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Media Distillery deployed at Magenta Telekom

Media Distillery, a provider of AI-enabled video analysis solutions for the video entertainment industry, has announced that Austrian multiservice provider Magenta Telekom, part of Deutsche Telekom Group, is deploying EPG Correction Distillery to improve the user experience for its 500,000 video service customers. Following a successful POC, EPG Correction Distillery is currently in deployment and […]

September 4, 2023

MPs identify 12 AI governance challenges

With their colleagues on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee calling for a Government rethink on proposed AI copyright exemptions, an interim report from the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons sets out the Committee’s findings from its inquiry so far, and the twelve essential challenges that AI governance must […]

August 31, 2023By Colin Mann

AI-Media, Middleman announce ad insertion partnership

AI-Media, and Middleman Software, a provider of SCTE 104 and 35 messaging solutions, have joined forces to offer broadcasters a powerful, unified SCTE 104/35 messaging solution for live production workflows. AdIT: Middleman Software’s AdIT Live revolutionizes the generation of SCTE 104 and 35 messages in real-time, enabling monetisation of direct-to-stream live events where a playout […]

August 31, 2023

Particle6 Productions makes 3 new hires

Particle6 Productions, the UK indie founded by Eline van der Velden, has announced three new appointments to the team, and doubles down on its commitment to AI as part of a new growth strategy focused on wide-ranging, screen-based opportunities. The new hires are Zoë Hustwitt, who joins the team as production manager, Daria Golubkova who […]

August 31, 2023

MPs call for AI copyright exemption rethink

The UK Government must follow through on its pledge and abandon plans to allow AI developers the free use of existing music, literature and works of art for the purposes of training artificial intelligence to come up with new creations, according to an all-party group of MPs. In its second report on connected technology, the […]

August 30, 2023By Colin Mann

QYOU’s Q TV deploys AI anchor

QYOU Media India’s Hindi General Entertainment Channel, Q TV, continues to successfully strike a chord with its audiences. Further bolstering its ‘Zara Hatke’ proposition, Q TV, in a first-of-its-kind initiative, announces a new original series, ‘Viral Hua Re’, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) that launched on August 20th. In a pioneering move that unleashes a […]

August 25, 2023

Midco, Plume launch connectivity solution for small businesses

Midco has announced that its ‘Midco Business Wi-Fi Pro powered by Plume WorkPass service is now available in all of its markets throughout the midwest. This innovative solution is tailored to meet the connectivity, productivity, and security needs of all small businesses. In addition to powerful front-end services, including adaptive Wi-Fi, Midco Business Wi-Fi Pro […]

August 22, 2023

Euromedia July/August 2023

Euromedia July/August 2023 AI promises to revolutionise how households consume content by enabling hyper-personalised services, enhancing QoS in the home, and protecting viewers from inappropriate or malicious content. What role do industry players see AI-enhanced CPE playing in future service delivery to households? Colin Mann asks the questions. Read the article and the rest of […]

August 14, 2023

RTL H1 revenue down 5.1%

RTL Group has reported H1 revenue was down 5.1 per cent to €3.1 billion mainly due to significantly lower TV advertising revenue. Group revenue was down 4.3 per cent organically. RTL Group’s TV advertising revenue decreased 12.5 per cent to €1.18 billion, in particular in Germany. Compared to the first half of 2019 (pre-Covid), RTL Group’s TV […]

August 8, 2023

Satellite funding boost for UK broadband, 5G coverage

British innovators working to revolutionise 5G and broadband coverage for every corner of the UK could be in line to secure up to £160 million (€186m) from a scheme to deliver the next generation of high-tech satellites, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. LEO satellites represent the next generation of space technology, offering […]

August 2, 2023By Colin Mann