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Veo raises $25M for AI-based cameras that record and analyze football and other team sports

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Sports have been among some of the most popular and lucrative media plays in the world, luring broadcasters, advertisers and consumers to fork out huge sums to secure the chance to watch (and sponsor) their favorite teams and athletes. Even with the slowdown in a lot of sporting activity this year due to COVID — in the U.K.

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AI creative platform D-ID, the tech behind those viral videos of animated family photos, raises $25M

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The MyHeritage mobile app is a testament to D-ID’s success here, sporting a 4.8-star star rating across some 42,300 user reviews — a large number of them praising the AI-powered animations. z International, advertising agency Publicis and Digitas Vietnam partnered with D-ID on marketing efforts for a local festival.

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UK’s Big Tech regulator ‘to boost switching, cut killer acquisitions’

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However the government still hasn’t confirmed exactly when it expects to legislate to empower the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) — saying only that it will introduce legislation to put it on a statutory footing “in due course.” UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big tech.

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Amagi tunes into $100M for cloud-based video content creation, monetization

TechCrunch

Media technology company Amagi announced Friday $100 million to further develop its cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected televisions. Video is a complex technology to manage — there are large files and a lot of computing,” Subramanian said. Nadathur Holdings continues as an existing investor.

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Silicon Valley Bank implodes, Apple launches a new music service, and ChatGPT goes enterprise

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It’s Kyle again, Greg’s stand-in for Week in Review. (He’ll If you’re a WiR newbie, it’s the newsletter where we recap the past five days in tech news. Display-sporting HomePod: On the subject of Apple, the company could be working on a new HomePod device featuring a built-in display for 2024.

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6 Tech Trends that will reshape Media & Entertainment in 2021

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The demand side takes into account the behavioral patterns of the audience while the supply side adopts tech innovations to differentiate their service and content portfolio. Here’s our take on 6 technology trends that will influence the media and entertainment world this year. Ad-supported access to standard content portfolio.

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Sydney-based startup Upflowy raises $4M to optimize web experiences with its no-code solution

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After seeing low-engagement forms lead to as much as a 60% drop in conversion, translating into a huge waste of advertising spend presented a huge uplift opportunity for businesses. The Australian tech scene is driving innovation globally. Upflowy is due to set up a base in the U.S. This is just the first step.