Entertainment Studios

QUICKPLAY PARTNERS WITH SAUDI TELECOM COMPANY TO LAUNCH "BITS"

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Cloud, Google Cloud, Growth, Saudi Telecom Company, Partnership, OTT, Telephone, UGC, STC, MSG, Entertainment Studios, MENA, MSG Network, YES Network

A new era of short-form, AI-powered video content designed to redefine the Saudi market

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  • A new era of short-form, AI-powered video content designed to redefine the Saudi market
    TORONTO, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Quickplay, a global leading OTT video platform for true personalization and user engagement, announced today its partnership with Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to launch "Bits," a short-form video content platform tailored to the rapidly-developing Saudi market.
  • Designed to address Saudi Arabia's widespread use of short-form video apps like TikTok, the Bits platform will cater to a tech-savvy audience eager for fresh and engaging content.
  • "The launch of Bits is a transformative moment for digital content delivery in the Middle East," said Wim Ponnet , President, EMEA of Quickplay.
  • "The collaboration between Quickplay and Saudi Telecom Company represents a new chapter in digital content delivery in the Middle East," said Bader Almadi, General Manager, Saudi Arabia, Google Cloud.

QUICKPLAY PARTNERS WITH SAUDI TELECOM COMPANY TO LAUNCH "BITS"

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Cloud, Google Cloud, Growth, Saudi Telecom Company, Partnership, OTT, Telephone, UGC, STC, MSG, Entertainment Studios, MENA, MSG Network, YES Network

TORONTO, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quickplay, a global leading OTT video platform for true personalization and user engagement, announced today its partnership with Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to launch "Bits," a short-form video content platform tailored to the rapidly-developing Saudi market. The agreement marks Quickplay's expansion into EMEA, continuing the company's growth across the global digital streaming landscape and building on Quickplay's existing collaboration with Google Cloud.

Key Points: 
  • A new era of short-form, AI-powered video content designed to redefine the Saudi market
    TORONTO, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quickplay, a global leading OTT video platform for true personalization and user engagement, announced today its partnership with Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to launch "Bits," a short-form video content platform tailored to the rapidly-developing Saudi market.
  • Designed to address Saudi Arabia's widespread use of short-form video apps like TikTok, the Bits platform will cater to a tech-savvy audience eager for fresh and engaging content.
  • "The launch of Bits is a transformative moment for digital content delivery in the Middle East," said Wim Ponnet , President, EMEA of Quickplay.
  • "The collaboration between Quickplay and Saudi Telecom Company represents a new chapter in digital content delivery in the Middle East," said Bader Almadi, General Manager, Saudi Arabia, Google Cloud.

Freestyle Digital Media Aquires Comedy Drama "QUEEN OF KNIVES" For March Release

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Entertainment Studios, Humour, Internet, Laughter, Emotion, LOS, Frank, DVD, Generoso Pope Jr., Freestyle Releasing, Life, Tears, VOD, Entertainment

LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to the comedy feature film QUEEN OF KNIVES, which will be available to rent/own on all digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms worldwide, as well as on DVD, starting on March 22, 2024, through Freestyle Digital Media.

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  • QUEEN OF KNIVES follows the Benetto family, which is scattered to the winds in Brooklyn, NY.
  • Eventually, their paths all lead back to a fateful dinner at their former home, with surprise visitors and lots of unintended consequences.
  • A mix of sharp and witty dialogue, comedy, and drama that so many of us can relate to.
  • Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire QUEEN OF KNIVES with Glen Reynolds of Circus Road Films.

ElementalTV Launches VISTA at CES 2024: A Revolutionary Audience Activation Platform for CTV Publishers

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Monday, January 8, 2024
VISTA, Machine learning, Advertising, DSP, CES, DMP, SSP, CTV, Entertainment Studios, Video game

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ElementalTV announces the launch of VISTA, a transformative platform for CTV publishers, at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.

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  • LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ElementalTV announces the launch of VISTA, a transformative platform for CTV publishers, at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.
  • This innovation revolutionizes campaign activation and audience engagement, enabling CTV publishers to unlock an audience-centric revenue model that connects with their audience anywhere across CTV to maximize monetization.
  • Omer Latif, CEO of ElementalTV, remarked, "With VISTA, we have created a revolutionary step change in CTV advertising.
  • VISTA stands out with its "Audience Anywhere" capability, empowering CTV publishers to leverage extensive audience insights and campaign management tools.

BYRON ALLEN'S ALLEN MEDIA GROUP EXPANDS ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Thursday, December 21, 2023
Entertainment Studios

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group is proud to announce that it will expand its board of directors from its original 3 board members to a new total of 9 board members. This change is effective immediately.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group is proud to announce that it will expand its board of directors from its original 3 board members to a new total of 9 board members.
  • This change is effective immediately.
  • Allen Media was originally called Entertainment Studios when it was founded in 1993, and the original board of directors consisted of Founder/Chairman/CEO Byron Allen, Carolyn Folks, and Chief Operating Officer, Terence Hill.
  • In addition to the original 3 board members (Byron Allen, Carolyn Folks, and Terence Hill), Allen Media Group's 6 newly-added board of directors are:

Snap Co-Founder and CEO Evan Spiegel and MediaLink CEO Michael Kassan to Keynote CES 2024

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Monday, December 18, 2023
Samsung, Marketing, Snapchat, Family, Culture, CNBC, Entertainment Studios, The Walt Disney Company, Friends, Paramount, Medialink, Consumer Technology Association, News, NBC, Netflix, Yahoo!, C space, ARIA, Love, Social media, Advertising, McDonald's, IAS, NBCUniversal, CES, Universal, ALL, Generation Z, Vizio, CTA, LG, Roku, Senior

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® announced today that Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel will join MediaLink CEO Michael E. Kassan for a CES 2024® keynote moderated by CNBC Senior Media and Tech Correspondent Julia Boorstin.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® announced today that Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel will join MediaLink CEO Michael E. Kassan for a CES 2024® keynote moderated by CNBC Senior Media and Tech Correspondent Julia Boorstin.
  • Snap's Evan Spiegel and MediaLink's Michael Kassan will speak at 11 a.m. PT on January 9, 2024, in CES C Space at ARIA.
  • Spiegel and Kassan will speak at 11 a.m. PT on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, in C Space at ARIA.
  • For the latest CES 2024 news, exhibitor information and conference updates, visit CES.tech .

ALLEN MEDIA GROUP TAPS DATAFUELX TO PROVIDE DATA-DRIVEN LINEAR PLANS THAT DELIVER AGAINST ADVANCED AUDIENCES

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Software as a service, The Weather Channel, Weather, Partnership, Entertainment Studios, AMG, Transaction, Sales, M3

ATLANTA, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Allen Media Group (AMG) has selected datafuelX, the specialist in analytics and technology for multi-currency, cross-platform solutions, to provide data-driven linear media plans across its networks, starting with The Weather Channel. Through this partnership, datafuelX's full-service SaaS platform, M3 – which was built to allow the TV ecosystem to plan and forecast against any currency and any audience – will enable AMG to generate optimized data-driven linear media plans against advertisers' advanced audience targets. This will be done through VideoAmp, the new measurement currency AMG selected for the 2023-2024 Upfront season.

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  • This will be done through VideoAmp, the new measurement currency AMG selected for the 2023-2024 Upfront season.
  • Recently, AMG announced that it is the first media company to fully transact on VideoAmp currency.
  • With VideoAmp's measurement and datafuelX advanced inventory optimization, The Weather Channel is able to provide brand partners with best-in-class outcomes.
  • "Marketers are increasingly becoming data-driven and desire better outcomes against the audiences that matter most to them," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group.

Quickplay expands global presence with launch of EMEA office

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
2005 in television, Sport, OTT, Endemol Shine Group, PLDT, Synthetic media, Generative, Chief business officer, API, MVPD, Yahoo!, AI, Entertainment Studios, Video game, QuickPlay

The new office will address heightened industry demand for cloud-native, open architecture OTT solutions.

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  • The new office will address heightened industry demand for cloud-native, open architecture OTT solutions.
  • These solutions have been proven to accelerate time to market capabilities, drive cost effectiveness and optimize audience engagement and monetization.
  • Quickplay will leverage market-specific expertise and its global talent and innovation capabilities to tailor fast, flexible, and scalable solutions that can power digital transformation success for pay-TV, telco and MVPD customers throughout the EMEA region.
  • Previously, with Yahoo!, he had been senior director, strategy and operations, EMEA and chief of staff.

Quickplay expands global presence with launch of EMEA office

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
2005 in television, Sport, OTT, Endemol Shine Group, PLDT, Synthetic media, Generative, Chief business officer, API, MVPD, Yahoo!, AI, Entertainment Studios, Video game, QuickPlay

TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quickplay today announced the latest stage in the expansion of its worldwide footprint with the establishment of a new office in Europe and the naming of highly-regarded media, sports and technology veteran Wim Ponnet as President, EMEA.

Key Points: 
  • The new office will address heightened industry demand for cloud-native, open architecture OTT solutions.
  • These solutions have been proven to accelerate time to market capabilities, drive cost effectiveness and optimize audience engagement and monetization.
  • Quickplay will leverage market-specific expertise and its global talent and innovation capabilities to tailor fast, flexible, and scalable solutions that can power digital transformation success for pay-TV, telco and MVPD customers throughout the EMEA region.
  • Previously, with Yahoo!, he had been senior director, strategy and operations, EMEA and chief of staff.

Freestyle Digital Media Acquisition "WHAT HAPPENED AT 625 RIVER ROAD" Has Limited Theatrical Release Starting In New York City

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Bela, VOD, WHAT, DVD, City, Internet, Maine School Administrative District 51, Student, LOS, Travel, Entertainment Studios, Freestyle Releasing, Byron Allen, River Road, Premiere, Television, Film industry

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Production company, District 51 Studios is pleased to announce that Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, is acquiring North American VOD rights to the psychological thriller WHAT HAPPENED AT 625 RIVER ROAD, which will be available to rent/own on all digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms in North America, as well as on DVD, starting on January 12, 2024, through Freestyle Digital Media.

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  • As the layers of mystery unfold, the pair must navigate a web of intrigue that blurs the line between reality and illusion.
  • WHAT HAPPENED AT 625 RIVER ROAD entices audiences with a tantalizing blend of gripping, unconventional imagery, faceless figures emerging from the shadows, and eerie story elements.
  • Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire WHAT HAPPENED AT 625 RIVER ROAD directly with Ryan Bury of MPX-Motion Picture Exchange.
  • WHAT HAPPENED AT 625 RIVER ROAD trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJpDaphfBoU
    WHAT HAPPENED AT 625 RIVER ROAD still photos: https://app.box.com/folder/232367810199?s=pk8e1bjfu7rrmwvkricn0q2e446sz2ee
    WHAT HAPPENED AT 625 RIVER ROAD website: www.imdb.com/title/tt13523166/