Business
Property company Landsec acquires majority stake in MediaCity in £425 million deal
MediaCity is home to both BBC North and ITV, and also houses dock10
investment
Production & Post
Netflix, Aviva Investors partner to expand Longcross Studios
The partnership is “expected to significantly increase the breadth and calibre of production facilities,” said the two companies
Production & Post
Germany’s Studio Babelsberg to expand, invest in new technologies
Studio Babelsberg is one of Europe's biggest studio facilities, with 21 sound stages
Business
Amagi to use $100 million funding to accelerate cloud innovations for media and entertainment
Accel, Avataar Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, and existing investor Premji Invest have collectively invested over $100 million in the company
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
Searchlight, Invesco complete first step of possible Mediapro takeover
Companies have won approval to inject fresh capital into the beleaguered Spanish producer
Business
Searchlight, Invesco launch Mediapro takeover bid
Companies are offering a further investment of €150 million in order to take control
Business
Roman Abramovich invests in ‘Russian Netflix’
During 2020, Ivi has the largest share of Russia's streaming market
Business
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 pledge extra investment in Freeview
Investment follows last year's decision by Arqiva to pull its investment from Freeview
Business
Epic Games receives $1 billion in latest round of funding
Sony has invested a further $200 million into the company
Business
disguise secures backing from Carlyle Group, Epic Games
According to disguise, the new investment will consolidate its position as the global ‘platform of platforms’ for the creation and delivery of visual content...
Production & Post
BFI: Spending on high-end TV production topped film in 2020
The BFI reports the industry started to see recovery in final quarter of 2020 with £1.19 billion spent, the second highest three-month spend on...
Business
Arqiva “reluctant to invest” in Freeview Play expansion
Arqiva is said to be reluctant to invest further as Freeview Play will not rely on traditional broadcasting infrastructure.
Business
New global platform looks to invest in media tech startups
Supernode Global aims to offer new media tech companies capital, mentorship and potential customers and clients
Business
Private equity firm takes stake in ProSieben
KKR originally bought the German broadcaster with Permira in 2006 in a deal worth over €5 billion
Production & Post
New Kent-based studio secures £250 million investment
Scheduled to be completed by 2021
Business
Mediaset “considering options” for ProSiebenSat.1 stake
Currently holds a 15.1 per cent stake
Business
Sony Pictures Television invests in The Whisper Group
Whisper produces coverage of the NFL, Paralympics, F1 and more
Business
Ericsson secures $150 million to invest in 5G research
Ericsson plans to support research and development in 5G technology over the next two years
Business
Sky ‘looking to invest in Liberty Global fibre venture’
Investment could help Sky with the continued growth of NOW TV
Business
MediaCityUK secures loan for next stage of development
Part of a planned £1 billion phase of development
Business
BBC Studios invests in Quibi
Previously announced investors include Disney, Liberty Global and ITV
Business
Eutelsat invests €10 million in Broadpeak
Eutelsat's investment represents a consideration of approximately 20 per cent
Data Centre
Co-commissions bring record investment to UK production industry
Evidence to be submitted to House of Lords Communications Committee
Business
EditShare announces new investor and CEO
"If you make video, you are very likely a customer of ours, or could be."
Business
IABM: Technology spending prioritising Opex over Capex
IABM found that efficiency remains the most important driver of product purchase, followed by interoperability and agility
Business
Sony, Indaco invest in MainStreaming
Company raises a further $6 million in latest round of investments
Technology
Global sports outlets ‘will spend over £5 billion on OTT tech by 2021’
Investing in new functionality to maximise fan engagement through OTT services results in a 24 per cent uplift in subscriber acquisition
Business
RTL Group to invest €350 million in VoD
Company saw a 76.7 per cent increase in subscribers to its SVoD services in 2018
Data Centre
Investment in OTT to reach $130 billion by 2023
New report from Warc says investment in OTT will continue to rise over the next five years
Business
UKTV Ventures invests in Hopster
Streamer will advertise on UKTV channels in return for an equity stake in its business
Production & Post
dock10 announces £5 million technology investment
Plans in place for "significant" upgrades to The Studios, post production and media storage platforms
Business
Sky invests in content supply chain management company SDVI
Joins existing SDVI shareholders Fox, Turner and Discovery
Business
Sky looks to further invest in European technology
Broadcaster is opening a new Berlin office tasked with the search