Support Partners, the leading media consultancy dedicated to creating business change through the smart use of technology, has joined the Digital Production Partnership (DPP), the media industry’s international business network. Originally founded by UK broadcasters, the DPP now has an international reputation for driving forward practical, workable specifications which help the entire supply chain work together more effectively.

Spidercam, the world leading cable camera system owner and Gravity Media Group, the global provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services, have today announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate growth in the adoption, service and support of the Spidercam system in the USA and Canada. This agreement, which was finalised at the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas, builds upon the existing successful strategic partnership in Australia and New Zealand that has been in existence since 2015.

ATEME, video delivery leader, and CANAL+ #1 France Service Provider, extends their partnership to include UHD premium services.

Anevia, a leading provider in OTT and IPTV software solutions, has announced a strategic business partnership with Keepixo, a French-based leading provider of software head-end products, to provide operators and broadcasters with a ‘one-stop shop’ ultra-low-latency delivery solution for UHD content in over-the-top (OTT) environments.

EditShare, a technology leader in intelligent shared storage, QC and media management solutions, today rolled out the new EditShare Academic Partnership (EAP) Program. Open to all accredited educational institutions, EAP offers educators best pricing combined with invaluable workflow mentoring and knowledge-sharing, amplifying the classroom experience for students whether they are studying broadcast journalism, feature film production or anything in between.

The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) today launched an updated version of A Producers Guide to File Delivery. Enabled by DPP Member, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (Deluxe), a world-leading video creation to distribution company, the guide is a handbook aimed at UK production companies and programme suppliers, providing guidance on the end-to-end file delivery process from file creation (AS-11) and metadata insertion through to QC and delivery.

In a new report, DPP AT HOME: Automation, the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) brings together the views of senior leaders from across the media supply chain on the need to collaborate on some of the basic automation functions enabled by machine learning. The report comes from the latest event in the DPP AT HOME series, which brought together 20 senior executives at IBC 2017 and was enabled by DPP Member Prime Focus Technologies.

Peli Products -the US global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective case solutions- and Zero 2 Infinity, the Aerospace company based in Barcelona specialised in elevating all kind of payloads to the Space, have reached a Partnership agreement. Both companies support innovation, quality and new technologies to confront the everyday challenges of modern life. Thanks to this shared vision of the World, both companies benefit of each other business strengths.

The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) today announced the launch of an important new programme designed to help suppliers demonstrate their commitment to best security practice. The Committed to Security Programme enables companies to apply to complete best practice security checklists for both production and broadcast environments. On successful submission of the completed forms, the company is eligible to display the DPP Committed to Security logo.