PwC UK has appointed Ben Bird as the new Media and Entertainment sector leader in its TMT practice. Bird, who joined PwC 18 months ago as Partner in its Operational Restructuring business, has over 16 years experience leading operational improvements to media firms. Before joining PwC, Bird was a Partner at consultancy firm Vendigital where […]
TMT Insights and Bitpress have formed a partnership to offer content owners and distributors a managed service solution. This cloud-based solution accelerates cloud migrations by streamlining and automating the identification, analysis, and conformance of inbound media assets required for high-volume catalogue reconciliation and bulk distribution projects. “M&E companies can now have greater confidence in the […]
TMT Insights and Ateliere Creative Technologies have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption and optimisation of cloud-based media supply chain workflows promoting operational and cost efficiencies for content owners, distributors and broadcasters. At the centre of the offering is Ateliere’s proprietary FrameDNA technology, which is available as part of its cloud-native media supply […]
Changing imperatives in privacy, security and trust emerges as the top risk facing telecoms companies in 2024. According to the annual EY report, Top 10 risks in telecommunications, cyber-resilience is under pressure, with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) throwing into question existing data governance strategies. Over two-thirds (68 per cent) of telco respondents believe they are […]
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 […]
TMT Insights, which specialises in professional services and software development for the media and entertainment (M&E) industry, is accelerating business transformation initiatives with the formation of a new division, Media Operations (MediaOps). TMT’s MediaOps provides customers with access to a full team of media experts skilled at building and maintaining media workflows, supporting distribution and […]
The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal value in the global Tech, Media, and Telecom (TMT) sector totalled $754 billion (€686bn) in 2022, down 31 per cent from 2021, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. The number of M&A deals in the sector also dropped sharply by 39 per cent in 2022 as climbing inflation […]
Sky is consolidating control and visibility of its global content supply chain system on the Polaris operational management software platform from TMT Insights, the professional services and software development company. The broadcaster is migrating all functions related to movie and TV content across its UK, Germany, and Italy operations onto the platform, as part of […]
TMT Analysis, a mobile identity company, has launched its new solution – Authenticate – to offer enhanced device validation, more stringent anti-fraud measures and an improved customer journey. The solution works by using checks made in real time by the Mobile Network Operator, authenticating the device using data encoded securely on the device’s SIM card. […]
The total mergers and acquisitions (M&A) value in the global technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector during 2022 saw a year-on-year (YoY) nosedive by 33 per cent from $1.26 trillion in 2021 to $841 billion in 2022, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. An analysis by the company reveals that ‘cloud’ and ‘internet advertising’ […]