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Plex joins Amagi's CTV content marketplace as a platform partner

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
Music, News, AVOD, USA Today, BeIN Sports, WarnerMedia, Discovery, Inc., Partnership, Amagi, Software as a service, CuriosityStream, NBCUniversal, Organizational founder, Streaming television, Fox Entertainment Group, FAST, Video game, PLEX

NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amagi , the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, today announced that the free global streaming media platform, Plex , has joined its end-to-end content marketplace as a platform partner.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amagi , the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, today announced that the free global streaming media platform, Plex , has joined its end-to-end content marketplace as a platform partner.
  • As Amagi's platform partner, Plex gains access to Amagi's comprehensive network of 2,000+ FAST channels and AVOD libraries from the world's leading content brands.
  • "Plex has quickly become a one-stop-shop for consumers' streaming needs, simplifying access to content on any device anywhere.
  • "Amagi is an important partner to Plex with our goal to distribute the highest quality TV channels for audiences everywhere," said Shawn Eldridge, vice president, business development and content, Plex.

Plex joins Amagi's CTV content marketplace as a platform partner

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
Music, News, AVOD, USA Today, BeIN Sports, WarnerMedia, Discovery, Inc., Partnership, Amagi, Software as a service, CuriosityStream, NBCUniversal, Organizational founder, Streaming television, Fox Entertainment Group, FAST, Video game, PLEX

NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amagi , the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, today announced that the free global streaming media platform, Plex , has joined its end-to-end content marketplace as a platform partner.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amagi , the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, today announced that the free global streaming media platform, Plex , has joined its end-to-end content marketplace as a platform partner.
  • As Amagi's platform partner, Plex gains access to Amagi's comprehensive network of 2,000+ FAST channels and AVOD libraries from the world's leading content brands.
  • "Plex has quickly become a one-stop-shop for consumers' streaming needs, simplifying access to content on any device anywhere.
  • "Amagi is an important partner to Plex with our goal to distribute the highest quality TV channels for audiences everywhere," said Shawn Eldridge, vice president, business development and content, Plex.

Frndly TV Surpasses 700,000 Subscribers

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Apps, Applications, Technology, Entertainment, Online, Other Entertainment, General Entertainment, Family, TV and Radio, Internet, Consumer, Game Show Network, VOD, INSP, The Weather Channel, Family, Love, CuriosityStream, Growth, History, Marketing, Hallmark Channel, Mobile phone, Television

This is another banner day in the growth of Frndly TV, said Bassil El-Khatib, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Frndly TV.

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  • This is another banner day in the growth of Frndly TV, said Bassil El-Khatib, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Frndly TV.
  • In topping 700,000 subscribers, Frndly TV has had subscriber growth of approximately 40% over the past year (in November 2021, Frndly TV announced it past the 500,000-subscriber mark).
  • Added Michael McKenna, Co-founder and Chief Programming Officer of Frndly TV: One of our philosophies in creating Frndly TV was to work hand-in-hand with our programmers in bringing consumers who were priced out of the larger linear video bundles back into the pay TV ecosystem.
  • The by-product of the limited offering is that our targeted subscribers are loyal to both Frndly TV and its programming partners.

Infinite Reality Bolsters Executive Team with Key C-Suite Hires

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Marketing, CFO, Silicon, Discovery, Inc., Agency, HD, Research, Warner Bros., National Geographic (American TV channel), Content creation, London Royal Ravens, SBC, Organization, Education, Creativity, Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation, Hope, Sport, Esports, CMO, CuriosityStream, Growth, Spain at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, IR, University, AEG, University of Luxembourg, Partnership, ESPN, Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality, Macy, Netflix, SNT, PetSmart, Acquisition, Advisory, National Geographic, Initial public offering, Multimedia, Traction, Security, B2C, Influence, Internet, RealNetworks, Management, Video game, Sales, Metaverse, Trust

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinite Reality (iR), the Metaverse entertainment and innovation company, has expanded its senior leadership team with two industry veterans. Jason Eustace joins iR as Chief Financial Officer and Hope Frank will serve as the company's first Chief Marketing Officer.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinite Reality (iR), the Metaverse entertainment and innovation company, has expanded its senior leadership team with two industry veterans.
  • "This expansion of Infinite Reality's executive team provides a significant boost to our global strategic objective to serve as the leader in innovation and production of immersive digital environments," said Infinite Reality CEO John Acunto.
  • Highly-respected financial executive Jason Eustace now serves as Infinite Reality's Chief Financial Officer, joining the company earlier this year.
  • "It's extraordinary to have the opportunity to join Infinite Reality at this pivotal juncture in our explosive growth," said Hope Frank.

Adeia Announces Extended IP Agreement with Frndly TV

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
SAN, GLOBE, Television, History, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Nasdaq, The Weather Channel, Research, Longevity, Game Show Network, Dove Channel, Multichannel, Weather, CuriosityStream, Solution, INSP, Hallmark Channel, Industry, OTT, Family, Video game

As one of the fastest growing Pay-TV streaming services in the U.S., Frndly TV offers consumer friendly, live TV programming over-the-top (OTT) and has become one of the top 10 largest virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (vMVPDs).

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  • As one of the fastest growing Pay-TV streaming services in the U.S., Frndly TV offers consumer friendly, live TV programming over-the-top (OTT) and has become one of the top 10 largest virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (vMVPDs).
  • With Adeias innovations, Frndly TV will continue to deliver captivating entertainment discovery experiences to its customers.
  • Frndly TV is the most affordable live TV streaming service in America.
  • Starting at only $6.99/mo., Frndly TV offers 40+ top-rated live TV networks including A+E, Hallmark Channel, The History Channel, INSP, Lifetime, Hallmark Movie & Mysteries, Game Show Network, GAC Family, The Weather Channel and more.

FRNDLY TV & SOLO STOVE TO LAUNCH HOLIDAY POP-UP CHANNEL "COZY HOLIDAY BONFIRE PRESENTED BY SOLO STOVE"

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Monday, November 7, 2022
INSP, Family, Central, MeTV, The Weather Channel, Industry, Autumn, History (American TV network), CuriosityStream, Cozy, Solo, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Hallmark Channel, Weather, Bonfire, Multimedia, Dove Channel, Television, Toy

DENVER and SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frndly TV, the most affordable live TV provider for the whole family, and Solo Stove, the industry leader in smokeless fire pits, today announced the Cozy Holiday Bonfire Presented by Solo Stove pop-up channel will join the Frndly TV lineup on Tuesday, November 8. The channel will be available to all Frndly TV subscribers through January 3, 2023.

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  • The Cozy Holiday Bonfire Presented by Solo Stove channel will feature the Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 outdoor fire pit in use in a variety of visually pleasing outdoor Fall and Holiday settings, accompanied by the natural sound of crackling firewood and other outdoor sounds.
  • The Cozy Holiday Bonfire Presented by Solo Stove channel will run 24/7 in hour-long loops that will be coordinated with the time of day (Central Time) from dawn to dusk and on into night.
  • The channel will also feature a QR code where viewers can scan the code to find out more about the Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 and other Solo Stove outdoor fire pit products.
  • "Solo Stove immediately saw the unique value in partnering with our holiday pop-up channel to reach our engaged subscriber base and worked with us to create the Cozy Holiday Bonfire Presented by Solo Stove.

CuriosityStream to Report Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results on November 9, 2022

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Monday, October 24, 2022
Media, Online, Entertainment, Film & Motion Pictures, Podcast, Technology, Other Education, Education, TV and Radio, Science, Communications, Other Technology, Other Science, International, Science, NASDAQ, Nasdaq, History, Technology, One Day University, Q&A, Nature, CuriosityStream, ID

CuriosityStream Inc. (NASDAQ: CURI), the leading global factual media company, today announced that it will release financial results for the third quarter of 2022 on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 after market close.

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  • CuriosityStream Inc. (NASDAQ: CURI), the leading global factual media company, today announced that it will release financial results for the third quarter of 2022 on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 after market close.
  • The company will host a Q&A conference call to discuss these results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) on the same day.
  • A live audio webcast of the call will be available on the CuriosityStream Investor Relations website at https://investors.curiositystream.com .
  • Participants may also dial in, toll-free at (888) 510-2008 or International at (646) 960-0306 and reference conference ID #3957505.

MContent Appoints Brandon Fong as the new Chief of Streaming for its Global Content Business

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
Yahoo!, Culture, Growth, AOL, SVOD, CuriosityStream, MBA, LG, Facebook, Cornell University, University, Chicken soup, Time Inc., Acquisition, Blockchain, AVOD, FAST, Jukin Media, STX Entertainment, Amazon, Starz Inc., FuboTV, Management, Public relations

DUBAI, UAE, Oct 6, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - MContent, the world's first fully decentralized content ecosystem is pleased to announce the appointment of Brandon Fong as their new chief of streaming business.

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  • DUBAI, UAE, Oct 6, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - MContent, the world's first fully decentralized content ecosystem is pleased to announce the appointment of Brandon Fong as their new chief of streaming business.
  • As part of his new role, Fong will oversee MContent's consumer facing streaming platform with responsibility for all revenue growth, marketing operations, product development, and user acquisition initiatives.
  • "I am thrilled to join MContent and work with the talented leadership team to create unique streaming experiences for their consumers, content partners and advertisers.
  • MContent's slate of high-quality content, engaged user community and dynamic, blockchain enabled rewards platform provide a strong foundation for continued success and growth," said Brandon Fong.

Curiosity Stream Celebrates 100 Days of Curiosity!

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
Entertainment, General Entertainment, Engineering, Academy Awards, CuriosityStream, EVOLVE, The Ancient Engineers, Nature, Acquisition, Life, Growth, History, Fungus, Technology, CGI, Nasdaq, Deep Time History, Science, Natural history, Square Enix, Multimedia, One Day University, Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places, Film, Entertainment, Curiosity, Breakthrough

Global factual entertainment streamer Curiosity Stream today announced 100 Days of Curiosity, a campaign to celebrate and revisit some of the best award-winning films, series, and specials that have premiered on Curiosity Stream in its eight-year history.

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  • Global factual entertainment streamer Curiosity Stream today announced 100 Days of Curiosity, a campaign to celebrate and revisit some of the best award-winning films, series, and specials that have premiered on Curiosity Stream in its eight-year history.
  • 100 Days of Curiosity is a celebration of what were all about bringing viewers a wide-range of the very best factual programming the world has to offer, said Rob Burk, Curiositys head of original content.
  • Curiosity Inc. is the entertainment brand for people who want to know more.
  • With approximately 25 million subscribers worldwide and thousands of titles, the company operates the flagship Curiosity Stream SVOD service, available in more than 175 countries worldwide; Curiosity Channel, the linear television channel available via global distribution partners; Curiosity Now, a free, ad-supported channel; and Curiosity Studios, which oversees original programming.

Amagi NOW accelerates time to market and revenue realization for content owners and platforms

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
CuriosityStream, BeIN Sports, VOD, NEW, Fox Entertainment Group, NBCUniversal, Streaming television, HLS, Automation, Publishing, Technology, FAST, Solution, Amagi, Metadata, Ecosystem, EPG, CTV Life Channel, Software as a service, Online shopping, Video game console, Video game, Cinedigm

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, today announced the upcoming general availability of Amagi NOW, a modular SaaS solution offering unified and comprehensive management and monetization functionality in the cloud for delivering content to linear and video on demand (VOD) platforms.

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  • With competition in the streaming ecosystem at an all-time high, Amagi NOW provides a vital advantage to content owners and platforms, improving time to market and achieving faster revenue realization by automating processes that increase operational efficiencies.
  • "As the streaming wars heat up, content platforms and owners need to not only deliver stellar content, seamlessly, they have to do it faster than ever before," said Srinivasan KA, co-founder, Amagi.
  • Amagi enables content owners to launch, distribute and monetize live linear channels on Free Ad-supported Streaming TV and video services platforms.
  • Overall, Amagi supports 700+ content brands, 800+ playout chains, and over 2100 channel deliveries on its platform in over 40 countries.