M+E Europe Headlines
Brazil’s Globo Sells First International Remake Rights of ‘Brazil Avenue’ to Turkey’s Ay Yapım (Variety)
Brazilian media giant Globo has sold the first international adaptation rights to its biggest telenovela hit in recent years, “Brazil Avenue” (“Avenida Brasil”) to Ay Yapı... More
Germany Eyes New Digital Strategy Amid Global Tech Race (Euractiv)
On Wednesday , the Bundestag’s Digital Committee held a public hearing to discuss with experts the international digital strategy, which Germany’s Digital and Transport Ministr... More
What Can Consumers Expect From Advertising on Streaming Services? (Senal News)
BB Media conducted a comprehensive analysis of the leading streaming services in the United States and provided insights into emerging trends regarding advertising techniques, domi... More
Top 4 Supply Chain Issues Facing FAST/AVOD Platforms in 2023 (Whip Media Blog)
FAST and AVOD platforms are growing rapidly, and with that growth comes a number of challenges, including managing the content supply chain. Here are the 4 most common supply chain... More
Prime Video Orders BBC Studios’ ‘The 1% Club’ (Senal News)
The game show format, created by Dean Nabarro and Andy Auerbach at Magnum Media and distributed by BBC Studios, has garnered success in Europe.... More
Collaboration is Key to Organisations Adopting GenAI (AI)
Accenture and SAP have partnered to support businesses in adopting GenAI and accelerate cloud-based ERP transformation.... More
Opus Partners with Databricks to Advance Payments Industry with AI/ML Innovation
This partnership is set to re-shape and advance the payments landscape by harnessing the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Databricks' Lakehouse Platform allow... More
Adobe Stock Introduces Video Templates to Help Creatives Elevate Their Multimedia Projects
With the growing demand for diverse content across platforms, video templates enable creators to tell a range of stories in a consistent way. And best of all, every single Premiere... More
Global IT Spending to Grow 8% in 2024 (TV Tech)
AI investments help spur the growth to $5.1T but the impact of GenAI won’t be felt until 2025 according to Gartner.... More
VSI Hires Scott Rose as Chief Technology Officer
The VSI Group announced that Scott Rose will assume the role of CTO effective November 1. Having collaborated with the company in a consultancy capacity throughout 2023, this move ... More
Number of Tech Firms Setting Up in Lisbon Rising (Portugal Resident)
Portugal’s prime minister has picked up on a speech by the mayor of Lisbon about the growing number of technology companies setting up in the capital and argued that the Portugue... More
40% of Hungarians Watch Online Video (BTN)
According to the regulator NMHH, it looked at the number of users and time spent viewing three international (Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix) and two Hungarian streaming service provide... More
As Chinese SVODs Expand Overseas, Can Chinese Content Find an Audience? (Senal News)
With the local market getting saturated and leading platforms struggling to gain new subscribers, Chinese SVODs have turned their eyes abroad to seek new opportunities, Ampere Anal... More
Adobe Adds Plenty of AI Wizardry to Photoshop and Premiere (Engadget)
Adobe just released the latest iterations of Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements. These 2024-branded versions feature plenty of new features that streamline the creative proce... More
IBM Expands Relationship with AWS to Bring Generative AI Solutions, Dedicated Expertise to Clients
As part of this, IBM Consulting aims to deepen and expand its generative AI expertise on AWS by training 10,000 consultants by the end of 2024; the two organisations also plan to d... More
Synamedia Strengthens its Gravity Platform, Adds Partnership with AMT to Expand in North America and Europe
Synamedia announced a new global reseller partnership with Advanced Media Technologies for Synamedia Gravity, extending its reach in North America and Europe. It also unveiled supp... More
Making the Most of the Sound Quality in Your Home Theatre (Xperi Blog)
The vast majority of the attention paid to home theatre technology in recent years was centred on the TV itself: flat screens have come a long way and they now offer ultra-high-res... More
Evolution Digital Partners with TiVo to Build a Video Over Broadband Solution to Enhance the Streaming TV Experience
As part of this partnership, Evolution Digital announces the extension of its exclusive offering for the TiVo Managed IPTV Solution on both the EVO FORCE 1 and FUSE 4K. (more&helli... More
Study Gauges How People Perceive AI-created Content (MIT)
Companies that intend to use generative artificial intelligence should first consider how people regard work created by AI, humans, or some combination of the two.... More
Warner Bros. Discovery Puts Fans in the Director’s Chair with UCI Track Champions League Coverage (TVBE)
The broadcaster will be employing 20 cameras including Spidercams, five on-board rider cameras, two behind-the-scenes and trackside cameras to take viewers to place they couldn’t... More
