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Purina Pro Plan, PetSmart to Launch TV Spot During The Big Game Celebrating Active Dogs, Epic Adventures

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether getting us outdoors for a walk around the block or an epic hike, there are no better companions for life's adventures than our four-legged family members. This Sunday, Purina Pro Plan and PetSmart will celebrate the unsung athletes in our lives who keep us active and adventurous – our dogs – with a new 30-second TV spot that will air during the Big Game in five markets: Miami, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego and St. Louis, and streaming on Fox.com and YouTube.

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  • This Sunday, Purina Pro Plan and PetSmart will celebrate the unsung athletes in our lives who keep us active and adventurous – our dogs – with a new 30-second TV spot that will air during the Big Game in five markets: Miami, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego and St. Louis, and streaming on Fox.com and YouTube.
  • "Who better than Pro Plan and PetSmart to shine a light on the incredible dogs who are often the true athletes in the family," said Eric Willis, Chief Marketing Officer at Purina.
  • The TV spot precedes a new campaign celebrating the active dogs who bring out the athlete in all of us.
  • Pro Plan will be serving up another big announcement soon as it continues its mission of fueling dogs' active and adventurous lives.

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Elizabeth Vargas to Join NewsNation as Host of “Elizabeth Vargas Reports”

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

NewsNation, America’s fastest growing cable news network, today announced that Emmy award-winning journalist and television host Elizabeth Vargas will anchor “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” an hour-long weekday news program debuting April 3, 2023 (6pm ET/5pm CT) from a new state-of-the-art studio in New York City.

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  • NewsNation, America’s fastest growing cable news network, today announced that Emmy award-winning journalist and television host Elizabeth Vargas will anchor “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” an hour-long weekday news program debuting April 3, 2023 (6pm ET/5pm CT) from a new state-of-the-art studio in New York City.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230110005290/en/
    Emmy award-winning journalist and television host Elizabeth Vargas will anchor “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” debuting April 3, 2023, only on NewsNation.
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    “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” will feature one-on-one interviews with headline makers across the country and on-the-ground reporting by NewsNation’s team of seasoned journalists.
  • “Elizabeth Vargas is by far one of the most talented journalists working in television news today,” said Michael Corn, President of News at NewsNation.

Innovid Bolsters Cross-Platform TV Dataset with Kinetiq Integration

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovid (NYSE: CTV) today announced a partnership with Kinetiq to power second-by-second linear ad-occurrence data directly into InnovidXP, the new measurement platform built for converged TV. The addition of Kinetiq data, alongside Innovid's CTV footprint, establishes a unique and expansive source of automatically detected TV ad airings that cover the converged marketplace.  

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  • The addition of Kinetiq data, alongside Innovid's CTV footprint, establishes a unique and expansive source of automatically detected TV ad airings that cover the converged marketplace.
  • Kinetiq is the latest dataset integration within Innovid's measurement platform, InnovidXP , which provides a comprehensive view of audiences and advertising across linear and CTV.
  • Innovid (NYSE:CTV) powers advertising delivery, personalization, measurement, and outcomes across linear, connected TV (CTV) and digital for the world's largest brands.
  • Innovid is an independent platform that leads the market in converged TV innovation, through proprietary technology and exclusive partnerships designed to reimagine TV advertising.

FOX Sports Brings FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Matches to TuneIn

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

TuneIn, the worlds leading live-streaming audio service, and FOX Sports, Americas English-language home for the FIFA World Cup, announces today TuneIn will distribute to Premium subscribers live audio simulcasts of FOX Sports commentary for all 64 matches in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, beginning with the opening match on Sunday, Nov. 20 through the final on Sunday, Dec. 18.

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  • TuneIn, the worlds leading live-streaming audio service, and FOX Sports, Americas English-language home for the FIFA World Cup, announces today TuneIn will distribute to Premium subscribers live audio simulcasts of FOX Sports commentary for all 64 matches in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, beginning with the opening match on Sunday, Nov. 20 through the final on Sunday, Dec. 18.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221117006073/en/
    TuneIn Premium subscribers in the United States will be able to listen to simulcasts of every match, as well as additional signature FOX Sports programming such as FIFA World Cup Live and FIFA World Cup Today.
  • TuneIn Premium subscribers will be able to listen to FOX Sports coverage of the FIFA World Cup starting Sunday, Nov 20 ahead of the opening match between host nation Qatar and Ecuador.
  • FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes.

Fox Corporation and VIZIO Announce Expanded Multi-Year Distribution Partnership

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) and VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO) today announced a multi-year expansion of their distribution partnership.

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  • Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) and VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO) today announced a multi-year expansion of their distribution partnership.
  • The FOX Sports app is now available on VIZIO Smart TVs, joining Tubi, FOX Nation, and FOX NOW.
  • In addition to the FOX Sports app, FOX Weather is now available on WatchFree+, VIZIOs free streaming service, joining LiveNOW from FOX and FOX Soul.
  • Fox Corporation produces and distributes compelling news, sports, and entertainment content through its primary iconic domestic brands, including FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations, and leading AVOD service Tubi.

FOX Weather Expands Distribution

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

FOX Weather, FOX News Medias free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service, has expanded its distribution to Fios effective today and was also recently added to the free video streaming service Amazon Freevee, announced Sharri Berg, president of the service.

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  • FOX Weather, FOX News Medias free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service, has expanded its distribution to Fios effective today and was also recently added to the free video streaming service Amazon Freevee, announced Sharri Berg, president of the service.
  • In making the announcement, Berg said, As we approach the one-year anniversary of FOX Weather, we are pleased to see a continued demand for our innovative weather service.
  • With the expanded distribution across Verizon Fios and Amazon Freevee, FOX Weather now has a strong foothold across major platforms.
  • Available at foxweather.com and through the FOX Weather app for iOS and Android, FOX Weather is on internet-connected TVs via FOX NOW, the FOX News app, Tubi, Amazon News, Amazon Freevee, YouTube TV, The Roku Channel, DIRECTV STREAM, fuboTV, XUMO, and Vidgo.

COVU Rounds Off C-Suite with Insurance Industry Icons

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

COVUs mission is to help independent insurance agents and carriers better manage risk and make smarter insurance decisions through AI-driven policy recommendations, business services and sales support.

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  • COVUs mission is to help independent insurance agents and carriers better manage risk and make smarter insurance decisions through AI-driven policy recommendations, business services and sales support.
  • The U.S. insurance industry is progressively falling behind, so weve designed and implemented a unique end-to-end experience to make insurance more convenient and affordable for consumers and more profitable for agencies, said Safavi, chief executive officer, COVU.
  • Valinotti brings nearly 30 years of insurance leadership experience to the COVU team after successful careers at AIG, GEICO, and most recently as the chief insurance officer at Huckleberry.
  • Plasencia comes to COVU after scaling several startups, including insurtech unicorn wefox , alongside COVUs chief insurance officer Tasaos Chatzimichailidis.

22nd Century Group (Nasdaq: XXII) Appoints Accomplished Media Executive Lucille S. Salhany to Its Board

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Monday, September 12, 2022

Ms. Salhany is a highly accomplished media executive with extensive experience in assessing and understanding the consumer landscape, positioning unique products for successful launch utilizing digital media, corporate strategy, and entrepreneurial ventures.

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  • Ms. Salhany is a highly accomplished media executive with extensive experience in assessing and understanding the consumer landscape, positioning unique products for successful launch utilizing digital media, corporate strategy, and entrepreneurial ventures.
  • I am delighted that Lucie has chosen to join 22nd Centurys board of directors.
  • We are confident her contributions will help raise 22nd Centurys profile in the consumer marketplace and mainstream media.
  • We are fortunate to welcome her to our board of directors where we are confident that her key relationships across the industry will benefit 22nd Century Group.

Fox Television Stations and Comscore Partner to Transact on Advanced Audiences in Local TV

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Monday, September 12, 2022

Powered by Comscore Advanced Audiences, Comscore local TV solution combines real-world TV viewership information with advanced household-level consumer and demographic behavior data, allowing buyers and sellers to access relevant metrics and transact with confidence.

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  • Powered by Comscore Advanced Audiences, Comscore local TV solution combines real-world TV viewership information with advanced household-level consumer and demographic behavior data, allowing buyers and sellers to access relevant metrics and transact with confidence.
  • Because local television audiences have more choices than ever, measurement must evolve to include larger data sets, said Chad Roscher, Vice President, Research, Fox Television Stations.
  • As such, FOX Television Stations is excited to partner with Comscore for local TV measurement, which incorporates millions of data points from key video providers.
  • To learn more about Comscores local TV currency, please visit: https://www.comscore.com/Products/Television/Local-TV-Measurement
    The FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S.

Hall of Fame Village Media Sells Long-anticipated Documentary THE PERFECT 10 Showcasing the Most Elite Club in the History of Football to Fox Sports Films

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

We are very excited to partner and distribute this extraordinary documentary with FOX Sports, said Olivia Steier, an Executive Producer and EVP of Media at HOFV.

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  • We are very excited to partner and distribute this extraordinary documentary with FOX Sports, said Olivia Steier, an Executive Producer and EVP of Media at HOFV.
  • Headquartered in Canton, Ohio, the Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company is the owner of the Hall of Fame Village, a multi-use sports, entertainment and media destination centered around the Pro Football Hall of Fame's campus.
  • Established in 2021, Hall of Fame Village Media is a premiere, multi-dimensional content studio on a mission to honor the past and inspire the future.
  • FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes.