Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb 2024 – Technicolor Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc-Antoine d’Halluin as Chairman of the Board of Directors he will support and accelerate the Group’s three-pillar strategy focused on talent As a seasoned media executive with extensive international experience he will be leveraging his deep industry knowledge and leadership to steer the Group towards ever greater creative and technological success in a context of rapid industry transformation Marc-Antoine D’Halluin brings three decades of experience in the media and entertainment industry including leadership roles at leading production organizations such as Asacha Media Group His strategic vision and operational expertise have driven growth in diverse and emerging markets Marc-Antoine d’Halluin declared: “I am honored to join Technicolor Group and look forward to working with its talented teams to further develop our mission of delivering cutting-edge solutions and exceptional content to our clients worldwide The opportunity to chair Technicolor Group in such a fast-changing market environment is truly exciting and I am confident the Group has the necessary strengths and assets to seize opportunities on multiple business segments and geographies.” Marc-Antoine d’Halluin is a seasoned media executive with extensive international experience in the television and production industry together with a deep transactional expertise Until recently he served as Vice Chairman of Asacha Media Group a premium content production build-up he co-founded in 2020 and sold to Fremantle Media in 2024 He was the CEO of MBC (Middle East Broadcasting Center) Group in 2020 leading the company’s strategic growth in the Middle East including its successful pivot towards SVOD he was the Chairman of the Board of M7 Group a European pay TV group he oversaw the pivot towards OTT before selling it successfully to Vivendi He served as CEO of Zodiak Media Group from 2013 to 2016 prior to merging it with Banijay and held leadership roles at Showtime Arabia He started his career at Sony Pictures Entertainment Marc-Antoine d’Halluin holds a Bachelor’s degree from Sciences Po Paris and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School Technicolor Group is a creative technology company providing world-class production expertise driven by one purpose: The realization of ambitious and extraordinary ideas Home to a network of award-winning studios we inspire creative companies across the world to produce their most iconic work Our global teams of artists and technologists partner with the creative community across film brand experience and advertising to bring the universal art of storytelling to audiences everywhere Legal Affirm spinoff Resolve raised $60m from investors including its parent company.. is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist Thomas d’Halluin is the Managing Partner of Airbus Ventures (AV) AV is the independent investment arm of its founding limited partner the multinational aerospace company Airbus SE and is today supported by multiple LPs in its mission to invest in the future of aerospace The fund’s investment thesis includes autonomous mobility Airbus Ventures made several investments over the past year including US-based space startup Impulse Space which is focused on developing transportation services for the inner solar system The fund contributed to its series A round in June 2023 Airbus Ventures also contributed to the $5m seed round for Helicity Space Helicity Space is developing a form of fusion propulsion – something that has only existed in science fiction novels The unit currently has 55 portfolio companies But it is not all space focused for d’Halluin he has overseen investments into such areas as drones advanced materials and robotics – Airbus Ventures supported Japanese startup Telexistence’s $170m series B round last year With two decades of experience in the aerospace industry d’Halluin has worked in manufacturing and finance roles throughout Europe and China d’Halluin was named as a French-American Foundation Young Leader for the United States He also served as Chief of Staff to Airbus CFO He holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University/Ecole des Mines The Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist represents the 100individuals spearheading the future of the corporate venturing industry These individuals excel in terms of their venturing approach and structure number and quality of portfolio companies and in their contributions to the corporate venturing profession See the full 2024 Powerlist here. 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He works in online and printed media. Julian is also a voice on local radio. You can talk to Julian on X @julianclover, or by email at jclover@broadbandtvnews.com Today, consumers are increasingly using bandwidth-intensive and latency-sensitive workloads, such as 4K and 8K streaming, online gaming, and AR/VR applications. As a result, Internet Service Providers must update their networks and by extension Wi-Fi experiences and performance. … [Download the White Paper ...] Copyright © 2025 Broadband TV News LLP · Log in Marc-Antoine d’Halluin brings 30 years of media and entertainment experience, including leadership roles at Asacha Media Group, which he co-founded, MBC Group and Zodiak Media Group. Marc-Antoine d’Halluin brings three decades of experience in the media and entertainment industry, including leadership roles at prominent production organisations such as Asacha Media Group, which he co-founded, MBC Group, and Zodiak Media Group. 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Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Charlotte d'Halluin of Jersey City has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship This highly-competitive academic scholarship provides up to two years of postgraduate study at a United Kingdom university She is a Mechanical Engineering major and is currently serving as 3rd Platoon Commander for 17th Company She is also the captain of the Women’s Rugby team the operations officer for the Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference and the commanding officer for the Formula SAE Capstone Navy Racing Team’s first electric vehicle from scratch.  d'Halluin participated in a language program in Haifa she will commission as an officer in the United States Navy with a service selection assignment of submariner duties she will assume after she completes her studies in the United Kingdom. She intends to pursue a Masters of Sciences degree from University of Edinburgh in Energy and a Master’s by Research at University College London in Urban Sustainability and Resilience.  She is interested in climate change broadly and her proposed research is to investigate ways to reduce carbon emissions on D.O.D Marshall Scholarships were founded by an Act of Parliament in 1953 and to commemorate the humane ideals of the European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan).  Goals of the program include enabling future leaders of America the opportunity to study in the United Kingdom to help scholars gain an understanding and appreciation of contemporary Britain to contribute to the advancement of knowledge at Britain’s centers of academic excellence and to motivate scholars to act as ambassadors throughout their lives thus strengthening British-American understanding.  Naval Academy today is a prestigious four-year service academy that prepares midshipmen morally and physically to be professional officers in the naval service More than 4,400 men and women representing every state in the U.S and several foreign countries make up the student body News and World Reports has recognized the Naval Academy as the #5 undergraduate engineering school Midshipmen learn from military and civilian instructors and participate in intercollegiate varsity sports and extracurricular activities They also study subjects such as leadership midshipmen earn a Bachelor of Science degree in a choice of 26 different subject majors and serve at least five years as commissioned officers in the U.S For more information on the Marshall Scholarship please visit http://www.marshallscholarship.org/. For more information about the Naval Academy please visit www.usna.edu or our Facebook page Social Media Index Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb Two seniors from Navy Women's Rugby have been awarded prestigious scholarships to pursue graduate studies overseas Abigail (AJ) Ward has received a Rhodes Scholarship while Charlotte d'Halluin has received a Marshall Scholarship Ward was among the list of 32 students nationwide awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for postgraduate study at Oxford University She is the 56th midshipman to earn the honor and follows on the heels of recent Navy rugby grad Sarah Skinner who received the Rhodes in 2022 and is pursuing a Master's in International Relations at Oxford A computer science major with a Chinese minor Ward owns a 3.99 cumulative grade-point average and is ranked 28th in Academic Order of Merit amongst the Naval Academy Class of 2024 she has garnered academic honors from the Naval Academy in five semesters a standout player for the Navy rugby team and athletic achievement is a key component of the Rhodes Scholarship Ward was also a recipient of the Stamps Scholarship that allowed her to work with the Asia Foundation Malaysia this past summer to study the impact of technology policy on small and micro entrepreneurs She also spent the 2023 spring semester in an intensive Mandarin program in Taipei Ward plans to pursue a master’s degree in social science of the internet as well as a master’s degree in public policy Rugby captain d’Halluin received the Marshall Scholarship which provides up to two years of postgraduate study at a United Kingdom university She is the 35th midshipman to earn the highly-competitive academic honor d’Halluin owns a 3.96 cumulative grade-point average through the 2023 spring semester She is ranked 37th in Overall Order of Merit amongst the Naval Academy Class of 2024 and has garnered academic honors from the Naval Academy in six semesters native also serves as the operations officer for the Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference she is the commanding officer for the Formula SAE Capstone Navy Racing Team’s first electric vehicle from scratch d’Halluin will commission as an officer in the United States Navy with a service selection assignment of submariner duties she will assume after she completes her studies in the United Kingdom The Navy rugby captain intends to pursue a Master of Science degree from the University of Edinburgh in energy as well as a Master of Research in urban sustainability and resilience at University College London Her proposed research is to investigate ways to reduce carbon emissions on Department of Defense facilities across the globe Marshall Scholarships were founded by an Act of Parliament in 1953 to commemorate the humane ideals of the European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan) The goals of the program include enabling future leaders of America the opportunity to study in the United Kingdom helping scholars gain an understanding and appreciation of contemporary Britain contributing to the advancement of knowledge at Britain’s centers of academic excellence and motivating scholars to act as ambassadors throughout their lives thus strengthening British-American understanding                The Goff Rugby Report is run by Alex Goff and concentrates on HS and college rugby See our Re-Print and Re-Post policy December 9, 2019 11.21 Europe/London By Julian Clover The former chairman of M7 is to become the new group chief executive of Arab broadcaster MBC Group Marc Antoine d’Halluin has previously worked in the region as chief executive of DTH platform OSN who resigned in October after 17 years at the company Barnett will continue to act as an advisor to the company MBC Group said d’Halluin’s brief would be to “move the group forward in-line with the five-year growth plan for the organisation that was announced in Q4 2018” it was announced d’Halluin’s employer M7 had been sold to Vivendi for €1 billion Filed Under: Newsline, People Tagged With: MBC Group Edited: 9 December 2019 11:21 Having pushed out the seventh major version of its unstructured data charting and moving tool in June Datadobi says it has made StorageMAP faster and better able to deal with the now end-of-life Hitachi Data Ingestor (HDI) StorageMAP software scans and lists (maps) a customer’s file and object storage estates It can then optimize storage use by migrating old and cold data to lower-cost archival storage Datadobi says warmer – more frequently accessed – data could be tagged Warm data could also be migrated to a public cloud for access compute instances there v7.0 added custom dashboards and an analysis module. According to Datadobi CTO Carl D’Halluin: “StorageMAP 7.1 takes it a step further and solves some focused challenges facing our customers globally including offering an innovative HDI Archive Appliance Bypass feature improvements to scalability and performance.” and verifies large and complex unstructured datasets based on trends and characteristics derived from the metadata intelligence stored in the StorageMAP metadata scanning engine’s catalog.  Datadobi says the uDME has been made faster and more scalable capable of handling greater capacities and larger numbers of files and objects An HDI Archive Appliance Bypass feature – we’re told – gets data faster from the primary NAS and archive (HCP) sides of an HDI installation HDI being a file storage system that can move data off a primary NAS to a backend HCP vault for cheaper customers may need to migrate their data to actively supported NAS and backend stores but the HDI software impedes data migration D’Halluin says it has “significant performance limitations that make migrating all active and archived data an extremely slow process typically riddled with errors.” StorageMAP has a bypass that “involves using multiple StorageMAP connections to the storage systems – one connection to the primary storage system and a second connection to the archive storage system These connections effectively bypass the middleware HDI archiving appliance which is responsible for both relocating data to the archive storage system and retrieving it when a client application requests archived data.” This is an alternative to the Hitachi Vantara-CTERA deal for moving data off HDI DataDobi has added example dashboards to help customers take advantage of v7.0’s custom dashboard feature “that a customer can refer to for ideas to include in their own custom dashboards.” Check out StorageMAP here information and analysis site covering storage media devices from drives through arrays to server-based storage opinions and analysis of storage industry events and developments analysts and everyone else involved in IT storage up to date with what’s going on the new chief executive officer of the Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC GROUP) premium content is king — especially when it came to the group’s upgraded streaming platform Shahid VIP “The volume of what we’re able to put on Shahid VIP is unique and I think the market discovered this at the same time that we were able to push some extremely strong content across our various channels,” the French native told Arab News in an exclusive interview Having taken over the reins of the company in January 2020 d’Halluin’s nine-month tenure has coincided with one of the most tumultuous times in history — but one of the most promising ones for media platforms The group’s huge growth has a lot to with d’Halluin’s strategy of taking advantage of the unprecedented position of having millions of consumers stranded at home due to the coronavirus with little to do but binge-watch television which was enforced months before the region’s highest media-consuming month of Ramadan provided an opportunity to roll out the refurbished Video-On-Demand (AVOD & SVOD) streaming platform — a fine-tuned and state-of-the-art version of its predecessors Shahid and Shahid Plus — in a carefully coordinated marketing effort This position catapulted the platform’s paid customer base from a mere 100,000 subscribers in January 2020 to 1.4 million in April/May 2020 — that’s in less than three months “We were able to add other dimensions such as the availability to access our channels in the OTT (over-the-top) space that is part of the SVOD subscription which of course provides our subscribers with the convenience of being able to watch our channels wherever they want the ability to catch up as well as to access all our exclusive original content” d’Halluin said OTT refers to media that is offered directly to viewers via the internet While lockdown restrictions have eased in most areas of the world and people are opting to stay out instead of cooped up indoors the CEO explained that this is just the beginning of the journey “We have a multi-year business plan and we are expecting to reach 2 million subscribers by mid-2022 and to go beyond this target inside the region We will also be aggressively pursuing growth of Shahid VIP subscribers outside the region,” he said One of the key points of the plan is the recently launched English interface that allows MBC GROUP to tap into the US Not only is pre-existing premium content crucial to retain subscribers and add new ones but so is producing new and exciting shows that resonate across the region “We like to believe that we are content innovators showing openness and tolerance positive aspects and society evolutions in the MENA region so we have the intention of keeping that editorial line,” he said “We are on our way to deliver such shows as our own ‘House of Cards,’ and there is going to be maybe three or four of them delivered next year and most of them are essentially high end dramas produced in-house by MBC STUDIOS but some outside producers also contribute some incredible quality,” he said He added: “We’re proud to work with the very best producers in the region upping their game to deliver more quality and more diverse storylines that you can expect to see inside Shahid VIP and on our TV channels.” Without being able to divulge too much information about these shows d’Halluin teased that one of them would be a Narcos-esque one — referring to the Netflix hit that chronicles the rise of the cocaine trade in Colombia and the gripping real-life stories of drug kingpins of the late 1980s It is a story that relates to the region with key roots in the Kingdom and it’s going to be very interesting to see how our subscribers react to it.” “It will be the biggest premium series ever-produced regionally And we know that our MBC channels and Shahid VIP will soon bring many more of such high-end series of international standard to our audiences.” The MBC GROUP CEO relishes the big opportunities and challenges that all countries face within the media sphere Coming from a background of working with Sony Pictures Entertainment and other reputed firms d’Halluin believes this taught him about respecting local dimensions and cultures “I’m just glad that the various experiences I’ve had in my life come and bring me the right experience and expertise that I can put in the service of the collective effort at MBC,” he said “It’s a very interesting time in the history of the local regional media which are becoming global at the same time that they are facing formidable global competitors It’s a very exciting adventure that I’m proud to be a part of as the MBC Group has all it takes to compete very well globally leveraging its 30 years of content excellence and leadership our Chairman and with our Board members on our strategy is very inspiring and keeps us very focused.” Among the changes being witnessed in the region is the February announcement of MBC GROUP opening a new headquarters in Riyadh in parallel to gradually producing more shows in Saudi Arabia “The accelerated expansion of MBC GROUP that we witness through the phenomenal growth of the Shahid VIP platform will benefit the production industry of the Kingdom,” he said “We’re glad to be a local actor in the Kingdom where we are investing a lot in the local talent.” Among these investments is the MBC ACADEMY skill-sharpening and fast-tracking young Saudi talent in the content industry “We want to find new scripts and we see some very promising material coming our way and MBC ACADEMY is doing a great job at positioning MBC as a part of the young and vibrant Saudi community And we will soon announce a new initiative in that space.” Another big move was the announcement of MBC GROUP’s shift to MBC Media Services an in-house advertising and sales organization through its partnership with Engineer Holding Group (EHG) EHG will own a minority stake in MBC Media Services This marks the end of its nearly 17-year relationship with Choueiri Group even though it wasn’t a simple decision to make but we thought it was important to not only make that decision to bring our advertising sales in-house but also to connect it deeper with our own market in Saudi and the way we executed on that dimension was with the partnership with EHG that has developed an extremely successful business with Al Arabia Outdoor.” While MBC GROUP also decided to take a minority stake in Al Arabia Outdoor d’Halluin explained that the two groups will keep operating separately with dedicated ad sales teams that will be leveraging each other’s expertise only when relevant what it does is that it will bring us closer to working with the local advertising community in the Kingdom without any intention to change our overall business model which is a pan-regional one with local executions.” MBC’s focus on production promises exciting times that are yet to come in an ever-changing period The Frenchman believes that the media giant’s push in original exclusive shows will surprise the region within the next 18 months “It’s a very big effort to make sure that the Kingdom keeps a ‘national pan-regional and global champion’ in terms of a media group that can compete on a global basis with the very large streamers that are now coming into the region and I think it’s for the benefit of the region its production community but also to the benefit of our audiences,” he said “MBC has pivoted toward the digital space in a very coordinated way and I’m glad that we’re on our way but the journey is still very long in front of us.” TV & Film20.02.24Fremantle to buy Asacha Media Group Fremantle has entered into a conditional purchase agreement to acquire Asacha Media Group and its portfolio of labels based in France The deal sees Fremantle acquire the Group from Asacha’s founding partners managers and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management Asacha’s labels include UK indies Arrow Media The acquisition was spearheaded by Fremantle’s Group COO and CEO Continental Europe and “underlines Fremantle’s strategic plan to invest in and develop premium production companies and creative talents from around the world.” Asacha will continue to be run by Co-Founder and Group CEO Gaspard de Chavagnac who will report to Andrea Scrosati Gaspard de Chavagnac will continue to be supported by Marina Williams Italy and the UK will continue to report to Gaspard de Chavagnac Marc-Antoine d’Halluin and Marina Williams has a slate that includes: Death in Paradise and Beyond Paradise (Red Planet Pictures BBC One); Mare Fuori and La Storia (Picomedia Rai 1); Saint Omer (Srab Films); Cimetiere Indien (Mintee Studio Canal Plus France); Don’t Pick up the Phone (Wag Netflix / Paramount); Instagram’s Worst Con Artist(Wag Discovery ID); Magic of Disney‘s Animal Kingdom (Arrow Media Disney+ / Nat Geo); It’s Lunch Time (Stand By Me Netflix); Scènes de Ménages (Kabo) and General Men (Stand by Me Fremantle’s existing businesses in the regions in which Asacha operates Wildstar Films and 72 Films (UK); Fremantle France These will continue to operate and report to the current Fremantle structure as before Fremantle: “Fremantle is proud to be investing and partnering with the very best international creative talent and Marc-Antoine d’Halluin and the incredible producers and talents that have created Asacha certainly fall into this category and we are delighted they have chosen to join the Fremantle family They have built an impressive portfolio of market-leading labels each of which perfectly complements our existing businesses in each of their markets This strategic deal underlines both companies’ ambitious growth targets and we look forward to collaborating with their immensely talented creatives across the group.” Asacha Media Group: “I am thrilled about this deal with Fremantle one of the world’s leading studios for television and movie production Fremantle will bring all its expertise and resources in premium content development and distribution to accelerate the growth of our fantastic creative labels I am very excited to pursue this exciting journey with Andrea Scrosati and all the Fremantle team I also want to thank Oaktree for their support in our growth so far.” we have built Asacha to be one of Europe’s leaders in scripted and unscripted content production with a unique portfolio of global IP I am confident that by being part of Fremantle we will continue on the same great trajectory.” Co-Founder and Asacha’s Vice Chairman: “We are very proud of what we have achieved with Asacha a unique partnership of great scripted and unscripted producers and independent minds We know Fremantle will respect these rare qualities and is the perfect home to continue Asacha’s successful journey.” Asacha’s Chairman and Managing Director at Oaktree Capital Management: “In 2020 the Asacha Media Group platform with the acquisition of three production companies in France and Italy Asacha has become a leader in the media industry under the stewardship of an exceptional team We believe Fremantle is the right partner for the next chapter of Asacha’s growth.” The acquisition follows other investments made by Fremantle  in recent years scripted Italian production company Lux Vide (Devils international development and production company Fabel (Bosch) Australian-American television production company Eureka Productions (Parental Guidance Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory) and Silvio Productions (Shadow of Truth) and Belgium-based A Team Productions (Baghdad Messi Advising for Asacha Media Group and Oaktree has been Lazard and Mayer Brown The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions Datadobi’s Carl D’Halluin offers insights on how unstructured data fuels GenAI, but organizations don’t know how to manage it. This article originally appeared on Solutions Review’s Insight Jam an enterprise IT community enabling the human conversation on AI Arguably the most important tech trend in decades, AI has soared in popularity and adoption over the past 12 months. Having hovered around the 50 percent mark between 2018-2023, implementation rates increased dramatically to 72 percent last year, according to a study by McKinsey with three-quarters of organizations believing GenAI will lead to significant or disruptive change in their industries This is being translated into tangible performance improvement, and as McKinsey points out organisations are “already seeing material benefits from gen AI use reporting both cost decreases and revenue jumps in the business units deploying the technology.” there are also a range of significant risks potentially standing in the way of successful implementation nearly three-quarters of participants in the McKinsey study have experienced data management challenges “including defining processes for data governance developing the ability to quickly integrate data into AI models and an insufficient amount of training data highlighting the essential role that data play in capturing value.” Given the fact that the vast majority of enterprise data is unstructured including everything from videos and images to emails and social media content the successful implementation of GenAI is heavily dependent on the way organizations manage these vast datasets The challenge is analogous to the classic computing principle of “garbage in particularly because GenAI models don’t always work well with unstructured data particularly if it has been poorly managed organizations can easily find AI outputs skewed by poorly managed data where does that leave businesses who see massive potential in AI have access to unstructured data but struggle to turn objectives into tangible outcomes The first step is to establish an enterprise-wide view of all unstructured datasets so leaders can make informed decisions about what data has potential value and organized and visualized in a manner that can keep pace with rapid developments in AI systems This can potentially be a highly complex and resource-intensive task but choosing the correct data is critical for producing accurate organizations can empower their data scientists and accelerate the identification of the correct data to train GenAI models that address their performance improvement priorities This all has to take place in the context of effective data governance and a set of policies and processes that control how data is stored documented and maintained in line with internal and regulatory requirements Good governance also requires an ongoing commitment to data audits and continual improvement particularly as additional datasets are added to AI systems organizations can go a long way to minimizing the risks associated with unstructured data from security problems and compliance breaches to poor operational efficiency What’s been lacking until relatively recently are the tools to help manage unstructured data organizations have found it much easier just to add extra storage Given the sharp rise in data accumulation rates – in part due to the demands of GenAI systems – this approach is no longer viable businesses need data management technology to help them stay ahead of demand instead of focusing on the device where unstructured data is stored IT leaders should turn their attention to how it is managed Effective data management technology can bridge the capability gap between raw unstructured data that contains latent value to a situation where teams can train GenAI models with high-quality data the data management solution used with GenAI systems will deliver seamless management and protection across heterogeneous storage environments For organizations looking to a future where everything from strategic planning to tactical decision-making is augmented and improved by GenAI getting the data management foundations right is crucial for success This article was written by Carl D'Halluin on February 13, 2025 Carl has been building cloud and storage software for 20 years He has made notable contributions on protecting and manipulating unstructured data building highly scalable and secure storage systems and enabling metadata-driven insights and automation Each is a cornerstone of the Datadobi business and technology He was instrumental in the growth and acquisition of storage companies Amplidata and Q-layer Solutions Review brings all of the technology news best practices and industry events together in one place Every day our editors scan the Web looking for the most relevant content about Endpoint Security and Protection Platforms and posts it here © 2012-2025 Solutions Review He is a  recognized expert on retail technology and is well versed in all things tech Dan’s “Retail Insights” technology column was recognized by the prestigious Eddie & Ozzie Awards He has been quoted and interviewed by a variety of publications and news sites including CNBC, and has served as a moderator and session host at numerous industry events.  Follow Dan on LinkedIn. leader of RFID united & referent interactive sports products The world’s largest sporting goods retailer is an enthusiastic proponent of supporting front- and back-end operations with RFID technology Chain Store Age recently spoke with Herve D’Halluin about how the France-based sporting goods retailer leverages RFID technology from source to checkout Decathlon decided to use technology-agnostic GS1 standards and adopt Electronic Product Code (EPC)-enabled Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to uniquely identify every product in our portfolio The chosen data carrier was RAIN RFID tags upon which the chosen data format was the EPC we chose to utilize GS1 standards in order to be able to uniquely identify Decathlon’s products anywhere and in any kind of supply chain We initially engaged this technology for a pilot program in 2008 the solution was rolled out in all Decathlon processes including warehouse and retail store inventory earning recognition for the most extensive use of the technology in retail staff members would confirm whether a product was labeled correctly by scanning the barcode and then entering the data into a database The technology simplified this procedure and shortened the entire process to less than a few seconds the accuracy of sorting was also greatly improved Although the difference between the two operations at first glance is less than 10 seconds when you calculate the thousands of times this activity occurs worldwide [Read more: CSA Exclusive: Twelve retail business cases for RFID] The principle behind this chip is straightforward: it can communicate and provide each product’s unique identifier from up to several meters away Automation via this game-changing technology delivers advantages from pinpointing shelf location to sales checkout to post-sales interactions with consumers This capability enables us to sell at the right price and ensure on-shelf availability accurately tracking the availability of products was part of the original impetus behind the company’s investments Missed sales were having an impact on both revenue and customer satisfaction we are now able to better track inventory and help satisfy those customers by allowing them to see if the product they want is available Decathlon is very happy because we can sell more and don’t have to overstock products the technology allows customers to spend less than one minute paying for merchandise The system improves the efficiency of cash collection by 20% shorter lines at checkout and happier patrons [Read more: Decathlon kicks off ‘scan and go’ in Germany] The benefits of the technology extend through the value chain.  Decathlon is leveraging its expertise by advising other organizations in how to address counterfeiting, grey markets, and manage customs duties.  These are of key importance for many international corporations. With this level of accuracy in identification, we foresee an eventual reduction of 20-30% in raw materials needed to manufacture products, diminished overstocks and a reduction in excess shipments and unsold products. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world UBS was accused of sending Swiss bankers across the border to illegally seek out new clients and of providing services to launder money French residents hadn’t declared to the tax man The parent bank was ordered in 2019 to pay 4.5 billion euros ($5.1 billion) but on Monday the French UBS unit’s penalty was cut to 1.875 million euros from 15 million euros two years ago Creating a golden copy of data is key to fortifying your organization’s backup strategy With the persistent omnipresence of ransomware and hacking organizations cannot avoid the harsh reality that their enterprise data may be vulnerable shares how you can invest in a golden copy to boost your backup strategy the climb back to full recovery following a data attack can be daunting without the right data backup strategy.  Any interruption in business continuity costs an organization time and money How much depends on how quickly a company can recover from the interruption.  The global ransomware attack costs are estimated to be about $20 billion and are expected to rise to $265 billion worldwide by 2031.  With no time for a false sense of security Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are demanding—and rightfully so—more comprehensive fool-proof protection of their precious file data against cyber-attacks In 451 Research’s recent Voice of the Enterprise report nearly a third of respondents claimed that security issues such as viruses and ransomware played a part in their recent outages Yet only 26% were highly confident that their current backup tools would facilitate a successful recovery.  The report goes on to discuss how backups and third or “golden,” copies that facilitate clean data restorations are the last line of defense when ransomware seizes control of an organization’s network and cuts off access to data.  See More: Three Ways to Stick to Your Data Resolutions in 2022 two separate data copies seemed to be enough to protect against disaster and many organizations continue to operate with only two organizations may continue to use the traditional methods of backup The downside to this method is that it could physically fail or be subject to human backup errors in addition to the time or data lost between data backups.  Other organizations may choose the more complex and expensive route of maintaining a completely remote data center offsite data copy options for network-attached storage (NAS) storage platforms were limited to vendor-specific as are the backup tools and options available to meet ransomware attacks head-on Today’s enterprise CIO should be choosing to conform to the best practice of keeping a golden copy of business-critical data in the event of an attack on their organization’s production and primary and secondary disaster recovery systems.  rapid recovery option in case all other protection means have failed.  Enterprises with large volumes of business-critical information must decide to aggressively pursue data protection solutions that can meet the highest business continuity requirements if they hope to protect against ransomware attacks.   Organizations shouldn’t have to accept any downtime or data loss if implementing the right data protection and disaster recovery methods Finding the right solution to secure your organization’s golden copy of business-critical data can be fast and relatively cost-effective.   Here’s what to look for in a data protection solution provider that can make all the difference in an organization’s data protection strategy:  See More: Data Protection and Backup: Top 4 Cloud Native Solutions Enterprises Can’t Ignore “How much is your peace of mind worth?”  There isn’t a more apropos question to be asked of the CIO charged with protecting the lifeblood of their organization.  there are some excellent world-class backup solutions on the market capable of stopping the effects of ransomware and malicious attacks in their tracks Pick a company with a proven track record and reputation with integrity and 100% accountability in data backup and protection.  In today’s heterogeneous large-scale storage environments a golden copy ensures seamless recovery from whatever disaster comes your way.   and check a company’s longevity and success rate before deciding who your golden partner will be when it comes to protecting your enterprise against the world’s number one cyberthreat—ransomware What fortification do you have against ransomware? 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Toolbox will become Spiceworks News & Insights October 1, 2010 09.07 Europe/London By Julian Clover Marc-Antoine d’Halluin has resigned as president and chief executive of the Orbit Showtime Network The former chief executive of Canal Plus Nordic had been in post at the Middle East pay-TV platform since November 2006 d’Halluin stayed with the company in July 2009 to head up the combined company when it merged with former rival Orbit His replacement has been named locally as David Butorac the former managing director of Australia’s WIN Corporation No reasons have been given for d’Halluin’s departure Filed Under: Newsline, People Tagged With: Marc-Antoine d'Halluin, Orbit, Showtime Edited: 1 October 2010 09:15 Get daily business news from the region delivered straight to your inbox has now been appointed as a board advisor Middle East broadcaster MBC Group has reappointed Sam Barnett as its CEO replacing Marc Antoine d’Halluin who previously worked with television provider M7 would focus on “moving the group forward in-line with the five-year growth plan for the organisation that was announced in Q4 2018” MBC said when he was appointed as CEO last year He has now been appointed as an advisor to MBC’s board “to guide its strategic vision” “Keeping pace with the acceleration of opportunities in the digital media and over-the-top (OTT) markets and facing the challenge of delivering on the Saudi’s Vision 2030 media agenda MBC Group’s board of directors appoints Majid Al Ibrahim as a board representative to assess oversee and facilitate the implementation of new initiatives and mandates,” the statement added September 5, 2016 10.00 Europe/London By Robert Briel a Pan-European satellite pay TV operator controlled by French Private Equity firm Astorg Marc Antoine d’Halluin has been appointed as chairman of the board Hans Troelstra as CEO and Ernst Jan van Rooijen as CFO which owns and operates DTH (Direct-to-Home) platforms across Europe with over three million subscribers aims to “further develop its content centric approach focusing on offering the broadest and most appealing linear and on demand content for its customers via multiple media platforms.” Marc Antoine d’Halluin has considerable experience in international programming and content distribution as he spent most of his career with content and platform operators Marc Antoine held CEO positions at Zodiak Media Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) in Dubai and Canal+ Nordic Marc Antoine will further build on the leading market positions of the M7 brands in their local markets by adding TV channels and on demand services that on the one hand generate broad public interest and on the other hand anticipates trends and new content developments like e-sports Hans Troelstra has worked as COO of M7 Group over the last six years and played a key role in transforming the company from a Benelux satellite platform operator into a multi-territory pay TV operator with over three million subscribers in the Netherlands Hans will continue to drive the change from a DTH-only platform to a fully hybrid platform Hans commented: “We have now launched hybrid platforms for all our brands allowing customers to view the content from whatever device they prefer On top of that we will focus on improving communications with our customers With our enormous line up it is not always easy for customers to find programs An example is the Travel Channel’s series ‘No Reservations’ with Anthony Bourdain undertaking new culinary adventures around the globe Good content but not well-known and hidden in our line up Ernst Jan van Rooijen has worked for over 15 years for Tele2 mostly in the capacity of CFO He had a leading role in various acquisitions He also played a pivotal role in the recent efforts to acquire the 4G license and finance the network roll out Ernst Jan is responsible for the overall finance and legal function and will contribute actively in the execution of the growth opportunities of the company whilst at the same time ensuring all financial objectives will be met Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, People Tagged With: M7 group Edited: 6 September 2016 11:14 Arnhem-based Robert covers the Benelux, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as IPTV, web TV, connected TV and OTT. Email Robert at rbriel@broadbandtvnews.com Digital Studio Middle East Home » Broadcast Business » Sam Barnett returns to MBC as group CEO MBC has appointed Majid Al Ibrahim as a board representative to assess oversee and facilitate the implementation of new initiatives and mandates The board announced the return of Sam Barnett as the new group CEO succeeding Marc Antoine d’Halluin d’Halluin, who took over the role of group CEO in December 2019 has been appointed as an advisor to the board Barnett makes a return to his former employers where he spent more than 17 years with MBC he held the position of group CEO until end of December 2019 MBC announced that the new structure has been designed to keep pace with the “massive growth” experienced by digital activities including Shahid VIP and in line with the active corporate development pipeline On the heels of Vincent Chalvon-Demersay’s exit as CEO of Zodiak Media-owned Marathon Media in November co-founder and general manager David Michel is set to leave the company effective March 31 The move follows an ongoing shake-up of top executives at Marathon Media, which saw Marc-Antoine d’Halluin replace Michel as Zodiak Media CEO in October and take over as temporary acting president and CEO of Marathon Media after Chalvon-Demersay’s exit d’Halluin will temporarily head up the Paris-based animation company with COO Ambroise Delorme and CCO Eryk Casemiro a Marathon Media representative said no one is expected to replace Michel or Chalvon-Demersay to date Michel has not specified his reason for leaving but will assist in the transition period before his departure He co-founded the company with Chalvon-Demersay in 2001 and became GM in 2007 he joined Zodiak Media’s executive committee as SVP of group marketing Michel achieved international success as the co-creator and co-producer of 13 series including Totally Spies His most recent production is Get Blake for Nick US and international This is just some random content to show the different layouts possible Home » Broadcast Business » Showtime and Orbit merge Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East, Real Estate, Finance, and More UAE > OSN says all channels in HD by end 2012 Orbit Showtime chief says all standard resolution services to cease by mid 2013 All 75 channels on Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) will be in high-definition by the end of 2012 the company’s CEO and president has said Marc-Antoine d’Halluin added that the TV firm intended to switch off all standard-resolution services six months later About 30,000 of its customers already have HD-compatible set-top boxes and that an additional 20,000 of the units are being deployed across the Gulf region every month “I’d estimate that by mid to end 2011 every one of the channels we produce in house will be available in HD,” d’Halluin told the paper “[The non-HD channels will be available] no more than six to 12 months after that So by the end of 2012 all our channels will be in HD.” d’Halluin said standard-definition channels would be switched off by mid-2013 “at the latest” followed by another four at the beginning of March d’Halluin said the company had received “very good reactions” from the market that the Middle East wants HD