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Mediavine calls for AI copyright protections

Ad management firm Mediavine has submitted an official letter to the US Copyright Office, demanding urgent action for more robust copyright protections for content creators in the age of generative AI. Mediavine, which represents over 17,000 independent digital publishers, has also launched a Change.org petition, urging industry leaders and consumers to join forces in protecting creators from the […]

August 8, 2025By Colin Mann

Disguise updates its Ask AId3n AI assistant

Disguise has announced a major update to its AI-powered workflow assistant for Designer Pro, Ask AId3n. The update enables production teams to sequence repetitive or technical tasks, reducing hours of work at the click of a button. This will streamline the programming of concerts, theatre shows, corporate events, virtual productions and more — saving valuable time and […]

August 7, 2025

US Senators introduce AI rights protection Bill

US Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in introducing the bipartisan Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, to help creators, musicians, artists, writers, and others access the courts to protect their copyrighted works if and when they are used to train […]

August 6, 2025By Colin Mann

Telestream unveils Vantage AI Media Workflow Intelligence

Telestream, a specilaist in media workflow technologies, today unveiled Vantage AI, a platform-wide evolution of artificial intelligence capabilities that enable smarter, faster, and more adaptive media workflows from ingest to delivery. Building on Vantage’s DNA of automating complex operations, the AI expansion significantly broadens the scope of what can be automated, unlocking immediate and practical […]

August 5, 2025

Qbeast announces $7.6m seed round

Qbeast, the next-generation data optimisation platform, has announced a $7.6 million (€6.5bn) seed round to fix that. The seed round was led by Peak XV’s Surge (formerly Sequoia Capital India), with participation from HWK Tech Investment and Elaia Partners. The new capital will fund team expansion, broaden product support across more analytics use cases, and […]

August 4, 2025

Emergent officially launches

Emergent, a new force in media production solutions and content visualisation, has officially launched. The AI- and data-driven technology and services company brings a new standard in AI-enabled content creation solutions, interactive experiences, and immersive creative services to the media and entertainment industry, and is set to make its public debut at IBC2025. “Emergent was […]

July 29, 2025

dotstudioPRO launches Chillfree TV

dotstudioPRO, a specialist in next-generation streaming innovation, has announced the launch of Chillfree TV, an AI-built OTT platform supporting 24/7 live FAST and AVoD featuring over 7,500 hours of content. It is available on;ine and cross-platform on  iOS/Android, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV with Samsung, Vizio, and LG launching shortly. Chillfree TV is a free, […]

July 29, 2025

CAMB.AI opens Japan office; hires Nakamura

CAMB.AI, a start-up building a global content localisation infrastructure driven by AI-powered multilingual translation, has announced the opening of its new APAC office. Former DAZN Japan President Takashi Nakamura has been appointed as President APAC, leading the company’s expansion into the region from Tokyo. The APAC expansion marks a key step in CAMB.AI’s mission to […]

July 28, 2025

Virgin Media O2 launches Lumi AI for customer services

As part of its ongoing customer service transformation, Virgin Media O2 has created and launched its own AI tool, Lumi AI, that helps agents by analysing conversations in real-time and providing helpful prompts based on millions of previous conversations on the same topic. During an interaction with a customer, Lumi AI will advise an agent […]

July 28, 2025

Netflix deploys GenAI in sci-fi series

Netflix has used artificial intelligence (AI) in one of its TV shows for the first time. Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, speaking to investors during the company’s quarterly earnings call, said AI would make films and programmes cheaper and of better quality. The Argentinian science fiction series, El Eternauta (The Eternaut). uses generative AI footage. “We […]

July 18, 2025