To website | To content | To menu | To search

Search - mobile

Wednesday, May 12 2010

Cannes Film Festival starts today with Akamedia

For the third time, Akamedia powers the distribution platform of Cannes Film Festival official channel: TV Festival. Broadcasters, Webcasters and Mobile operators can directly licence online the amazing coverage produced during the two weeks of the biggest film festival.

Wednesday, August 19 2009

Akamedia starts the distribution of the video content produced by Jamstar

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, January 19 2009

Akamedia becomes the distributor of Fox News production outside the US

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.

Thursday, March 27 2008

Akamedia, conseillé par Aelios Finance, a réalise une levée de fonds de 1,7 millions € auprès des fonds gérés par Alto Invest

Akamedia, conseillé par Aelios Finance, a réalisé une levée de fonds de 1,7 millions € auprès des fonds gérés par Alto Invest. Akamedia, spécialiste de la distribution online de contenus à destination des diffuseurs TV, Web & Mobile ouvre son capital à Alto Invest. Cette levée de fonds de 1.7M€ donne les moyens à la société de financer son développement sur un marché en forte croissance avec comme objectif de devenir le leader européen de la distribution online de "footage" (images d'actualité et formats courts servant à la construction de programmes audiovisuels).

Akamedia fournit aux fabricants de programmes audiovisuels un point unique d'accès à une multitude de sources d'images d'actualité et de programmes courts. La société anime la place de marché de contenu audiovisuel www.newspusher.com avec sa propre technologie. Avec plus de 100 sources internationales, Akamedia livre tous les jours de nombreux sujets d'actualité aux grandes chaînes, aux principaux sites Web et aux opérateurs de téléphonie mobile.

Lionel Faucher, Fondateur d'Akamedia explique son choix: " Nous hésitions à confier notre levée de fonds à un intervenant extérieur. Avec le recul, nous avons pris la bonne décision et nous sommes ravis d'avoir choisi Aelios Finance. Leur professionnalisme, leur connaissance du marché, leur compréhension de notre business model nous ont permis de focaliser notre énergie sur le développement de notre activité, développement qui reste le meilleur argument pour convaincre un investisseur. L'entrée d'Alto Invest au capital d'Akamedia nous permet de passer à une nouvelle étape : De la même manière que nous avons convaincu la majorité des diffuseurs français, nous allons proposer nos services à tous les diffuseurs européens. "

Rodolphe Herbelin, Responsable d'investissements chez Alto Invest souligne le fait que " Alto Invest a été séduit autant par la rigueur et la capacité d'exécution des fondateurs que par le business model et les perspectives de croissance d'Akamedia. Nous sommes heureux de donner les moyens à la société d'accélérer sa croissance. "

Eric Félix-Faure, Directeur Associé d'Aelios Finance rappelle que " le potentiel d'innovation d'Akamedia associé à un solide positionnement et à une stratégie pragmatique nous ont permis de travailler dans des conditions optimales et de réaliser une levée de fonds stratégique pour le développement de notre client. "

''A propos d'Alto Invest... Alto Invest est une société de gestion de portefeuilles indépendante agréée par l'Autorité des Marchés Financiers (N° GP 01-39), spécialisée dans l'investissement dans les PME. Les fondateurs et associés d'Alto Invest ont plus de 15 ans d'expérience dans l'investissement au sein d'institutions financières de grand renom. Alto Invest propose une gamme de fonds communs de placements agréés par l'Autorité des Marchés Financiers et destinés à une clientèle institutionnelle et privée. Alto Invest est membre actif de l'Association Française de la Gestion Financière (AFG), et de l'Association Française des Investisseurs en Capital (AFIC).''

''A propos d'Aelios Finance... Aelios Finance est la société leader en France dans le montage de levées de fonds et de fusions-acquisitions pour les entreprises des Technologies de l'Information et des Sciences de la Vie. Les associés d'Aelios Finance totalisent plus de 130 opérations réalisées avec succès représentant un montant total de capitaux levés de près de 570 M€. Aelios Finance est membre du premier réseau mondial de fusions-acquisitions midcap M&A International Inc.''

Friday, May 25 2007

Akamedia nominated for the International Award of the IE Club

Akamedia has been nominated by the IE Club in France as one of 30 most promising start-ups with international focus. The Award ceremony will happen on the 14th of June with the participation of great entrepreneurs: Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux (Virgin mobile & ThePhoneHouse), Denis Payre (Kiala & Business Objects) et Tariq Krim (Netvibes).

Take a look at the list of the nominees.

Friday, February 23 2007

60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival: VOD for VIP!



We are preparing a paramount coverage of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in High Definition. All the stars, all the press conferences, the red carpets and some exclusive footages will be shot in an amazingly beautiful quality. The coverage will be available for all media usages: TV, Web, Mobile & IPTV.

We believe that broadcasters can make a big step forward by providing their audience with a unique VIP access to the whole coverage of the Festival On Demand: The most exclusive days of the movie industry, as if your audience was invited as a professional or a journalist!

Tuesday, October 3 2006

The Press Association will use Akamedia to distribute its video production outsite the UK

The Press Association, the experienced and famous UK national news agency, part of the PA Group, just signed with Akamedia to distribute its video production outside the UK.

About The Press Association...
The Press Association is the national news agency of the UK and Ireland, covering all the news that matters 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Since 1868, The Press Association have been setting the UK news agenda with fast, fair and accurate reporting for national and regional, daily and weekly newspapers; TV and radio broadcasters; Magazines, periodicals and contract publishers; and digital platforms – websites, open space TV, mobile phone operators. From the core newswire services to video bulletins for digital platforms, The Press Association is providing a continuous stream of news, images, information and data.

Tuesday, January 4 2005

AFP video production is now available on Newspusher

Akamedia signed an agreement with the famous Agence France Presse (AFP) to include the video production of the famous news agency to its service Newspusher, the video news market place for media professionals. AFP's video news are now available on www.newspusher.com. From the Charm el-Cheikh summit to the funerals of Rafic Hariri in Lebanon, from the exclusive interview of Viktor Yushchenko in Kiev to the coverage on the first days of democraty in Iraq, Newspusher's professional users can preview AFP breaking videos online and license them for their TV programmes or their Web services in a few clicks.

About AFP...
AFP (Agence France Presse) is represented in 165 countries around the world. The label AFP insures to the clients of the News Agency the editorial quality that did its reputation since 1835. AFP employs more than 2000 staff of 81 nationalities and produces between 400 000 and 600 000 words, 700 photos and 50 graphics daily. AFP video, department created in 2000, produces about 120 videos per month for national, regional and local television, production companies, Internet sites and mobile services.