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Samsung continues to lead soundbar market

Samsung Electronics has maintained its position as the world’s top soundbar brand for the 11th year in a row. According to market research firm FutureSource Consulting, Samsung captured a global market share of 20.1 per cent in revenue and 18.4 per cent in sales volume in 2024, further strengthening its leadership in the premium audio […]

March 10, 2025

Prime Video offers AI-powered dubbing

Prime Video has announced that it will begin offering AI-aided dubbing on licensed movies and series that would not have been dubbed otherwise. Effective immediately, AI-aided dubbing in English and Latin American Spanish is available initially on 12 movies and series, including titles such as El Cid: La Leyenda, Mi Mamá Lora and Long Lost. […]

March 6, 2025

AI drama can run and run

Everything is all about AI. Even a lot of TV and film dramas feature it somewhere in the plot. But they will be in trouble if they have actually used it in production; see the fall from grace of The Brutalist, the Oscar favourite until it was found to have used an AI app to […]

March 5, 2025

Zoom, Mitel collaboration on AI solution

Zoom Communications and Mitel, a specialist in business communications, have announced the launch of a unique hybrid cloud solution that integrates Zoom Workplace and Zoom AI Companion with Mitel’s communications platforms, including its leading telephony solutions. This marks a significant milestone in the strategic partnership between the companies first announced in September 2024. Today, organisations […]

February 27, 2025

MPs respond to AI, copyright consultation

The principle that everyone should receive fair remuneration for their creative work should underpin the relationship between the AI sector and rights holders, UK MPs have said in a joint response from two cross-party committees to the government’s consultation on AI and copyright. The submission from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and the Science, […]

February 26, 2025By Colin Mann

Survey: Majority of CSP customers prefer AI in customer service

CSG recently surveyed 1,000+ consumers across the US, UK, France, Australia and Germany regarding how they interact with AI-enabled support tools when contacting their communications service providers (CSP) and the effectiveness of those tools from the consumer perspective and its impact on loyalty. Across all regions, 85 per cent of respondents would prefer to use […]

February 26, 2025

Research: Brits lack the confidence to use AI at work

Research from Virgin Media O2 reveals British workers lack the confidence and skills to use artificial intelligence (AI), with 69 per cent saying they don’t know how to use AI at work. Almost eight in 10 (79 per cent) say they haven’t received training on how to use AI software from their employer, with a […]

February 25, 2025

SES, Quvia to codevelop multi-orbit solutions

SES is partnering with Quvia, the AI-powered quality of experience (QoE) platform formerly known as Neuron, to advance SES’s multi-orbit connectivity solutions by enhancing network orchestration capabilities. The collaboration combines SES and Quvia technologies to manage network resources and adapt to customer demand, driving enhanced QoE for SES’s mobility, enterprise and cloud customers. SES and […]

February 25, 2025

FilmRise uses AI for content quality upgrade

FilmRise, the US-based film and television studio and streaming network, has announced the debut of a proprietary AI initiative designed to convert SD content to HD. This initiative will launch with the true crime franchise series, Forensic Files, which FilmRise distributes through a long-term arrangement with IP owner Content Partners. The company’s technology team, led […]

February 24, 2025

Google introduces ‘Ask for Me’: The AI assistant redefining convenience

Did you know Google’s currently testing out this new AI-based tool called ‘Ask for Me’? It basically lets users chat with companies in a more automated way – so that they can get all the details they need – like the price and availability for whatever they’re after. But there’s more to it than that, […]

February 21, 2025