Video-Audio
Posts about video and audio
Candle Media buys ATTN
The Blackstone-backed, LA-based Candle Media is buying ATTN a producer of short-form video news, for a price believed…
Peter Jackson’s VFX tech sold
San Francisco-based 3D game developer Unity Software is buying the tech division of New Zealand-based Weta Digital in…
‘How YouTube swallowed the world’
YouTube has more than 2bn users. It generates $20bn a year. But those numbers don’t begin to explain…
Cinedigm buys Fandor
Cinedigm, a US-based streaming service owned by China’s Bison Capital, has bought independent film streaming company Fandor. Fandor…
Quibi ‘video bites’ fail
Short form video streaming specialist, Quibi, is closing on December 1 after just six months – and having…
Grant Hill buys video producer
Great Hill Partners US private equity firm has acquired Storyblocks, a subscription-based digital media company. Storyblocks was founded…
Streamanity sold
Relay Trade, of the UK, has bought the ads-free Streamanity video streaming platform. Streamanity was founded in 2018…
Global radio bets big on outdoor
Global Media & Entertainment, the UK’s largest commercial radio company, has paid a reported £450m to acquire Exterion,…
Is this how streaming will kill TV networks?
‘Media disruption’ is a gentle description of the way that technology expands the choice for consumers and marketers…
So who will win the media food fight?
It’s not just the time of year: the hottest media is food. Recipes, menus, cookery competitions, entertaining and…