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Constellation Brands forms partnership with Tastemade

Constellation Brands, a beverage alcohol company, has formed a multi-million dollar, multi-year partnership with Tastemade, a modern media company, to launch a content studio that will create and distribute social and streaming content to drive consumer engagement globally for Constellation Brands Wine & Spirit. “Constellation + Tastemade Studios” will drive elevated storytelling to introduce a […]

March 30, 2023

Amagi puts more personalisation & automation into Amagi PLANNER

Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has launched the advanced version of its content planning and scheduling platform – Amagi PLANNER. The product, introduced in 2021, makes planning and scheduling of channel programming seamless and cost-effective for digital-first companies. Amagi PLANNER enhancements include flexibility in ad break scheduling, […]

April 13, 2022

Whip Media launches data-driven content exchange & research platform 

Whip Media has announced the commercial launch of the Whip Media Exchange – a first-of-its-kind global licensing and research platform for film and TV content. Notably, the Exchange is the industry’s largest database for TV and movie content, offering data-driven predictions across hundreds of thousands of titles. That breadth of content coverage easily enables buyers […]

March 30, 2022

Fred Media unveils new spring content slate

Fred Media today reveals its new slate for the MIPTV period, featuring close to 100 new hours from five key production partners. From WTFN in Australia, and leading the new slate, are two recently announced series for Seven Network. Strike Force (6 x 60) tells the inside story of the most gripping, heart-stopping, tense and […]

March 21, 2022

Amagi secures $95m investment in Unicorn Round

Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has solidified its position as the most preferred media SaaS company with a new $95 million (€86.2m) funding round followed by a 108 per cent YoY growth in revenues. This financing round was led by Accel with participation from existing investors Norwest […]

March 16, 2022

THEMA partners with Amagi

THEMA, a Canal+ Group company, has announced a partnership agreement with Amagi, a global player in SaaS for broadcast and connected TV on the cloud, to distribute channels across FAST platforms around the globe, such as two in-house FAST channels VIVE KANAL D DRAMA and WANNA SEE TV. THEMA will use the award-winning broadcast-grade channel playout […]

February 9, 2022

Curiosity Stream launches premium bundle

Curiosity Stream has launched an enhanced premium tier offering, branded the Smart Bundle. The bundle provides exclusive access to Curiosity Stream’s films, shows, and series in 4K, as well as complimentary access to five other subscription services dedicated to entertainment that inspires learning, exploring, and expanding your horizons. Premium tier customers, as well as existing […]

December 22, 2021

UniversCiné chooses Amagi to expand its offerings

Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced that UniversCiné, a French VoD platform dedicated to movie lovers and arthouse films, is partnering with Amagi for the launch and playout of its channel to Samsung TV Plus. Launched in 2007, UniversCiné is the result of 47 independent French […]

December 8, 2021

Alchimie amplifies AVoD network with Amagi

Amagi, a global leader in SaaS for broadcast and connected TV on the cloud, has announced that Alchimie, a video content aggregator and distributor, has partnered with it for channel creation and distribution to Advertising Video on Demand (AVoD) platforms. Amagi is distributing 23 of Alchimie’s channels to Rakuten TV and to Samsung TV Plus […]

November 17, 2021

Struum finalises Series A financing

Struum, the SVoD service created by senior-level Disney and Discovery executives, and backed by an initial multi-million-dollar investment from former Disney CEO Michael Eisner through his Tornante Company, has finalised its Series A funding round led by Canadian-based media and content company Corus Entertainment. The $7 million (€6.4m) round also includes Gaingels, the leading investment […]

November 10, 2021