in the flesh – housing both Amino and 24i Media brands under the same roof during the return to Amsterdam. During the three-year extended off-season, numerous acquisitions have been made by the UK-based video platform vendor, including Nordija and most recently UK personalization firm The Filter, positioning the show as a perfect opportunity for the growing business to assess its next acquisition target(s). Faultline quickly established at IBC that acquiring into analytics is not on the immediate roadmap, while learning that any additional cash-splashing is likely to be somewhere in the direction of advertising technology. On the other hand, with $16 million spent on R&D last year alone (that’s…