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Radio broadcast transmitter specialist Nautel has chosen IBC to introduce its new Director of Broadcast Sales, Global to its global customer base.

A content data platform that “will redefine how media is created, managed, and monetised” is being introduced by Avid at IBC. Avid Content Core, a cloud-native, open and extensible production platform, unifies asset identity, ingest, storage, metadata, orchestration, and rights information into a single intelligent layer. It manages media assets and processes as interconnected data rather than isolated files.

French public broadcaster France Télévisions has unveiled the details of three PoCs that demonstrated how aerial-based private 5G networks can transform live production workflows.

Production and distribution giant Fremantle has appointed Kevin Lingley as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B has launched a European subsidiary, Plan B Europe.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is suing AI image-generating platform Midjourney for copyright violations.

In coordination with sports streamer DAZN, anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down illicit live sports streaming website Calcio.

BBC Research & Development (R&D) has been honoured with the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, in recognition of nearly 100 years of groundbreaking contributions to the media industry.

Providing user access to cloud object storage via an SMB share and a standard web interface, the Z20 Cloud Media Appliance from XenData is a 1U rack-mount appliance with four 1GbE network ports and options for additional 10 and 25GbE connectivity.

Automation specialist Radio.Cloud is keeping it local with an addition to its suite of tools designed to customise network and local content, as well as enhance stations’ local brands.