The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has received a grant of £988,856 from the UK Government to develop its AI compliance tool, Mira. The UK Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) funds regulators and local authorities to trial new and innovative regulatory approaches enabling businesses to bring innovative products to the market quicker. In October […]
Channel 4’s Dispatches has become the first British TV programme to use an AI presenter – as part of a deliberate on-screen stunt to show how convincing artificial intelligence has become. The episode – which aired on October 20th on Channel 4, and is now available to stream – investigated how AI automation is reshaping […]
Research from Experian, the data and technology company, reveals how agencies are embracing third-party data, AI, and curated strategies to drive a new era in media buying. This shift comes amid a rapidly evolving industry landscape, shaped by tightening privacy regulations, changing consumer behaviour, and the steady decline of third-party cookies. The study – Media […]
Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of the Perplexity AI-powered TV app. Elevating Samsung’s Vision AI Companion, which brings smart, generative AI support to the largest communal screens, the Perplexity TV App offers a new, AI-powered experience to help users quickly find what they’re looking for and discover new favourites. Perplexity is an AI-powered answer […]
Kyndryl, a provider of mission-critical enterprise services, has released its second annual Kyndryl Readiness Report, drawing on responses from 3,700 senior leaders across 21 countries. The data reveals an instance of momentum and reflection – as businesses report growing returns from AI investments while facing mounting pressure to modernise infrastructure, scale innovation efforts, reskill workforces […]
OpenAI has paused the ability for users to generate deep fakes resembling the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr on its Sora app. It says it’s doing so at the request of Dr King’s estate after “disrespectful depictions” of his image appeared. “While there are strong free speech interests in depicting historical figures, […]
Research released by Verve shows that consumers are increasingly receptive to ad-supported content but also are more worried about how their data is used, particularly in relation to AI. Now in its second year, the 2025 In-App User Privacy Report, shares insights from a survey of 4,000 consumers across the UK and US, exploring the […]
Glance, the consumer AI company, and DirecTV have announced an agreement to bring Glance AI to DirecTV streaming customers in the US on DirecTV Gemini devices in early 2026. The latest complement to DirecTV’s personalised consumer experience, Glance AI offers interactive AI-powered content and commerce screensavers providing access to new entertainment, shopping, and creative experiences. […]
Sidekicks and RTL Deutschland, part of RTL Group, have announced the launch of a dedicated AI infrastructure. Hosted by RTL Technology, a subsidiary of RTL Deutschland, the infrastructure is designed to support Sidekicks – the agentic AI platform developed by smartclip for the media industry. Sidekicks combines media intelligence with process automation, embedding AI agents […]
Aprecomm, a provider of intuitive, self-healing network and customer experience solutions, has announced the launch of AIVRA (Aprecomm Intelligent Virtual Response Assistant), a continuously learning AI agent designed to transform how Internet Service Providers (ISPs) interact with their data. With AIVRA, Aprecomm says ISPs gain “real-time access to their entire operational ecosystem through a unified, […]