Business
EBU sells Eurovision Services to DUBAG Group
Eurovision Services works with sports federations, right holders and media companies around the world
acquisitions
Business
Playout company Veset sold to PLAY Japan
The two companies have worked together for a number of years, with PLAY integrating Veset Nimbus into its own KRONOS cloud playout service for...
Production & Post
CoreWeave acquires Conductor Technologies to expand burst rendering solutions for VFX studios
According to CoreWeave, the acquisition will enable it to deliver burst rendering solutions to visual effects studios while "removing friction" in the setup process
Business
Object Matrix acquired by US firm DataCore
The acquisition will allow Object Matrix to extend its reach and product ambitions, while continuing to develop on prem, cloud, and hybrid media storage...
Business
Fabric enhances metadata capabilities with Internet Video Archive acquisition
IVA provides clients such as Warner Bros Discovery, HBO, MGM and Paramount Global with film and television metadata
Business
Canal Plus signs MOU to acquire Orange’s pay-TV and film business
The deal could add another three million subscribers to Canal Plus's streaming offerings, enabling it to gain traction on the global tech giants
Business
ENCO acquires media solutions company Rushworks
ENCO intends to integrate its automated captioning and translation services into existing Rushworks products
Business
Tata Communications acquires The Switch in $59 million deal
The deal is dependent on regulatory approvals. Once approved, Dhaval Ponda will oversee the company.
Business
ARRI acquires lighting company Clay Paky
The company's products are used across film, television and theatre, including the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest
Business
Canal Plus Group ‘in talks to acquire Orange’s pay-TV operations’
Any deal would add another three million subscribers to Canal Plus's streaming offerings, enabling it to gain traction on the global tech giants
Business
ProSiebenSat.1 ‘exploring’ Sky Deutschland acquisition
According to reports, ProSiebenSat.1 would be interested in acquiring the pay-TV broadcaster due to "limited synergies" between the two companies
Business
Comcast ‘considering Sky Deutschland sale’
Parent company is said to be working with an advisor on a possible €1 billion sale of the broadcaster
Business
Milk acquires Lola Post Production
Lola's credits in 2022 include Dangerous Liaisons (Starz/Lionsgate) and Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough (BBC)
Business
DAZN agrees deal to acquire rival ELEVEN Sports
The deal will see DAZN gain the rights to top-tier football in both Portugal and Belgium, as well as its existing rights deals in...
Business
IMAX acquires streaming technology company SSIMWAVE
IMAX’s technology and post production teams will work with SSIMWAVE’s engineering team to develop new solutions for delivering IMAX-quality video experiences across platforms
Business
European Union proposes new rules for media company mergers
Should the Media Freedom Act make its way into law, it would require regulators to examine whether the merging companies would remain economically sustainable...
Business
MRMC increases PTZ capabilities with acquisition of full Slidekamera product range
MRMC has already integrated its AI system Polymotion Chat with Slidekamera’s robotic pan/tilt heads.
Live Production
Ross Video agrees terms to acquire Spidercam
Spidercam is used by multiple broadcasters to create outdoor shots for sporting events, concerts, esports, and TV shows
Business
Riedel acquires SimplyLive
The company said the acquisition underlines its commitment to keep bringing innovative and futureproof technologies and scalable workflows to its customers in the video...
Business
Vizrt Group acquires HTML5 graphics platform Flowics
Flowics' platform gives users simple control over the creation, integration, and playout of HTML5 graphics for fast-paced productions and digital or multi-screen extensions
IP Migration
Riedel acquires IP specialist SDNsquare
SDNsquare provides Software Defined Network solutions for complex and demanding IP-based media installations
Business
Robe acquires lighting control products company Artistic Licence
Artistic Licence was founded in 1988 by Wayne Howell, and was originally involved with rock ‘n’ roll and theatre lighting technology
Business
The state of the industry: Is M&A back on the agenda for tech vendors?
Ahead of IBC, TVBEurope talks to Devoncroft Partners' Josh Stinehour to discuss the current state of the media tech industry and why he's feeling...
Business
Take 1 acquired by captioning company Verbit
The deal will enable Verbit's customers to benefit from Take 1's expertise in unscripted production workflows, Ofcom and FCC compliance and multi-language audio descriptions
Business
Thomson Broadcast completes GatesAir acquisition
"The combined force of these ideal strategic partners will support each other’s growth and the growth of the industry at large," said Thomson Broadcast...
Production & Post
Territory Studio acquires Cantina Creative, forms new group
New company will draw from a global source of artists and studios who work across interactive experiences, such as augmented reality and holographic technology
Business
Viaplay acquires Premier Sports in £30 million deal
Company has appointed DAZN's Edward Breeze as SVP and head of sports UK
Business
Viaplay in talks to acquire Premier Sports
Acquiring Premier Sports would give the streaming service a linear option, as the company currently broadcasts a number of pay-TV channels in the UK...
Business
iWedia acquired by Reinhart Interactive TV
Between them, Zappware and iWedia reach up to 50 million households, with customers including Bouygues Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, and Swisscom
Business
DAZN ‘in talks to acquire Eleven Sports’
Talks are said to be advanced but there's no guarantee the deal will happen
Business
disguise expands metaverse plans with Meptik acquisition
disguise CEO Fernando Kufer says the acquisition of the creative studio will help it lead the next era in extended reality and metaverse experiences
Business
Synamedia accelerates SaaS offerings with Quortex acquisition
Quortex's multi-tenant SaaS technology builds video streams on-the-fly based on the requirements of end users and matched to viewers’ locations, devices and time zones
Business
ALPAC Capital takes majority share in Euronews
Company has acquired 88 per cent of the Euronews' shares after reaching an agreement with previous holder, MGN
Business
MEDIAGENIX acquires video distribution services company BeBanjo
The acquisition generates a broad solution portfolio combining MEDIAGENIX's WHATS’ON Media Business Management Platform with BeBanjo’s Movida VoD-first solution
Business
Thum + Mahr acquired by Broadcast Solutions
Co-founders Peter Thum and Hanno Mahr will become advisors to the company, which will remain in Monheim an Rhein
Business
Digital 9 agrees £459.3 million deal for 48 per cent stake in Arqiva
Deal is expected to complete in the second half of 2022
Business
Deltatre acquired by Bain Capital and Nextalia SGR
According to the company, its OTT solutions have approximately 25 million end users per day
Business
LiveU acquires Pacific Live Media
"This move will help us to maximise our business potential and expand our end-to-end offerings," said LiveU CEO and co-founder Samuel Wasserman
Business
Synamedia acquires content discovery platform provider Utelly
Utelly aggregates data in real-time from multiple metadata providers – pre-integrated with Gracenote, TiVo, IMDB, Netflix and 50 others
Business
Telestream extends cloud media processing capabilities with Encoding.com acquisition
Technology "fits perfectly within the strategic direction at Telestream" said CEO Dan Castles
Business
LiveU acquires cloud-based video provider easylive.io
easylive.io provides users with a live streaming production studio in the browser, allowing them to mix any type of content into live stream videos...
Business
Thomson Broadcast agrees deal to acquire GatesAir
Thomson Broadcast, headquartered in Paris, France has deployed more than 50,000 pieces of equipment in more than 170 countries