M+E Europe Headlines
BBC Studios Buys ITV’s Stake in Streamer BritBox (THR)
BBC Studios is acquiring ITV’s 50 percent stake in BritBox International for $322 million. The deal will give BBC Studios full ownership of the BritBox streaming platform and val... More
Shepperton Studios to Fund Training for Local Residents (Broadcast Tech)
The courses focus on skills relating to the film and TV industry and be exclusively available to those local to the studios.... More
AWS Increases Epic Database Sizing Options for Customers
Amazon Web Services, in collaboration with Epic, is announcing another increase in Epic on AWS customer database sizing, measured in global references per second (GRefs/s).... More
Huawei Launches Three Innovative Data Storage Solutions for the AI Era
The Huawei Product and Solution Launch was held successfully at MWC Barcelona 2024. Dr. Peter Zhou, President of Huawei IT Product Line, launched three innovative solutions aimed a... More
TiVo Signs Skyworth to Build Smart TVs Powered by TiVo OS (LightReading)
China's Skyworth, TiVo's fifth TV OEM partner, plans to integrate the TiVo OS in its 2024 lineup. TiVo parent Xperi hopes to exit 2024 with 2 million TiVo-powered TVs, putting it o... More
MWC Runs on Arm With AI-Powered Infrastructure and Mobile Innovation (Arm Blog)
Arm-powered innovations featured across diverse technology markets, alongside new announcements and collaborations.... More
Globo Launches New Season of ‘We Are Five’ at Series Mania (TTV)
Globo gets to Series Mania, a French television festival, with its main releases. In addition to presenting the new, and final, season of We Are Five, the brand includes in its por... More
The Fastest AI Supercomputer in the UK is Now Operational (DCD)
Dawn supercomputer is housed at the University of Cambridge’s Open Zettascale Lab.... More
A Closer Look at AI-driven Test Automation (Resillion Blog)
AI in test automation is no longer a futuristic concept but a present reality. Important steps have already been taken but maturity is still in its early phase. When it comes to te... More
Respeecher Partners with Pindrop to Protect Voice Cloning From Harmful Uses
The development of modern technologies such as voice cloning through artificial intelligence and machine learning is opening up new horizons and providing exciting opportunities fo... More
Fremantle Names New Wildside, Apartment CEOs, Inks Co-Pro Deal With ‘New Pope’ Producers (THR)
Fremantle announced that Annamaria Morelli will be taking over as CEO of The Apartment and Sonia Rovai as CEO of Wildside. Fremantle said both companies will continue to have edito... More
Ateliere’s New Complimentary Media Supply Chain Analysis, Consulting Programs Help Jump Start a Healthier Operation
Ateliere Creative Technologies launched a new complimentary Professional Services offering that provides assessments for studios, broadcasters, post facilities, and content owners ... More
BBC Details First Plans for Generative AI Use (TVB)
Plans include trialing Gen AI to re-format existing content that widens its appeal, and using it to help teams find and create new forms of content more quickly.... More
Arm Mobile Studio is Now Arm Performance Studio
The change in name reflects the fact that our tools are not just limited to mobile applications. We have a broad range of developers across a variety of consumer devices utilising ... More
Adobe Reveals a GenAI Tool for Music (TechCrunch)
There’s plenty of GenAI-powered music editing and creation tools out there, but Adobe wants to put its own spin on the concept. Adobe has unveiled Project Music GenAI Control, a ... More
Disney and Reliance to Merge Media Businesses in India in $8.5B Joint Venture (CNBC)
The companies will be combining their respective Star India and Viacom18 units into the newly created Star India joint venture. The venture will have more than 750 million viewers ... More
Globo and LiveLike Bring Interactive Fan Experience to ‘Masked Singer Brasil’ (TTV)
Globo has partnered with LiveLike to take the fan experience of its hit show, Masked Singer Brasil, to the next level with enhanced interactivity in time for the premiere of the fo... More
On-Premise Media Localisation Solutions for Content Security (XL8 Blog)
The foremost priority of the on-premise solution is to ensure that the contents never leave the client's infrastructure. The simplest way to achieve this is to cut off the server f... More
Arm, Nuro to Pioneer AI-first Commercial Autonomous Technology (Verdict)
Semiconductor and software platform giant ARM and Nuro, an autonomous technology firm, have unveiled a multi-year collaboration aimed at advancing the commercialisation of autonomo... More
Unlocking Global Markets: The Power of Localisation for Content Owners (FilmTrack Blog)
With the widespread adoption of streaming platforms, the challenge of localisation goes beyond mere translation to sell into global markets. It involves adapting content to reflect... More
