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TheViewPoint partners with Zone·tv

TheViewPoint, a SaaS video ad monetisation platform for CTV/OTT publishers, has partnered with Zone·tv, a pioneer of personalized pay-TV channels powered by AI, to provide it with refined ad management and optimisation solutions. Zone·tv is at the forefront of the transition that is taking place in media and TV today. By combining artificial intelligence with […]

February 2, 2022

Italian Football Federation signs on with WSC Sports

Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC), the Italian Football Federation, has announced a 3-year collaboration with WSC Sports, the global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven sports video technology, to create AI-powered highlights of the Serie A TimVision, the highest league of women’s football in Italy. FIGC will be using WSC Sports’ full suite of automation tools […]

February 2, 2022

Report: 886% increase in AI usage

iconik, a cloud-native, SaaS media management solution, has released its annual media stats report detailing trends within its user-base for SaaS media management and video. This year’s report shows a dramatic increase in the use of AI services for media management, such as visual AI analysis and voice-to-text transcriptions. It also demonstrates further transition to […]

February 1, 2022

Álvarez-Pallete named GSMA president

The executive president of Telefónica, Jose María Alvarez-Pallete, has been elected as the new president of the GSMA, the organisation that represents more than 750 of the world’s mobile operators, as well as over 350 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem. Álvarez-Pallete’s mandate will last until December 2022 and marks the first time that a […]

January 31, 2022From David Del Valle in Madrid

Utelogy acquires CloudThinQ

Utelogy, the UC, AV & Device management, monitoring and analytics company has announced its acquisition of CloudThinQ, a Seattle-based provider of IoT and real-time device management for the Enterprise workplace. CloudThinQ has developed a unique cloud-based enterprise IoT platform to intelligently integrate building systems into a flexible and scalable framework for enhanced smart building experiences. […]

January 26, 2022

Pixellot, The National Travel Basketball Association partnership

Pixellot, a provider of AI-Automated sports video and analytics solutions, has partnered with The National Travel Basketball Association (NTBA), the youth travel basketball tournament operator to provide software and hardware solutions for the capture, production and streaming of basketball games and tournaments across the US.  NTBA hosts events across the country for boys and girls […]

January 25, 2022

DeepMind founder leaves Google

Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of Google’s DeepMind AI lab has left Alphabet to join venture capital firm Greylock Partners, following a turbulent tenure. Suleyman will be a venture partner at Greylock, advising early-stage companies and investing in artificial intelligence start-ups. Suleyman had previously been vice president for AI product management and policy at Google, joining […]

January 21, 2022

Vislink launches Stellar Cam

Vislink, a global technology playr in the capture, delivery and management of high quality, live video and associated data in the media & entertainment, law enforcement and defense markets, has announced the release of the Mobile Viewpoint Stellar Cam, a camera designed for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered live sports production. Stellar Cam is a new addition […]

January 21, 2022

VideoAI service from Comcast Technology Solutions

Aiming to provide a scalable managed service for global media companies that leverages capabilities developed and deployed by leading media and technology companies, media and entertainment technology specialist Comcast Technology Solutions, has launched a new service, Video Artificial Intelligence (VideoAI), for customers across the globe. VideoAI is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) that can help companies understand […]

January 20, 2022

BT selects Rackspace Technology as cloud partner

BT and Rackspace Technology, an end-to-end, multicloud technology solutions company, have announced a partnership agreement to transform BT’s multinational customers’ cloud services. Under the terms of the agreement, BT hybrid cloud services will be based on Rackspace Technology’s solutions, which the company will deploy in BT data centres along with its Rackspace Fabric management layer. […]

January 20, 2022