FastStream Interactive has announced the introduction of its first AI-generated virtual TV presenters to host a TV music channel, on its free interactive TV music channel, ROXi. The virtual hosts will introduce music videos on ROXi, initially on US broadcast TV and on Sky in the UK and Ireland. ROXi’s AI-generated TV presenters will host […]
Vibe.co, the ad platform bringing hyper-targeting to connected TV (CTV) for performance marketers, has closed $50 million (€42.6m) in Series B financing led by Hedosophia, an early investor of Spotify, Uber and Airbnb. The financing also includes participation from previous backers including Elaia and Singular; in addition to Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky’s fund QuantumLight; Supercell […]
Fairground Entertainment, an AI studio and streaming distribution network, and Rogue Matter have announced a multi-deal partnership that will translate Rogue Matter’s graphic novels and ecomic book properties to fully AI-based programming for streaming TV. The first programming slate in this collaboration includes episodic TV shows based on Rogue Matter’s Ketcher: Origins; Don’t Tell My […]
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can now create personalised AI-generated ad campaigns and optimise them for maximum impact, through a new partnership between AdGreetz, the ad-tech/martech personalisation platform, and creative data provider DAIVID. The collaboration utilises AdGreetz’s video generator, BizGreetz AI, which empowers SMBs to produce ads in minutes (in 31 languages with AI-activated voice […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]