MX1 Ltd
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| Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Global media services to the broadcast media and video industries |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Unterföhring Germany and Airport City Business Park, Israel |
Key people | Avi Cohen, Chief Executive Officer |
| Website | www.mx1.com |
MX1 is a global media services provider founded in July 2016 from a merger between digital media services company, RR Media and SES Platform Services, a media services provider for television broadcasters, production companies and platform operators based in Germany.[1] This followed the acquisition of RR Media by SES Platform service's parent company SES.[2] MX1 is wholly owned by SES.[3]
Services
MX1 developed a hybrid, cloud and on-premises solution named MX1 360 from which video and media services are provided.[4] At the core of MX1 360 are three main service areas that enable all video and media solutions:[5][6]
- Transform – shaping and organising of video and media content, including digitisation and formatting, localisation (language, advertising, graphics, etc), metadata management, and archiving
- Accelerate – tools to enhance viewers' experience, such as playout services (including cloud-based), preview preparation, multi-screen, VOD and catch-up services, hybrid and OTT video management, monetisation, content protection,
- Globalize – content distribution using a hybrid network optimising satellite, fibre and the Internet to reach the largest global audience.
Reach
Each day, MX1 delivers:
- Over 2,500 Television channels
- Over 8,000 hours of online video
- Over 500 hours of sports and live event
- Content to more than 120 VOD platforms
Additionally, MX1 manages the playout of more than 500 Television channels.[7]
Locations
MX1 has 16 offices worldwide including six worldwide media centres in UK, US, Israel, Romania and at the headquarters in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany[8]
See also
References
- ^ "SES Platform Services, RR Media Merge into MX1". Broadcasting & Cable.
- ^ "RR Media, SES Platform Services merge as MX1". Advanced Television.
- ^ "MX1 Reveals New Company Brand as a World-Leading Media Services Company". Yahoo Finance.
- ^ "MX1 Unveils Complete Global Service Offering". Broadcast Beat.
- ^ "IBC 2016: MX1 shows off complete global service offering". SVG.
- ^ Solutions MX1 website. Retrieved September 28, 2016
- ^ "MX1 Kicks Off A New Broadcasting Deal With IMG". Satnews.
- ^ "SES Platform Services and RR Media are MX1". Via Satellite.