Ateme S.A. is a multinational company that specializes in video compression, CDN/streaming, cloud recording and advertising.[1] It develops 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 also feature packaging capabilities with MPEG2-TS, HLS and DASH output. These solutions are used by content providers, broadcasters, multichannel video programming distributors, and streaming providers for delivery over cable, satellite, IPTV, terrestrial, and OTT networks.
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]
Ateme has worked to make online streaming more eco-friendly by introducing new codecs[8] and solutions using analytics and artificial intelligence. Its technologies reduce bandwidth and infrastructure needs for broadcasting and streaming content,[9] which helps to reduce the environmental impact of video delivery on worldwide energy consumption.[10]
Products
TITAN: Software suite for origination, acquisition and compression.
NEA: Software suite for origin, packaging, storage, analytics and CDN.
PILOT: Software suite for management, operations and deployment.
Ateme +: Cloud-based SaaS video compression, processing.[11]
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 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.
Projects
TITAN Edge Project[citation needed], supported by the Ile-de-France regional council and the European Union, aims to develop a new-generation, innovative video distribution platform to solve the regionalization problem.
3EMS(Energy Efficient Enhanced Media Streaming) Project,[15] funded by the Brittany Region, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, aims to deploy the first end-to-end 5G VVC chain to achieve the goals of reducing video traffic and energy consumption while also limiting network congestion.
3EMS-2 Project,[16] financed by the FEDER, the Brittany Region and Rennes Métropole, aims to reduce the energy impact of video services and support the energy transition.
NESTED (New vidEo STandards for Enhanced Delivery) Project,[17] co-financed by the Brittany Region and Rennes Métropole, focuses on the development of a video streaming solution with a controlled energy footprint.
MERCI (Media and Event Production via Resilient Communication on IoT Infrastructure) Project,[18] co-funded by the French government and the European Union-Next Generation EU, aims to develop innovative solutions for private 5G networks based on or complemented by the ETSI DECT-2020 NR standard.
Hyper Open X Project,[19] co-funded by the French government and the European Union-Next Generation EU, aims to develop an open-source cloud framework, integrating major French cloud computing players with a focus on sovereignty, data protection, and fair competition.
^"Encoding & Transcoding 2019: ATEME". Streaming Media Europe. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 27 Nov 2020. ATEME operates in more than 60 countries and counts among its customers global broadcast and OTT companies, including EBU, Proximus, Telefonica, NBC Sports, Encompass, Arkena, Globo, Sky, Orange, TV Azteca, RTL Group, TotalPlay, FOX Sports, AMC Networks, CRA, France Télévisions, FPT Telecom, Esporte Interativo and Globecast.
^"NEW FEATURES FOR ATEME'S TITAN". IBC Daily. IBC. 16 Sep 2019. Retrieved 27 Nov 2020. Dedicating its IBC booth to the company's offering for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT is ATEME with its TITAN platform.
^"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
^"ATEME and The Explorers to Launch the First OTT Channel Promoting VVC". Mediakwest. 15 Nov 2020. Retrieved 27 Nov 2020. VVC published as ITU H.266 and ISO/IEC 23090-3, is a new video standard which reduces by half the bitrate at the same video quality. With video accounting for about 80 per cent of global internet traffic, VVC ease pressure on global networks and reduces the amount of data necessary to enable high-quality video for an unprecedented range of new and existing applications.
^"Factcheck: What is the carbon footprint of streaming video on Netflix?". Clear on Climate. Carbon Brief. 25 Feb 2020. Retrieved 27 Nov 2020. Technology companies can continue to play a big role in reducing the environmental impact of streaming, including through further efforts to increase energy efficiency – both in the near-term with new technologies and developing next-generation technologies – and investing in renewable energy to power their data centres and networks. Sustainable design and coding could also help, such as further improving video compression.
