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FOX Weather signs Estime

FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service has signed meteorologist Michael Estime to serve as an on-air host, announced Sharri Berg, its president. He will begin his new role with FOX Weather in New York City on June 20th. Berg commented: “We are thrilled to welcome Michael to the FOX […]

June 8, 2022

SoFAST completes first funding round

SoFAST has announced that is has successfully completed its first round of funding.In a press statement, the company said: “As an aggregator of FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming Television) channels, this fundraising will allow us to grow our business development and technical support activities, around the world, allowing us to get closer to our customers, provide […]

June 8, 2022

Drew McIntyre learns Welsh ahead of WWE Clash at the Castle

Ahead of the WWE premium live event, Clash at the Castle, in Cardiff this September, Superstar Drew McIntyre recently teamed with Welsh musician, Tara Bandito, for his very own Welsh language lesson. McIntyre brushed up on his Welsh language skills at none other than Cardiff Castle, learning Welsh language translations and pronunciations for words like […]

June 8, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Firstlight Media has hires Ankit to lead sales engineering

Firstlight Media has announced continued expansion of its customer facing resources in India and APAC to support growing market activity in the region. Within weeks of new deployments by aha in India’s Tamil-language market and PLDT’s Smart Communications arm in the Philippines, Firstlight Media has hired Mrinal Ankit to lead sales engineering efforts that can […]

June 8, 2022

WSC Sports, FC Barcelona partner on AI basketball highlights

WSC Sports, a global player in AI sports video technology, has announced that its platform will be used by FC Barcelona to create automated basketball highlights and engaging social content, from both the Liga Endesa and Copa del Rey competitions, to be shared across FC Barcelona’s owned and operated platforms. Powered by WSC Sports’ award-winning […]

June 8, 2022

PPDS US becomes wholly owned subsidiary of TPV Group

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips digital signage, interactive displays, direct view LED and professional TV products and solutions, has announced its US business has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the TPV Group, as the company enters a new, accelerated hypergrowth phase in North America. This highly strategic development fully aligns the business with […]

June 7, 2022

Skyline, Lutech Spa roll out SDN-controlled media network for Rai Way

At the outcome of the related public tender, Rai Way, the leading Italian network infrastructure and services operator, has selected Lutech Spa and its partner Skyline Communications for the rollout of their new IP video and audio contribution and distribution network. Leveraging the flexibility offered by a full-IP software-defined media network orchestrated by DataMiner, Rai […]

June 7, 2022

ITV Studios, Reality Gaming Group partner on Thunderbirds NFTs

ITV Studios has partnered with Reality Gaming Group to create the Thunderbirds: International Rescue Club, a premium, utility-focused Non-Fungible Token (NFT) community experience that represents an exciting re-imagining of the classic property’s unique style and vision for the 21st century. Owners of Thunderbirds: International Rescue Club  artworks will be granted access to their own unique […]

June 7, 2022

TransUnion, Epsilon collaborate

TransUnion has announced a partnership to make data from Epsilon, a global advertising and marketing technology company, available via the TruAudience Data Marketplace. The relationship marks one of the largest audience targeting partnerships across Connected TV, smart speakers and gaming consoles. Brands and agencies can now access audience insights from Epsilon’s top-ranked consumer database of […]

June 7, 2022

Soul Machines announces New Entertainment Division

Soul Machines, a company pioneering the creation of autonomously animated Digital People in the metaverse and the digital worlds of today, has announced the launch of a new Entertainment division with the goal of creating unique and highly personalized experiences redefining fan engagement and entertainment enterprise. On the heels of a recent $70 million Series […]

June 7, 2022