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Magnifi by VideoVerse to showcase AI-powered video solutions at NAB

Magnifi by VideoVerse – an AI-driven video technology company and powerful video-editing SaaS platform – will attend the 2023 NAB Show. Magnifi will be conducting interactive demonstrations of its AI-powered solutions that are changing the game in sports content and fan engagement at booth #W1266 in the West Hall. Magnifi will also be sharing its […]

April 11, 2023

PlayOn, MediaRadar streaming data deal

Advertising intelligence company MediaRadar and streaming video recording platform specialist PlayOn have agreed a partnership that will see MediaRadar use data derived from video captured via PlayOn to enhance its streaming media advertising analytics and insights products. MediaRadar summarises OTT data covering overall and category trends in ad spend across the leading ad-supported streaming video […]

April 6, 2023

Newsbridge introduces MXT-1

Newsbridge, an AI company tackling video searchability, has announced MXT-1, a new generative AI indexing technology. Newsbridge’s core AI indexing tech uses natural language models to generate human-like descriptions of video content. Capable of indexing more than 500 hours of video per minute, MXT-1 seeks to assist organisations working with media and sports content. “With […]

April 4, 2023

Bank: Who will win in AI tech?

Investment bank Jefferies has used its University team to undertake a deep dive into AI and explore the possible winners in the technology sector. Jefferies says that the excitement around AI is justified, and it believes that AI tech has the potential to disrupt large parts of the white-collar workforce in time. However, Jefferies stated […]

March 9, 2023

Research: Mexican viewers back AI dubbing over subtitles

The world’s biggest entertainment distributors could win over millions of TV viewers currently swerving non-domestic content by deploying AI dubbing, new research suggests. A YouGov poll of 1,002 Mexican adults found that more than half (58 per cent) preferred watching content localised with AI dubbing over a subtitled equivalent, with the strongest preference displayed by […]

March 6, 2023

XL8 unveils real-time AI-based interpretation app for Zoom

XL8, a Silicon Valley tech company that provides AI-powered machine translation technology optimised for media content and dialogues, is expanding its interpretation engine into the online video conferencing world, with a new app delivering accurate real-time translation during multi-language Zoom meetings. “Zoom is now a permanent part of our lives for work and social interaction,” […]

February 21, 2023

Research: Strong demand for digital engagement with CSPs

Consumers are keen to use digital self-service channels when interacting with their communications service provider but are being held back by a ‘broken’ digital customer journey that often requires them to switch to a human agent, according to research from communications and media software and services provider Amdocs. Refocus, a survey of nearly 10,000 consumers […]

February 20, 2023

ATP Media partners with WSC Sports

ATP Media, the broadcast production and distribution arm of the ATP Tour, has partnered with WSC Sports, a specialist in AI-powered video content, to support its scalable content creation and digital strategy. The collaboration will enhance ATP Media’s digital ecosystem and enable it to offer a range of new content solutions to its broadcasters, media […]

February 14, 2023

Deutsche Telekom selects WSC Sports

Deutsche Telekom is integrating a new solution from WSC Sports, a specialist in AI-powered video highlights, to broaden the reach and engagement of its sports content. The cloud-based AI-powered solution which is being utilised by Deutsche Telekom’s TV and OTT services – MagentaTV and MagentaSport – analyses games in real-time and automatically creates highlight snippets […]

February 9, 2023

Fremantle partners with Papercup

Fremantle, a specialist in creating, producing and distributing films, documentaries and broader entertainment content, has announced its partnership with UK artificial intelligence start-up, Papercup. The two-year deal will see Papercup localise hundreds of hours of video entertainment content from Fremantle’s catalogue of talent shows into Arabic. This content – from world-renowned Fremantle formats including Idols, […]

January 31, 2023