Media Management
CBS Sports Digital signs deal with Blackbird
The agreement will see Blackbird deployed within CBS Sports Digital infrastructure to provide "fast and efficient" cloud video production
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Pebble appoints Andrew Hutchings as R&D engineering manager
Hutchings joins the company in a newly created role within the R&D department, having spent the last ten years at Grass Valley
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Adobe acquires Frame.io in $1.28 billion deal
Adobe plans to integrate the tools in Frame.io’s platform — which includes remote production, post, review and approval capabilities — with its own cloud-based...
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David LaPalomento joins JW Player as chief technology officer
LaPalomento joins the company from Brightcove
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NAB Show to require all attendees show proof of vaccination
The show is due to return to Las Vegas from October 9-13th, despite rising cases of the Delta variant in the United States
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BT confirms Adam Crozier appointment
Crozier will officially take over as the company's chair on 1st December
Business
Vislink acquires Mobile Viewpoint in $18.3 million deal
Deal enables Vislink to "fulfil its strategic aim of providing an industry-leading portfolio of live video acquisition, contribution and distribution solutions"
Business
Poland’s TVN24 obtains Dutch licence to keep it on air
New licence would allow the broadcaster to stay on air under European Union rules
Business
Dagenham Studios owner acquires two Irish facilities
Both studios are expected to continue under their current brands, with staff remaining on board
Business
Adventure company saves business with pivot to location management services
Adventure Beyond adapted its business model during the pandemic to provide location management services to the production sector, supporting documentaries and reality TV shows
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Polish government votes to ban foreign media ownership
Law could force Discovery to sell its Polish operation, TVN, which owns TVN24, the country’s largest independent news network
Business
DAZN chair to speak at RTS Cambridge Convention 2021
Theme of this year's event is Broadcast Britain: Reshaping Britishness on the global stage
Business
Broadcasters appoint Gopalakrishnan, Boswood to senior technology roles
Prasanna Gopalakrishnan joins Sky as group chief technology officer, Grace Boswood appointed Channel 4's new technology officer
Business
Synamedia acquires watermarking solutions company ContentArmor
ContentArmor’s forensic watermarking complies with the MovieLabs Enhanced Content Protection specification for premium VoD and UHD/4K
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BT ‘set to appoint Adam Crozier as new chairman’
Former ITV chief executive is reported to have beaten three others to the role
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Search to begin for new Channel 4 chair
Charles Gurassa will step down in January at the end of his second three-year term
Business
Ross Video goes green with facility expansion
Expansion will rely on green energy to minimise the environmental impact of new manufacturing lines
Business
Discovery ‘mulling takeover bid for Channel 4’
Should any deal happen, it would give Discovery a large enough UK portfolio to compete for advertising with ITV
Business
Sky meets 100 per cent renewable energy target across European business
Broadcaster has invested in renewables and set targets for 20 per cent on-site generation for all new buildings and large refurbishments
Business
Best of Show 2021 nominations open
Awards honour outstanding new and recently introduced products
Business
BT ‘hopes to announce Sport deal by next quarter’
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall says broadcaster is not looking to buy BT Sport, but doesn't rule out a possible tie-up between the two
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Italian regulator approves DAZN-Telecom Italia Serie A deal
Italy's AGCM had launched an investigation into competition issues at the start of July
Business
McCall: ITV emerging from worst of the pandemic
Broadcaster said it had seen "the largest advertising revenues for the month of June for ITV in its history"
Business
V-Nova raises €33 million in latest funding round
Investor Neva SGR tips V-Nova to become a billion euro company "in the next few years"
Business
IABM elects new members board
Number of elected companies represented on the board has increased from 15 to 20 to 'better reflect the diversity in the association's membership'
Business
TVBEurope August 2021 issue released
This month we take a look at streaming, advertising technology, and discover the Secrets of the London Underground
Business
Kaltura (finally) goes public
Kaltura said its offering is one of the largest IPOs in the video technology sector this year
Business
Entries open for Rise Awards 2021
Winners will be announced at a reception in London in November
Business
Timeline TV’s Simon Hui named RTS Young Technologist of the Year 2021
"Simon stood out for his admirable grasp of technology, given his short time in industry, and his understanding that ground-breaking technology isn’t necessarily appropriate...
Business
LiveU sold to investment firm Carlyle
Carlyle specialises in partnering with technology businesses, and already has investments in Disguise, NEP, The Foundry, Vubiquity, BTI Studios and The Mill
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DAZN ‘targeting stock market debut’ to fund expansion
Streamer could look to list this autumn
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The robots are taking over at Sony
Company is aiming to move to fully automated production lines at its main TV factory in Malaysia
Business
Is LaLiga next on Amazon’s shopping list?
LaLiga's current broadcast contract with Movistar Plus and Mediapro runs out at the end of the upcoming season
Business
Ofcom calls for biggest shake-up to public service broadcasting in 20 years
Organisation is calling for the UK's regulatory system to be urgently updated
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PwC: Industry moving to a new phase of streaming growth
Company's latest edition of its Global Entertainment and Media Outlook report states the industry has regained the momentum lost during the pandemic
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Searchlight, Invesco complete first step of possible Mediapro takeover
Companies have won approval to inject fresh capital into the beleaguered Spanish producer
Business
Digital UK, Freesat complete integration
New entity will be run by current Freeview CEO Jonathan Thompson, while Freesat CEO Alistair Thom will depart the company
Business
Italian regulator confirms probe into DAZN-Telecom Italia Serie A deal
Regulator AGCM is investigating whether the deal will "lead to significant distortions of competition"
Business
Panasonic creates new solutions-focused company
Integral part of the new company will be business frontline process innovation — called Gemba Process Innovation — which Panasonic says draws on its...