Magnite, the independent sell-side advertising company, has announced the appointment of Natasha Westlund as the Head of Nordics and the opening of a new office in Stockholm, which will serve as the company’s base across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. As Head of Nordics, Westlund is the commercial lead across both seller and buyer teams […]

South Africa’s Competition Commission is to investigate the country’s digital media and related platforms. The Commission is responding to a complaint made in 2021 by local media giant Naspers and its Media24 operation in which they complained that the likes of Google and other platforms failed to pay for re-use of Media24’s journalism. The Commission’s […]

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 […]

Orange Spain has launched Infinity HomeBox, a new set-top-box including Google’s integrated voice assistant, which is aimed at premium subscribers. The new device is compatible with Amazon’s Alexa; improves immersive sound through its Audio by Bang & Olufsen system with Dolby Atmos; has Wifi 6; and can also be connected via Bluetooth to other devices. […]

Brightcove, the streaming technology company, has announced the launch of Brightcove Ad Monetization, a new service designed for media companies to better monetise their content. To supplement the service, the company also created a new global advertising operations team to support media organisations and help them maximise their advertising strategy and revenue. “Advertising-supported streaming is […]

Greg Tomb, President of Video conferencing tool Zoom has been fired “without cause”, according to a regulatory filing by the company. The former Google executive had taken up the role in June 2022 and had been active on earnings calls and overseeing the company’s sales. A spokesperson for Zoom told the BBC that the firm […]

The Nordic TV distributor Allente has launched the Allente Streaming Hub – a Google TV streaming dongle, with Chromecast and Bluetooth built-in. Allente’s TV app is pre-installed on the device, as well as many other streaming services. Users can access both linear TV channels and streaming services via the Allente Streaming Hub, which comes with […]

Vodafone is to expand its European collaboration with Google within the Vodafone TV platform, mobile messaging and Pixel devices. The expanded agreement between the companies will enable Vodafone customers to access new messaging experiences through the adoption of Google Jibe Cloud to power Vodafone’s use of Rich Communications Services (RCS). The agreement will also introduce […]

YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, is stepping down after nine years in the role. In a blog post, she said she had “decided to start a new chapter focused on my family, health and personal projects I’m passionate about. The time is right for me, and I feel able to do this because we have an […]

The UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee is to question executives from Google, Microsoft and BT as part of its inquiry into the governance of artificial intelligence (AI). The tech giants will be quizzed on their use of AI, how the technology may develop, and their perspective on how it should be regulated. […]