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Avid unveils Avid Content Core–an “industry-first” unified content data platform for entertainment

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Avid has announced the launch of Avid Content Core, a “first-of-its-kind” content data platform for newsrooms, studios and post-production facilities, connecting content creation with revenue strategy. The data-driven content platform, which aims to empower post-production teams to realign so they can produce and publish content more efficiently, debuts at IBC2025 in Amsterdam on 12-15 September. … Read more

Avid announces collaboration with AWS to deliver secure cloud-based production framework

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Avid has signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to deliver a cloud-based production framework that helps film and television production companies address key industry challenges, including rising costs, reduced budgets, and increasingly complex workflows. Launching at NAB Show 2025 in Las Vegas April 5-9, the new Avid on AWS production … Read more

Avid artist interviews spotlight Emmy Award-nominated editors

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With final voting underway for the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, Avid has produced Avid Artist Spotlight pages in celebration of award-nominated editors and their artistry as seen and heard on popular shows and series across television and streaming services. This hub reveals why they love the craft of editing. These stories are from talented and passionate … Read more

Avid showcases innovations at IBC2024

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Avid is primed to demonstrate a range of exciting enhancements across its portfolio at IBC2024, designed to transform the way media creators produce premium content for television, film, and news. “We’re seeing intensified pressures on creative storytelling,” states Tim Claman, CPO at Avid. “The rise of content demand, globalized workforces, and deep budget constraints are forcing … Read more

Introducing Avid Huddle

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Avid announces the launch of Avid Huddle, a new SaaS solution that gives post-production teams the ability to collaborate and accelerate content review and approvals. In a hybrid work environment, editors using Media Composer | Ultimate™, Media Composer | Enterprise or Avid | Edit On Demand™ can now easily share high-quality media during a live Microsoft Teams meeting. … Read more

HPA Awards opens call for submissions in creative categories

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The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) and the HPA Awards Committee has announced that submissions for the 2024 HPA Awards are now open.  Celebrating its 19th year, the HPA Awards celebrate creative and technical artistry within the global entertainment community. These prestigious awards honour the individuals and companies at work behind-the-scenes, including the colorists, editors, visual effects … Read more

Avid announce NAB 2024 offerings

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At the NAB Show 2024, Avid will debut a broad range of software products and solutions that empower the world’s leading video and audio media creators in television, film and news with enhanced collaboration and open, integrated workflows.  Avid CEO Wellford Dillard explains, “We’re looking forward to sharing with the industry how we’re continuing to drive … Read more

Avid appoints Wellford Dillard as CEO

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Avid, a leading technology provider that powers the Media & Entertainment industry, announced that it has appointed Wellford Dillard as the organisation’s next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Wellford succeeds Jeff Rosica, who is staying with the company in an advisory capacity to ensure a smooth and successful transition. Wellford joins Avid after serving as the … Read more

Avid celebrates achievements of its users at 96th Academy Awards and BAFTAs

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Avid congratulate its Oscar-winning users for their creative achievements at the Academy Awards, following the success of Oppenheimer, which collected seven awards, including Best Picture, and Best Film Editing for editor Jennifer Lame ACE.  Lame edited Oppenheimer with Avid Media Composer, the industry’s gold-standard editing tool for creative professionals.  Oppenheimer was one of ten nominees for the Best Picture Oscar, nine of which … Read more

ENVY extends relationship with Avid to streamline post workflows

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Full-service post-production facility ENVY has signed a multi-year subscription and support contract with media systems integrator Jigsaw24 Media to extend its relationship with Avid and supply its facilities with Avid’s state-of-the-art video editing and storage capabilities. The deal will provide ENVY’s five London facilities with the latest Avid Media Composer | Enterprise video editing software and … Read more

Avid announces Media Composer PhraseFind AI and ScriptSync AI developments

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Avid has announced the next generation of AI-driven capabilities in its dialogue search and sync solutions Media Composer PhraseFind AI and ScriptSync AI. Both are available as previews in the latest Media Composer release. PhraseFind AI Now equipped with modern transcription results, rather than using phonetic searching, editors can use PhraseFind AI to catalogue volumes of dialog-driven … Read more

Avid Technology enters into definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of STG for $1.4B

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Avid (NASDAQ: AVID), a leading technology provider that powers the media and entertainment industry, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of STG in an all-cash transaction valuing Avid at approximately $1.4 billion, inclusive of Avid’s net debt. Under the terms of the agreement, Avid stockholders will … Read more

Avid celebrates its creative editing customers for Emmy wins & nominations 

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Avid congratulates its award-winning and nominated customers for their outstanding achievements at the 74th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama and Comedy series winners Succession and Ted Lasso, respectively. Highlighting the trend of remote collaboration for his editing work using Avid Media Composer from New Zealand with Producer Peter Jackson, Jabez Olssen took home … Read more

Avid demonstrates collaborative, distributed workflows for post production at IBC2022 Show

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Avid returns to the IBC Show with a sharp focus on solutions that transform the way content teams collaborate efficiently from anywhere. From September 9-12 at the RAI Amsterdam, visitors to the Avid stand (7.B49) will experience new solutions and tech previews that empower creation teams to accelerate their workflows and deliver new compelling content more … Read more