CatapultX has announced the official launch of its On-Stream video monetization and contextual artificial intelligence (AI) platform. The announcement follows the onboarding of CatapultX’s initial user base and its decision to participate in two prestigious accelerator programs, Plug and Play Media & Ad Startups and HYPE Sports Global Virtual Accelerator (GVA) 2.0 that had invited […]
IBM has confirmed the expansion of its AI technology IBM Watson Advertising Accelerator for OTT and video, designed to help marketers move beyond contextual relevance alone. Accelerator aims to leverage artificial intelligence dynamically to optimise OTT ad creative for improved campaign outcomes at scale, not dependent on traditional advertising identifiers. While compatible with most streaming […]
Google and US Spanish-language content and media company Univision have agreed a new, multi-year, strategic partnership to accelerate growth across Univision’s portfolio of media and content properties, providing solutions that will enable it to build the media company of tomorrow. Google Cloud will help drive Univision’s digital transformation, deepening the media company’s relationships with Hispanic […]
Zoom Telephonics, doing business as Minim, a creator of innovative connectivity products, and Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform and cybersecurity, have announced the expansion of the AI-driven Trusted Home platform with new data centres in Amsterdam and Moscow. The expansion will deliver faster AI-driven services and improved reliability for Trusted Home, developed by Minim […]
Media Distillery, a provider of AI technology to understand what’s inside video, announces that VTR, Chile’s largest cable operator, part of Liberty Latin America, has selected it to improve video user experience. Thanks to Media Distillery’s AI technology, which went live at VTR this month, the operator’s 1 million cable TV subscribers are now able […]
Microsoft is set to acquire Nuance, an AI tech firm best known for helping to develop Apple’s Siri speech recognition software, in a transaction valued at $19.7 billion (€16.5bn). Mark Benjamin will remain CEO of Nuance, reporting to Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Cloud & AI at Microsoft. The transaction is intended to close […]
Skyline Communications has announcd that its AI-powered DataMiner NMS/OSS system was selected by Stats Perform, a Chicago-based sports data and analytics company, to fully automate their end-to-end distribution of sports content across the globe for content analytics. Stats Perform is the world’s leading provider of Sports Intelligence (data, insights, analytics, and artificial intelligence), whose clients […]
PromoMii, the expanding tech-loving start-up, is making waves in the media industry with the release of their new video logging and content creation platform NOVA A.I. The platform ensures the delivery of high quality, speedy video logging. Using NOVA A.I, creatives have more time to produce high quality content, with the software significantly speeding up […]
LG Electronics is closing its mobile business unit to “focus on alternative growth sectors”. LG’s strategic decision to exit what it describes as “the incredibly-competitive” mobile phone sector will enable the company to focus resources in growth areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence and business-to-business solutions, as well […]
Content discovery and viewer analytics solution specialist ThinkAnalytics has unveiled Personalized Images, which recommends personalised images from multiple catalogues on the UI, content carousels and programme guides based on the viewer’s interests and profile. Personalized Images applies advanced AI techniques and information science to automate the process of selecting the best and most appealing image […]