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JPMorgan KYC operations up to 90% more productive with AI
JPMorgan Chase is reaping rewards in know-your-customer operations from deployment of AI. The bank processed 155,000 know-your-customer (KYC) files in 2022, using 3,000 people to accomplish the task. “By the end of next year, we will process 230,000 files with 20% less of the people. It’s an increase in productivity between 80% to 90%,” Chief…
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Comcast reveals StreamSaver launch date, price
Comcast has announced that its new streaming bundle of Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+, known as Xfinity StreamSaver, will be available to new and existing Xfinity Internet and TV customers in the US from May 29th. StreamSaver includes a subscription to Netflix Standard with ads, Peacock Premium, and Apple TV+, delivering a savings of over…
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TiVo One debuts
Entertainment technology company TiVo has debuted its TiVo One cross-screen ad platform, combining ad inventory across multiple end-points in the home and the car empowering advertisers to optimise branded campaigns to their desired audiences with advanced forecasting, precise targeting and robust measurement capabilities. TiVo One is the latest service to be added to TiVo parent…
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Van Rooyen named CEO of VodafoneZiggo
Vodafone Group and Liberty Global have announced that Stephen van Rooyen has been appointed CEO of Dutch telco VodafoneZiggo, effective from September 2024. Van Rooyen was previously the CEO of Sky UK & Ireland and Chief Commercial Officer for the Sky Group. He brings a wealth of telecoms and media experience to VodafoneZiggo after more…
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VMO2, Hubbub award £500k to e-waste projects
Some of the UK’s most innovative projects which tackle electronic waste and support digital inclusion are being awarded a share of £500,000 (€584,441) from Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub’s Time After Time fund. Eight winning projects have been selected from more than 120 entries by a panel of judges including TV presenter and environmentalist George…
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Canal+ joins Trusted Partner Network
Trusted Partner Network (TPN), the industry content security initiative, has announced that Canal+ Group, the French audiovisual media company, has joined its programme as a Content Owner member. The new membership aligns with Canal+ Group’s mission to safeguard its content and to choose partners who share the same goal. It also allows CANAL+ and StudioCanal…
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Starlink: 3m users, but facing major D2D problems
Elon Musk congratulated his staff and SpaceX technicians on May 20th for topping 3 million Starlink customers in 99 countries. But behind the scenes there could be serious problems ahead for Starlink, and in particular for its ‘direct-to-smartphone’ ambitions. The background focuses on recent transmissions carried out on a UK-registered satellite by SpaceX. The satellite…
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TotalMedia to launch new AI+Cloud integrated broadcast encoder at Broadcast Asia with Bitmovin on Ideal Systems booth
Leading Asian broadcast systems integrator Ideal Systems has announced that it will be hosting the global launch of a totally new software-based encoder for broadcasters at the upcoming Broadcast Asia exhibition in Singapore. The new encoder solution from TotalMedia is part of a growing suite of video processing tools offered by TotalMedia that have been…
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How sending fewer emails and content previews improved The New Yorker’s newsletter engagement
The New Yorker has refocused its newsletter strategy in an effort to retain its cohort of 1.2 million paid subscribers and grow its audience beyond that — by sending fewer emails. Last August, The New Yorker began sending newsletters less frequently and giving paid subscribers early access to content in their inboxes. As a result,…
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The Rundown: How Amazon is wooing publishers to bolster its $50 billion ad business
Amazon Advertising’s revenue neared $47 billion last year, up from 24% compared to 12 months earlier, with analysts suggesting its media earnings growth now outpaces Facebook and Google. An eMarketer forecast maintains the e-commerce giant’s advertising revenue will top $67 billion by 2025, and earlier this week at Amazon Publisher Services’ summit, it revealed new…