Trusted Media Brands

Cineverse Joins as a Founding Member to the Newly Formed Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA)

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA) announced its official formation today with Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) joining as a founding member. The ISA is a pro-competitive independent industry forum to proactively engage and work collaboratively with consumers, platforms, and media. Additional ISA founding members include Allen Media Group, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Future Today, kweliTV, Revry, Scripps, Tastemade, TMB (Trusted Media Brands), and Vevo.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Independent Streaming Alliance (ISA) announced its official formation today with Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) joining as a founding member.
  • The ISA is a pro-competitive independent industry forum to proactively engage and work collaboratively with consumers, platforms, and media.
  • "The formation of the ISA marks a significant milestone for independent streamers," said Erick Opeka, President & Chief Strategy Officer at Cineverse.
  • "With Cineverse as a founding member, we are committed to driving positive change and shaping the future of streaming.

Smart for Life Announces Launch of New Line of Sports Illustrated Protein Bars

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

The premium line of protein-based bars are formulated to address a growing demand for clean and nutritional products that match the needs of athletes and health-conscious consumers alike.

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  • The premium line of protein-based bars are formulated to address a growing demand for clean and nutritional products that match the needs of athletes and health-conscious consumers alike.
  • The new line of protein bars is clean and energizing, non-GMO, cold-pressed, with no sucralose and no preservatives, and includes some options that are gluten-free.
  • “We are thrilled to launch a line of protein bars in partnership with Sports Illustrated and share them with dedicated athletes and active consumers,” stated Darren Minton, Smart for Life’s Chief Executive Officer.
  • “In partnership with Smart for Life, we have the opportunity to do so in way that promotes clean and active lifestyles through a high quality product.”
    To learn more about Sports Illustrated protein bars, as well as the various other products offered under the Sports Illustrated line of vitamins and supplements, please visit: www.sportsillustratednutrition.com .

BLR's EHS Daily Advisor Wins 2023 Neal Award for Best Range of Work by a Media Brand

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Friday, May 5, 2023

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Friday, April 21, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) recognized EHS Daily Advisor as the winner of Best Range of Work by a Media Brand at the 69th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards in New York. This category recognizes a media brand's overall excellence by evaluating its depth of offerings across all media, including journalistic excellence, presentation, service to readers, innovation, and use of multiple content platforms to serve its audience.

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  • On Friday, April 21, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) recognized EHS Daily Advisor as the winner of Best Range of Work by a Media Brand at the 69th annual Jesse H. Neal Awards in New York.
  • BRENTWOOD, Tenn., May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Friday, April 21, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) recognized EHS Daily Advisor as the winner of Best Range of Work by a Media Brand at the 69th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards in New York.
  • Fifty-nine awards were handed out across 24 categories at one of the longest-running premier awards programs honoring business-to-business (B2B) journalism.
  • For over 10 years, EHS Daily Advisor has provided comprehensive daily coverage and insight on the topics and trends that matter most in the environment, health, and safety (EHS) industry.

Clinch Announces Series of New Senior-level Recruits to Support 2023 Business Growth

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

NEW YORK, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinch, the leader in dynamic ad serving and personalization and creator of Flight Control, the Omnichannel Campaign Activation Platform, announced today a series of new hires across the US, EMEA, and LATAM. The new additions will serve Clinch's expanding sales, ad operations, strategy, and business development teams.

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  • The new additions will serve Clinch's expanding sales, ad operations, strategy, and business development teams.
  • Mark brings decades of digital transformation, media strategy/activation and data-driven marketing experience to Clinch.
  • Adriana Trevino, Director of Sales, LATAM, joins the growing team to develop new business opportunities for Clinch.
  • "At Clinch, we're incredibly grateful to continue on our upward trajectory amidst such turbulent economic times," said Oz Etzioni, CEO of Clinch.

Quad Wins Multi-Million-Dollar Contract to Print Reader’s Digest

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Quad (NYSE: QUAD), a global marketing experience company, is now the sole printer of the U.S. edition of Reader’s Digest, America’s fourth largest-circulation magazine.

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  • Quad (NYSE: QUAD), a global marketing experience company, is now the sole printer of the U.S. edition of Reader’s Digest, America’s fourth largest-circulation magazine.
  • One of the best-known magazines on American shelves, Reader’s Digest’s move to Quad streamlines its annual U.S. print run of almost 20 million copies.
  • This end-to-end process includes Publishers’ Studio, Quad’s proprietary workflow solution for issue mapping, which Reader’s Digest has been using since 2021.
  • Today Reader’s Digest reaches more than 30 million people across print, digital and social platforms.

TMB (Trusted Media Brands) Leverages Magnite SSP and SpringServe Ad Server to Streamline Omnichannel Programmatic Efficiency

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

TMB leverages Magnite as one of its preferred omnichannel sell-side platforms (SSPs).

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  • TMB leverages Magnite as one of its preferred omnichannel sell-side platforms (SSPs).
  • SpringServe, now part of Magnite, will serve as TMB’s ad server of record for OTT video content.
  • In August 2021, TMB acquired streaming and social video company Jukin Media to expand its OTT video footprint.
  • “Magnite’s omnichannel expertise and technical capabilities have helped us scale our programmatic strategy and identify areas of improvement within our programmatic set up.

Intel Editorial: Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

While some have shared concerns about the potential of generative AI to threaten jobs, there is a greater opportunity to responsibly use generative AI to improve people’s efficiency and creativity.

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  • While some have shared concerns about the potential of generative AI to threaten jobs, there is a greater opportunity to responsibly use generative AI to improve people’s efficiency and creativity.
  • Intel’s Trusted Media team works to build generative AI applications with humans in mind.
  • Our goal is to support all AI models, including generative AI, with responsible perspectives and principles.
  • I look forward to seeing how the generative AI momentum grows, and to partnering closely with my team at Intel and across the industry to ensure its responsible advancement.

Atmosphere Becomes Exclusive Digital Out of Home (DOOH) Streaming Platform for TMB’s Video Content Catalog

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

TMB’s portfolio includes a wide range of programming across its brands and the partnership with Atmosphere will bring thousands of long and short form videos to the platform.

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  • TMB’s portfolio includes a wide range of programming across its brands and the partnership with Atmosphere will bring thousands of long and short form videos to the platform.
  • “TMB’s content is some of the most compelling content online and plays spectacularly in businesses,” said Blake Sabatinelli, Chief Operating Officer at Atmosphere.
  • Atmosphere’s self-service ad portal also provides streaming customers with the ability to run promotions to its captive customers within the content for free.
  • “We are thrilled to partner with Atmosphere to bring our brands and channels into businesses worldwide,” said Cameron Saless, Chief Business Officer at TMB.

Nonprofit MMI Offers Help to Consumers Drowning in Holiday Debt

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Friday, January 6, 2023

The nonprofit is poised to help tens of thousands of consumers pay off credit card debt in 2023.

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  • The nonprofit is poised to help tens of thousands of consumers pay off credit card debt in 2023.
  • “An increase in holiday spending coupled with high inflation and increased interest rates will only mean one thing in 2023 – consumers will be drowning in debt,” said Thomas Nitzsche, Sr. Director of Media & Brand at MMI.
  • Debt and budget counseling is free from MMI and can help you get you started.”
    According to NerdWallet, almost three-quarters of 2022 holiday shoppers planned to use credit cards to pay for holiday gifts, charging an average of $663.
  • “If you’re already in debt, holiday spending only adds to the problem,” said MMI client Marlon Ibarra of Los Angeles, CA, who paid off almost $100,000 in debt.

TMB Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, December 12, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TMB, the leading community-driven entertainment company with a global audience of over 200 million consumers, today announced its appointment of  Kanuj Malhotra as chief financial officer. Joining TMB with over two decades of experience leading the digital transformation and growth of global companies such as Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., Barnes & Noble, and Kaplan Test Prep, Malhotra will oversee the company's global finance, content operations, and legal functions. He will report to TMB CEO Bonnie Kintzer.

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  • "This is a particularly exciting time at TMB, marked by our rapid growth in FAST streaming and affiliate commerce, among other exciting initiatives," said Bonnie Kintzer, CEO and president at TMB.
  • Prior to joining TMB, Malhotrawas at Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. where he last served as president of its digital student business and was previously chief operating officer of digital education and chief strategy and development officer.
  • Prior to that he was chief financial officer of Nook Media, the joint venture with Barnes & Noble Education, Microsoft and Pearson, and head of corporate development at Barnes & Noble.
  • Malhotra will take over the chief financial officer position following the retirement of previous CFO Dean Durbin, who has held the position since 2016.