M+E Europe Headlines

 

5G Expected to Replace Traditional Broadcast Distribution (DTE)

The vast majority of broadcasters believe that 5G will replace traditional broadcast distribution as the preferred way to access TV content. According to a new study, 82% of broadc... More

UK Broadband Well Prepared for Video Conferencing From Home (Consultancy)

The coronavirus lockdown has placed an added emphasis on the need for quality broadband provision – especially when it comes to enabling workers to participate in video conferenc... More

BBC Reaches Record Global Audience (TVB Europe)

The BBC’s global reach has increased by 11 per cent year-on-year in 2020, now standing at 468.2 million people a week, it’s highest ever. The majority of that audience is from ... More

Sky Studios Considers Production Options After COVID (BTN)

Sky Studios CEO Gary Davey says the production house has been considering how best to manage a return to filming. Davey told a virtual meeting of the Broadcasting Press Guild that ... More

UAE Telecom Etisalat Taps Synamedia’s Infinite Platform for D2C Service (MESA)

The UAE’s largest telecom operator Etisalat has debuted a new direct-to-consumer (D2C) service, SwitchTV, and looked to Synamedia’s Infinite cloud TV platform — and the compa... More

UK Drive-Ins Boom in Pandemic Era With 40 New Cinemas (Variety)

The number of drive-in cinemas across the U.K. has exploded from three to 40 during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data from media measurement firm Comscore seen by Var... More

TransPerfect Releases Version of Its GlobalLink Vasont Inspire CCMS (MESA)

TransPerfect announced the release of the newest version of its GlobalLink Vasont Inspire Component Content Management System. The new build runs on an advanced .NET Core platform,... More

Lockdown Boosts Already Booming German Pay TV Market (THR)

Stay-at-home orders helped lift viewership in German-speaking Europe to 17.1 million in the first half of 2020. Revenues were already strong, with streaming driving a 89 percent ju... More

What Next for the UK Tech Sector? (Business Leader)

Unlike many sectors of the UK economy that have been hit hard by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the tech sector – whilst not completely immune – has been less impacted... More

London Boroughs: COVID-19 Shows Digital, Innovation ‘More Important Than Ever’ (CW)

An association of councils in the greater London area notes that local government’s capacity to adopt technology and innovate is essential in coping with the post-pandemic world.... More

As DAZN Resumes UK Launch Can it Avoid Eleven Sports’ Mistakes? (SportsPro)

DAZN, the anointed ‘Netflix of Sport’, has announced plans to resume launching its services globally via a beta service covering boxing bouts in July and August free of charge ... More

Romania is on the Way to Blockchain, Crypto Regulation (CoinTelegraph)

The European Union’s 5AMLD has been adopted as the first regulation in Romania of virtual currencies, crypto-wallets and fiat-crypto exchange platforms.... More

EY, IBM Expand Global Alliance to Help Organizations Accelerate Digital Transformation (MESA)

EY and IBM announced an enhanced, global multi-year alliance designed to help organizations accelerate digital transformation and improve client outcomes, including leveraging the ... More

At Last, Intelligent Products are Ready for Their B2B Moment (Digitally Cognizant Blog)

Just as consumer manufacturers have made products more intelligent, B2B providers are using data and analytics to create a competitive edge.... More

VSI Paris Awarded ‘Dolby Atmos Home Entertainment Studio’ Certification (MESA)

Dolby awards the first “Dolby Atmos Home Entertainment Studio” certification in France to VSI Paris-Chinkel S.A. for audio editing and mixing. They join a growing list of VSI l... More

A Return to On-Site Security Assessments in Europe (MESA)

Convergent Risks announced it was seeing a scheduled return to ‘On-Site’ operations across Europe. Convergent CEO Chris Johnson said: “We are delighted to have recently sched... More

BT Sport to Air Champions League Final on YouTube (SportsPro)

UK pay-TV broadcaster BT Sport will provide free coverage of the 2019/20 men’s Uefa Champions League and Uefa Europa League finals via its official YouTube channel. Tomos Grace, ... More

Six Crucial Elements to Adopt AI Successfully (IBM Blog)

Artificial Intelligence is potentially the most powerful technology businesses have ever had access to. AI is not only transforming how businesses operate, but also the services an... More

UK Workers are Having to Foot the Bill for Remote Working Tech (TechRadar)

UK workers are being left severely out of pocket after being forced to pay for new hardware and software in order to work from home during the global lockdown, new research has cla... More

UK Sees Spike in IT Job Advertisements as Lockdown Eases (BBC)

The number of active job postings in the UK topped a million this week, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). In particular, there has been a significant s... More

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