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Europe’s telco leaders commit to tech leadership

CEOs of a number of Europe’s leading telos have used the occasion of the Connect Europe public event in Brussels to issue an open letter affirming their support for European industrial leadership in Artificial Intelligence and security technologies. The letter reads: “Today, we gather in Brussels to mark our support for European industrial leadership in […]

September 23, 2025By Colin Mann

Nvidia invests £2bn in UK AI

Nvidia has announced an investment of £2 billion (€2.3bn) in the UK market to “catalyse the nation’s AI startup ecosystem and scale the next generation of globally transformative AI businesses”. Nvidia said the new capital will be used to foster economic growth, develop more innovative AI technologies, create new companies and jobs, and empower the […]

September 19, 2025

ThinkAnalytics AI recommendations for Watcho OTT

ThinkAnalytics, a specialist in video content discovery and persaonalisation, has announced that Dish TV India has chosen ThinkMediaAI to provide personalised recommendations across its Watcho OTT platform. ThinkAnalytics’ ThinkMediaAI product suite includes personalised content discovery, search, editorial curation, UX orchestration, A/B testing and business insights. ThinkAnalytics will provide search and personalised content discovery across more […]

September 18, 2025

Disney, Universal, WBD sue Chinese AI

Disney, Universal and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have jointly filed suit against the Chinese creator of Hailuo AI a popular artificial intelligence video app, over what they call “wilful and brazen” copyright infringement. The suit against MiniMax, which owns the ‘Hollywood studio in your pocket’, is the first of its kind against a Chinese AI […]

September 17, 2025

Irdeto, ContentWise AI partnership

Irdeto, a specialist in digital video platform experiences and security, has announced a strategic collaboration with ContentWise to launch an AI-powered, user-centric entertainment solution for video streaming services. The joint offering leverages ContentWise’s UX Engine and Irdeto Experience to deliver fully personalised content discovery, user engagement, and editorial control across all user touchpoints. The combined […]

September 12, 2025Nick Snow @ IBC

Gilat introduces AI automation in network management

Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has announced the AI transformation of its Network Management System (NMS), integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP). The new AI capabilities are available immediately. This integration introduces a new NMS-MCP, which acts as a gateway between the NMS and AI agents. The NMS-MCP supports […]

September 12, 2025

Report: 74% of consumers use AI tools on weekly basis

Consumer research from Equativ, the end-to-end media platform, unveils how consumers are interacting with AI platforms in its survey titled, The Impact Of AI On The Consumer’s Browsing Behaviour. Consumers are increasingly relying on AI for product discovery, answers, and summarisation, which shows that AI is reshaping information-seeking habits — especially in younger and digitally […]

September 11, 2025

ShowHeroes relaunch unifies CTV, online video under SemanticHero AI

ShowHeroes has unveiled SemanticHero AI, the latest generation of its proprietary targeting engine and the company’s most significant product launch since its founding in 2016. The release is both a continuation and a transformation: building on ShowHeroes’ pioneering work in online video solutions for premium publishers and the first iteration of SemanticHero, while setting the […]

September 9, 2025

Magnite acquires streamr.ai

Magnite, the independent sell-side advertising company, has announced the acquisition of streamr.ai, a platform specialising in AI tools that make Connected Television (CTV) advertising accessible to Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs). Magnite will offer streamr.ai’s technology to its ecosystem partners working with SMBs, including agencies, retail media networks, publishers operating buyer marketplaces, and DSPs. The […]

September 9, 2025

Minute Media acquires VideoVerse

Minute Media, a technology and sports content company, has announced its acquisition of VideoVerse. VideoVerse’s flagship product, Magnifi, an AI-driven SaaS technology platform, enables content owners and rights holders to automatically detect key moments, create highlights in real time, and distribute compelling short-form video content efficiently. With this acquisition, Minute Media says it plans to […]

September 9, 2025