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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.

Together with sister company VuWall, Guntermann & Drunck will introduce VisionVS at IBC, a compact, dual-encoding hybrid appliance that combines high-performance KVM control with advanced video wall visualisation. Designed to meet the increasing demands of modern control rooms, VisionVS aims to simplify system integration, reduce system components, and enhance operational efficiency.

With its hybrid switching strategy set to be front and centre at IBC, Grass Valley will present a dual demonstration that aims to put both its hardware and software through their paces.

Streameast, the world’s largest illegal sports streaming operation, has been shut down, according to a leading anti-piracy organisation.

Italy’s MediaForEurope (MFE) is set to become the majority shareholder of Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1.