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
investment
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
Business
Google invests in AI transcription company Trint
Funding part of latest grants from Google's DNI Fund
Business
Jünger Audio announces reorganisation as part of insolvency proceedings
Ongoing search for new investors to continue
TVBEverywhere
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 agree £125 million Freeview deal
Five year deal will see Freeview develop new services as it aims to combat rise of Netflix and Amazon
Business
EU to invest €1.5 billion in AI by 2020
Calls on public and private sectors to boost investment to €20 billion
Business
UK TV and film production spend hits record high
Inward investment spend from major international productions reached £2.37 billion in 2017
Business
John de Mol invests in content company DFFRNT Media
Company works across advertising, digital, and AR and VR content
Business
Dejero receives $32 million investment to boost product development
Injection comes from Kayne Partners and Intelsat
Production & Post
Scottish government pledges extra £10 million for TV and film
Government's funding for screen development, production and growth will increase to £20 million per year
Business
Versailles producer to invest €50 million in UK drama
Newen Group wants to build its presence in English-speaking content
Production & Post
Sky invests in mobile fan engagement
Sky has invested £300,000 in mobile fan engagement and sports marketing company InCrowd
Business
FremantleMedia takes No Pictures Please
FremantleMedia has taken a 75 per cent stake in Dutch business No Pictures Please, a factual programming company owned by presenter and producer Ewout...
Business
Ten Alps invests in production company Chrysalis Vision
Ten Alps has announced an investment in TV drama production company Chrysalis Vision, set up to develop long-form drama series aimed at the UK...