Video itself is one of the most powerful mediums of communication. Even since the time of black and white television sets, every evolution of video has seen the format boom in popularity, triggering further developments in tech and innovative uses of the format. Consider the modern media management sector, a whole ever-evolving industry built around the management of one thing: video assets. It’s not difficult to understand why video is so prolific.
As we near the end of 2017, it feels great to say Cantemo has yet again been recognised by Deloitte as one of Sweden’s fastest growing technology companies for the second year running! Although the award of this accolade is mainly dependent on financial growth and sales, we look at growth as something entirely different. To us, it means being able to grow our team, it means growing our footprint in the industry and being recognised as one of the leading providers of media management solutions in the world.
If you have been following the news today, you may well have seen that our longstanding partner, Vidispine, has been acquired by Arvato Systems. Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Vidispine team. I have had the pleasure of working with them for a number of years and I know that this is the result of a lot of hard work and some great developments from them, which ultimately made Vidispine an extremely attractive proposition for Arvato.
Sweden: the home of Volvo, Ikea, Spotify and Cantemo of course! Our country has a rich heritage of successful, multinational companies, known all around the world for their quality of innovation. Although Cantemo itself wasn’t a fully-fledged business until 2010, it’s the brain child of over 30 years of combined experience in the industry from its co-founders. The good news is, after only seven years, Cantemo has been nominated as a DI Gasell company!
Every organisation producing video is different, and this is something we can confirm with absolute certainty thanks to years of experience in the media management industry. But this means what they need from a media management solution will also be drastically different. Video is being produced at an unprecedented rate, and a media management solution remains the best way to ensure it remains organised and can be monetised. It is, however, evident that the solutions on offer to the multitude of modern day content producers must evolve to stay relevant.
It feels like we’ve only just recovered from IBC but it’s now almost time to head across the pond for NAB New York at the Javits Convention Centre. Although NAB NY isn’t the biggest show in our calendar, the Cantemo team always enjoys the two-day conference. For a start, it’s one of the most intimate shows we attend which means it’s always a friendly show, with a great community and a unique networking experience.
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The broadcast industry’s shining beacon of the year is always IBC in Amsterdam. Where better to go to immerse yourself in the amazingly innovative nature of our industry? For Object Matrix it’s a trip that we never get tired of. Amsterdam is a beautiful city and we get to breathe in the stunning canals, eat great food, and get to talk to all about our favourite subject. It’s a weekend that we always look forward to repeating, no matter how much out feet hurt at the end of it all.
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Cantemo, a provider of next generation media management solutions, has announced it will be demonstrating its newest solution, iconik, at IBC 2017. The solution will be released in Q4 of this year. The hybrid cloud media aggregation platform has been designed to create a single hub for global collaborative storytelling by bridging the geographic distances between creative minds. iconik’s main purpose is to reduce the complexity surrounding media management, so that creators can spend more time putting their skills to good use and less time searching for content.
Finally, after many visits to IBC as guests, we are now participating as exhibitors! We’ll be attending with some of our amazing partners, so our booth will be abuzz with activity throughout the show. Our philosophy is to create eco-systems of companies, so ideas can be shared and innovation is driven on. That’s why relationships with partners like Cantemo are so important to us. Find out more about our partners here, or ask us for an introduction to some of them at the show!
I’m coming to the end of my work experience at Cantemo, having been here since the end of University term back in June. I’m pretty sad to see the end of what has been a really fun experience, though I’m also excited about what comes next – studying in Taiwan before heading back to Linköping, Sweden to finish my Masters in Computer Science. After that of course, I’ll be starting my career for real.