MediaTech Institute

MASV Adds Support for Growing Files, Strengthening Cloud Automation Offering

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Fast Cloud File Transfer Service Now Uploads In-Progress Files, Accelerating File Transfer for Broadcast, Sports and Live Events

Key Points: 
  • MASV supports all major growing file codecs, including MXF and MOV, the two most popular options among editorial workflows.
  • “MASV is growing in live event production due to it’s simplicity,” said Dan Muchmore, Sales and Marketing Director at Tyrell Cloud, a partner of MASV.
  • Clients may use a Send automation or a Send to Portal automation to upload Growing Files.
  • MASV Cloud Integrations allow the transfer of Growing Files directly to the cloud storage of choice.

Meet the 10 Tech Startups in the Inaugural Geekz Ventures Pre-Accelerator

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Monday, March 27, 2023

ATLANTA, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- US-based pre-accelerator Geekz Ventures has announced its class of 10 startups for its inaugural cohort program.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- US-based pre-accelerator Geekz Ventures has announced its class of 10 startups for its inaugural cohort program.
  • Geekz Ventures provides access to world-class mentors and coaches, peer-to-peer networking, and an equity-free grant with the possibility for follow-up funding.
  • Geekz Ventures program manager Brandon Wilkins said, "What's exciting me the most is being able to witness up-and-coming black-founded tech startups.
  • Geekz Ventures also provides an outlet for its entrepreneurs to work on their emotional health, professional relationships, and stress management.

Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator Announces 2023 Cohort

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs and Pegasus Tech Ventures are proud to announce our second cohort of early-stage startups participating in the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator Powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures. The virtual accelerator program is a partnership between Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs and Pegasus Tech Ventures with a mission to provide world-class instruction and support to Harvard entrepreneurs globally.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs and Pegasus Tech Ventures are proud to announce our second cohort of early-stage startups participating in the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator Powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures.
  • The virtual accelerator program is a partnership between Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs and Pegasus Tech Ventures with a mission to provide world-class instruction and support to Harvard entrepreneurs globally.
  • The 2023 cohort reflects the diversity and brilliance of Harvard alumni entrepreneurs around the world.
  • The second cohort of 11 startups are from six different Harvard schools and six different countries, selected from a pool of over 101 applicants from 18 countries.

The media industry is the most vulnerable to cyber attacks, report shows

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The media industry is at higher risk of cyber attack.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The media industry is at higher risk of cyber attack.
  • According to the newly released State of Penetration Testing as a Service report , an average of 3.75 critical vulnerabilities were found for every MediaTech application tested in 2022.
  • During the same period, the data & analytics industry came second with an average of 1.5 critical vulnerabilities found per client application.
  • Software Secured , an Ottawa-based penetration testing firm, released the report based on insights from their client testing in 2021 and 2022.

SureWaves achieves SOC 2 Type II compliance with AICPA

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

SureWaves MediaTech, Inc. today at the TVB Forward 2022 conference, announced that it has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for SOC for Service Organizations also known as SSAE 18.

Key Points: 
  • SureWaves MediaTech, Inc. today at the TVB Forward 2022 conference, announced that it has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for SOC for Service Organizations also known as SSAE 18.
  • SureWaves MediaTech, Inc. is a cloud-based community management platform company, providing Artificial Intelligence and End-to End Sales Automation for US Broadcasters.
  • SureWaves MediaTech, Inc. was audited by Prescient Assurance , a leader in security and compliance attestation for B2B, SaaS companies worldwide.
  • An unqualified opinion on a SOC 2 Type II audit report demonstrates to SureWaves MediaTech, Inc.s current and future customers that they manage their data with the highest standard of security and compliance.

SpiderVille Raises $1M Pre-Seed Funding to Accelerate Web3 Music Adoption

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Monday, July 25, 2022

SINGAPORE, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SpiderVille , a Web3 music startup, has raised a $1M pre-seed round from Contents Technologies , Samsung Next , and other notable angel investors to improve the discovery and distribution of music NFTs.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SpiderVille , a Web3 music startup, has raised a $1M pre-seed round from Contents Technologies , Samsung Next , and other notable angel investors to improve the discovery and distribution of music NFTs.
  • The funding will be put toward developing a sound infrastructure for Web3 artists and the music industry, raising awareness, and priming it for scalability.
  • According to its announcement, the company is set to launch its project Ooh La La , a Web3 music player designed to provide an easier way for users to discover, listen to, and manage their music NFTs.
  • "Despite music NFTs promising a more equitable system for artists than streaming, it is difficult for new users to discover them.

Bettor Capital Announces Initial Closing of Real-Money Online Gaming Investment Fund

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Bettor Capital, an investment platform focused on the real money online gaming market opportunity, announced the initial closing of its Fund I.

Key Points: 
  • Bettor Capital, an investment platform focused on the real money online gaming market opportunity, announced the initial closing of its Fund I.
  • The Fund will be focused on early-stage investment opportunities in software and technology facilitating real money online gaming operations, with a primary focus on the North American market.
  • We are excited to announce the initial closing of our Fund dedicated to investing in this space, said VanEgmond.
  • To support the ongoing activities of the fund, Bettor Capital is excited to announced that it has formally established a group of Fund Advisors.

Nirmata Raises $4M in Pre-Series A Funding to Capitalize on the Full Potential of Kubernetes Native Policy Management, Kyverno

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

This funding builds upon an exceptional year for Nirmata and comes as Kyverno achieved considerable growth punctuated by the increased adoption of open source.

Key Points: 
  • This funding builds upon an exceptional year for Nirmata and comes as Kyverno achieved considerable growth punctuated by the increased adoption of open source.
  • With Kyverno and Policy Manager for Kyverno (PMK), Nirmata offers a simple and elegant Kubernetes Native Policy management approach to secure cloud applications.
  • Policy management is one such critical service, and Kyverno is a beautiful open-source CNCF-endorsed native solution that allows policies to be managed as Kubernetes resources."
  • Nirmata, the creator of Kyverno, provides open source and commercial enterprise solutions for governance, compliance, security, and automation of production Kubernetes workloads.