Iconic has launched its new Digital Actor technology, designed to transform the way we interact with characters in immersive entertainment. To showcase the technology, Iconic is also launching Pressure Point, an immersive experience in which players must use voice-control to save a failing submarine by talking an officer through an impossible decision. In Pressure Point, […]
Google has broken its all-time record for queries handled per second during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Nick Fox, head of Google’s Knowledge and Information unit, has confirmed. The record spike in traffic came on July 7th immediately after Argentina completed a three-goal surge in the closing minutes to defeat Egypt 3–2, driven by a […]
Eurovision Sport is introducing multilingual AI-generated commentary at the European Athletics U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy (July 16th-19th). Working in partnership with European Athletics and technology partner CAMB.AI, Eurovision Sport will offer AI-generated translated commentary from its French-language remote commentary feed, enabling audiences to follow the action in multiple languages through the EBU’s free streaming […]
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has entered a collaboration with Google Gemini for the upcoming season of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC). This deeply integrated content collaboration brings Google Gemini into the fabric of the KBC experience across Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV, serving as an interactive knowledge companion for the audience. For over two […]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN agency for digital technologies, has announced a new initiative to develop frameworks for trusted digital identity and to ensure that the behaviour of AI agents remains trustworthy and accountable throughout their lifecycle. The new ITU Focus Group on Trust and Identity for Humans and Agentic AI, announced at […]
Integral Ad Science (IAS), a global platform connecting AI-powered media quality to real business outcomes, has released the 21st Edition of its Media Quality Report (MQR). The report analyses over 300 billion daily digital interactions, providing a view of open internet benchmarks alongside actionable, channel-specific insights across Connected TV and social. This year’s report highlights […]
Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organisations, has announced the latest Long-Term Supported (LTS) release of Dalet Flex. Building on recent investments in usability, AI services, and workflow modernisation, the new release introduces intelligent automation across every stage of the media lifecycle from content acquisition and enrichment to editing, packaging, and distribution, helping […]
The organisers of NEM events, the leading TV and media industry gatherings in the CEE region, have confirmed the dates for the upcoming editions. NEM Zagreb 2026 will be held on December 7th and 8th 2026, at the Esplanade Zagreb Hotel, while NEM Dubrovnik 2027 will, as is tradition, take place at the Hotel Dubrovnik […]
The EBU has called for AI governance frameworks that recognise public service media as anchors of trust and for concrete, and enforceable accountability from AI companies on the accuracy of AI-generated news, who sets the rules for trust online, and on the safety of children using AI systems. The message was delivered alongside Fondation Abeona, […]
Adform, the integrated advertising platform built for the agentic age, has announced its continued collaboration with IAB Tech Lab to help operationalise the emerging standards that will underpin the next generation of agentic advertising. As AI agents begin to transform every stage of the advertising lifecycle, the industry faces a critical choice: build another generation […]