Cathy Perifimos, an entertainment industry attorney with unscripted programming and film experience across international platforms, has joined Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) as Vice President, Business Affairs. Perifimos spent nearly 10 years at Paramount Global and CBS Corporation, where she managed business and legal affairs for Smithsonian Channel and across the MTV Entertainment Group. She […]
Arqiva, the media services and communications infrastructure operator, has secured a deal with Hearst Networks to migrate the global broadcaster’s services to its fully cloud-based VoD processing platform, as part of an extension to the two companies’ existing VoD partnership. The new contract will see Arqiva continue to deliver VOD assets across 40+ pay-TV and […]
SDVI, the platform provider for cloud-native media supply chains, has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to revolutionise media operations in the cloud. Together, the companies aim to deliver new solutions that simplify content supply chain deployment and operations, making media operations more agile and efficient for companies of all […]
Video software provider, Synamedia, has announced that Hearst Networks EMEA, formerly A+E Networks EMEA, has partnered with Synamedia for cloud distribution of its linear channels, including The History Channel. Hearst Networks will use Synamedia SaaS-based Quortex PowerVu as a fully managed service, increasing the reliability of distribution to 10 affiliates across EMEA. Hearst Networks selected […]
Particle6 Productions, the UK indie founded by Eline van der Velden, has announced its second commission from Hearst Networks EMEA. Two Sides of History will be a five-part digital series that brings together two people from different backgrounds who are linked to the same event from recent history. Through personal testimony and perspective, they discuss […]
Hearst Networks UK has extended its distribution agreement with Sky in the UK and Ireland. Hearst Networks UK’s portfolio of factual entertainment channels, including Sky History, Sky History2, Crime+Investigation and Blaze, will continue to be showcased across Sky and NOW platforms in the UK and Ireland. The deal includes linear channel distribution, VoD, and an […]
Tom Burton has been appointed as Hearst Networks EMEA’s Head of Commercial Partnerships based in London. Burton has joined from Passion Distribution, where he started as Sales Manager in 2019, managing finished and format rights to major titles such as Drag Race, Robot Wars and Paradise Hotel across Australia, New Zealand, MENA and Canada. He […]
Hearst Media Production Group has announced a licensing agreement for Season 1 and Season 2 episodes of the Emmy nominated series Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward with Australia’s National Indigenous Television (NITV). The deal provides access to the programme for all Australians through broadcast on NITV, the Australian streaming destination, SBS On Demand. HMPG produces […]
This October, TF1 group will add two new players onto its TF1+ platform: ARTE, renowned across European for the production and broadcasting of arts programmes; and Hearst – formerly A&E Television Network – a US broadcaster known for its documentaries. Having already added content from L’Equipe, Le Figaro and Deezer, TF1+ is further enhancing its […]
A+E Networks EMEA announced has rebranded. The international broadcaster, which operates across the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, is fully owned by Hearst and will now operate under the new name of Hearst Networks EMEA. Hearst Networks EMEA will continue to be comprised of four companies: Hearst Networks UK, a long-standing joint venture with […]