Editing Ateme

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{{Infobox company
| name = Ateme S.A.
| logo = Ateme black colors tagline.png
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{Euronext|ATEME|FR0011992700|XPAR}}<br>CAC All-Share
| foundation = {{start date and age|1991}}
| founder = Michel Artières, Dominique Edelin
| location_city = Vélizy, near [[Paris]], [[France]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| ISIN = FR0011992700
| industry = [[Broadcast]]
| products = [[Video compression]], TITAN, KYRION, NEA, PILOT, Ateme +
| num_employees = 110 in 2013. 310 in 2020. 500 in 2021. 540 in 2022. 580 in 2024.
| homepage = {{URL | www.ateme.com }}
}}
'''Ateme S.A.''' is a multinational company that specializes in video compression, CDN/streaming, cloud recording and advertising.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newsroom of the company ATEME - Actusnews Wire |url=https://www.actusnews.com/en/com/ateme |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=www.actusnews.com}}</ref> It develops software for video compression based on the main standards: [[MPEG-2|MPEG2]], [[H.264/AVC]], [[High Efficiency Video Coding|H.265/HEVC]], [[AV1]] and [[Versatile Video Coding|H.266/VVC]] (Versatile Video Coding).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=The State of VVC Adoption and Implementation |url=https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=159880 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Streaming Media Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=johan.van.der.heide[at]itea4.org |first=Johan van der Heide |title=ITEA 4 · Project partner · |url=https://itea4.org/organisation/6518-ateme.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=itea4.org}}</ref> Ateme solutions also feature packaging capabilities with [[MPEG transport stream|MPEG2-TS]], [[HTTP Live Streaming|HLS]] and [[Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP|DASH]] output. These solutions are used by content providers, broadcasters, [[multichannel video programming distributor]]s, and streaming providers for delivery over cable, satellite, IPTV, terrestrial, and OTT networks.

The company has its headquarters in [[Vélizy]] near Paris, France,<ref name="Ltd.">{{cite book|title=The Morgan Stanley and d&a European Technology Atlas 2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3wbqVOMnH0C&pg=PT63|accessdate=29 May 2013|publisher=D&a Hi-tech information Ltd.|isbn=978-965-90293-5-8|page=63}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Presence.">{{cite web |url=https://www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Encoding--Transcoding-2019-ATEME-131821.aspx#:~:text=ATEME%20operates%20in%20more%20than,FPT%20Telecom%2C%20Esporte%20Interativo%20and |title= Encoding & Transcoding 2019: ATEME |last= |first= |date= 16 May 2019 |website= Streaming Media Europe|access-date= 27 Nov 2020|quote=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.}}</ref>

The company is a member of broadcasting associations such as [[Digital Video Broadcasting|DVB]], [[SMPTE]], [[National Association of Broadcasters|NAB]], SVG, [[Video Services Forum|VIDTRANS]], [[IABM|iabm]], [[Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union|ABU]], WTA, [[Society of Satellite Professionals International|SSPI]]. Ateme maintains a global presence through content providers, service providers, broadcasters and video platforms. Ateme exhibits at global trade shows such as the [[International_Broadcasting_Convention|IBC]]<ref name="TITAN at IBC.">{{cite web |url=https://www.ibc.org/publish/new-features-for-atemes-titan/4841.article |title= NEW FEATURES FOR ATEME'S TITAN |last= |first= |date= 16 Sep 2019 |website= IBC Daily |publisher= IBC |access-date= 27 Nov 2020|quote=Dedicating its IBC booth to the company’s offering for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT is ATEME with its TITAN platform.}}</ref> and [[National_Association_of_Broadcasters|NAB]] Show.<ref name="TITAN at NAB.">{{cite web |url=https://www.actusnews.com/fr/ATEME/cp/2018/04/19/ateme-reveals-3-major-innovation-priorities-at-nab-2018 |title= ATEME REVEALS 3 MAJOR INNOVATION PRIORITIES AT NAB 2018 |last= |first= |date= 19 Apr 2018 |website= Comminiques |publisher= ACTUS News Wire |access-date= 27 Nov 2020|quote=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}}</ref>

Ateme has worked to make online streaming more eco-friendly by introducing new codecs<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Carbon Brief |date=2020-02-25 |title=Factcheck: What is the carbon footprint of streaming video on Netflix? |url=https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-streaming-video-on-netflix/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Carbon Brief |language=en}}</ref> and solutions using analytics and artificial intelligence. Its technologies reduce bandwidth and infrastructure needs for broadcasting and streaming content,<ref name="Reduce bandwidth.">{{cite web |url=https://mediakwest.com/ateme-explorers-first-ott-channel-vvc/|title= ATEME and The Explorers to Launch the First OTT Channel Promoting VVC |last= |first= |date= 15 Nov 2020 |website= Mediakwest|access-date= 27 Nov 2020|quote=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.}}</ref> which helps to reduce the environmental impact of video delivery on worldwide energy consumption.<ref name="Carbon Impact.">{{cite web |url=https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-streaming-video-on-netflix#:~:text=The%20report%20said%20streaming%20was,equivalent%20to%20emissions%20from%20France.&text=Carbon%20dioxide%20equivalent%20is%20a,gases%2C%20not%20just%20carbon%20dioxide. |title= Factcheck: What is the carbon footprint of streaming video on Netflix? |last= |first= |date= 25 Feb 2020 |website= Clear on Climate |publisher= Carbon Brief|access-date= 27 Nov 2020|quote=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.}}</ref>

== Products ==
* '''TITAN''': Software suite for origination, acquisition and compression.
* '''KYRION''': High-quality/ultra-low-latency encoding/decoding appliance.
* '''NEA''': Software suite for origin, packaging, storage, analytics and [[Content_delivery_network|CDN]].
* '''PILOT''': Software suite for management, operations and deployment.
* '''Ateme +''': Cloud-based SaaS video compression, processing.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Phil Kurz |date=2022-09-01 |title=Ateme Introduces Cloud-Based SaaS Video Compression, Processing |url=https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/ateme-introduces-cloud-based-saas-video-compression-processing |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=TVTechnology |language=en}}</ref>

Ateme portfolio runs on any type of infrastructure: bare metal appliance, private datacenter or off-premises hyperscalers including [[Amazon Web Services|AWS]], [[Google Cloud Platform|GCP]], [[Azure DevOps Server|Azure]] or [[Akamai Technologies|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-25 |title=ATEME : ACTIVITÉ DU 1ER TRIMESTRE 2024 |url=https://www.boursorama.com/bourse/actualites/ateme-activite-du-1er-trimestre-2024-c3e7efad03024a7b8791fc2290884b66 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Boursorama |language=fr}}</ref>

Ateme's customers include various global broadcast and OTT companies, such as [[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]], [[Proximus Group|Proximus]], [[Telefónica]], [[NBC Sports]], [[Encompass]], [[TV Globo|Globo]], [[Sky UK|Sky]], [[Orange S.A.|Orange]], [[TV Azteca]], [[RTL Group]], [[Totalplay|TotalPlay]], [[Fox Sports|FOX Sports]], [[AMC Networks]], CRA, [[France Télévisions]], [[FPT Corporation|FPT Telecom]], [[TNT Sports (Brazil)|Esporte Interativo]], and [[Globecast]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-16 |title=Encoding & Transcoding 2019: ATEME |url=https://www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=131821 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Streaming Media Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Ateme won the 2022 '''[[Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards]]''' <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-25 |title=72nd Award Recipients - The Emmys |url=https://theemmys.tv/tech-72nd-award-recipients/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=theemmys.tv |language=en-US}}</ref> 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 |date=May 2024}}, supported by the [[Île-de-France|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''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Understanding 3EMS: Energy Efficient Enhanced Media Streaming |url=https://www.interdigital.com/webinars/understanding-3ems-energy-efficient-enhanced-media-streaming}}</ref> funded by the [[Brittany|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''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le projet collaboratif 3EMS-2 : réduire l'impact énergétique des services vidéos |url=https://www.insa-rennes.fr/actualites/details-actualite/le-projet-collaboratif-3ems-2-reduire-limpact-energetique-des-services-videos.html |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=www.insa-rennes.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref> financed by the FEDER, the [[Brittany (region)|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''',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-28 |title=NESTED: A New Eco-Friendly Video Streaming Ecosystem - Hello Future Orange |url=https://hellofuture.orange.com/en/nested-the-most-energy-efficient-streaming-ecosystem/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Hello Future |language=en-US}}</ref> co-financed by the [[Brittany (region)|Brittany Region]] and [[Rennes Métropole]], focuses on the development of a video streaming solution with a controlled energy footprint.
* '''SimpleRAN Project'''{{Citation needed |date=May 2024}}, co-financed by the [[French government]] and the [[Next Generation EU|European Union-Next Generation EU]], aims to develop virtualized mobile networks (vRANs) for 5G/6G, based on a minimalist distributed architecture.
* '''MERCI (Media and Event Production via Resilient Communication on IoT Infrastructure) Project''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=MERCI – Franco-German Ecosystem for Private 5G Networks |url=https://franco-german-5g-ecosystem.eu/merci/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> co-funded by the [[French government]] and the [[Next Generation EU|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''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyper Open X (2022-2025) |url=https://abilian.com/fr/recherche-developpement/hyper-open-x/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=abilian.com |language=fr}}</ref> co-funded by the [[French government]] and the [[Next Generation EU|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.

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