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FreeCast Taps Big Media Veteran Gary Engel as Chief Marketing Officer

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With sights on rapid subscriber growth, FreeCast is announcing a new executive hire, bringing on Gary Engel as Chief Marketing Officer. Engel has extensive experience, particularly in the television industry, where he's served at senior levels at several major media companies. Marketing is a high priority for FreeCast as the company seeks to ramp up both its commercial and retail subscriber acquisition.

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  • ORLANDO, Fla., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With sights on rapid subscriber growth, FreeCast is announcing a new executive hire, bringing on Gary Engel as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • Engel has extensive experience, particularly in the television industry, where he's served at senior levels at several major media companies.
  • Marketing is a high priority for FreeCast as the company seeks to ramp up both its commercial and retail subscriber acquisition.
  • Gary Engel also discussed his decision to accept the new role: "I'm so excited to join the FreeCast team.

Samantha Vincent and Cara Shine Celebrate Emerging Voices in Film at the 12th Annual Archer Film Festival

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Wednesday, April 19, The Archer School for Girls presented its twelfth annual Archer Film Festival empowering young, underrepresented voices in film. The event, held at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, included a screening of finalist films and featured a Q&A with President of One Race Films Samantha Vincent and Good Pals production company co-founder Cara Shine. Festival organizers received more than 300 student-produced film submissions from over 50 countries around the world. Event sponsors included The Kennedy/Marshall Company, the Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation, Mark Gordon Pictures, Paramount, Skybound, and Tara & Marc Guggenheim.

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Wednesday, April 19, The Archer School for Girls presented its twelfth annual Archer Film Festival empowering young, underrepresented voices in film.
  • Festival organizers received more than 300 student-produced film submissions from over 50 countries around the world.
  • SAMANTHA VINCENT is President of One Race Films, the film, television, and video game production company that has grossed over $5 billion since 2009 under her leadership.
  • Beyond film and video games, Vincent shepherded the company into the digital arena with the groundbreaking micro-budget series "The Ropes."

Frndly TV Now Available on VIZIO

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Frndly TV, the most affordable live TV provider for the whole family, and VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO), announced today that the Frndly TV app is now available on VIZIO Smart TVs.

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  • Frndly TV, the most affordable live TV provider for the whole family, and VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO), announced today that the Frndly TV app is now available on VIZIO Smart TVs.
  • “This is a seminal moment in the history of Frndly TV,” said Frndly TV Co-founder and Chief Programming Officer Michael McKenna.
  • We appreciate VIZIO’s support of Frndly TV and look forward to a great relationship.”
    “The addition of the Frndly TV app to the VIZIO lineup provides affordable and accessible family-friendly entertainment for all to enjoy without a costly cable subscription,” said Chris Tanquary, Senior Director of Business Development at VIZIO.
  • Frndly TV joins a list of fan-favorite streaming services like Apple TV+, Discovery+, HBOMax, Hulu, Netflix, Peacock and Prime Video already available through VIZIO.

VIEWERS WATCHED MORE THAN 281 BILLION MINUTES OF CBS PROGRAMMING IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2023 - 90 BILLION MINUTES MORE THAN ITS CLOSEST BROADCAST COMPETITOR

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Monday, April 17, 2023

NEW YORK, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --

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  • Broadcast Totals Include All Titles (Specials, Amended, Sustainers, Breakouts)
    According to Nielsen Total Day "Most Current" data for Q1 2023, viewers have watched over 281 billion minutes of CBS programming across all dayparts, +90 billion minutes more than the closest broadcast competitor.
  • This aggregate viewership includes more than 92 billion minutes watched of CBS primetime entertainment programming – nearly +25 billion more than the closest broadcast network.
  • News content on the Network has aggregated more than 57 billion minutes, with CBS MORNINGS amassing nearly 18 billion minutes of viewing, THE CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O'DONNELL has garnered nearly 10 billion minutes in Q1 2023.
  • In late night, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT has amassed 8.5 billion minutes, beating its closest competition by +43%.

Top Hollywood Post-Production House, Unbreakable Post Inc., Signs with EKC PR

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

LOS ANGELES, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EKC PR has signed top Hollywood post-production house, Unbreakable Post Inc., to its roster of clientele, and is thrilled to be working directly with the founder, veteran post-production professional, producer and director, Joe Eckardt.

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EKC PR has signed top Hollywood post-production house, Unbreakable Post Inc. , to its roster of clientele, and is thrilled to be working directly with the founder, veteran post-production professional, producer and director, Joe Eckardt.
  • Unlike other companies, Unbreakable Post's services expand beyond post-production as their disciplined team has a "jack-of-all-trades, master of many" work ethic.
  • Like any post-production company, Unbreakable Post are the last hands a project goes through before it is released by a network.
  • For more information on Unbreakable Post Inc. or to interview founder Joe Eckardt, contact Eileen Koch of EKC PR, a full-service Branding, Marketing and Public Relations firm at 310-441-1000 or email [email protected] .

Audio Design Desk Launches Beta for ADD 2.0 Just Ahead of the 2023 NAMM and NAB Shows

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

LOS ANGLES, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Audio Design Desk, the award-winning creative tool that has revolutionized how artists create audio for video, has announced Audio Design Desk 2.0 (ADD), the latest version of the company's award-winning Digital Audio Workstation that assists creatives in producing audio for video. Featuring a brand new sleek UI, an automated mixing feature, and stem separation, Audio Design Desk now includes brand new integrations with industry-standard NLEs and the launch of Makr.ai, a revolutionary new social marketplace to share, sell, and collaborate with other artists with the help of creative AI tools. All this in addition to ADD's comprehensive software suite and vast sound and music library. The Audio Design Desk team will be onsite at this year's NAMM Show (AC North Level 1, booth 15422) and NAB Show (North hall, booth N1828) to give attendees a hands-on first look at these new features.

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  • LOS ANGLES, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Audio Design Desk , the award-winning creative tool that has revolutionized how artists create audio for video, has announced Audio Design Desk 2.0 (ADD) , the latest version of the company's award-winning Digital Audio Workstation that assists creatives in producing audio for video.
  • The Audio Design Desk team will be onsite at this year's NAMM Show (AC North Level 1, booth 15422 ) and NAB Show (North hall, booth N1828 ) to give attendees a hands-on first look at these new features.
  • Audio Design Desk 2.0 introduces a sleek new user interface with improvements to main feature navigation and discoverability.
  • Members of the press are invited to meet with Audio Design Desk at the 2023 NAMM and NAB Shows.

PlayOn and MediaRadar Ink Streaming Data Deal

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

NEW YORK, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediaRadar, the leading advertising intelligence company, and PlayOn, makers of the leading streaming video recording platform, today announced a partnership.

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  • NEW YORK, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediaRadar, the leading advertising intelligence company, and PlayOn, makers of the leading streaming video recording platform, today announced a partnership.
  • MediaRadar will use data derived from video captured via PlayOn to enhance their streaming Media advertising analytics and insights products.
  • MediaRadar summarizes OTT data covering overall and category trends in ad spend across the leading ad-supported streaming video platforms, including well-known names like Hulu, HBO Max, Paramount+, Netflix, Disney+, Peacock, and Pluto TV.
  • Our partnership with PlayOn adds another data source to strengthen our OTT insights portfolio and increase the accuracy and value of our analytics.”
    Looking forward, MediaRadar and PlayOn are exploring additional opportunities to leverage PlayOn’s platform and consumer user base for more advanced advertising data and analytics.

Clix Honors 30 Under 30 Streaming Stars Halle Bailey, Colin O’Brien, Jenna Ortega, Bella Ramsey and Zendaya

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Clix Inc., the free every-screen digital “Guidance Guru” for leading streaming movies and series celebrates young Hollywood’s 30 Under 30 coming of age talent.

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  • Clix Inc., the free every-screen digital “Guidance Guru” for leading streaming movies and series celebrates young Hollywood’s 30 Under 30 coming of age talent.
  • “Hollywood’s Green Shoots of Spring” honors the best young talent to the acting craft from ages 14 to 29: Halle Bailey, Jenna Ortega, Colin O’Brien, Finn Little, Millie Bobbie Brown, Letitia Wright, Zendaya and more.
  • The Clix methodology in choosing 30 Under 30 Streaming Stars utilized a combination of AI and human entertainment experts.
  • Here are Hollywood’s Green Shoots of Spring 2023, the Clix 30 Under 30 Streaming Stars:
    Camila Morrone, 25, Daisy Jones and The Six, Amazon Prime

Global Smart TV Sticks Markets Report 2023-2028 Featuring Amazon, Apple, Shenzhen Rikomagic Tech, CloudWalker, Roku, ASUSTeK, Sky, Alphabet, Shenzhen Tomato Technology, and Xiaomi

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Monday, April 10, 2023

According to a report, Amazon, Inc. sold more than 150 million smart tv sticks in 2021.

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  • According to a report, Amazon, Inc. sold more than 150 million smart tv sticks in 2021.
  • Since Amazon has its own e-commerce platform, its smart TV sticks have seen consistent, significant growth on a global scale.
  • Due to rising internet penetration, network coverage in different countries contributes to the growth of the smart tv sticks market.
  • Detailed analysis of the major companies present in the global smart TV sticks market.

DCMP Partners with Slice of Pie Productions to Make Award-Winning Documentary The Automat Accessible With Audio Description

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

SPARTANBURG, S.C., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) is proud to partner with Slice of Pie Productions to make its award-winning documentary The Automat accessible for persons who are blind and low vision.

Key Points: 
  • SPARTANBURG, S.C., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) is proud to partner with Slice of Pie Productions to make its award-winning documentary The Automat accessible for persons who are blind and low vision.
  • DCMP created audio description for The Automat, a secondary audio track describing important visual information.
  • "I started looking into it and how I could get them, and that's when I found the Described and Captioned Media Program.
  • "We're proud to partner with A Slice of Pie Productions and make this wonderful slice of history accessible to persons with disabilities," said DCMP CTO Kyle Sisk.