Business
Analysts: Europe’s broadcasters to net €8 billion in football revenues
Revenues will bounce back as fans return to stadiums for the 2021/22 season
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Business
Derek Chang to lead Friend MTS
Company's founder Jonathan Friend will move to the role of chief product officer
Business
EBU appoints new head of digital, transformation and platforms
Wouter Quartier will play an important role as part of EBU's Media Management team, bringing into play his digital transformation and data management experience
Media Management
Codemill acquires MAM solution company Cantemo
Codemill intends to integrate Cantemo's MAM with its Accurate.Video product suite and Accurate Player SDK
Business
Oliver Dowden wants search for new Ofcom chair to begin again
Culture secretary wants the search to "start afresh"
Business
Roman Abramovich invests in ‘Russian Netflix’
During 2020, Ivi has the largest share of Russia's streaming market
Business
24i acquires Danish pay-TV platform Nordija
Company is looking to expand its TV as a Service offering
Business
Amazon enters into “definitive merger agreement” with MGM
“The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP in the deep catalogue that we plan to reimagine and develop...
Business
Steve Penney joins pixitmedia
Penney will lead the team in software development, delivery and customer support functions
Business
Crimp: It made sense to move IBC to December
IBC CEO Mike Crimp talks to TVBEurope about why the event's organisers have taken a "calculated risk" to move this year's show to December,...
Business
IBC announces shift to December
CEO Mike Crimp said the event's organisers feel the "best opportunity" for the show would be the move to the end of the year
Business
Disney plans to close 100 international TV channels
CEO Bob Chapek said Disney doesn't want to be left behind in the move to viewing content online
Business
Is ViacomCBS the next big M&A target?
Bank of America analyst suggests company's large library could command a premium as content increasingly comes to be the key differentiator for streaming enterprises
Business
BBC, ITV beat the scrum for Six Nations broadcast rights
Men’s Guinness Six Nations, Women’s Six Nations and Men’s Under- 20’s all set to stay on free-to-air TV
Business
Martin Soukup joins Ross Video
Soukup joins Ross Video as vice president of product development
Business
High profile mergers point to domestic consolidation landscape in Europe
The Warner-Discovery and TF1-M6 merger plans have dramatically pushed consolidation up European commercial television’s agenda, says Enders Analysis, while investors believe the landscape for...
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Business
French football league reportedly considering its own TV channel
LFP said to be considering its own TV channel to broadcast 80 per cent of matches
Business
TF1 and M6 enter ‘exclusive’ merger negotiations
Deal, which has been approved by both companies boards, would lead to an acceleration in the development of a French streaming champion to take...
Business
Discovery, AT&T merge to create new ‘super streamer’
Discovery CEO David Zaslav will lead the new company
Business
Sony sells off UK TV channels
All seven free-to-air channels have been acquired by Narrative Capital
Business
Pay-TV revenues to drop by a quarter over 10 years
Analysts believe revenues peaked at $201 billion in 2016
Business
Dowden: Channel 4 could be privatised by 2024
Culture secretary tells DCMS Committee government could sell off broadcaster by end of the current parliament
Business
MediaKind pushes into DTC video market with two new appointments
Mark Ramberg, previously product management leader at Hulu, joins to the company to focus on its direct-to-consumer, streaming, and cloud-based media delivery solutions
Business
Premier League rolls over current UK broadcast deal
Premier League renews current agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon and the BBC
Business
‘Confidence is rising’: Avid CEO discusses the outlook for the industry
Avid CEO Jeff Rosica talks to TVBEurope about the media tech industry's recovery from the pandemic, and sounds a note of caution about the...
Business
Shaun Gregory appointed EMG’s new Group CEO
Gregory succeeds co-CEOs Patrick van den Berg and François-Charles Bideaux
Business
TVBEurope May 2021 issue released
The latest issue of TVBEurope focuses on 8K, HDR and UHD, and also includes an interview with Formula One's head of media and broadcast...
Business
Amino Technologies submits bid for MobiTV
MobiTV is currently in a bankruptcy process in the United States
Business
Mediapro seeks €230 million bailout from Spanish government
Company is reportedly unable to meet payments on a €920 million loan it originally secured in 2018
Business
Former Premier League boss Richard Scudamore joins Monterosa
Company is looking to scale up its global media and sport offering
Business
Royal Mint issues 50p celebrating John Logie Baird
New coin, first announced in January, is now available
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
Business
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