Our Mission : MESA Europe

Our Mission

MESA Europe is proud to represent those companies charged with advancing the efficient creation, production and distribution of content, across all distribution platforms and formats.

The MESA Mission

To support service providers in building efficiencies in the creation, production and distribution of media and entertainment.
To foster end-to-end collaboration among entertainment service providers, their customers and trading partners.
To promote its members and provide face-to-face meeting opportunities.
To provide tangible benefits to members including: media, events, industry advocacy and collaborative work groups.

The Mission in Europe

To support all of the above, plus….

To build a strong communication and co-operation path between European and US based organisations involved in the creation, production and distribution of entertainment content.
To create strong national groups in the leading market territories of Europe in order to ensure local interests and needs are fully supported.
To create a strong voice for a number of special interest groups within the industry, helping to co-ordinate communication and industrywide collaborative initiatives.
To bring together and work with like-minded associations and industry groups to ensure maximum impact.

Latest Headlines

Quantum joins speaker line-up for MESA Europe’s Post NAB Review
Published May 4, 2017
MESA Europe is delighted to announce that Quantum is the latest organisation to confirm its participation in this year’s Post NAB Review, taking place in London on 16th May. Quantum joins a line-up which includes TiVo, Dolby, ZOO Digital, and a number of additional speakers will be confirmed over the next few days. During the […]
ITV reveals changing television habits (Broadband TV News)
Published May 4, 2017
The UK’s oldest commercial broadcaster has given details of a research project that tracks the lives and behaviours of audiences every six months. “Six Up” – the name is a nod to the “7 Up” Granada TV documentary series – has recently been extended to look at global behaviours. ITV’s Director of Audiences, Neil Mortensen, […]
Emerging kids’ studios (TBI Vision)
Published May 4, 2017
In spite of the challenges, some studios that had been offering services on a work-for-hire basis are starting to build content creation into their business models, reports Jane Marlow. The fact that a company with the global reputation of Framestore started to “covertly” road test the idea of content creation two years ago gives an […]
Accenture: traditional businesses struggling to respond to disruption (Rapid TV News)
Published May 4, 2017
A growing array of players in the video industry face “unprecedented” disruption and intense competition, according to Accenture Digital Video MD and Global Lead Sef Tuma. In “Charting the Course to Success” – volume VII in the series “Bringing TV to Life” – Accenture says that digital natives are rewriting the rules of competition in […]
70% of Kodi installations configured to pirate content (Advanced Television)
Published May 4, 2017
Intelligent broadband network solutions provider Sandvine’s “Global Internet Phenomena Spotlight” report focuses on the ‘fully-loaded’ Kodi ecosystem in North America. It suggests that almost 70% per cent of households with Kodi devices also have unofficial “add-ons”, configured to access unlicensed content. Based on data collected from multiple tier-1 fixed access networks in North America, it […]
UK public consulted on fix for ‘misleading’ broadband ad rules (Cable.co.uk)
Published May 4, 2017
Broadband providers will have to make sure the speeds they advertise are available to at least 50% of consumers, under proposals published on May 4. Current guidelines allow providers to advertise “up to” speeds that are achievable for just 10% of their customers. Cable.co.uk’s own research reveals that 80% of broadband customers find the rules […]