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RTL Deutschland co-CEO exits as company shifts towards digital-first strategy
Thomas Rabe has been appointed chairman of RTL Deutschland's management board
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NativeWaves, Net Insight announce technology partnership
Going forward, all NativeWaves EXP customers will receive their services via Nimbra Edge
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Meet the audio describer
Take 1’s Ryan Hennessey explains how a love for creative writing and film is a great basis for becoming an audio describer
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Versa Studios makes key appointments
Carrie Reynolds and Edward Harvey are leading the team at Versa Manchester
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My IBC: Andrew Starks, AIMS board member
In a new series of features, Future speaks to a selection of industry stakeholders about their typical IBC routines, and what they're looking forward...
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Sky Studios Elstree selects Xytech’s Media Operations Platform
Xytech’s Media Operations Platform now manages the studio’s scheduling requirements, including studios, ancillary room and equipment bookings
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IBC to present BBC with International Honour for Excellence
BBC to be honoured at IBC awards, with the show's Special Award going to Sonya Chakarova, Daniella Weigner and Phillip Covell, who brought together...
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Meet the composer and sound designer
Sefi Carmel explains why he feels the studio is the place where technology and creativity meet
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Meet the entry level camera assistant
dock10's Amy Ashley-Mather reveals how Facebook helped her get started in the media tech industry, and why anyone who wants to work in media...
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Meet the research and development software engineer
Emotion System’s Tristan Sear talks about learning to code with his brothers, and why a career in software engineering means he learns something new...
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BBC planning to sell EastEnders studios
The BBC said it is exploring the sale of its Elstree base and leasing back part of the facility
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Meet the product marketing manager
Vizrt's Elena Petrichevska reveals how a delayed flight led to her joining the media tech industry, and why she thinks it's the "hidden treasure...
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‘It’s opened my eyes to other career options’: Inspiring the next generation at Rise Up Academy Summer School
TVBEurope hears from the co-founder, volunteers and students taking part in Rise's inaugural summer school
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DAZN ‘to share Serie A rights with Sky Italia’
DAZN is believed to have entered talks with pay-TV operator Sky Italia following a renegotiation of its deal with Telecom Italia
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Jamie Mackinlay to lead MetaBroadcast
MetaBroadcast serves 70+ broadcasters and 310+ channels, and manages over 65 million content records and billions of transactions
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Take 1 acquired by captioning company Verbit
The deal will enable Verbit's customers to benefit from Take 1's expertise in unscripted production workflows, Ofcom and FCC compliance and multi-language audio descriptions
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Thomson Broadcast completes GatesAir acquisition
"The combined force of these ideal strategic partners will support each other’s growth and the growth of the industry at large," said Thomson Broadcast...
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Meet the VP of product management
Artel's Rafael Fonseca discusses how he enjoys helping customers solve the issues that “keep them up at night", and why he believes there's no...
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Arena Television administrators widen fraud investigation
Civil investigation now includes a member of the company's finance team
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House of Lords committee opens inquiry into next-gen media technology
It will focus on the effects of technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence and others on the UK’s creative industries over the...
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Media tech industry supports inaugural Rise Up Academy Summer School
Rise expects over 500 students to take part in the event, where they will learn about building a TV studio, creating graphics, exploring virtual...
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TF1/M6 merger at risk following concerns from competition authority
Companies want to form a French streaming champion to take on the international players
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Meet the senior workflow coordinator
Ateliere Creative Technologies' Dimitra Pagoni reveals how she went from musical child prodigy to working in an industry that she says leaves her "fulfilled,...
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French MPs vote to end licence fee
Gabriel Attal, minister of public accounts, said the decision to axe the licence fee would “not jeopardise the funding or the independence of public...
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BT/Warner Bros Discovery joint venture wins CMA approval
BT Sport and Eurosport UK will initially retain their separate brands before being brought together under a single brand in the future
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Viaplay acquires Premier Sports in £30 million deal
Company has appointed DAZN's Edward Breeze as SVP and head of sports UK
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Stephen Ratcliff joins Presteigne to lead sales team
Ratcliff will work closely with the Hire team, the Projects team and with Presteigne’s international partners in Paris and Hilversum
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LiveU expands Spanish presence
The company said the move is in response to ever-increasing demand for its technology in the country
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Morgan Henry joins Blackbird as VP engineering
Henry previously worked at YouView as head of engineering technologies
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Meet the senior product consultant
Kiloview's Zane Zeng discusses his average day helping make content creation easier, and why he believes IP-based production can help everyone who loves video...
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Ofcom: RT breached impartiality rules 29 times in four days
Ofcom said it found that RT’s coverage failed to preserve due impartiality in relation to the conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
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TVBEurope July/August 2022 issue now available
This issue looks at the plans for broadcast coverage of the Commonwealth Games, investigates the two codecs vying for adoption by the media industry,...
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Looking Glass Survey deadline extended
The Charity said it especially wants to hear from people outside of London
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Lords: BBC faces “stagnation and decline” if it fails to respond to urgent challenges
A report by a cross-party committee suggests a universal household levy linked to council tax bills is one alternative to the BBC's licence fee
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Viaplay in talks to acquire Premier Sports
Acquiring Premier Sports would give the streaming service a linear option, as the company currently broadcasts a number of pay-TV channels in the UK...
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iWedia acquired by Reinhart Interactive TV
Between them, Zappware and iWedia reach up to 50 million households, with customers including Bouygues Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, and Swisscom
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Netflix names Microsoft as technology partner for ad-supported offering
"Microsoft has the proven ability to support all our advertising needs as we work together to build a new ad-supported offering," said Netflix COO...
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DAZN ‘in talks to acquire Eleven Sports’
Talks are said to be advanced but there's no guarantee the deal will happen
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RTS celebrates two Young Technologists of the Year
Jahreal Wright, user support specialist at Sky, and Jonathan Chappell-Seetayah, IP broadcast project engineer at Timeline TV, were both chosen to receive the award...
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Sky, ITV, BT Sport, IMG under investigation over ‘anti-competitive behaviour’
The broadcasters are being investigated under Section 25 of the Competition Act, which allows the CMA to look into potential cartels
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disguise expands metaverse plans with Meptik acquisition
disguise CEO Fernando Kufer says the acquisition of the creative studio will help it lead the next era in extended reality and metaverse experiences
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Synamedia accelerates SaaS offerings with Quortex acquisition
Quortex's multi-tenant SaaS technology builds video streams on-the-fly based on the requirements of end users and matched to viewers’ locations, devices and time zones