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Best of Show at ISE 2024 deadline extended
TVBEurope has joined the awards categories to accommodate broadcast-grade technology products being showcased on the show floor of the Fira Barcelona, Gran Via later...
Franck Lambertz appointed head of Rodeo FX’s Paris studio
The studio collaborates with all of Rodeo FX's 900 international artists on productions such as Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon and Monarch: Legacy of Monster...
Viaplay avoids bankruptcy after shareholders approve rescue plan
Among the measures approved, Viaplay will raise 4 billion Swedish crowns ($380 million) in new equity
EMG, Gravity Media announce merger
The new entity, which is yet to be named, will include more than 100 outside broadcast trucks and flypacks and 40 studios and production facilities
DPP appoints head of member engagement
Jess Goode will work with the DPP's executive team as well as senior leaders from a range of companies, from international broadcasters and global...
EBU’s Production Technology Seminar delves into cutting-edge media production technologies
Speakers include Sky's Cristina Gomila, France Télévisions Romuald Rat, Odd Erling Høgberg from NRK, Callum Hughes from AWS, and Avid's Régis Andre
Moving forward: What’s in store for the media industry in 2024?
From the revolution of the TV experience, brought about by interactive shopping and monetisation, to a change the definition of who is a broadcaster,...
IBC 2024 opens call for technical papers
The Technical Papers Programme welcomes entries from all sectors across the media, entertainment and technology industry
Five new non-exec directors appointed to Channel 4 board
Four of the appointees begin their three year terms today, with the fifth joining in June
Meet the… senior customer fulfilment support engineer
From working as a continuity announcer to providing broadcasters with automation support, David Canham explains why he believes practical industry experience often holds more...
Harmonic facing proxy battle over video business sale
According to reports, shareholder Ancora Holdings is said to be planning a challenge to Harmonic's board of directors to force the company into the...
Edgio appoints Todd Hinders as CEO
Hinders has previously held roles at AWS Elemental, Cisco Systems, Maven Networks, and Encoding.com/Loudeye
Warner Bros Discovery acquires Turkish streamer BluTV
The global giant already held a 35 per cent stake in the streaming service
Analyst: Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount merger would help increase competition with Disney and Netflix
TVBEurope speaks to Ampere Analysis' research director Richard Cooper about what a possible merger between Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount would mean for the...
Poland’s TVP Info taken off air by government
TVP Info been accused of being an outlet for Poland's previous government
Media and Entertainment: Best in Market 2023 Awards winners announced
The winning entries in the TVBEurope category of this year's Best in Market Awards programme have been revealed
Brightcove appoints David Beck as chief operating officer
As COO, Beck’s responsibilities include corporate development and strategy, technology and channel partnerships, data engineering, strategy and analytics, revenue and marketing operations, and ad...
Meet the… head of EBU Academy
Justin Kings tells TVBEurope about his journey in the media industry, from Capital Radio to the BBC, and now leading the EBU Academy, which...
Magnifi parent company secures $45 million investment
VideoVerse works with a number of top-tier sports leagues and teams, broadcast networks, and content producers, including UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, Bundesliga, Wimbledon,...
Vivendi ‘studying’ Canal+ spin-off
Canal+ is currently experiencing strong growth in an international context marked by numerous investment opportunities, said Vivendi
Meet the… production development producer
Hannah Robinson, production development producer, dock10, details how she went from the ‘Wolves light show person’ to working on some of the biggest shows...
Televideo assets go up for auction
The assets on sale include outside broadcast trailers and rigid trucks, Sony and Panasonic camera channels, Vinten and Sachtler grip, EVS video servers, outside...
Marc Aldrich joins ThinkAnalytics as worldwide CEO
Aldrich joins the company from Amazon Web Services (AWS) where he held the position of general manager for the media and entertainment (M&E) industry...
Samir Shah confirmed as government’s “preferred candidate” for BBC chair
Shah has previously served as non-executive director at the broadcaster
DPP: The media industry is in a ‘post-transformative’ phase
The DPP report predicts that in 2024 the industry will increasingly hear technology and operational strategies placed in a business context – not a...
Linear broadcasters prevail: Sky, TNT Sports win Premier League rights
"The Amazon experiment is no more and with no further new players entering the market, linear broadcasters prevail ushering in a new era," analyst...
Meet the… VP, media operations
Brian Kenworthy, VP, media operations TMT Insights, breaks the first rule of Fight Club as he tells TVBEurope how he went from working as...
Varnish Software appoints Fredrik Borg as CEO
Borg has previously held roles at Nordic telecom infrastructure provider, Global Connect and multinational telecom firm, Telenor, where he led its operations for mobile networks,...
UK government threatens to renege on 2022 licence fee agreement
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said the current forecast of a rise of around 9 per cent, or £15, is "a lot of money and...
TVBEurope December 2023 issue out now
TVBEurope's final issue of 2023 talks to the director of Aardman's latest film, meets Telestream CEO Rhonda Bassett-Spiers, and investigates the latest developments in...
Gravity Media makes key appointments at White City production centre
Róisín McKeniry has joined as head of technology, while Paul Sykes has been appointed chief facility engineer (Westworks Project)
Viaplay details rescue plan
“The launch of today’s recapitalisation package brings us closer to the conclusion of what has been a very difficult period for the company and...
Jigsaw24 Media shuffles exec team ahead of ‘busy 2024’
David Skeggs has been appointed technical and operations director, while Jason Cowan moves to managing director
Deadline extended: TVBEurope Media and Entertainment: Best in Market 2023 awards
Companies now have until midnight on Tuesday 5 December to submit their products and solutions for consideration
Brompton Technology promotes Adam Callaway to lead global virtual production and broadcast activity
Callaway, formerly technical solutions manager, will spearhead Brompton's initiatives in the virtual production and broadcast markets, said the company
Techex appoints new CEO
Scott Kewley's appointment will see Richard Bailey move to the role of chief product and technology officer
Meet the… senior director of international field engineering
Chris Fellows, senior director of international field engineering at Zixi, tells TVBEurope how his journey in the media industry has led to surfing in...
Rise announces second UK mentoring cohort of 2023
The organisation said it has been able to deliver the programme twice in 2023 due to demand as well as additional sponsorship
UK TV and film industry reacts to Autumn Statement
Organisations including the UK Screen Alliance, British Film Commission, BFI and Bectu have reacted to Jeremy Hunt's plan to provide more additional tax relief...
Oriol Icart rejoins TVU Networks as director of technical operations for EMEA
He rejoins the company after spending the last two years at betevé
Broadcast graphics: a great career MOOV
Perry Litman, graphics operator at MOOV, has worked in post production environments for some of the industry’s largest companies — BT/TNT Sport, CBS, BBC,...