
Saturday, February 13 2010
MI2N is talking about PPL Video Store
By AkaTeam on Saturday, February 13 2010, 12:40 - Press Book
Friday, February 12 2010
CMU is talking about PPL Video Store
By AkaTeam on Friday, February 12 2010, 16:45 - Press Book
Thursday, February 11 2010
PPL UK announces the launch of PPL Video Store
By AkaTeam on Thursday, February 11 2010, 17:44 - Press Releases

PPL UK announces the launch of PPL Video Store that is powered by Akamedia. PPL Video Store is going to be the biggest digital library of Music Videos in broadcast quality in the world, including the majors (EMI, Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music Group) as well as the indie labels (Eagle Rock, Beggars and more to come). This service has been created for PPL licensees in the UK, TV channels, Production companies, Bars and Pubs or Clubs that want to program back catalog and new releases.
PaidContent UK talks about PPL Video Store
By AkaTeam on Thursday, February 11 2010, 10:47 - Press Book
Wednesday, February 10 2010
Akamedia launches the biggest music video database for PPL UK
By AkaTeam on Wednesday, February 10 2010, 00:47 - Press Releases
Akamedia created for the UK music production rights collecting society, PPL, the biggest digital library of Music Videos in broadcast quality. PPL Video Store will be exhibiting at The Production Show in London on the 16th Feb 2010.Read the full article in MusicWeek.
Tuesday, February 9 2010
BroadcastNow talks about PPL Video Store
By AkaTeam on Tuesday, February 9 2010, 17:37 - Press Book
Thursday, November 12 2009
150 000th video on Newspusher
By AkaTeam on Thursday, November 12 2009, 16:20 - Corporate

Thursday 12th of November, at 19:25 GMT, we received the 150 000th video clip published on Newspusher (released by Fox News 1 hour ealier in the US). Newspusher becomes one of the biggest footage library in the world, where news professionals can search, access and order online the video that they need for building their news reports and magazines. Champagne!
Wednesday, August 19 2009
Akamedia starts the distribution of the video content produced by Jamstar
By AkaTeam on Wednesday, August 19 2009, 12:15 - Press Releases
Starting 1st of September 2009, Akamedia will provide a comprehensive entertainment offering from the Caribbean, including live concert footage, music videos, web programs and movies.
Akamedia is pleased to announce that all the content produced by Jamstar Productions, and its affiliates, will now be available on Akamedia's services www.newspusher.com and www.muzikplugger.com for licensing. Akamedia will distribute the entire production offering from Jamstar Productions for broadcast, online and mobile usages.
About Jamstar Productions
Jamstar Productions specializes in marketing, production, and talent management consulting services, and has served the Caribbean entertainment industry for approximately 20 years. The company has worked with premier artists in the Reggae industry. They have produced concerts and organized tours in the US, the Caribbean, Central America and Africa. Notable Reggae acts they have worked with include Sean Paul, Chaka Demus & Pliers, the legendary Skatalites, Lady Saw, Cutty Ranks, and many others.
The company offers a wide range of entertainment services to artists, including licensing music for film/TV projects, talent management consulting, tour management, and video content distribution.
Corporate website: www.jamstarproductions.com
MySpace website: www.myspace.com/jamstar_productions
Monday, August 17 2009
Akamedia @ Visa pour l'image in Perpignan, France
By AkaTeam on Monday, August 17 2009, 11:08 - Conference
Akamedia will be at "Visa pour l'image" in Perpignan from the 3rd to the 6th of September. Amongst the main players of the photo industry (Getty, Corbis, Sipa, AFP, EPA, Abaca...), Akamedia offers a distribution solution dedicated to video and particularly to video news thru its news service newspusher. Akamedia will also present in Perpignan "The VIP Room", its white label distribution solution for video content, launched last June at Cepic 2009. "The VIP Room" enables the syndication of video content worldwide without upfront investment!
Friday, May 29 2009
More than 100 000 news footage available online on Newspusher.com
By AkaTeam on Friday, May 29 2009, 19:02 - Corporate

Friday 29th of May, at 19:25 GMT, the 100 000th news footage is published on Newspusher (released by Fox News 1 hour ealier in the US). Newspusher becomes one of the biggest footage library in the world, where news professionals can search, access and order online the video that they need for building their news reports and magazines. Champagne!
Wednesday, May 27 2009
Akamedia @ CEPIC 2009 in Dresden, Germany
By AkaTeam on Wednesday, May 27 2009, 22:39 - Conference
Akamedia will come to Dresden for the 2009's congress of the CEPIC, the Coordination of European Press Agencies (Press Stock Heritage). As the first video member of the coordination, Akamedia will participate during the congress in the third international Photo Metadata Conference. Our CEO, Lionel FAUCHER will lecture about metadata applied to video. He will then join Christina VAUGHAN, CEO of Imagesource, Dr. Stephan BLEEK, CEO of Framepool AG, Gary MORGAN, CEO of SplashNews and Thomas SEWING, Director Sales Merchandising & co-productions of ZDF Archive into a keynote about the business perspectives of the video opportunity for picture agencies. Akamedia will also demo VIP Room its distribution solution for video content.
Wednesday, May 13 2009
Cannes starts today!
By AkaTeam on Wednesday, May 13 2009, 00:05 - Event coverage
For the second year, Akamedia powers the online distribution solution of TV Festival, the Official channel of Cannes Film Festival. On behalf of the rights-holders of the channel, the Festival, Canal+ & Orange, Akamedia will provide broadcasters worldwide with an easy access to more than 250 stories during the two weeks of the event, from the most glamourous red carpets and ceremonies to the craziest interviews and press conferences.
Thursday, April 23 2009
Cannes 2009: Sign-up now!
By AkaTeam on Thursday, April 23 2009, 23:42 - Event coverage

The official selection has been made. The greatest film festival will again gather most of the movie industry, a large number of stars and many many journalists. The coverage of the event will be available online.
Wednesday, April 15 2009
The European Commission available on Newspusher.com
By AkaTeam on Wednesday, April 15 2009, 00:35 - Press Releases

The production of the European Commission will be available for free on Newspusher.com. The access will be granted to Akamedia's client. Register now!
Monday, January 19 2009
Akamedia becomes the distributor of Fox News production outside the US
By AkaTeam on Monday, January 19 2009, 00:10 - Press Releases
Akamedia is pleased to announce that all the news stories produced by FoxNews and its affiliates are now available on Akamedia's news service www.newspusher.com for licensing. Starting January 20th, 2009 Akamedia distributes the entire production of FoxNews for broadcast, online and mobile usages outside the US. Topics include US politics with a very special highlight on Obama's first weeks at the White House, but also business reports, entertainment news, sports coverage and international news...
About Fox News...
Fox News Edge is the number one news service in the World. Fox News Edge combines the newsgathering forces of Fox News Channel, over 150 Fox Affiliates and over 450 Network News Service affiliates to produce the most comprehensive news service available and to support Fox affiliates news operations with live breaking news coverage from around the world. Fox News is an affiliate of the News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). News Corporation is a diversified entertainment company with operations in eight industry segments: filmed entertainment; television; cable network programming; direct broadcast satellite television; magazines and inserts; newspapers and information services; book publishing; and other. The activities of News Corporation are conducted principally in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and the Pacific Basin.
Friday, January 16 2009
Akamedia awarded "Red Herring Global Winner 2008"
By AkaTeam on Friday, January 16 2009, 13:16 - Awards
Akamedia, today announced that it has been awarded "Red Herring Global Winner 2008". Red Herring 100 Global Winners are companies chosen from winners and finalists of the previous North America, Europe and Asia Red Herring Top 100. Out of 1,800 successful and highly eligible companies, the Red Herring editorial team deployed a detailed process to drill-down the best companies first to 200 finalists, then to the Top 100 winners of this global award. Evaluations were made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy, and ecosystem integration. The announcement of the winners was made at the Red Herring 100 Global taking place in San Diego in January. "We were so pleased to announce Akamedia as a Red Herring Top 100 Global Company," commented Red Herring publisher Alex Vieux. "Akamedia has proven to be a company excelling in its industry and its ripples have turned into waves. We are pleased to have included Akamedia in our list of promising companies. We look forward to the changes it make to its industry in the future."
"We are very honored to receive this amazing Award that pointed out in the past leaders like Google, eBay, Skype or Salesforce," says Akamedia CEO & Founder Lionel Faucher. "The RedHerring awards not only our work as entrepreneurs, but also the involvement of all our staff, and the support of our partners and investors. This Award is also a duty of excellence for the future."
Red Herring honored the Global Winners at the Red Herring global conference scheduled January 15-16, in San Diego, California.
Thursday, January 15 2009
Fashion week, Paris 2009
By AkaTeam on Thursday, January 15 2009, 00:01 - Event coverage
Monday, December 15 2008
Akamedia first video member of CEPIC
By AkaTeam on Monday, December 15 2008, 23:05 - Membership
On the 5th of December, Akamedia has been accepted as CEPIC Affiliate. It is a first time that a video company becomes member of CEPIC. The board of the coordination accepted Akamedia's application in acknowledgement of the convergence of the technologies and the interest of the organisation and its members in sharing knowhow with an innovative player.
About CEPIC...
CEPIC, the Coordination of European Picture Agencies Press Stock Heritage, was
established in Berlin in 1993 as a European economic interest group
(E.E.I.G) not for profit in accordance with the European Communities
Regulation and registered in Paris in 1999. CEPIC has Observer Status
at WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organisation and is an
Associate Member of I.P.T.C, the International Press Telecommunications
Council. CEPIC represents over 1,000 picture sources in Europe with
members from most different European countries.
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