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AI Briefing: Generative AI and search are becoming increasingly intertwined — and top of mind
At this week’s Google I/O 2024, many marketers will be tuning in for any updates on the future of generative AI and search. The annual developer conference, which takes place on Tuesday, has always been a place for the search giant to highlight major innovations for its various audiences. At Google I/O 2023, the company…
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S4C orders animated Welsh children’s series
S4C has announced a new mixed media children’s comedy series called Annibendod (‘Messy‘) that will air in January 2025. The Welsh language series has been developed to boost children’s Welsh language skills using comedy and simple to understand language. Annibendod is a 20 x 10-minute series produced by Twt Productions in collaboration with Boom Cymru,…
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How CFOs approach tech spend
Major banks in the United States are increasing tech investment for added efficiencies and frictionless digital experiences — which has become the consumer’s expectation since the pandemic. There is always a struggle for C-level executives, especially chief financial officers, to decide how to spend money to streamline operations while improving customer experiences and driving customer…
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FIs look to tech providers for RTP, FedNow onboarding
Adoption is ticking up for The Clearing House’ Real Time Payments network and the Federal Reserve’s FedNow payments rail as financial institutions add payment services to their platforms. The RTP network has more than 500 institutions on its network, according to The Clearing House’s website. Meanwhile, the FedNow payments rail had 728 financial…
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Chris Pratt shares Moments Worth Paying For
In advance of the May 24th release of Sony Pictures’ The Garfield Movie, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagne-loving feline’s voice talent Chris Pratt is sharing a special video message in support of the Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s Moments Worth Paying For campaign highlighting the importance of audiences seeing the movie on the big screen and…
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AMC Networks Q1 revenues down 17%
AMC Networks has reported Q1 net revenues of $596 million (€552.3m), down 17 per cent from the prior year. Excluding nonrecurring revenues related to Apple TV+ series Silo and the sale of digital agency 25/7 Media, net revenues decreased 6 per cent. Streaming revenues stood at $145 million, an increase of 3 per cent on…
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Canal+ to launch Ciné+ OCS in July
Canal+ has restructured its drama and movies offering and will relaunch it under new on-demand brand, Ciné+ OCS, on July 3rd The French pay-TV group acquired the OCS pay-TV bouquet, and its production arm Orange Studio, from Orange France in January. Available via the Canal+ bouquet as well as through services operated by various distributing…
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Xmas Day NFL on Netflix?
Neftlix is heavily tipped to outbid the competition air two live NFL games on Christmas Day. Writing on social media platform X, John Ourand – a veteran sports business reporter – said: “It looks like Netflix will wind up carrying the two NFL games scheduled for December 25th, per a bevy of sources”. It’s not…
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IBC 2024: Booked exhibitor space surpasses 2023
IBC 2024 is now open for registration, with the global media and entertainment (M&E) industry set to converge on the RAI Amsterdam from September 13th to 16th. The event will bring the content and technology community together to showcase innovations, address media’s most pressing trends, and enable collaboration during the four-day exhibition and three-day IBC…
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Survey: Marketer spending optimism rises in 2024
Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, has released its sixth global Annual Marketing Report, revealing marketers’ priorities and plans to improve ROI in 2024 and beyond. The report, which surveyed nearly 2,000 global marketers, found that marketers continue to view social media, search, online/mobile video, and online/mobile display as the most effective…