Business
JW Player acquires video streaming and DRM solutions company VUALTO
The intention is to integrate JW Player's scalable video delivery and data insights with VUALTO’s high-end live streaming and DRM services
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Kaltura revives IPO plan
Company initially postponed IPO in early April due to a "lack of interest"
Business
Ant and Dec aim to help the media industry’s next generation
New scheme offers hands-on training and a better understanding of some of the behind-the-scenes roles in the industry
Business
Streamland Media finalises acquisition of Technicolor Post
Deal, worth €30 million, was first announced in January
Business
Boxer Systems appoints Marc Risby as managing director
Risby, who has worked for Boxer for 27 years, takes over as MD from Mike Heaney
Business
NEP extends OTT video proposition with Stoneroos acquisition
Financial details of the acquisition have not been revealed
Business
Mediaset, Vivendi finally end hostilities
Long-running row between the two companies is finally set to end
Business
TV advertising ‘unlikely to recoup 2020’s losses until next year’
Wider TV market lags behind UK media landscape, but VoD advertising is bouncing back
Business
Netflix to open Nordics hub
New hub will be based in Stockholm, with a satellite office based in Copenhagen
Business
BT confirms talks around potential sale of BT Sport
Company is said to have held initial talks with DAZN, Amazon and Disney
Business
ITV warns of ‘radical changes’ needed if PSM system to continue
The broadcaster has laid out five areas where it says Ofcom and the government need to act in order to future-proof public service media
Business
News UK ‘drops plans for TV news channel’
Company is said to have decided the cost of launching a brand new TV channel is too expensive
Business
EY: Increasing resilience is M&E sector’s top priority post-pandemic
EY surveyed over 100 global industry executives to look at how recent events have impacted their businesses
Business
Mediaset intends to ask shareholders to approve Netherlands move
Italian broadcaster is pressing ahead with its plans to move its headquarters to the Netherlands
Business
Premier League ‘in talk to scrap TV rights auction’
League is said to be in talks with Sky, BT and Amazon and the government in an attempt to stave off an expected decrease...
Business
Research forecasts OTT revenues to reach $210 billion by 2026
New insight from Digital TV Research indicates that global OTT TV revenues will reach $210 billion in the next five years
Business
Sky launches legal challenge over Serie A rights
Sky has cited the so-called Melandri Law, which prohibits the sale of all broadcast rights to a single entity
Business
ES Broadcast acquires Sony’s archiving division
Purchase expands the reach of ES Broadcast and extends its portfolio of services
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EBU investigates best practice for UHD and HDR
Organisation has launched two new activities looking at UHD and production codecs
Business
IBC set to go ahead as planned in September
Fall back dates for December are still in place, and an announcement on that is expected to be made in June
Business
Broadcasters ‘won’t break current contracts for ESL’ says Mediapro boss
League has reportedly held talks with the likes of Disney, Facebook and Amazon
Business
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 pledge extra investment in Freeview
Investment follows last year's decision by Arqiva to pull its investment from Freeview
Business
DAZN denies any interest in European Super League
"Realistically, this could mean fragmentation of rights spend and a reluctance to pay top dollar by broadcasters," analyst Alex DeGroote tells TVBEurope
Business
Analyst: Sky’s decision to not ‘pay over the odds’ for Serie A rights shows focus on returns
"The decision to not pay over the odds for sports rights in the midst of a pandemic, will likely cost Sky subscribers and revenue...
Business
Epic Games receives $1 billion in latest round of funding
Sony has invested a further $200 million into the company
Business
CMA provisionally clears Virgin Media, O2 merger
Deal remains on track to close in the middle of 2021
Business
Ed Vaizey ‘in the running’ for Ofcom chair
Former culture minister said to be on the shortlist to succeed Lord Burns
Business
DAZN mulls going public
Co-CEO James Rushton also confirms streamer "will review" Premier League tender
Business
NAB’s Gordon Smith to step down
Smith will step down at the end of 2021 after 12 years with NAB
Business
Virgin Media’s Lutz Schüler to lead merged Liberty Global/Telefonica company
The combination of Virgin Media and O2 is expected to create a nationwide integrated communications provider with over 46 million video, broadband and mobile...
Business
Italian regulator to investigate DAZN-TIM deal
Follows the announcement the sports streamer had won the rights to Serie A matches for the next three seasons
Business
Sony New Media Solutions acquired by Deluxe
The deal extends Deluxe’s digital media supply chain
Business
Kaltura’s IPO postponed ‘due to lack of interest’
Company had hoped to go public at a $2.2 billion valuation
Business
Telestream acquires content creation workflow app
ContentAgent streamlines media ingest making it easier to transition from field production to the post production process
Business
The future is exciting! What the media tech industry can expect post-pandemic
TVBEurope looks at the positives from the way the media tech industry has dealt with the pandemic, and what the future holds
Business
Innovation and determination: How the media tech industry dealt with a year of lockdown
TVBEurope talks to key figures about how the media tech industry has dealt with a year of lockdown and the innovation that has been...
Business
Adam Hewes joins Take 1 as CTO
New position will involve overseeing the next stages of Take 1’s technology strategy, including the migration of internal workflows and client-facing services to the...
Business
Discovery ‘aims to net the Ashes’
Broadcaster is reportedly in a three horse race to win the rights for the next four years
Business
MediaTech 360 Summit: Virtual production will democratise and diversify storytelling
Day two of TVBEurope's MediaTech 360 Summit featured discussions on virtual production, the future of TV and monetisation for the digital realm, and the...