IMG buys Nunet - MoCoNews

Sports Firm IMG Buys Germany-Based Mobile TV Firm Nunet

• Posted by Rafat Ali
• Mon 29 Jan 2007 11:18 AM

IMG, the sports and other media management giant, has bought out Germany-based mobile Tv technology and content applications firm Nunet. The company says Nunet streams more than 200 channels for over 20 mobile network operators in Europe, Africa and the Americas, and clients include Vodafone Germany, Vodafone Global, A1 Mobilkom in Austria, Swisscom in Switzerland and Vodacom in South Africa.

Nunet will continue to operate its content aggregation and distribution services under its own brand, and be run as an independent business within the IMG Media Group. Nunet is based in Cologne, Germany and today employs 50 people. IMG plans to move its Cologne office into the NuNet facility, expanding the total presence of IMG Media in the German market to over 100 people.

Some more details in the release here.