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Deluxe Powers Distribution of Content to Theaters With New Cloud-Based IP Delivery Solution (MESA)

Deluxe announced the launch of One VZN, a new cloud-based IP delivery solution distributing major studio and independent content to movie theaters and exhibitors worldwide quickly ... More

Iyuno Acquires Scalamedia to Create New Market Leader in Germany (MESA)

Iyuno Media Group announced the acquisition of the German localization company Scalamedia. Scalamedia, with six studios in Berlin and Munich, joins Iyuno Germany, a division of Iyu... More

Keywords Studios CEO Predicts ‘Supercharged Years’ as New Console Cycle Begins (Proactive)

The coming release of a new generation of video game consoles, notably Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X, is expected to bring several “supercharged years” f... More

NAGRA Secures Taiwan Broadband Communications’ Hybrid Android TV STB 4K Service (MESA)

NAGRA announced that Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC), one of Taiwan’s leading multi-system cable operators, has selected NAGRA to secure its new Android TV 4K Ultra HD pay-... More

Enter the Era of the Digital Nomad (Sifted)

Estonia has recently become the first country in the world to create a digital nomad visa — and others would be wise to follow suit.... More

Police Warn of Illegal Streaming Dangers as Premier League Returns (DTE)

Brits have been warned against using pirate streams by the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and IP protection body FACT. With the English Premier ... More

Amazon Plans to Air Premier League Soccer Matches for Free on Prime, Twitch (CNBC)

Amazon has announced that it is making all of its Premier League soccer matches free to watch on Amazon Prime and its live video streaming service, Twitch. The tech giant, which ha... More

Protecting OTT Services: Why Multi-DRM is No Longer Enough (Videonet)

Whether you’re a D2C operator or a traditional Pay TV provider looking to launch your own OTT service, there is one very important question you need to be asking – how can I en... More

Red Bee Joins DPP’s Committed to Sustainability Program (SVG)

Red Bee Media is now a partner of the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability Program and will support initiatives aimed towards increased sustainability in the global media industry. ... More

Sky Wins Sports Rights Rebate (BTN)

Sky has reached a series of agreements with sports rights bodies that will cut its expenditure as the broadcaster looks to offset losses after coronavirus hit its live schedules.... More

IBM Buys Spanugo Assets (Light Reading)

IBM announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Spanugo, a US-based provider of cloud cybersecurity posture management solutions. To further meet the security demands... More

BBC Begins Hunt for Partners in Major Digital Overhaul (TVB Europe)

The BBC has launched a new framework agreement searching for partners in a planned £12 million project to support its planned digital overhaul. According to the framework, the BBC... More

Veritone Signs Collab to Expand User-Generated Content Library (MESA)

Veritone announced a new agreement with Collab. As user-generated content has grown in popularity with creatives, this agreement will allow Veritone to expand its content library a... More

SRG Chooses Kaltura for Multi-Language Cloud TV Service (BTN)

Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR will use the Kaltura TV platform as the backbone for its upcoming domestic streaming service Play Suisse. The cloud-based platform will offer a wid... More

Pay TV Absorbs the Streaming Revolution (Digital TV Europe)

The revolution brought about by streaming services has to a large extent upturned the old ‘big basic plus premium’ model of pay TV. But does this mean that pay TV as a business... More

Sky Studios CEO: What We’ve Learned From Week One of Post-Pandemic Production (Variety)

Gary Davey, CEO of Sky Studios, shares learnings from the first week back in production, including tips from the production team on the ground.... More

BAFTA to Join Forces with Film Academy for Universal Set of Diversity Standards (Variety)

BAFTA has come out in support of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new standards for representation, with hopes that a uniform set of diversity requirements can ap... More

Fintech Dominates London Tech Fundraising Scene (Finextra)

Fintech continues to dominate the London tech fundraising scene, accounting for 39% of VC investment in the UK capital's technology companies so far this year, according to a repor... More

Inside Barcelona’s Push to Compete With Netflix, Fortnite (Yahoo Sports)

Barcelona is cutting out the middle man. The Catalan juggernaut announced that it would become the first high-profile club to launch a broad, aggressive streaming service. BarcaTV+... More

Europeans Express Preference for Ad-Supported Sports Streamers (DTE)

A quarter of European sports fans would prefer an ad-supported platform over pay-per-view and subscription options. A new report found that 26% of Europeans would put an ad-support... More

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