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THE WEATHER CHANNEL EN ESPAÑOL BRINGS DEDICATED WEATHER AND CLIMATE PROGRAMMING TO ViX STREAMING SERVICE

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allen Media Group Spanish-language network, The Weather Channel en Español, is proud to announce its partnership with ViX – the world's leading Spanish-language streaming service. Through this partnership, The Weather Channel en Español is now available to stream on ViX on channel 105 in the U.S. The Weather Channel en Español is the only channel on ViX dedicated to weather and climate.

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  • The Weather Channel en Español Now Available on ViX in the U.S.
    LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allen Media Group Spanish-language network, The Weather Channel en Español, is proud to announce its partnership with ViX – the world's leading Spanish-language streaming service.
  • Through this partnership, The Weather Channel en Español is now available to stream on ViX on channel 105 in the U.S.
  • The Weather Channel en Español is the only channel on ViX dedicated to weather and climate.
  • The Weather Channel en Español utilizes the full resources of The Weather Channel Television Network including the network's Emmy® Award-winning immersive mixed reality (IMR) technology.

Cadent Introduces Aperture MX to Directly Connect Advertisers and Publishers

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The newest product within Cadent Aperture Platform, MX increases transparency between publishers and advertisers, makes it easier to activate and optimize cross-screen campaigns, and gives publishers the ability to generate more revenue through Cadent's extensive demand-side relationships.

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  • The newest product within Cadent Aperture Platform, MX increases transparency between publishers and advertisers, makes it easier to activate and optimize cross-screen campaigns, and gives publishers the ability to generate more revenue through Cadent's extensive demand-side relationships.
  • "Aperture MX responds to these challenges by bridging the gap between advertisers and publishers with purpose-built, data-driven solutions."
  • Building on Cadent's traditional TV buying expertise and cutting-edge programmatic technology, Aperture MX provides advertisers with premium inventory sourced directly from the publisher.
  • Aperture Viewer Graph connects devices to households, enabling cookieless optimizations for buy-side audiences across Aperture MX to deliver greater scale and precision against an advertiser's target audience.

The Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA) Reaches nearly 15 Percent of US TV Households based on iSpotTV

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

The Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA), which announced its formation in June, is pleased to share the results of its third-party measurement study with iSpot TV , the leading TV streaming video ad measurement provider.

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  • The Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA), which announced its formation in June, is pleased to share the results of its third-party measurement study with iSpot TV , the leading TV streaming video ad measurement provider.
  • The ISA is an industry forum comprised of 10 independent streaming service providers focused on working collaboratively with various external stakeholders, including platforms, advertisers, regulators, and other industry participants.
  • One of the goals of the ISA is to address the key challenges facing our membership and the broader CTV industry.
  • ISA's founding members include Allen Media Group, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Cineverse, Future Today, kweliTV, Revry, The E.W.

ALLEN MEDIA GROUP BECOMES THE FIRST MEDIA COMPANY TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSACT ON NEW MEASUREMENT CURRENCY 'VIDEOAMP' - DELIVERING ON THE COMPANY'S 2023-24 UPFRONT STRATEGY

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Monday, October 16, 2023

ATLANTA,  Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group (AMG) is proud to announce that The Weather Channel Television Network – which has been voted the most trusted news brand in America – is the first network to achieve across-the-board acceptance from the advertising community to use VideoAmp as its new ad currency.

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  • Now, at the close of the Upfront Season, AMG has fully delivered on that vision and strategy by successfully aligning with brands, holding companies, and ad agency partners to transact with VideoAmp's big data.
  • "The Weather Channel is very proud to be the first network to transition to VideoAmp, proving that reliable big data measurement is the future of the television industry," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group.
  • "We made the move at the start of the Upfronts because our clients deserve much stronger data.
  • "Allen Media Group is making bold decisions to push the industry towards smarter and more sophisticated ways of measuring viewers.

Cignal TV taps Quickplay platform for Pilipinas Live global sports app

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Pilipinas Live highlights Cignal TV's premier sports properties for the global audience, including the UAAP, which kicks off its new season starting with men's basketball on September 30, 2023.

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  • Pilipinas Live highlights Cignal TV's premier sports properties for the global audience, including the UAAP, which kicks off its new season starting with men's basketball on September 30, 2023.
  • Using the Quickplay platform, the network provides high-quality, live and on-demand coverage of events to Pinoy sports fans throughout the Philippines, as well as to the millions of Filipinos around the world.
  • "Sports is a unifying force for Filipinos, no matter where they may be," said Jane Basas, President of Cignal TV.
  • "When Cignal TV embarked on the development of Pilipinas Live, they wanted a world class experience that would reflect the prestige of the sporting events it would carry," said Goutham Vinjamuri, COO and Co-Founder of Quickplay.

ALLEN MEDIA GROUP'S FREE-STREAMING PLATFORM LOCAL NOW EXPANDS LOCAL NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT LIBRARY WITH 18 CBS FAST CHANNELS

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allen Media Group digital platform Local Now – a leading free-streaming service for hyper-local news, weather, sports, traffic and entertainment – today announced its partnership with CBS. Local Now has expanded its local news footprint with the launch of 14 free ad-supported television (FAST) channels from CBS Stations.

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  • "Local Now is the leading free streaming service for local news, so this partnership with CBS – a trusted local news source for millions of Americans – was an undeniable match," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group.
  • "And with the addition of CBS News and CBS Sports Golazo Network, we're simultaneously able to expand our entertainment content offering for our audience.
  • "Bringing our FAST channels to Local Now represents the next step in accelerating the growth of our streaming business," said Wendy McMahon, President and CEO, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures.
  • The Local Now app is available on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Xfinity, Vizio, Samsung, Android and IOS devices.

Cox Media Group, Havas Media, Horizon Media and TEGNA Receive Awards at TVB’s 2023 Live Executive Summit

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Friday, September 15, 2023

Winners of the 2023 TVB NEXT and TVB DEI Leadership Awards were announced earlier today at TVB’s live Executive Summit , part of this year’s hybrid Forward Conference .

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  • Winners of the 2023 TVB NEXT and TVB DEI Leadership Awards were announced earlier today at TVB’s live Executive Summit , part of this year’s hybrid Forward Conference .
  • Every year, TVB , the not-for-profit trade association representing America’s local broadcast television industry, honors individuals and organizations who are shaping the future of local media.
  • Horizon Media’s Project Embrace program helps clients reach multicultural audiences and ensures that minority-owned media compete for ad buys.
  • In addition, the Ad Council Catalyst Award was presented by DJ Perera, Chief Media Officer for the Ad Council, to Allen Media Group.

ALLEN MEDIA GROUP LAUNCHES 3 NEW DAILY COURT SERIES NATIONWIDE IN BROADCAST SYNDICATION AND CABLE

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Monday, September 11, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group (AMG) -- the largest supplier of first-run syndicated programming for broadcast television stations -- proudly announces the premiere of 3 new HD television court series starting today:

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  • In the past 13 years, AMG has launched 9 court series, making it the largest owner/producer/distributor of television court programming in the world.
  • These court series are all currently carried in more than 90 percent of U.S. broadcast television markets, and on network and digital platforms globally.
  • The initial AMG court series, AMERICA'S COURT WITH JUDGE ROSS, premiered in fall 2010.
  • "We at Allen Media Group are proud to launch these 3 new court series," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group.

Quickplay Wins Google Cloud Industry Solution Technology Partner of the Year Award for Second Straight Year

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Quickplay today announced that it has received the 2023 Google Cloud Industry Solution Technology Partner of the Year Award for Media & Entertainment.

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  • TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Quickplay today announced that it has received the 2023 Google Cloud Industry Solution Technology Partner of the Year Award for Media & Entertainment.
  • For the second straight year, Quickplay was recognized for its achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, including: accelerating significant joint customer adoption of cloud-native OTT solutions across multiple regions and genres; collaborating with Google Cloud to generate new OTT capabilities using existing Google Cloud tools; and developing new opportunities for viewer engagement and monetization.
  • "We're delighted to recognize Quickplay as a 2023 Google Cloud Partner Award winner and look forward to a continued strong partnership in support of our mutual customers."
  • Throughout 2022, Quickplay and Google Cloud announced a series of advances utilizing Google Cloud products such as BigQuery, Looker, Google Ad Manager, and the Google Cloud Media CDN.

Quickplay Wins Google Cloud Industry Solution Technology Partner of the Year Award for Second Straight Year

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quickplay today announced that it has received the 2023 Google Cloud Industry Solution Technology Partner of the Year Award for Media & Entertainment.

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  • TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quickplay today announced that it has received the 2023 Google Cloud Industry Solution Technology Partner of the Year Award for Media & Entertainment.
  • For the second straight year, Quickplay was recognized for its achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, including: accelerating significant joint customer adoption of cloud-native OTT solutions across multiple regions and genres; collaborating with Google Cloud to generate new OTT capabilities using existing Google Cloud tools; and developing new opportunities for viewer engagement and monetization.
  • "We're delighted to recognize Quickplay as a 2023 Google Cloud Partner Award winner and look forward to a continued strong partnership in support of our mutual customers."
  • Throughout 2022, Quickplay and Google Cloud announced a series of advances utilizing Google Cloud products such as BigQuery, Looker, Google Ad Manager, and the Google Cloud Media CDN.