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ZDF migrates on to Avid’s MediaCentral

German public broadcaster ZDF has extended its long-standing relationship with Avid by migrating its existing asset management systems onto Avid’s MediaCentral | Cloud UX software platform.  The transition provides the broadcaster with a complete tool set to manage news and programme workflows and provides the possibility to expand all the way from ingest through to […]

July 11, 2024

Avid showcasing Digital Nirvana’s MetadataIQ for Avid workflows at IBC

Digital Nirvana, a provider of media-monitoring and metadata generation services, has announced that during IBC, Avid will demonstrate Digital Nirvana’s MetadataIQ metadata automation tool for news, sports, and entertainment customers relying on the Avid ecosystem. IBC2023 attendees are invited to the Avid stand, where the Avid team will showcase how MetadataIQ transparently generates metadata within […]

September 15, 2023

Al Jazeera extends relationship with Avid

Media and entertainment technology provider Avid has extended its agreement with long-time customer and global media conglomerate Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN), with a deal that will transition the network’s production operation towards a cloud-based subscription service, together with multi-site collaboration and remote production. Al Jazeera selected Avid to completely upgrade and expand its news […]

August 24, 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

Sinclair production partnership with Avid, Sony and Marquis

Sinclair is deploying innovative cloud-based news and content gathering and production workflows by combining technologies from Avid, Sony and Marquis Broadcast. This new approach leverages 5G networks to reduce connectivity costs while enriching the flow of news metadata to accelerate the speed of its news operations. Ernie Ensign, AVP News Technology & Operations, Sinclair, explained: […]

April 13, 2023

Avid releases new version of MediaCentral

Avid has released updates to its MediaCentral workflow platform, including the new MediaCentral | Acquire IP-based ingest scheduler, along with remote collaboration and improved hybrid working support. These innovative capabilities empower media companies to accelerate production on premises and in the cloud. The introduction of MediaCentral | Acquire adds ingest management to MediaCentral | Cloud […]

January 4, 2023

TV MIDTVEST extends engagement with Avid

Danish regional broadcaster TV MIDTVEST has extended its strategic relationship with Avid by transitioning onto Avid’s MediaCentral | Flex subscription software. The move optimizes the reliability, scalability and flexibility of the broadcaster’s news production, and enhances its toolsets to enable story-centric workflows. The subscription will give TV MIDTVEST–which has relied on Avid solutions for more […]

November 30, 2022

Semin joins MEDIAGENIX as Chief Commercial Officer

MEDIAGENIX has announced that the company expands its Executive Leadership team with the addition of Françoise Semin as Chief Commercial Officer. A first-hand witness of the media industry’s transformation, Semin comes with more than 20 years of experience in International Business Management and Management Director roles to lead the company’s Global Sales Excellence Initiative and […]

October 10, 2022

Avid announces availability of Avid VENUE 7.1 software

Avid has announced the availability of Avid VENUE 7.1 software, enabling full compatibility between Avid VENUE | S6L consoles and the latest version of Waves plugins (V14) via the Waves SoundGrid Rack, providing audio engineers with seamless integration and added workflow enhancements. The compatibility of Avid VENUE 7.1 and Waves V14 plugins enables live sound […]

September 27, 2022

Avid launches subscription solution for TV and media graphics

Avid has announced the immediate availability of its next-generation of Maestro, a new subscription-based software solution for real-time broadcast television graphics. Available immediately, this fully backward compatible solution offers graphics teams the power, flexibility and scalability to produce and deliver the best quality graphics possible for on-air and studio video wall content. Graphics teams can […]

September 21, 2022