Description
ATEME develops ultra high quality video compression product solutions for broadcasters, pay-tv operators, and telco/cable service providers.
ATEME is a global leader in HEVC, H.264, MPEG2 video compression solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT. The company primarily targets bandwidth sensitive applications where its unrivalled compression efficiency delivers an increased quality of experience, while reducing its customers operating costs. Thanks to a pioneering commitment to standards and two decades of continued research investment, ATEME offers today the most advanced implementations of the MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and HEVC/H.265 codecs. These in-house codecs are the pride of the company and the heart of ATEME’s products and solutions. The company addresses compression applications ranging from Ultra High Definition TV and 3D to web and mobile streaming.
In 1991, ATEME began as a technology design company focused on video technology for the French defense industry. As MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) markets emerged, the company moved into codec licensing and provided codec technology to SlingBox and the popular Nero DVD burning software.
- partner of major silicon vendors
- leader in compression: FPGA, PC, DSP
- broadcast / broadband, video security or streaming media
- MPEG-4 signal processing
(2006) ATEME (www.ateme.com) is a world-leading provider of advanced video compression technology: H.264, MPEG-4, and WM9. Its expertise is available through IP cores for FPGA, DSP and PC libraries, development platforms, production-ready designs and custom services: A/V consulting, HW design, IPs customization, SW integration... The superior quality of its encoding IPs and the interoperability of its codecs have been widely recognized by both independent testing and customers’ benchmarks and make them the best choice for pro AV applications, streaming media and video security.
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Ventech is a French venture capital firm managing € 174 M and investing in early stage high tech companies. Ventech focuses on promising ventures in the area of IT & Communications and Biotechnologies in France and Continental Europe.
Our mission is to invest in ambitious projects with the potential to become global leaders. Targeting a hands-on approach, our team is gathering highly complementary skills, built through international experiences in operations and private equity, in start-up companies and high-growth businesses. | |
| Since the inception of XAnge Private Equity in July 2004, within the context of the merger of the activities initiated by XAnge Capital and those of ABN Amro France in the venture capital area, XAnge brings together (under one denomination and with a single team), the portfolio management company XAnge Private Equity and the Venture Capital Corporation (VCC) XAnge Capital. XAnge benefits from the expertise and networks of the shareholders of the two entities; in particular from La Poste, Alten, Deloitte & Touche, Laser (Galeries Lafayette Group) and Neopost for the VCC, as well as from ABN Amro. XAnge thus develops a close relationship between large services groups, industrials and financial players, as well as a high quality international opening. XAnge Private Equity manages 8 third-party FCPI (retail funded) funds, with a total subscribed amount exceeding €120M, that invest in technology and innovation led companies with a multi sector logic. XAnge Private Equity also advises XAnge Capital, a sector dedicated VCC with €50M under management, that invests in businesses connected to postal activities. When the investment criteria meet, the VCC and the FCPI co-invest in the same companies. |
ATEME changed its business model to a direct solutions provider to Broadcasters, Cable companies, Pay-TV and Telco providers selling video encoding and transcoding products.
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In 2012, the company concentrates on HEVC/H.265 codec development.
In 2014, the company went public.
Today, ATEME's business is 100% dedicated to this direct model with $22m in sales in 2010. The company is profitable with 97 employees worldwide.
ATEME’s main offices are:
- Ateme HQ (26 Burospace - Route de Gisy, Bièvres, 91570, FRA)
- Ateme US East (3400 Coral Way, Suite 303, Miami, FL 33145, USA)
- Ateme US West (1680 Vine Street, Suite 1103, West Hollywood, CA 90028, USA)
- Ateme China (Shanghai)
- Ateme Korea (Seoul)
NEWS FACTS:
- Increased annual revenues by 24 percent to €25.4 million over 2013 total annual sales of €20.6 million.
- Third year of consecutive growth continued with an increase of customers in the portfolio, where the largest customer represents 12.6 percent of revenues.
- Contribution leadership continued with the expansion of EBU services and new leading customers including the BBC and key events powered by ATEME, such as the FIFA World Cup, further solidified ATEME's contribution leadership. The company continues to develop and invest in the contribution low-latency, high video quality product line to maintain its leadership.
- Recent product enhancement highlights: New, ultra-low latency gen5 video quality engine enables higher video quality at a lower bitrate. Supports contribution over open Internet.
- File transcoding increased with TITAN File for STB VOD, OTT and archive applications as leading Hollywoodstudios, tier-1 service providers and post-production studios deployed it to master several UHD Hollywood blockbusters, scheduled for release in the near future.
- Recent product enhancement highlights: HEVC encoding speed boost improved the processing speed by up to five times. Support for High Dynamic Range (HDR).
- Converged headend, live distribution solution continued to be adopted by major broadcasters and service providers worldwide, delivering outputs for main screen CBR, Statmux and OTT ABR, along with must-have features such as graphics overlay. ATEME's unique approach to live distribution supports both low latency for sports and network channels and high density and high video quality for narrowcast channels.
- Recent product enhancement highlights: A true hardware-agnostic software encoder and transcoder release. Also includes support for HEVC UHD.
- Innovation and pioneering research on leading-edge technologies continued to enhance video quality and new television formats. The company presented UHD-TV Phase 2 as part of the ongoing collaborative 4EVER project and added HDR support to products to ensure the enhanced viewing experience demanded by UHD-TV viewers, content providers in general, and the Hollywood studios in particular. In conjunction with partners, the company launched the world's first live 360-degree broadcast with LiveSphere.
- Hired industry veteran Yossi Aloni as chief marketing officer. Based in Silicon Valley, Aloni brings more than 20 years of broadcast experience to ATEME. Prior to joining ATEME, Aloni held key management and marketing positions at Magnum, Optibase and MGM International. Other key hires include Deborah Gallin as vice president of corporate marketing and Francois Cavalade as worldwide channel director.
- Expanded geographic coverage by increasing sales and support resources in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.
- Ensured product and innovation leadership by increasing R&D resources at its Paris headquarters and a new R&D center in Rennes, France following the acquisition of the intellectual property of Emsytech, an audio software solutions company whose technology provides ATEME with a state-of-the-art audio-leveling engine and a new set of audio compression CODECs.
Perspectives for 2015: solid growth
As a leader in HEVC technology, ATEME is positioned to profit from soaring worldwide video consumption. Numerous announcements confirm this trend, in particular the launch of new ultra high-definition/4K channels in Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom in 2015.
Supporting Quote:
Michel Artieres, CEO of ATEME, said: "We have a well-established, worldwide footprint and 2014 allowed us to solidify our base for growth. We are now the trusted technology partner in video compression for 200 customers from around the world. We will continue with investment strategies to provide full, flexible software solutions and to become a more agile solutions provider."
- (2016) ATEME Drives the First Live 4K-UHD Opera Broadcast in Spain: "UHD signal was encoded at 30 Mbps, in Main10 profile and in real time"
- (2016) Ateme Q1 revenue up at 7.4 million euros
- (2016) Ateme announces that Globo has selected its Kyrion encoder, Multiplexer and AMS
- engadget: First Ultra HD channel goes live in Europe
- eweek: Microsoft Delivers Windows Azure Media Services
- zdnet: Microsoft delivers preview of its Windows Azure-hosted media services platform
- (2010) DIRECTV Selects ATEME 10-BIT H.264 Contribution Solutions for FIFA World Cup™ Broadcast in Latin America
- (2006) ATEME announces a 4 million Euro investment by XAnge Private Equity and Ventech
Competitors
- Elemental (Acquired by Amazon on September 3, 2015)
- Total Equity Funding $45.65M in 5 Rounds from 12 Investors
- Headquarters: Portland, OR
- Description: Elemental Technologies is the leading supplier of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery.
- Founders:
Elemental Technologies is the leading supplier of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the company pioneered the use of software-based video processing to distribute and monetize video over IP networks. Solutions from Elemental provide the flexibility, scalability and performance required to transform high quality video into new revenue streams via turnkey, cloud-based and virtualized deployment models. Powering video experiences for more than 600 leading media franchises worldwide, Elemental helps pay TV operators, content programmers, broadcasters and enterprise customers bring video to any screen, anytime – all at once.
The company has offices in:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- France
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Japan
- China
- Russia
- India
- Brazil
Funding Rounds (6) - $45.65M
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| Mar 28, 2016 | Oregonian - The Mild West |
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- Harmonic
- Acquisitions: 3 Acquisitions
- IPO / Stock Went Public on Jun 2, 1995 / NASDAQ:HLIT
- Headquarters:San Jose, CA
- Description: Harmonic provides video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, satellite, internet, mobile and telco service providers.
- Founders:
Harmonic provides video delivery solutions to broadcast, cable, satellite, Internet, mobile and telco video service providers worldwide. With twenty years of experience, a track record of pioneering ground-breaking technologies, and an outstanding portfolio of high performance, IP-based solutions, Harmonic is enabling innovative, converged video services that can be consumed at anytime, and viewed on virtually any device.
Acquisitions (3)
| Date | Acquired | Amount |
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| Dec 31, 2015 | $75M in Cash | |
| May 6, 2010 | $274M in Cash & Stock | |
| Dec 23, 2008 | Unknown |
Investments (1)
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| Nov, 2014 | $3.5M / Series B (Lead) | — |
News (28)
- Envivio Acquired by Ericsson on September 10, 2015
- IPO / Stock Went Public on Apr 25, 2012 / NASDAQ:ENVI
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
- Description: Envivio provides software-based solutions for multi-screen video processing and delivery.
- Founders: Julien Signès
Envivio (NASDAQ: ENVI) is a leader in software-based solutions for multi-screen video processing and delivery. Envivio solutions remove the boundaries of traditional television and make the world’s video content universally enjoyable by all viewers, on any device, across any network, at any time. Now in its second decade of developing market-leading video convergence solutions, Envivio powers services for more than 300 content and service provider customers around the world, including eight of the top 10 mobile operators, nine of the top 10 broadband providers and three of the top four US cable operators. Envivio is headquartered in South San Francisco, California and has offices worldwide including France, England, China, Singapore and Japan. Visit www.envivio.com for more information.
Financial Performance: ATEME vs HARMONIC (google finance)
All time
En los últimos 2 años harmonic perdió el 20% del mercado mientras que Harmonic el 60%
12 months
Ateme vs Harmonic vs Netflix vs Comcast
Ateme tuvo volatilidad +/- 20% a diferencia de Netflix que tuvo picos de 40% marcando un comportamiento mucho más especulativo. Ambos se encuentran en el mismo punto referenciando al mismo período del año pasado. Comcast presenta un perfil más estable marcando el ritmo de subas y bajas al parecer de carácter estacionario.
Harmonic está a la baja de forma importante perdiendo 60% del market cap tomando como referencia el mismo mes del año pasado.
6 months
3 months
Harmonic vs Ateme
Ateme vs Harmonic vs Netflix vs Comcast
En los últimos 3 meses la performance de Ateme supera a la de netflix siguiendo la tendencia de comcast.
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