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Fairground Entertainment raises $4m in seed round

Fairground Entertainment, a new studio and streaming distribution service focused exclusively on AI-generated content, has raised a $4 million (€3.58m) seed round from a syndicate of investors led by Viant Technology. Fairground will roll out its first wave of original feature-length programming in Q3, developed in collaboration with a cohort of creators using advanced AI […]

May 15, 2025

Flam secures $14m funding to expand AI infra

Flamy has raised $14 million (€12.6m) in Series A funding to scale its AI Infra – which helps marketers to turn any touchpoint into an interactive, app-less digital and 3D experience. The round was led by RTP Global, with participation from Dovetail and other existing investors, bringing Flam’s total funding to $22 million. To date, […]

May 13, 2025

Cyberpunk Fairytales: Reimagining classic tales in a high-tech future

See Red Riding Hood as a dystopian, trekking through neon-lit streets with biometric monitoring rather than a basket. Or a glass slipper containing microchips, only fitting the girl who is capable of out-coding the monarchy. These are not your fairy tales—they’re wired myths filled with chrome, circuits, and resistance. Cyberpunk fairytales isn’t just about turning […]

May 13, 2025

Poster Maker That Helps You Design Without Hiring a Pro

Technical skills and high fees were used for gatekeeping design. Today, anyone who has a browser and a vision can have creative power. You no longer have to depend on professionals to come up with marketing ideas that need to be brought to life. The way posters have been made has changed thanks to AI: […]

May 12, 2025

Report: AI accelerates ad measurement, but ROI view still lacking

As measurement continues to evolve, WARC, the specialist in marketing effectiveness, has released The Future of Measurement 2025, a report that explores the emerging trends in media and creative measurement. It focuses on three key areas: the growth of marketing experiments, the price measurement gap, and the rise of AI-powered creative testing. Paul Stringer, Managing […]

May 8, 2025

Samsung launches 2025 TV line-up, BAFTA partnership

Samsung Electronics UK has unveiled what it describes as an “exciting” new partnership with BAFTA (The British Academy of Film and Television Arts), as it continues to expand its commitment to supporting the UK’s vibrant creative industries. The partnership announcement coincides with the launch of Samsung’s 2025 TV, projector and soundbar line-up, bringing the latest […]

May 7, 2025By Colin Mann

Media outlets call for AI companies’ news integrity protection

Thousands of public and private news media around the world have joined an initiative by the European Broadcasting Union and WAN-IFRA calling on AI developers to help ensure that Artificial Intelligence is safe, reliable and beneficial for the news ecosystem and the public. The initiative – News Integrity in the Age of AI – proposes […]

May 6, 2025

Channel 4 sets out AI principles

UK commercial PSB Channel 4 has published its principles as how it sees, and plans to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its future activities. Outlining its mission statement regarding AI usage, the broadcaster said: “At Channel 4, we believe AI is here to support human creativity, not replace it. So we’re not handing the keys […]

May 1, 2025By Colin Mann

Kyndryl opens AI Innovation Lab in Liverpool

Kyndryl, a provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, has announced the opening of its new Kyndryl AI Innovation Lab Liverpool at the iconic Royal Liver Building. The new office welcomes customers from the UK and beyond and offers advisory and co-creation services led by Kyndryl Consult. It opens with a team of AI and software […]

May 1, 2025

Report: AI, emotion drive app ads’ creative performance

AppsFlyer has released the 2025 edition of its State of Creative Optimisation report, an analysis of creative performance trends and emotional drivers across mobile advertising. Drawing on 1.1 million ad creatives across 1,300 Gaming and Non-Gaming apps, the report reveals that overall creative winners still matter, but marketers are starting to diversify creative investment. In […]

April 29, 2025