M+E Europe Headlines
Netflix Continues to Diversify Product Portfolio to Enhance Competitiveness (Advanced Television)
With over 260 million registered subscribers at the beginning of 2024, Netflix continues to show unwavering grit when it comes to streaming market domination.... More
Amazon in Premier League Deal with Viaplay (DTVE)
Amazon Prime Video has struck a deal with Viaplay to offer live and exclusive Premier League football on its service in Sweden and Denmark, with games available from August at no a... More
The Kitchen Dubs Crunchyroll’s ‘My Hero Academia’ Into Latin Spanish (Senal News)
“Our Miami-based, very talented anime team and our 'fans' are thrilled with the reception we’ve received on our Latin Spanish version of MHA,” explained Romulo Bernal, The Ki... More
Innovative Uses of Text-to-Speech in Interactive Art (Respeecher Blog)
Today, the contemporary art scene embraces technologies that blur the lines between creator and spectator, transforming passive observation into active participation. This shift to... More
M+E Europe Holiday Publishing Schedule
We will not be publishing the M+E Europe newsletter on 1 April. The M+E Europe newsletter will return to its regular publishing schedule on 2 April.... More
Localising a FAST Channel for ITV Studios (VITAC Blog)
ITV Studios is partnering with VITAC to provide the Hell’s Kitchen USA German dubbing for their new German FAST channel launch. For this project, the VITAC team is working collab... More
30% of SVOD Viewing Time Going to UK & European Content (BTN)
Eighty-five per cent of VOD usage in Europe is to just three services, Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+, according to a new report. European works accounted for 30% of SVOD viewing... More
KPMG Joins SAP PartnerEdge Programme to Help Clients Further Advance Business Transformation, Accelerate Value
KPMG has joined the SAP PartnerEdge programme, combining KPMG’s industry-focused, business-led approach with the power of SAP’s market-leading technology to help clients fast-t... More
Lionsgate Improved Media Supply Chain Using AWS Marketplace
Lionsgate wanted to gain control and transparency over its asset inventory. With centralised media management, the studio believed it will optimise delivery, gain flexibility in pa... More
Celebrating 25 Years of TiVo: Party Like It’s 1999! (Xperi Blog)
As time and television march forward, we mark a quarter century of one of the most revolutionary forces in digital entertainment — TiVo! Join us as we journey through our illustr... More
LaLiga Achieves YouTube Diamond Play Button (TVB)
LaLiga has reached 10 million YouTube subscribers to achieve the video streaming platform’s Diamond Play Button distinction. The Spanish league’s top tier becomes the first foo... More
Adobe and Microsoft to Bring Generative AI Capabilities to Microsoft 365 (TR)
The new features will assist marketers to develop briefs, create content and more in applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Teams and Word.... More
Amazon Spends $2.75B on AI Start-Up Anthropic (CNBC)
Amazon is making its largest outside investment in its three-decade history as it looks to gain an edge in the artificial intelligence race. The tech giant said it will spend anoth... More
TAG, Zixi Elevate Monitoring Standards for Live Cloud-Based Applications Through Enhanced Partnership
TAG Video Systems and Zixi announced a joint solution that easily enables live streams to be monitored for all layers of the transport level across any IP-Network. TAG users can no... More
MicroStrategy Releases Auto, the Customisable AI Bot
MicroStrategy has released MicroStrategy Auto, the customisable AI bot that offers a faster, simpler way to deliver business intelligence to anyone in an organisation. Auto is the ... More
Databricks Launches DBRX, a New Standard for Efficient Open Source Models
DBRX democratises the training and tuning of custom, high-performing LLMs for every enterprise so they no longer need to rely on a small handful of closed models. Available today, ... More
NAB 2024: Verimatrix to Offer Hands-on Demos of Counterspy Anti-Piracy Solution
Verimatrix announced it will offer live demos of its latest Counterspy anti-piracy technology during the 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Taking place April 13-17 at the Verimatrix suit... More
Amazon MGM Studios, Audible Strike Extensive Podcast Deal (TBI)
Amazon MGM Studios has struck a deal with sister firm Audible that will see the two companies adapting podcasts for TV. The projects will be co-developed and co-produced by both Am... More
Sony Pictures Launches 54 FAST Channels Across Europe (DTVE)
The Sony One’s 54 channels will be curated and programmed for local markets in different territories, with content being broadcast primarily in each region’s native language, s... More
Cognizant Continues Collaboration with Pon IT to Further Manage and Optimise Cloud Services
Cognizant announced the renewal of its long-standing relationship with Pon IT, which is part of the Dutch family-owned multinational Pon Holdings. The collaboration will enable Cog... More