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PARTNER PROGRAMMES iSize has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage programme as a Build Partner, meaning the company can deliver its solutions via Google Cloud. As a Build Partner, iSize can also implement its advanced technologies – BitSave and BitClear – as part of a wider infrastructure. BitSave uses psychovisual technology to mimic the human visual system and optimise video bit rate. BitClear provides AI-based denoising to remove video artefacts and thus revive quality without altering content. iSize customers using either software can deliver high-quality video solutions quickly, across any codec, to any device, all thanks to the Google Cloud. In other news, LiveU has joined the AWS Partner Network (APN) after it successfully completed AWS’ Foundational Technical Review process. LiveU Central, its cloud management platform software, helps customers with their ‘ground- to-cloud’ video solutions via portable encoders powered by AWS. The APN is a global community that combines industry expertise and well-designed resources to offer solutions for the best possible customer experiences.

Dutch media organisation Antenna Group recently acquired Sony Pictures Television’s portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe, which included 22 TV channels, two streaming services and more than 24 million subscribers. Upon completing this recent acquisition, Antenna recruited Imagine Communications to migrate its content to Landmark Rights and Scheduling, a cloud-based SaaS. Operating under a tight turnaround, Imagine implemented the system in under 12 weeks. Landmark Rights and Scheduling lets users create single or multichannel schedules, combining programme content and advertisements into a single playlist. It can be deployed for both live and on-demand video streaming. UPON ACQUISITION

IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES Disguise is partnering with Nvidia to integrate RenderStream with the Nvidia Omniverse, allowing content creators to link their preferred production tools in a single system. With a unified workflow, creators can keep up with evolving demands and build immersive visual experiences. Nvidia Omniverse lets users design three-dimensional virtual worlds that enhance live performances, location-based experiences, television productions and broadcasts with the help of RenderStream, which transfers information between third-party engines. The platform allows for cloud-based collaboration and also supports disguise Drive and Previz for uploading, storing, previsualising and sharing 3D content.

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