M+E Europe Headlines
Portugal’s Tech Boom Challenged by Tax Change (BBC)
In October, the Portuguese government announced it will scrap the favourable tax regime from 2024 for new entrants. Those who already benefit from it won't be affected and will be ... More
Online Media Use in Germany Declines After a Peak in 2022 (Senal News)
After a peak in 2022, the use of online media content and streaming services in Germany has declined, according to a study carried out by public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.... More
Sky and A+E Networks Germany Renew Carriage Deal (BTN)
As part of the collaboration, which has been in place for more than 14 years, Sky customers will be able to watch selected programmes on demand via Sky Q and WOW (Germany), Sky X (... More
AI Laggards Beware: The Time For Business Transformation Is Now (Forbes)
The digital landscape of the 2020s will belong to firms that have moved beyond pilot projects to become AI-native enterprises. Just as mobile tech was necessary to compete in the 2... More
UK Screen Sector Collaborates on New Skills Task Force (TVBE)
The UK’s media and entertainment union, Bectu, has announced its support for a new Skills Task Force which has been set up by stakeholders from across the UK film and TV sector, ... More
LucidLink Raises $75M in Series C Funding Led by Brighton Park Capital
LucidLink has raised $75 million in Series C funding, including secondaries, led by Brighton Park Capital. Major existing investors, including Headline, Baseline Ventures, and Adob... More
Amazon Aims to Provide Free AI Skills Training to 2M People by 2025 with New ‘AI Ready’ Commitment
If we are going to unlock the full potential of AI to tackle the world’s most challenging problems, we need to make AI education accessible to anyone with a desire to learn. That... More
Fastly Report Highlights Cybersecurity Challenges in Media Sector (NewscastStudio)
Fastly, a company specialising in edge cloud platforms, has released its global cybersecurity report, revealing the extensive impact of cyber attacks on media businesses. On averag... More
Verimatrix XTD Wins Gold TITAN Business Award for Cybersecurity
Verimatrix announced that its Verimatrix Extended Threat Defense (XTD) solution for mobile apps won a gold TITAN Business Award in this year’s cybersecurity category. (more&helli... More
LucidLink Unveils Multi-Filespace Connect, Brings New Flexibility to Customer Experience
LucidLink has launched its new product feature, Multi-Filespace Connect. Driven by customer feedback, users can now connect to multiple Filespaces, simultaneously within our newly ... More
TV Still the Main News Source for European News, but Social Media Growing (BTN)
Television holds 71% of attention, followed by online press and news platforms (42%), with radio and social media platforms sharing third position on 37% each. Social media has gro... More
Dolby, Ed Sheeran Celebrate Dolby Atmos Music in New ‘Love More’ Global Brand Campaign
In this first installment of the “Love More in Dolby" campaign, Sheeran stars in a short concert vignette exploring his latest hit “Magical” from Autumn Variations, his seven... More
Mark Howorth: ‘The Need for Localisation is Just as Strong as it Has Always Been’ (Senal News)
The CEO of VSI Group discusses the current landscape of the dubbing and subtitling industry, the client’s needs for faster turnarounds, and the incorporation of technology and au... More
Germany Approves Financial Reforms to Help its Tech Industry Compete with Silicon Valley (CNBC)
Germany on Friday approved a litany of changes to its rules for stock-based compensation at tech start-ups, listing of companies and taxation. Under the new rules, taxes on employe... More
It’s Not Just for Kids: Streaming Animation and the Adult Audience
According to a report by BB Media, in the second quarter of 2023, in the regions of APAC, LATAM, and the U.S., teenagers and young adults aged 16 to 24 – just outside the more tr... More
Diving Into the Assessment Journey, From Novice to Expert (EPAM Blog)
Crina Rotaru is an outstanding woman in tech, an aspiring professional and a wearer of many hats. She covers multiple roles as Business Analysis Team Lead, Resource Manager and Pro... More
Paid Streaming Services are Now Found in Almost 70% of the Swedish Households (Senal News)
Today, close to 70% of the Swedish households have at least one SVOD service, according to Mediavision’s latest report, which also notes that a subscribing household on average p... More
£200m Digital Skills Training Scheme Launched by UK Government (IA)
In line with the government investment package, UK colleges and universities will be better set to increase training opportunities for prospective job seekers, allowing them to zon... More
The Auto (R)Evolution Will be Televised (Xperi Blog)
As we developed a platform with the kind of entertainment that one day could, indeed, evolve to capture the total attention of occupants of a self-driving car, a priority for today... More
Connecting to Global Sports Through AI Localisation (XL8 Blog)
Most major sports leagues offer multiple languages on their website, and larger broadcasts have separate announcers for additional languages. What if a broadcaster or sports produc... More
