Pixotope, creator of a Virtual Production solution, has appointed Sergio Cardenas as their Regional Sales Manager in Southern Europe. Cardenas’ passion for audiovisual systems, live and broadcast productions, and innovative technology have driven his high-end broadcasting career over the last 20 years. A specialist in real-time graphics, virtual studios, and virtual reality solutions, his previous […]
Facebook has revealed plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to develop a metaverse – an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment via a VR headset. “The metaverse has the potential to help unlock access to new creative, social, and economic opportunities. And Europeans will be […]
Bloomberg Media and Mtel Swiss – a broadcaster majority-owned by Telekom Srbija – have announced an agreement to create Southeast Europe’s first pan-regional, multi-platform business news network, with hubs in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia. Launching in 2022, Bloomberg Adria will serve business and financial news, analysis and data to the […]
Whip Media, the leading enterprise software platform and data provider to the world’s largest entertainment organizations, has partnered with Glance, the leading global audience and content insights specialist, to provide global data and insights for its Glance VOD Landscape Report. Part of Médiamétrie, Glance is the one-stop shop service providing official TV ratings for over […]
The European Commission (EC) is bringing together a consortium of more than 20 European space sector businesses to collect and create ideas for what the EC describes as “an innovative European broadband constellation”. The grouping is headed by Unseenlabs and Euroconsult and the 22-member grouping has responded to an EC call for “New Space solutions […]
Content Arena, the software partner for sports media rights industry, has reached an agreement with United Media, leading media company in Southeast Europe, for the digitization of its sports media rights management and sales processes. Under the agreement, Content Arena will provide a software solution tailored specifically to United Media’s sports media rights business. The […]
The FTTH Council Europe has released two reports: the latest figures of the FTTH Forecasts for 2021 and 2026. and an overview of fibre deployments in rural areas. The market forecasts cover 39 countries and provide an individual analysis for 15 countries. Numbers are consistent with previous estimates and plan for around 197 million homes […]
Whip Media has surveyed TV viewers in Spain, France, Germany and Italy to gauge their thoughts on the EUs Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) – where streaming services are required to devote at least a 30 per cent quota to European content. The majority of viewers in Spain (69 per cent) and France (58 per […]
Rakuten TV, the European VoD platform, has added a selection of food and culinary focused channels to its current portfolio. With the addition of Bon Appétit, Tastemade, Brindiamo!, L’Atelier des Chefs and iFood.tv the latest acquisitions further enhance the content offering in partnership with number of European content creators and media groups. Rakuten TV now […]
Alpha Networks is the exclusive technical and business partner for the deployment of blackpills’ SVoD platform to several telecom operators in Europe, and more regions to follow. The new platform by the French production and distribution company is dedicated to short-form content and debuted in Spain with Telefónica/Movistar on July 19th. With the aim of […]