MX1 Reveals New Company Brand as a World-Leading Media Services Company
The first media globalizer, created by the merger of SES Platform Services and RR Media, will present its full range of services at IBC2016
Munich, Germany, and Airport City, Israel(06 Jul 2016)
Following the leading satellite operator SES’s (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) successful completion of the acquisition of RR Media and the latter’s merger with SES Platform Services, MX1 is the name of the new merged global media services company. MX1 leverages the capabilities and infrastructure of both companies to offer a full suite of innovative digital video and media services. The world’s first media globalizer, MX1 works with leading media businesses to transform content into the ultimate viewer experience for a global audience, amplifying the value of the world’s media content.
Bringing it all together for the first time, MX1 aims to be the new number 1 in Media eXperience. The company provides highly optimized content management and distribution services for premium content, utilising the combined global networks of the merged companies, as well as their cloud technologies, to maximize audience reach over multiple screens and increase monetization opportunities for customers. These services include a comprehensive range of high-quality video and media solutions delivered over satellite, fiber and the Internet.
MX1 offers full continuity and enhanced services to all of SES PS’s and RR Media’s existing customers and partners. Together, MX1 distributes more than 1,000 TV channels, manages the playout of 440 channels and delivers syndicated content to more than 120 leading subscription VOD platforms. The new company has 16 offices worldwide and operates six global state-of-the-art media centers, enabling customers to reach billions of people around the world.
Avi Cohen, former CEO of RR Media and newly-named CEO of MX1, said, “This is an exciting day for us as we introduce a new company to the industry and our new brand name and logo. MX1 enables new richer viewers’ experiences, the widest audience reach, and new business models for broadcasters, rights holders, sports organizations and distributors. We deliver these experiences like no one else, with unrivalled expertise, an unmatched range of capabilities, proven flexibility, and an enhanced global presence. This merger allows us to scale-up on a global basis and become the world’s leading media services provider, delivering next-generation digital video and media solutions to our worldwide customers. Closer to them, wherever they are, we enable them to optimize their media and deliver it to global audiences like never before.”
MX1 brings a new kind of business to the market, serving global customers as a complete end-to-end media experience provider. We look forward to presenting our new complete global offering and the management team at IBC Amsterdam in September,” continued Cohen.
MX1 will present its full range of services at IBC2016 at the RAI Amsterdam, 9-13 September (Stand no. 1.B24).
About MX1
MX1, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), is a global leading media services provider. The world’s first media globalizer works with leading media businesses to transform content into the ultimate viewer experience for a global audience. With more entertainment, more innovation and more impact, MX1 offers a full range of content management, delivery and value-added digital media services. Together, MX1 distributes more than 1,000 TV channels, manages the playout of 440 channels and delivers syndicated content to more than 120 leading subscription VOD platforms. The new company has 16 offices worldwide and operates six global state-of-the-art media centres, enabling customers to reach billions of people around the world. To find out more, visit www.mx1.com and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.