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Czech LFA teams with WSC Sport

The Czech League Football Association (LFA) has partnered with WSC Sports, the specialist in AI–powered video content. The collaboration will see the LFA harness WSC Sports’ AI–powered solution to deliver technology innovations across the LFA and its clubs digital platforms. The LFA and clubs from the Chance Liga will harness WSC Sports’ all–in–one platform to […]

September 4, 2024

Evergent’s Captivate Smart now available in AWS Marketplace

Evergent, a player in customer management and monetisation for streaming and digital subscription businesses, has announced that Captivate Smart, the company’s AI-backed payment recovery engine, is now available in AWS Marketplace. AWS Marketplace is a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors, making it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy […]

September 4, 2024

Channel 4 Ventures invests in Layered Reality

Immersive entertainment specialist Layered Reality has secured an investment deal worth £1.75 million with Channel 4’s consumer investment arm, Channel 4 Ventures. The media for equity deal enables Layered Reality’s immersive experiences to reach a TV audience for the first time. Over the course of a year, The Gunpowder Plot, Jeff Wayne’s The War of […]

August 29, 2024

Research: AI can improve ad relevance

Research from Parks Associates highlights the importance of ad relevancy, especially for new revenue streams: 81 per cent of viewers who felt that the ads they were watching were relevant to them also report an interest in T-commerce. AI can be used in entertainment to connect viewers with brands. Relevant and timely advertisements are currently […]

August 27, 2024

Report: CTV overtakes AI in marketing trends

Mediaocean, the mission-critical platform for omnichannel advertising, has released the findings from its 2024 H2 Market Report. This sixth edition of Mediaocean’s bi-annual report series presents the largest pool of respondents to date, with responses from over 1,200 marketing professionals. The insights reflect key consumer and technology trends shaping the advertising landscape for the remainder […]

August 22, 2024

IBC2024 to showcase real-world AI applications

IBC2024 has unveiled a host of new show features and speaking sessions to showcase real-world artificial intelligence (AI) advances across the IBC Conference, the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme and the show itself, including the new AI Tech Zone, powered by EBU. AI innovators and media and entertainment (M&E) companies will be able to learn, […]

August 22, 2024

Magnifi appoints Ruck as VP of Sales

Magnifi by VideoVerse, an AI-driven video technology company and video-editing SaaS platform, has announced the appointment of Ken Ruck as its new Vice President of Sales. With more than 22 years of experience in technology and media, Ruck will oversee Magnifi’s sales efforts across the US to help expand its market presence. Most recently, Ruck […]

August 22, 2024

MovieScent brings sense of smell to home entertainment

Elevated Perceptions, a specialist in the realm of immersive gaming and entertainment experiences, has unveiled MovieScent, an AI-powered device that releases real-time scents based on events and environments within movies, TV shows, televised sporting events and streams. For example, users watching a romantic beach scene can now ‘smell’ the ocean and ‘taste’ the salt in […]

August 20, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Unytalk Live partners with NAB for hybrid events

Unytalk, a provider of interactive communication solutions, has announced that NAB Studio — a broadcast production centre located in the National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Washington DC headquarters — has successfully implemented Unytalk Live to utilise the cloud-based platform for a variety of hybrid events both within and outside of the organisation. By capitalising on […]

August 20, 2024

Amazon acquire’s Xperi’s Perceive for $80m

Xperi has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Amazon.com Services to sell substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Perceive Corporation, a subsidiary focused on edge inference hardware and software technologies, for a gross amount of $80 million (€72.5m) in cash. “Since Perceive’s inception, the landscape for edge inference technology has evolved, […]

August 19, 2024