Barco, a global leader in professional visualisation and collaboration technologies, announced that it has entered into a partnership with Ideal Systems, Asia's leading systems integrator for broadcast, cloud and professional audiovisual equipment. The alliance boosts the market leadership of Barco in visualisation and processing solutions, particularly in the broadcasting space, while raising Ideal Systems profile in the corporate audiovisual space, as Barco's new regional Systems Integration … [Read more...] about Barco partners with Ideal Systems to strengthen visualisation capabilities for broadcast in the region
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Sutikki builds leadership team with trio of new talent
London based Sutikki, an active disruptor in the children’s entertainment space, has announced the appointment of three seasoned executives to further bolster its dynamic leadership team. Infused with the ideal combination of big brand and major studio experience and a refreshing entrepreneurial spirit, the company will now significantly accelerate the growth of its brand portfolio and will also make a substantial investment in new acquisitions and creative opportunities throughout 2021 and … [Read more...] about Sutikki builds leadership team with trio of new talent
Viacom18 strengthens its Digital Ventures business with senior hires
Viacom18, India’s fastest growing media and entertainment network, announced the appointment Chanpreet Arora as Business Head – AVOD (Voot), and Vineet Govil as Chief Technology Officer at Viacom18 Digital Ventures. In her new role, Chanpreet Arora will drive the AVOD business - VOOT and will be responsible for leading AVOD led partnerships that are key to VOOT’s overall growth. Vineet will be responsible for strengthening the product’s tech play by offering a more seamless and immersive … [Read more...] about Viacom18 strengthens its Digital Ventures business with senior hires
Phil Hardman appointed Senior Vice President & General Manager – Asia for BBC Studios
BBC Studios will align the key markets of India, South East Asia, Japan and Korea, in a group to be led by Phil Hardman as the new SVP & GM – Asia, BBC Studios. The appointment was announced by Jon Penn, EVP, APAC, BBC Studios, as he outlined a simpler, more agile APAC structure to help drive future growth in the region. In this new role, Phil will lead the Global Distribution teams working in Singapore, Mumbai and Seoul, as well as hold responsibility for developing the Asia growth … [Read more...] about Phil Hardman appointed Senior Vice President & General Manager – Asia for BBC Studios
Beyond Rights acquires ‘Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death’ for international distribution
Beyond Rights has acquired the one-hour documentary Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death to spearhead its new factual content slate for the upcoming MIPTV period. Produced by Curious Films for Channel 4, the documentary aired to critical acclaim when it premiered on 17th March this year. It also beat the slot average, attracted 3.1m consolidated viewers in its first week and achieved an impressive 29% share of young viewers. It now ranks as the second-best performing documentary of all time on … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights acquires ‘Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death’ for international distribution
Network18 Group selects Grabyo to shift digital news production to the cloud
Network18 Group is one of the world’s largest multimedia conglomerates based in India, has adopted innovative cloud-based solutions and workflows for its content production and distribution which has helped the business to maintain its leadership amidst Covid impact. In line with the Cloud philosophy, its digital video production process has shifted to the cloud and on this, they are partnering with Grabyo. The media group is using Grabyo’s cloud video platform to evolve the way it produces and … [Read more...] about Network18 Group selects Grabyo to shift digital news production to the cloud