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Thursday 18 June 2026 2 min 8 stories

MediaKind's Harmonic merger reshapes video infrastructure | AMTC News

MediaKind has completed its Harmonic video merger, creating a larger independent supplier at the centre of broadcast compression, streaming delivery and cloud video workflows. Also covered: BBC job cuts, Pixop's 4K World Cup work, Spain's RTVE tax fix, LALIGA anti-piracy, Prime Video's FTA channels, IBC Future Tech and the RISE Awards

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MediaKind's Harmonic merger reshapes video infrastructure | AMTC News

In this briefing

Video infrastructure

MediaKind completes Harmonic video merger

Our top story: MediaKind has completed its merger with Harmonic's video business, creating a major independent video infrastructure provider.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)
Newsroom economics

BBC confirms first phase of cuts

At the BBC, five hundred fifty roles are set to go across News, Nations and Content in the first cost-cutting phase.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)
World Cup production

Pixop powers a 4K World Cup channel

In World Cup production, Pixop says its real-time machine learning enhancement is powering a rare 4K channel in the Americas.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)
Public media funding

Spain erases RTVE's tax hole

Spain has changed RTVE's financing framework, effectively resolving a tax dispute that had threatened liabilities near nine hundred forty million euros.

Source advanced-television.com (opens in a new tab)
Sports piracy

Google and LALIGA report anti-piracy progress

Google and LALIGA say closer cooperation improved anti-piracy communication during the football season, another sign enforcement is becoming platform-level work.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)
Streaming distribution

Prime Video expands FTA offer in Spain

Prime Video has added BBC Lifestyle, BBC Series and The Tennis Channel to its free-to-air TV offer in Spain.

Source advanced-television.com (opens in a new tab)
Industry events

IBC 2026 expands its Future Tech programme

IBC twenty twenty-six is expanding its Future Tech programme, putting artificial intelligence and peer-to-peer industry collaboration closer to the show centre.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)
Industry recognition

RISE Awards nominations open

Finally, nominations have opened for the RISE Awards, highlighting women driving broadcast media technology, leadership and advocacy across the sector.

Source tvbeurope.com (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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Full transcript
Our top story, Mediakind has completed its merger with Harmonix Video Business, creating a major independent video infrastructure provider.