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Signiant, TMT Insights partnership

Signiant and TMT Insights have announced a partnership aimed at helping media and entertainment companies of all sizes optimise their content supply chains. By bringing together Signiant’s foundational SaaS platform and TMT’s media operations, the companies say they are uniquely positioned to deliver disruptive, leading-edge solutions. Signiant’s SaaS platform provides fast, reliable global access to […]

September 6, 2023

Dalet, Telstra partnership

Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organisations, and Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS), a  provider of end-to-end broadcast and media-related services, have entered a strategic partnership that combines Dalet’s media workflow solutions with TBS’s infrastructure and operations teams to accelerate the digital transformation of media workflows across the Asia Pacific region. The strategic partnership […]

August 23, 2023

STG acquires Avid in $1.4bn deal

Media and entertainment technology provider Avid has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity firm STG in an all-cash transaction valuing Avid at approximately $1.4 billion (€1.03bn), inclusive of Avid’s net debt. Under the terms of the agreement, Avid stockholders will receive $27.05 in cash for each share […]

August 10, 2023

Endeavor Streaming adds Google Cloud

Endeavor Streaming, a specialist in video distribution and monetisation, has collaborated with SADA, a business and technology consultancy and Google Cloud partner, to enable Google Cloud services across its streaming technology. This joint effort allows Endeavor Streaming to utilise Google Cloud services across its streaming video workflow. “This collaboration, for the first time, gives us […]

August 9, 2023

Ateme standards conversion for Foxtel

Ateme, a global player in video compression, delivery and streaming solutions, and Foxtel, a pay-TV provider in Australia, have announced the deployment of a standards conversion service enabling Australians to access TV content from around the world. The Foxtel-owned service, based on Ateme’s content acquisition and distribution solutions through the TITAN suite, acquires content from […]

August 1, 2023

Brightcove to power Yahoo’s streaming

Brightcove, the streaming technology company, has announced an agreement where media and tech giant Yahoo will leverage and broadly integrate Brightcove’s streaming technology platform across its portfolio of digital properties. As the exclusive streaming technology provider for Yahoo, Brightcove will power its video streaming from end to end, supporting its huge consumer demand. “As a […]

July 31, 2023

Embrace raises growth and expansion capital

Embrace, a developer of advanced automation and orchestration software solutions for the Media and Entertainment industry, has finalised a significant finance round with two angel investors. Alexandre Sidommo and Stéphane Barus, of Hilectra and Financière Paoje respectively, bring with them a wealth of experience in building and leading global SaaS companies. Embrace’s solutions are used […]

July 27, 2023

Bitmovin boosts RÚV viewing experience

Video streaming infrastructure provider Bitmovin has confirmed that RÚV, Iceland’s public broadcaster, has chosen to deploy the Bitmovin Player and Analytics to elevate the viewing experience for its audience to guarantee quality playback on the most extensive range of devices available to consumers and monitor and finetune the performance of each stream. RÚV is one […]

July 26, 2023

MediaKind launches MK/IO

Video technology specialist MediaKind has unveiled MK/IO, describing it as a complete streaming solution built on Microsoft Azure that blends video quality and high reliability with the quality of experience enjoyed by tens of millions of viewers each week. MK/IO offers a video streaming canvas for app developers, video platforms, and anyone desiring to improve […]

July 26, 2023

Thomson Reuters to acquire Imagen

Global content and technology company Thomson Reuters has signed a definitive agreement to acquire cloud-native media asset management specialist Imagen. Imagen helps sports organisations, businesses and media companies manage their digital content libraries with fast, secure and controlled access through a highly customisable media management and distribution platform. Imagen also owns Screenocean, a platform that […]

June 28, 2023By Colin Mann