Five years ago this week… Ateme’s purchase of Anevia was dismissed as a typical consolidatory merger of video technologies. But it was much more. Anevia’s high-density encoding and advanced CDN technology filled critical gaps in Ateme’s portfolio, allowing the new company to better compete with Harmonic and others. The €19 million deal gave Ateme new delivery capabilities—like dynamic ad insertion and edge caching—pushing it beyond compression into personalized TV services. With Anevia’s foothold at Orange and Canal+, Ateme gained stronger European presence. Five years later, the acquisition still looks like a smart move—but only if Ateme can channel some of that 2020 momentum. Disney to kill Hulu: Disney plans to fully integrate Hulu into its flagship Disney+ app by…