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AWS official cloud provider of PGA Tour

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon company, has announced that the PGA Tour has selected AWS as the Official Cloud Provider of the Tour. AWS and the Tour are partnering to transform the way golf content is created, distributed, and experienced, bringing fans closer to the action on the course while also helping the Tour […]

March 2, 2021

Formula E wins SuperSport deal

Formula E and SuperSport have agreed a new, multi-year partnership to show the all-electric racing series live in more than 50 African territories. Formula E will debut on SuperSport’s Motorsport Channel on February 26th and 27th as the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship lights up the streets of Diriyah with a double-header in the […]

February 18, 2021By Colin Mann

Moods AI tool from Vevo

Music video network Vevo has launched Moods, an AI-powered product that identifies and groups Vevo music videos by mood for more effective ad targeting. Vevo’s Moods product allows advertisers easily to place their campaigns in an emotionally-congruent environment, such as a heartfelt music video playlist ahead of Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day. Aligning ad creative […]

February 16, 2021

ITV appoints Data & AI leadership

ITV has announces a raft of new appointments across its data division, as Group Chief Data & AI Officer Sanjeevan Bala is named one of dataIQ’s 100 most influential people in data. Lara Izlan has been promoted to Director of Data Strategy and will be responsible for developing and delivering data and AI value use […]

February 12, 2021

Forecast: 179m smart homes in Europe & US by 2024

According to a research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number smart homes in Europe and North America reached 102.6 million in 2020. The most advanced smart home market is North America, having an installed base of 51.2 million smart homes at the end of the year. This represents a penetration rate […]

February 11, 2021

Chelsea shoots to maximise digital revenues with Horizm

Chelsea FC has signed up with Horizm, a provider of digital inventory management in sport, in a deal that will enable the Premier League football club to identify new digital revenues through Horizm’s Artificial Intelligence powered platform. Fuelled by success on the pitch and an extensive programme of commercial and international development activities, Chelsea has […]

February 5, 2021

Report: Europe lags on key digital metrics

At a time in which the EU is striving for digital sovereignty, fresh data shows that Europe is trailing global peers on key network roll-out and digital investment metrics, including on 5G, AI and network investment. Despite this, Europe shows progress with respect to last year, with more people covered

February 1, 2021

Imagen launches Imagen Go AI platform

Imagen, the digital asset management company has announced thelaunch of Imagen Go – a smart, AI powered media platform that helps people to connect with the content they need to stay productive. Imagen Go reduces the complexity of managing digital assets and makes it easy to share, store and collaborate on creative projects. As many […]

January 28, 2021

Survey: Tech trends increasing need for test & monitor

Viavi Solutions has revealed that virtualisation (78 per cent), automation (70 per cent) and network slicing (70 per cent) are the top technology trends increasing the need for test, monitoring and assurance, according to communications service providers (CSPs). These findings are explained in The 2021 Network Test Survey, an industry report commissioned by VIAVI that explores insights […]

January 27, 2021

TiVo, Pindrop partner for authentication

TiVo has made a strategic partnership with authentication startup Pindrop. With Pindrop’s tech embeded into smart TVs, users could be authenticated based on their voice, as opposed to punching in usernames and passwords. Family members could also be differentiated by voice for the purpose of user profiles, and search and recommendation. “Contextual awareness is key […]

January 26, 2021