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Topic selects Vionlabs’ Emotional Fingerprint API

Vionlabs, a provider of AI powered content analysis, has announced that its Emotional Fingerprint API has been chosen by First Look Media to power content recommendations on its streaming service Topic. Through the insight provided by Vionlabs’ Emotional Fingerprint API, Topic will be able to understand why customers like certain programming so it can provide […]

April 27, 2020

NBA, Microsoft partner to personalise fan experience

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Microsoft have announced a new multiyear alliance, which will transform the way fans experience the NBA. As part of this collaboration, Microsoft will become the Official Artificial Intelligence Partner and an Official Cloud and Laptop Partner for the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA G League, and USA […]

April 17, 2020

Qligent Foresight prevents viewer churn

Qligent has announced Foresight, its second-generation, cloud-based service that uses AI, Machine Learning, and Big Data to mitigate content distribution issues. Designed to help broadcasters, MVPDs, and OTT service providers understand and correlate factors that contribute to higher audience engagement, Foresight provides real-time 24/7 data analytics based on system performance and user behaviour. “Foresight uses […]

April 16, 2020

Research: Sharp rise in smart device ownership

Hub Entertainment Research has released the findings from its Connected Home 2020 study that shows US consumers are getting smarter in their homes. The study showcases a rise in smart speaker purchases, a dramatic increase in smartphone viewership, and Amazon’s entrenchment as a leader in the smart electronics space (most notably smart speakers, smart devices, […]

April 14, 2020

Vionlabs launches Emotional Fingerprint API

Vionlabs has announced the launch of Emotional Fingerprint API, a cloud-based solution that enables media companies to make better decisions based on deep AI generated video data and insights. The cloud-based solution is easily integrated with existing workflows throughout the entire video acquisition, production and distribution chain. Emotional Fingerprint API provides a significant advantage in […]

March 24, 2020

Eurofins test centre for Amazon Alexa products

Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has announced that it will now provide certified, third-party testing services to help developers and manufacturers earn Amazon’s ‘Alexa-Built-in’ Badge. Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice service available on more than 100 million devices from Amazon and third-party device manufacturers. The Alexa […]

March 18, 2020

Report: Coronavirus impacts smart home market

Amid the continued fallout of the coronavirus crisis, the global smart home market is expected to fall nearly $20 billion (€17.9bn) short of revenue expectations in 2020, according to Omdia. The global smart home market will total $101.1 billion in 2020, down from Omdia’s previous forecast of $120.6 billion. Smart home device shipments are now […]

March 16, 2020

Analysts envision ‘The Perfect MWC’

The perfect Mobile World Congress would focus less on the latest devices and more on the future of the mobile industry; it would be more of a collaborative forum where the entire mobile ecosystem comes together to define the state of the industry and identify what really needs to be done in order to move […]

March 11, 2020

Research: Asia surpasses US as largest smart speaker market

Asia surpassed North America in 2019 to become the world’s largest market for smart speakers, with shipments more than doubling in the region as consumers flocked to buy the newest devices. Smart speaker shipments in Asia surged to 47 million units in 2019, up from 21 million in 2018, according to Omdia. This impressive growth […]

February 25, 2020

Report: Smart speakers sales up 70% in 2019

The global smart speaker market reached a new high in 2019 with sales of 146.9 million units, an increase of 70 per cent on 2018, according to research from Strategy Analytics. Amazon remained the leading brand with a share of 26.2 per cent, down from 33.7 per cent in 2018. Google retained second place with […]

February 14, 2020