MediaKind has announced the completion of its merger with Harmonic’s video business – for $145 million (€125,1m) in cash – creating a prominent, independent video infrastructure company. The combined company enters the market with more more than $100 million (€86.2m) in annual recurring revenue (ARR), and over $150 million in annual appliance revenue. Bringing together […]
LTN has announced major enhancements to its purpose-built global IP video network, introducing new capabilities for channel creators as they accelerate their transition from legacy satellite models. The latest innovations draw on deep experience completing successful, large-scale migrations for national networks, station groups and sports networks to deliver even better reach, reliability, visibility and operational […]
Advanced Systems Group, LLC (ASG), a technology and services provider for media creatives and content owners, has announced the appointment of Peter Thordarson to the newly created role of Technical Account Executive. Joining ASG with nearly four decades of expertise, Thordarson brings a deep background in broadcast media engineering, management, and enterprise production. He reports […]
MediaKind, a specialist in cloud-based video streaming technology, has entered into an agreement to acquire the video business of Harmonic for approximately $145 million (€124.5m). Following a French employee works council consultation process, the companies will immediately execute a purchase agreement, and the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject […]
MediaKind, a specialist in media technology services and solutions, has announced a successful partnership with Makedonski Telekom, part of the Deutsche Telekom Group, launching MagentaTV, the next generation of digital TV services. Powered by MediaKind’s highly scalable and stable MediaFirst Cloud TV platform, the innovative MagentaTV service is redefining the television experience in North Macedonia, […]
MediaKind, a specialist in media technology services and solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with ThinkAnalytics, bringing advanced AI-powered content discovery and advertising solutions to MediaFirst TV Platform customers. The integration of the Think360 suite will enhance MediaFirst’s existing core recommendation engine, with AI-driven functionalities. Some of the world’s biggest service providers will now benefit […]
MediaKind is launching powerful new services within its MK.IO platform designed to streamline live event workflows from the edge to the cloud. These new capabilities—Fleet Management, Flow Control, and AI Automation—combined with MK.IO Beam edge processing, create a Programmable Media Network. This innovative approach allows event producers to efficiently manage diverse live workflows on a […]
MediaKind has announced the appointment of two accomplished executives to lead its sales teams in the Americas region: Lauren Johnson as Vice President of Sales, New Media and Sports, and Anthony Busse as Vice President of Sales, Broadcasters, Cable and Telco. “With the rapid transformation of the media landscape, especially in streaming, SaaS, and D2C, […]
MediaKind, the media technology company, together with technology partners Qvest and Qibb, have played a major role in facilitating the launch of Television New Zealand’s (TVNZ) new sports streaming service within their TVNZ+ platform. This launch follows TVNZ’s acquisition of a number of major sporting events rights, resulting in the creation of a fully cloud-based […]
MediaKind, the specialist in media technology services and solutions, unveils low latency streaming with dynamic advertising and blackout support to MK.IO, its cloud streaming platform. Leveraging the Low Latency HLS and DASH standard, MK.IO reduces latency by 75 per cent and continues to support standards-based dynamic ad insertion (DAI), blackouts, and DRM security for premium […]