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Bitmovin Raises $25 Million to Drive New Innovations in the Video Streaming Industry
Bitmovin, a leading provider of video infrastructure for global digital media companies, announced it has raised $25 million in Series C financing. The company will leverage this investment to drive the continued expansion of its product innovation and technology leadership in the streaming space. Bitmovin’s Series C round was led by Swisscom Ventures with participation from Climb Ventures, and existing investors: Atomico, Highland Europe and Constantia New Business. The announcement brings Bitmovin’s total funding to $68 million.

Bitmovin Wins Emmy Award for Innovations in Online Broadcasting

Bitmovin, a global leader in online streaming video technology has been honored with a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). Bitmovin demonstrated how its use of machine-learning and optimization techniques have contributed to the "Development of Massive Processing Optimized Compression Technologies."

Tech4home Unveils Voice Remote Controls for RDK and Metrological enabled Set-top Boxes
Tech4home, a leading provider of innovative wireless remote control solutions for the home environment, announced that it has launched the first Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) voice remote control solutions for RDK and Metrological enabled set-top boxes.

On the 30th of January the 20th CSTB. Telecom & Media’2018 Anniversary Exhibition and Forum commenced its work
20 years – is this a lot or a little time for the largest event in the TV and telecom industry? This was the topic discussed by guests at the official opening ceremony of the CSTB. Telecom & Media exhibition and forum which took place on the 30th of January at the International Exhibition Centre Crocus Expo. Director General of Midexpo Irina Nedumova, president of the Russian CATV Association Yuriy Pripachkin, Director General of Tricolor TV Aleksey Kholodov, vice-president of Huawei Russia Zheng Xin, general producer of Channel 1. Global network Dmitry Borisov and Deputy Director General of VGTRK (All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company) Dmitry Mednikov took part in the ceremony. Additionally, German Klimenko, an Internet development advisor to the President of the Russian Federation forwarded a letter of congratulation to the event who noted the significant role of the exhibition and forum in developing connections between producers and consumers as well as quality improvement of operator and TV services. The project was called “Big Digital History”; “a tradition without which the sector cannot imagine the beginning of the year”, an event which provides experts with an opportunity to determine the direction of the industry development.

Content Summit Russia: National Content in Detail - in Russia and Abroad
On January 31, 2018 within the framework of the CSTB. Telecom & Media’ 2018 exhibition, the conference CONTENT SUMMIT RUSSIA “Russian Content: Trends and Prospects” organized by Midexpo supported by Reed MIDEM (organizers of international exhibitions of content including MIPTV and MIPCOM) in cooperation with Expocontent, the official representative of Reed MIDEM in Russia, Ukraine and CIS countries, was held. The main information partner is Proficinema, professional internet portal.