MBS Group has entered an agreement to acquire part of SES’s media services in Germany and the UK.
Operating independently under the name full season GmbH the new company will aim to expand MBS across the European media services sector, providing content management, playout, IP, VoD delivery and OTT distribution services.
Based in Unterföhring, full season GmbH will be positioned as a complete media services specialist, said the company, aiming to simplify operations for broadcasters through improved content management and distribution while increasing content monetisation opportunities.
Commenting on the announcement, Christian Fleischhauer, managing director of MBS, said, “We have an excellent team in Unterföhring with a dedicated focus on service delivery and a great understanding of the evolving needs of today’s customers. We aim to become the key player and a true service partner for playout, VoD and content management in the European market in the next years.”
Qi Zhang-Holste, managing director of MBS, added, “The acquisition of SES’s selected media services in Germany and the UK is an important milestone in the history of the MBS Group. It positions us to further increase the reliability and geographical redundancy of our service offerings, with both existing and acquired services benefitting. Our customers are asking for complete service and support and expect the highest reliability, and the acquisition enables us to deliver on these requirements.
