Broadcasting Center Europe acquires Freecaster

Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) has fully acquired Freecaster, an online video service provider. The transaction closed on 1 January with Raymond Dulieu remaining CEO of Freecaster.

With this acquisition, BCE strengthens its production capabilities and furthermore expands its

Among Freecaster’s customers are the FIM Motocross World Championship – MXGP

footprint in the live and on-demand streaming of content. Frédéric Lemaire, Chief Executive Officer of BCE, says: “At BCE we have already developed advanced online video solutions for the market. These will be complemented by the know-how and recent developments of Freecaster which allow us to strengthen our offers and accelerate the development of our non-linear portfolio.

“Since May 2018, BCE has successfully collaborated with Freecaster in live-streaming of events such as The Spot (the international sport innovations event) and the Montreux Volley Masters. I am looking forward to taking our collaboration to the next level and offering even more targeted and high-tech solutions to our clients.”

Raymond Dulieu, chief executive officer of Freecaster, said: “Over the past 15 years Freecaster has grown from being the leading global extreme sports video platform to becoming a live 4K video production and streaming service provider to fashion houses, music festivals and broadcasters. Integrating within BCE will reinforce the company from a managerial, financial and technical point of view.

It will also allow Freecaster to further offer its customers the high-end support and level of customisation they have enjoyed to date whilst also adding new services as part of BCE’s technical portfolio.”

Among Freecaster’s customers are the Belgian public broadcaster RTBF as well fashion houses (LVMH group and others), music festivals (Tomorrowland), international institutions (European Commission, Bundesrat – the German Federal Council) and sports championships (FIM Motocross World Championship – MXGP).