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Univ Unveils Exciting Rebranding as "Immergo" - A New Name for a New Era

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

The rebranding reflects the company's continued dedication to pushing boundaries, fostering creativity, and driving advancements in OTT industry solutions.

Key Points: 
  • The rebranding reflects the company's continued dedication to pushing boundaries, fostering creativity, and driving advancements in OTT industry solutions.
  • This rebranding isn't just a change in name; it's a reflection of our evolution as a company and our commitment to leading the way in innovation.
  • This rebranding is the visual of an intensive R&D effort that results in our top of line of products," said Ariel Matzkin, CEO of Immergo.
  • The company invites clients, partners, and stakeholders to join in this exciting journey as it dives into the world of Immergo.

Harmonic's Streaming and Broadcast Leadership on Full Display at IBC2023

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that it continues to elevate its market-leading cloud and appliance solutions for video streaming, broadcast and distribution at IBC2023. As the worldwide leader in video processing and delivery, Harmonic will showcase a breadth of innovations for live sports and event streaming; targeted advertising; cloud, on-premises and hybrid playout; primary distribution; and more.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that it continues to elevate its market-leading cloud and appliance solutions for video streaming, broadcast and distribution at IBC2023.
  • "At this year's IBC Show, we'll highlight the unique ways in which our new award-winning VOS®360 Ad SaaS unlocks monetization opportunities for streaming services."
  • Key applications include virtual product placement, server-side ad insertion (SSAI) at scale for low-latency live sports streaming with squeeze back and double box ads in the same stream.
  • Originate linear channels from existing assets for broadcast and streaming with an AI-based automatic scheduling and recommendations engine.

ClashTV Reveals Record "Summer Basketball '23" Streaming Results

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ClashTV, the interactive livestreaming digital platform built to connect fans with the creators, content and culture they are most passionate about, today announced results for their "Summer Basketball '23" season, confirming their position as the #1 worldwide streaming source for Summer Basketball.

Key Points: 
  • Fat Joe also has an ownership stake in ClashTV and joins the organization's board of advisors.
  • Said ClashTV CEO Jonathan Anastas, "Summer Basketball '23" reflected a significant company-wide investment in owning Street Basketball as our first high-passion sports vertical.
  • The summer basketball community has made ClashTV its own, with a growing number of storied basketball leagues nationwide live-streaming their tournaments on ClashTV apps and interacting with fans.
  • Culture creators are following - launching on ClashTV live sports debate, music, and fashion content alongside core sports content.

Imagine Communications and Amagi Launch Direct Sales Tools for FAST: Transforming Monetization Strategies for Streaming TV

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, announced its partnership with Imagine Communications to unveil an innovative FAST monetization solution for direct inventory sales. The combined solution will debut at IBC2023 (Sept. 15-18 at the RAI in Amsterdam). This partnership pioneers ad monetization transformation for FAST by integrating Amagi's THUNDERSTORM dynamic ad insertion platform with Imagine Communications' SureFire™ video ad server. The solution empowers FAST providers to enhance ad revenue through direct sales placements alongside programmatic and offers advanced, broadcast-quality ad serving.

Key Points: 
  • This partnership pioneers ad monetization transformation for FAST by integrating Amagi's THUNDERSTORM dynamic ad insertion platform with Imagine Communications' SureFire™ video ad server.
  • The solution empowers FAST providers to enhance ad revenue through direct sales placements alongside programmatic and offers advanced, broadcast-quality ad serving.
  • This dynamic solution presents an enticing prospect for the industry, with Imagine Communications and Amagi emerging as trailblazers with a transformative approach.
  • Witness the transformative capabilities at the upcoming IBC2023 show in Amsterdam, where Imagine Communications (stand 2.A15) and Amagi (stand 5.A81) will showcase the fusion of direct sales tools with dynamic FAST monetization.

Imagine Communications and Amagi Launch Direct Sales Tools for FAST: Transforming Monetization Strategies for Streaming TV

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, announced its partnership with Imagine Communications to unveil an innovative FAST monetization solution for direct inventory sales. The combined solution will debut at IBC2023 (Sept. 15-18 at the RAI in Amsterdam). This partnership pioneers ad monetization transformation for FAST by integrating Amagi's THUNDERSTORM dynamic ad insertion platform with Imagine Communications' SureFire™ video ad server. The solution empowers FAST providers to enhance ad revenue through direct sales placements alongside programmatic and offers advanced, broadcast-quality ad serving.

Key Points: 
  • This partnership pioneers ad monetization transformation for FAST by integrating Amagi's THUNDERSTORM dynamic ad insertion platform with Imagine Communications' SureFire™ video ad server.
  • The solution empowers FAST providers to enhance ad revenue through direct sales placements alongside programmatic and offers advanced, broadcast-quality ad serving.
  • This dynamic solution presents an enticing prospect for the industry, with Imagine Communications and Amagi emerging as trailblazers with a transformative approach.
  • Witness the transformative capabilities at the upcoming IBC2023 show in Amsterdam, where Imagine Communications (stand 2.A15) and Amagi (stand 5.A81) will showcase the fusion of direct sales tools with dynamic FAST monetization.

Verimatrix and TELUS Team Up to Showcase First-of-Its Kind Piracy Protections for New Optik TV at IBC 2023

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

TELUS, a world-leading communications technology company, needed to securely deliver premium video content across platforms to millions of Canadian customers.

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  • TELUS, a world-leading communications technology company, needed to securely deliver premium video content across platforms to millions of Canadian customers.
  • They deployed the Verimatrix Streamkeeper platform, which combines Multi-DRM, advanced anti-piracy protections and analytics in a single scalable solution.
  • Verimatrix Streamkeeper supports a range of Digital Rights Management (DRMs) and integrations to work across TELUS's delivery network, including set-top boxes, mobile apps, and web streaming.
  • Additionally, an innovation story video will be featured at the Verimatrix IBC booth #1.D81.

GumGum Launches Initiative to Drive Action, Attention, and Awareness for Advocacy Organizations Across CTV With Innovative In-Video Ad Unit

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

The initiative's goal is to help advocacy organizations capture people's attention and drive awareness on CTV inventory through its new, innovative in-video ad unit.

Key Points: 
  • The initiative's goal is to help advocacy organizations capture people's attention and drive awareness on CTV inventory through its new, innovative in-video ad unit.
  • "The CTV audience is huge and continues to grow, and we are excited to work with advocacy organizations like The Trevor Project, WildAid, and digitalundivided to leverage our In-Video ad unit to help them amplify attention and grow awareness."
  • All three organizations currently have campaigns running across GumGum inventory through the end of the year and are seeing tremendous success.
  • Through this initiative, GumGum is able to drive awareness and support for advocacy organizations by leveraging their In-Video Connected TV (CTV) ad unit.

CINEVERSE LAUNCHES THE MAVERICK BLACK CINEMA VOD CHANNEL

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse Corp. (NASDAQ: CNVS), a global streaming technology and entertainment company with one of the world's largest portfolios of streaming channels and content libraries, has entered into a new partnership with Maverick Entertainment Group, an independent channel in the US VOD/FAST space offering the best in Black indie cinema, to launch a new VOD channel - Maverick Black Cinema on its flagship streaming service. The deal is a direct reflection of Cineverse's mission to be a curated streaming home for independent film and filmmakers.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse Corp. (NASDAQ: CNVS), a global streaming technology and entertainment company with one of the world's largest portfolios of streaming channels and content libraries, has entered into a new partnership with Maverick Entertainment Group, an independent channel in the US VOD/FAST space offering the best in Black indie cinema, to launch a new VOD channel - Maverick Black Cinema on its flagship streaming service .
  • The deal is a direct reflection of Cineverse's mission to be a curated streaming home for independent film and filmmakers.
  • In fact, the Maverick brand, whether its channel or VOD content, is showcased across many of the industry leaders in the space including Samsung TV Plus, Tivo, Pluto TV, Freevee, Sling, and Peacock.
  • Maverick Black Cinema will utilize Cineverse's proprietary Matchpoint technology to provide content recommendations based on real-time feedback from viewers.

Global Video Processing Platform Market Insights and Opportunity Forecast, 2028 - Ongoing Digital Transformation, Rise in Adoption of Streaming Services

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

DUBLIN, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Video Processing Platform Market by Component (Hardware, Platform, Services), Application (Video Upload & Ingestion, Dynamic Ad Insertion, Video Transcoding & Processing, Video Hosting), Content Type, Vertical and Region - Global Forecast to 2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Video Processing Platform Market by Component (Hardware, Platform, Services), Application (Video Upload & Ingestion, Dynamic Ad Insertion, Video Transcoding & Processing, Video Hosting), Content Type, Vertical and Region - Global Forecast to 2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global video processing platform market is set for remarkable expansion, predicted to surge from USD 7.6 billion in 2023 to USD 13.5 billion by 2028, with a robust CAGR of 12.1%.
  • Therefore, there is a need for a strong video processing platform that can handle the load and fulfill diverse video processing requirements.
  • Live streaming and on-demand video offer numerous advantages to students, such as next-generation digital learning and collaborative education through digital classrooms.

STAND UP TO CANCER CELEBRATES MORE THAN $795 MILLION PLEDGED OVER 15 YEARS OF IMPACT

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Monday, August 21, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) announced today that since its inception in 2008, the nonprofit has over $795 million pledged to fund critically needed cancer research. Commemorating SU2C's progress over the last 15 years, the organization's biennial telecast aired on Saturday, August 19 and highlighted special moments with stars across film, television, sports and journalism who have supported the SU2C movement throughout the years.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) announced today that since its inception in 2008, the nonprofit has over $795 million pledged to fund critically needed cancer research.
  • Since the last telecast in 2021, funding pledged from the show as well as corporate, foundation and individual donors has totaled over $60.1 million.
  • SU2C's founding donor, Major League Baseball (MLB), continues to annually provide financial support and countless opportunities to build the Stand Up To Cancer movement among its worldwide fanbase.
  • The biennial telecast was brought to life by the renowned live-event producing team Done + Dusted and Stand Up To Cancer's production team.