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Cisco Completes Sale Of Service Provider Video Software Solutions Group To Permira Funds | Forbes

Cisco Completes Sale Of Service Provider Video Software Solutions Group To Permira Funds | Forbes

Cisco Systems today completed the sale of its Service Provider Video Software Solutions Group to global investment firm Permira Funds. The newly spun-off company is called Synamedia.

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Synamedia opens for business, appoints Americas VP | Digital TV Europe

Synamedia opens for business, appoints Americas VP | Digital TV Europe

Investment firm Permira has completed its acquisition of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) group, meaning Synamedia, the company created from the deal, is now open for business.

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Big spinoffs by Cisco, Ericsson and Nokia redraw the media tech sector | Fierce Video

Big spinoffs by Cisco, Ericsson and Nokia redraw the media tech sector | Fierce Video

A trio of the world’s biggest networking companies are stepping back from media tech.

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Interview: Yves Padrines, Synamedia | IBC 365

Interview: Yves Padrines, Synamedia | IBC 365

With the competition from OTT and media companies who are now distributing content directly to subscribers, pay-TV operators have been in search of ways to enhance their services.

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Q&A with Synamedia’s Yves Padrines | CSI

Q&A with Synamedia’s Yves Padrines | CSI

Synamedia plans to invest, organically and through M&As, in areas including middleware, targeted advertising, content security and cyber-security.

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Cisco Spin-off Named Synamedia | Advanced Television

Cisco Spin-off Named Synamedia | Advanced Television

The company being created from the sale of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions business to a company backed by the Permira funds is unveiled as Synamedia.

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Bye Bye Cisco Video Software, Hello Synamedia | Light Reading

Bye Bye Cisco Video Software, Hello Synamedia | Light Reading

As it inches closer to wrapping up its acquisition of Cisco Systems's video software unit, Permira said the company being spawned by that deal will be called Synamedia.

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Brand Revealed for Peled’s Cisco Spin-off | Broadband TV News

Brand Revealed for Peled’s Cisco Spin-off | Broadband TV News

The new name for Cisco’s spun off Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business has been revealed as Synamedia.

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Synamedia Emerges After Acquiring Cisco’s Video Services Business | FierceVideo

Synamedia Emerges After Acquiring Cisco’s Video Services Business | FierceVideo

The rise of Synamedia comes after Cisco’s decision in May to sell its SPVSS unit back to Permira.

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Cisco’s Just Sold Video Services Unit Rebranded as ‘Synamedia’ | Multichannel News

Cisco’s Just Sold Video Services Unit Rebranded as ‘Synamedia’ | Multichannel News

Private equity firm set to close on $1 billion re-purchase of Cisco unit, outline its exec team and vision at IBC.

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Permira Announces Designated CEO for the Company to be Formed from Cisco’s SPVSS Business

Permira Announces Designated CEO for the Company to be Formed from Cisco’s SPVSS Business

Permira, the global private equity firm, today announced the appointment of Yves Padrines as incoming Chief Executive Officer.

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