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Accedo has announced a number of updates to its SaaS platform, Accedo One, including advanced personalisation and analytics.

Frequency, which supports a number of streaming television channels, announced the European expansion of its managed channel services (MCS) division. Launched in the US to support rights holders and brands creating premium FAST channels, Frequency is now extending MCS and its channel offerings to English-speaking Europe, with plans to enter language-specific territories in 2025.

Video software provider Accedo has appointed Edit Kovács, as vice president EMEA and LatAm. Reporting to Martin Sebelius, CEO of Accedo Video Solutions, she will lead teams in eight locations across Europe and LatAm, serving customers across the region with a combination of customer-centric services and software.

Video streaming and data insights platform JW Player (JWP) is merging with video delivery and monetisation software provider Connatix, forming JWP Connatix as an independent video technology and monetisation platform for broadcasters, publishers, and advertisers.

Ateliere Creative Technologies said Sveriges Television (SVT) used Ateliere Live to remotely produce the TV show, “The Great Moose Migration,” saying this helped it achieve sustainability goals while cutting costs.

ScreenSkills, the UK’s screen industry skills organisation, has published a five-year strategy to support the development of the UK screen workforce.

Fivefold Studios, based at Dragon Studios in Wales, has launched a virtual production facility.

Immersive experience company Disguise has received £1.2m in funding from Innovate UK and the EU as part of a larger investment into MAX-R — an alliance of companies dedicated to advancing virtual production, extended reality, virtual reality and metaverse technologies.

Broadcast technology and production specialist EMG / Gravity Media has appointed Eamonn Curtin as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

ITV Studios has launched Zoo 55, a digital content label that aims to help the UK production and distribution giant exploit its catalogue more effectively on YouTube and other platforms.