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Mediapro, Google Cloud partner on generative AI solutions

Mediapro has announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to create an innovation laboratory specialised in the application of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) for the Media and Entertainment industry. Mediapro is already developing different generative video and image creation solutions, as well as personalised assistants for this industry. Mediapro began their collaboration with Google Cloud […]

February 4, 2025

Mediapro Studio US & Canada hires Ricagni

The Mediapro Studio US & Canada has announced the appointment of Francesca Ricagni as the new Head of US Hispanic Content. Ricagni, who previously has been Creative Executive at Apple TV+, will report in her new role to JC Acosta, Head of TMS US & Canada, and will be responsible for the strategy of creating […]

January 22, 2025

€31.6m fine for Mediapro football piracy site

Roja Directa, an illegal sports content website, has been sentenced to pay damages amounting to €31.6 million to Grup Mediapro for piracy of football content owned by the group. Commercial Court No. 2 in A Coruña has set the compensation Puerto 80 and its administrator, Igor Seoane, are required to pay Grup Mediapro for the […]

December 20, 2024By Colin Mann

Mediapro delivers 2024 Karate World Cup

Mediapro has been responsible for the live production of the Karate World Cup – National Teams Championship organised by the Spanish Karate Federation and the World Karate Federation and held November 22nd-24th in Pamplona. Throughout the three days of the championship, Mediapro BMS (Broadcast Media Services), the group division specialising in audiovisual production for events, […]

November 29, 2024

Mediapro launches Offline Subtitling Platform

Mediasur, a Mediapro company specialising in the accessibility of audiovisual content, has announced the launch of its new Offline Subtitling Platform. The automatic captioning and subtitling product – which combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human supervision – has achieved productivity gains of up to 60 per cent in a testing phase. This initiative arose in […]

November 8, 2024

Mediapro opens post-production facility in Uruguay

Mediapro has launched a new post-production centre in Uruguay. The group has additionally announced the incorporation of Colour Studio, a Uruguayan colour correction and special effects company that has operated in the country since 2014. The centre offers a complete suite of post-production services needed for any audiovisual project, including colour correction, VFX, clean-up, mastering, […]

October 17, 2024

Mediapro back to profit

Spanish media group Mediapro has reported a profit of €12 million at the end of 2023, versus a loss of €69.4 million one year earlier. The company increased its revenues by 2.2 per cent to €120 million, though still far away though from a pre-pandemic €177 million in 2019. Mediapro, controlled by Chinese Fund Orient […]

September 5, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

MotoGP, LVP-Mediapro partner for eSport Championship

The MotoGP eSport Championship is back for 2024, with a new partnership between MotoGP and LVP-Mediapro. The new-look Championship, contested on the MotoGP24 video game, gets underway on August 28th as the journey to crowning the next MotoGP eSport World Champion begins. This season will be the eighth edition of the competition and the first […]

August 23, 2024

Mediapro, China Media Group collaboration agreement

Mediapro and China Media Group (CMG) have announced they will jointly promote collaborative projects in the field of audiovisual services, content co-production, media rights and immersive experiences. The framework agreement signed between Mediapro and CMG establishes the international activity of the Chinese media giant as preferential areas of cooperation. CMG was founded in 2018 through […]

August 1, 2024

The Mediapro Studio acquires Fresco Film

The Mediapro Studio, the international content creation, production, and distribution company of Mediapro, has announced the acquisition of Fresco Film, a production service company in the fiction market, aiming to enhance its provision of production services for large international projects. Founded in 1972, Fresco Film has specialised in providing production services for high-budget international fiction […]

July 26, 2024By Nik Roseveare