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Mediapro, Google Cloud partner on generative AI solutions

Mediapro has announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to create an innovation laboratory specialised in the application of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) for the Media and Entertainment industry. Mediapro is already developing different generative video and image creation solutions, as well as personalised assistants for this industry. Mediapro began their collaboration with Google Cloud […]

February 4, 2025

CIMM reveals priorities and projects for H1

The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), the US-based collaboration of companies focused on promoting improvements, best practices and innovations in measurement and currency development, metrics and data, has revealed its strategic priorities for H1 2025.  “2024 was a significant year of growth and development for the Coalition,” said Jon Watts, Managing Director of CIMM. “We […]

February 4, 2025

UK Lords call for AI, tech start-up ‘ambition’

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has warned that the UK is at risk of becoming an ‘incubator economy’ unless it does a better job supporting UK AI and creative tech start-ups to grow into global competitors. “If we do not reverse the trend of innovative British technology companies moving to other markets […]

February 3, 2025By Colin Mann

Largo.ai closes funds with Stallone

Largo.ai, the AI-driven analytics platform for the film, TV and advertising industries, has secured $7.5 million (€7.2m) funding with Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone among the new backers. Co-led by Los Angeles-based TI Capital and Switzerland and Los Angeles-based QBIT Capital, the ‘A’ funding round participants include Boston’s Atreides Management, former Vice Chairman and Chief Operating […]

February 3, 2025

MPs to probe AI, copyright law

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee and Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons will hold a joint evidence session on the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright law. The session, on February 4th, will consider the Government’s recently announced consultation on copyright and AI. MPs will examine the current […]

January 31, 2025By Colin Mann

DISH selects ThinkAnalytics

ThinkAnalytics has announced that DISH Network, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, has selected the Think360 content discovery platform, along with ThinkContentExplorer, to optimise its editorial operations, accelerate time to market, and boost viewer engagement in the US. By leveraging Think360’s advanced AI, intelligent search and a dataset enriched with ThinkAnalytics 40,000 metadata video tags, DISH will […]

January 30, 2025

Brightcove launches AI Content Suite

Brightcove, the intelligent video engagement platform company, has announced the launch of its AI Content Suite, the company’s first official general availability release following a successful customer pilot programme in 2024. This suite introduces a range of AI-powered tools to increase the impact of video content while also improving business productivity. The Brightcove AI Content […]

January 29, 2025

The Stargate Project building new AI infrastructure for OpenAI

The Stargate Project is a new company which intends to invest $500 billion (€480.1bn) over the next four years building new AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the US. The company will begin deploying $100 billion immediately. This infrastructure will create hundreds of thousands of American jobs, and seek to generate economic benefit for the entire […]

January 22, 2025

Report: Half of marketers increasing programmatic CTV budgets

Proximic by Comscore, a division of Comscore, and a provider of audience and content targeting solutions for programmatic activation, has released its third annual State of Programmatic Report for 2025. A key finding shows that 72 per cent of respondents are planning to increase programmatic investments in 2025, demonstrating advertisers’ continued reliance on programmatic strategies. […]

January 22, 2025

Report: AI can drive major sustainability gains for telcos

A report from Liberty Global and EY suggests that the strategic adoption of AI in the telco sector has the potential to drive major sustainability gains over the next decade. The report – Smarter networks, greener planet – takes an in-depth look at how the telecommunications industry can harness AI in the coming years to […]

January 21, 2025