Ateme

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Ateme S.A.
Company type Public
Euronext:  ATEME
ISIN FR0011992700
Industry Broadcast
Founded1991;33 years ago (1991)
FounderMichel Artières, Dominique Edelin
Headquarters
Vélizy, near Paris, France
Area served
Worldwide
Products Video compression, TITAN, KYRION, NEA, PILOT, Ateme +
Number of employees
110 in 2013. 310 in 2020. 500 in 2021. 540 in 2022. 580 in 2024.
Website www.ateme.com

Ateme S.A. is a multinational company that specializes in video compression, CDN/streaming, cloud recording and advertising. [1] They develop software for video compression based on the main standards: MPEG2,H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, AV1 and H.266/VVC (Versatile Video Coding). [2] [3] Ateme solutions features also packaging capabilities with MPEG2-TS, HLS and DASH output. Their solutions are used by Content Providers, Broadcasters, MPVDs and Streaming Providers for delivery and monetization over Contribution, Distribution and Cable/Satellite/IPTV/Terrestrial/OTT networks.

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The company has its headquarters in Vélizy near Paris, France, [4] with offices that spread over Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia. The company also has a worldwide resellers network and operates globally with clients in more than 60 countries. [5]

The company is a member of broadcasting associations such as DVB, SMPTE, NAB, SVG, VIDTRANS, iabm, ABU, WTA, SSPI. Ateme maintains a global presence through content providers, service providers, broadcasters and video platforms. Ateme exhibits at global trade shows such as the IBC [6] and NAB Show. [7]

They work to make online streaming more ecofriendly by introduction of new codecs [8] and solutions using analytics and Articial Intelliegnce. Their technologies reduce bandwidth and infrastructure needs for broadcasting and streaming content on any type of screen and network. [9] This reduction in turn helps to play its part in reducing the environmental impact of video delivery on worldwide energy consumption. [10]

Products

Ateme portfolio runs on any type of infrastructure: bare metal appliance, private datacenter or off-premises hyperscalers including AWS, GCP, Azure or Akamai.

Market

Ateme has been listed on the Paris Euronext market since 2014 and in November 2020 it acquired Anevia, a provider of OTT and IPTV software solutions. In 2023, Ateme served over a thousand customers worldwide, earning €100 million in revenues, of which more than 90% outside its home market. [12]

Ateme's customers include various global broadcast and OTT companies, such as EBU, Proximus, Telefónica, NBC Sports, Encompass, Globo, Sky, Orange, TV Azteca, RTL Group, TotalPlay, FOX Sports, AMC Networks, CRA, France Télévisions, FPT Telecom, Esporte Interativo, and Globecast. [13]

Awards

Ateme won the 2022 Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards [14] by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), in 3 categories: Development of Perceptual Metrics for Video Encoding Optimization, Artificial Intelligence Optimization for Video Compression, Development of Massive Processing Optimized Compression Technologies.

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  7. ↑ "ATEME REVEALS 3 MAJOR INNOVATION PRIORITIES AT NAB 2018". Comminiques. ACTUS News Wire. 19 Apr 2018. Retrieved 27 Nov 2020. LAUNCH OF THE NEW AV1 CODEC, INTEGRATED INTO TITAN; INTEGRATION OF A NEW SECURITY STANDARD IN TITAN AND KYRION; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD FOR THE "CONVERGENCE TV" PROJECT
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