Tim Sewell, CEO at Yospace, a specialist in server-side ad insertion, has shared his predictions on OTT monetisation for 2025. “With ad-based streaming an increasingly important element of many media owners’ businesses, we’ll see a real desire to eke out the maximum value of ad inventory. That means a closer focus on dynamic ad insertion […]
BT Group is transforming customer support through the integration of advanced AI and generative AI technologies, in collaboration with Sprinklr. The refreshed customer contact platform enhances the EE and BT customer experience through conversational AI, and enhances support processes for the Group’s customer service guides across its Business, Consumer and internal contact channels. BT Group […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold an evidence session as part of its role to scrutinise the spending, policies and administration of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy MP will be making her first appearance […]
Cloudflare, the connectivity cloud company, has published its fifth annual Year in Review, exploring global Internet insights and security trends during 2024, accompanied by a deeper dive on the most popular Internet services. Cloudflare’s 2024 Year in Review underscores how every year, as more people and devices connect to the Internet, global traffic surges (up […]
Nscale, the hyperscaler engineered for AI, has raised $155 million (€146.4m) in Series A funding to accelerate expansion across Europe and North America. The oversubscribed funding round was led by Sandton Capital Partners, with participation from Kestrel, Bluesky Asset Management,and Florence Capital. Nscale develops sustainable AI-ready data centres, deploys massive-scale GPU infrastructure, and delivers high-performance […]
DoubleVerify (DV), the software platform for digital media measurement, data, and analytics, has announced the launch of its Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Website Avoidance & Detection solution. This innovative offering helps advertisers navigate the risks posed by low-quality, AI-generated content and protect their brand reputation online. According to DV’s 2024 Global Insights Trends Report, 54 […]
Amagi, a player in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has announced the acquisition of Argoid AI, an AI company specialising in recommendation engines and programming automation for OTT platforms. Argoid AI has developed innovative AI products that enhance content recommendations and enable real-time programming decisions. Its solutions increase viewer engagement and […]
ThinkAnalytics, a specialist in AI-driven video discovery, viewer insights, and targeted advertising, has launched ThinkContextualAI, a contextual advertising solution for privacy-first, audience-aligned advertising. ThinkContextualAI leverages a proprietary ontology of more than 40,000 metadata tags, crafted to decode not only what content is about but why it resonates with individual viewers. With this insight, ThinkContextualAI allows […]
Creative technology firms and artists in Merseyside and the West Midlands are in line for a major financial boost, as a £13.5 million (€16.2m) investment in training, research and development funding is announced by the Culture Secretary to boost economic growth and job opportunities. Liverpool City Region’s MusicFutures cluster will benefit from £6.75 million to […]
Tech Mahindra, a provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, has signed a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop an Autonomous Networks Operations Platform (ANOP) designed for Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and enterprise customers. This platform by Tech Mahindra is built on artificial intelligence (AI), […]