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PFT unveils CLEAR® AI innovations to enable revenue-generating opportunities for content at the NAB Show 2024

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Media, MAM, NAB, Social media, PFT, AI, Content, Creativity, Metadata, Adobe Premiere Pro, FAST, Marketing, Generate, Gen, Medical device

"Built upon our strategic investments in AI over the past six years, CLEAR® AI represents a perfect culmination of combining small models, LLMs, and multimodal Gen AI purpose-built for M&E.

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"Built upon our strategic investments in AI over the past six years, CLEAR® AI represents a perfect culmination of combining small models, LLMs, and multimodal Gen AI purpose-built for M&E.
AI Search: Intelligent semantic search behind a conversational interface swiftly delivering the content you seek with depth and relevance.
AI-driven Content Organization: Efficiently organize your content to compare versions, identify copies, and de-dup to remove redundancies.
Use conversational AI search powered by Gen AI to get instant access to content and package it for new audiences or markets.

TCL Adds the NFL Channel to its Rapidly Growing TCLtv+ Streaming Service

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Monday, March 25, 2024

IRVINE, Calif., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL®, one of the world's best-selling consumer electronics brands and leading technology companies, today announced an extension of its multi-year partnership with the NFL, bringing the NFL FAST channel and AVOD programs to TCLtv+, its rapidly growing streaming service. The NFL Channel on TCLtv+ marks the most comprehensive FAST sports content partnership for the new and expanding streaming service. More than 500 hours of original and live programing, such as the NFL Report, NFL GameDay Preview, weekly game highlights, full game replays and an always-on channel ticker with year-round NFL news coverage will be featured on the TCLtv+ app available on all TCL Google TVs. NFL Channel's coverage of NFL Draft in April will be the first major event for the NFL Channel and AVOD programs on TCLtv+.

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IRVINE, Calif., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL ®, one of the world's best-selling consumer electronics brands and leading technology companies, today announced an extension of its multi-year partnership with the NFL, bringing the NFL FAST channel and AVOD programs to TCLtv+, its rapidly growing streaming service.
The NFL Channel on TCLtv+ marks the most comprehensive FAST sports content partnership for the new and expanding streaming service.
NFL Channel's coverage of NFL Draft in April will be the first major event for the NFL Channel and AVOD programs on TCLtv+.
"The addition of the NFL FAST Channel and NFL AVOD offerings highlights our unique approach to content collaboration with our trusted partners."

Super Bowl Sunday Sets Records, Streaming Climbs to Six-Month High, according to Nielsen's February 2024 Report of The Gauge™

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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due in part to carrying a livestream of CBS' Super Bowl broadcast, as well as from the 1.2 billion viewing minutes captured by Halo.

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due in part to carrying a livestream of CBS' Super Bowl broadcast, as well as from the 1.2 billion viewing minutes captured by Halo.
On Super Bowl Sunday, however, the broadcast category made up over 43% of total TV usage, led by Super Bowl LVIII on CBS which generated nearly 30 billion viewing minutes alone.
Linear (live TV) streaming via MVPD and vMVPD apps represented 6.2% of total television usage in February.
Linear streaming is included in the appropriate broadcast or cable category, and is not included in the streaming category.

Latin America OTT TV and Video Market Report: Seven US-based Platforms to Account for 83% of the Region's Paying SVOD Subscriptions by 2029

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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DUBLIN, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Latin America OTT TV and Video Market Forecast to 2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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DUBLIN, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Latin America OTT TV and Video Market Forecast to 2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Latin America will have 165 million SVOD subscriptions by 2029; up from 110 million at end-2023.
Brazil will provide 59 million SVOD subscriptions by 2029, with Mexico bringing in a further 43 million.
Seven US-based platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Star+, Paramount+, Apple TV+ and Max) will account for 83% of the region's paying SVOD subscriptions by end-2029.

FAST Channel and AVOD Provider Video Solutions AG Selects Whip Media FASTrack for Content Performance Reporting and Partner Payments

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

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LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Whip Media, the leading enterprise software platform and data provider to the world's largest entertainment organizations, and Video Solutions AG, a global FAST channel and AVOD provider today announced a partnership to implement Whip Media FASTrack™, the industry leading FAST channel and AVOD reporting and royalty payments system.

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Whip Media FASTrack will enable Video Solutions AG to manage detailed reporting of the performance of its sports and entertainment streaming network, wedotv.
It will also enable Video Solutions AG to accurately and efficiently gauge content performance in a centralized, actionable view, as well as automate partner royalties.
This single FASTrack view means we can track content performance at a title level and automate payments to content suppliers in a very simple way."
"Whip Media's solutions will help improve content engagement, optimize programming, and simplify operations, reaffirming their commitment to providing high-quality, accessible, and free entertainment to millions of viewers worldwide."

Gracenote Resolves Viewer Frustration Around Where, When and How to Watch Streaming Programming

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

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NEW YORK, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is helping TV providers optimize their user experiences by providing the most accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive datasets covering subscription video on-demand (SVOD) and linear (FAST) content availability. The Gracenote solutions pair TV, movie and sports programming availability data with normalized program metadata to ensure that streaming aggregators, digital platforms and MVPDs offer content-first user experiences that facilitate universal search, discovery and tune-in capabilities to drive maximum audience engagement.

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According to Nielsen's State of Play report , 20% of consumers say they abandon a viewing session when they can't find something compelling to watch.
With content frequently moving between providers, a blockbuster movie that is available on a VOD platform one day could be gone the next.
Different streaming services may feature different seasons or individual episodes of a popular TV show hampering seamless viewing experiences.
With our unmatched availability and program metadata, Gracenote is uniquely positioned to help customers drive success in streaming now and into the future."

Omdia: YouTube Tops Most Popular Video Services As Free Viewing Increases Lead Over SVOD

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

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YouTube's continued growth as the top video service provider in key markets, has been fundamental to the growth of the sector's lead over paid video content.

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YouTube's continued growth as the top video service provider in key markets, has been fundamental to the growth of the sector's lead over paid video content.
This has been buoyed further by strong growth in other social video platforms and Free ad-supported television (FAST) services.
Over the last year, Omdia research found that the average number of free video services per video user for the UK increased from 5.1 to 6.2 and in the US 6 to 7.5 services.
In the UK, free-to-air content continues to lead with BVOD services and social media platforms as the most popular services with FAST coming in as third.

Stingray Introduces a New Wave of Music and Video Channels on Samsung TV Plus Across Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

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Monday, March 11, 2024

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This rollout introduces a rich selection of music and video channels tailored to diverse tastes and preferences, now available to users across Canada, Australia and New Zealand on Samsung Smart TVs, Galaxy devices, and more.

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This rollout introduces a rich selection of music and video channels tailored to diverse tastes and preferences, now available to users across Canada, Australia and New Zealand on Samsung Smart TVs, Galaxy devices, and more.
For Canadian audiences, Stingray presents an array of channels to explore.
"We are incredibly excited to join forces with Samsung TV Plus, a leading FAST service with unparalleled reach in delivering free premium entertainment, to showcase our diverse portfolio of audio and video channels," said David Purdy, Chief Revenue Officer at Stingray.
This partnership with Samsung TV Plus underscores Stingray's commitment to expanding its reach and delivering its top-tier music and video content to a broader audience.

SeaChange to be Acquired by Partner One

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Monday, March 11, 2024

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SeaChange has traditionally supported clients’ Operator TV systems, Advanced Advertising insertion platforms, the StreamVid streaming enablement solution, and the Xstream FAST channel service platform.

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SeaChange has traditionally supported clients’ Operator TV systems, Advanced Advertising insertion platforms, the StreamVid streaming enablement solution, and the Xstream FAST channel service platform.
The Company currently expects the transaction will result in net proceeds to SeaChange of between $13-15 million upon Closing.
In addition, SeaChange may, subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, respond to unsolicited, bona fide, written alternative acquisition proposals.
Needham & Company, LLC is acting as exclusive financial advisor to SeaChange in this transaction, and K&L Gates LLP is acting as legal counsel to SeaChange in this transaction.

The Sequoia Project and HL7 Enter Strategic Collaboration To Advance FHIR Implementations Nationwide

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Education, FHIR, ANN, Public sector, HL7, Authentication, Patient, Health Level Seven International, FAST, ONC

“We are thrilled to announce this alliance with HL7,” said Mariann Yeager, CEO of The Sequoia Project.

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“We are thrilled to announce this alliance with HL7,” said Mariann Yeager, CEO of The Sequoia Project.
“We look forward to working with HL7, alongside private and public sector subject matter experts, to advance nationwide FHIR implementation to improve interoperability nationwide.”
Through this strategic relationship, HL7 and The Sequoia Project aim to continue working together in areas of mutual interest, including standards deployment and adoption, alignment between HL7 FHIR Accelerator projects and Sequoia initiatives, and creating a feedback loop to HL7 based on lessons learned from real-world production-level exchange initiatives, education, and testing.
"At HL7, we are delighted to continue the journey toward meaningful interoperability with The Sequoia Project,” said Charles Jaffe, M.D., Ph.D., HL7 CEO.
“Close collaboration is certain speed to market health IT interoperability improvements to reduce the strain on health systems, diminish clinician burden, and improve the lives of our patients."