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Sports community platform Stadium Live raises $10M to expand its digital world for Gen Z

TechCrunch

announced its $10 million Series A funding round to continue its mission of bringing fantasy sports to a younger generation. The Canadian startup was founded in 2020 by Kevin Kim and Paul Xu with the goal of gamifying the sports fandom and building a “digital playground” of sorts for Gen Z sports fans.

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MLSE looks to revolutionize sports experience with digital R&D lab

CIO

Digital solutions and data analytics are changing the world of sports entertainment at a rapid clip. From how players train, to how teams make strategic decisions during games, to how venues operate and fans engage, sports organizations are turning to software engineers and data scientists to help transform the sport experience.

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How 2 Australian sporting brands leverage human-centric digital innovation to drive new fan experiences in and out of the arena

CIO

Creating new revenue streams, identifying untapped audiences and better engaging fans onsite and all year-round are just some of the wins iconic Australian sporting events are chalking up thanks to human-centric digital innovation. Here, we explore two stellar examples in the Australian Grand Prix and Australian Open.

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AI in Media: Redefining Customer Experience with Immersive Stories

Trigent

Artificial intelligence has become an important milestone in the digital transformation journey of all sectors, including media and entertainment. With the buzz it has created, it is no surprise that the adoption of AI in media and entertainment is a game-changer for the pioneering and the digitally inclined.

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Enhancing customer care through deep machine learning at Travelers

CIO

s nest perspective of immediate and long-term tasks to equally strengthen the company culture and customer needs. This is kind of a team sport for us, so itâ??s On having a data-first culture: This is not about just the practitioners of this discipline or these capabilities. But we have to bring in the right talent.

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Public broadcasting in the wake of the OTT revolution. Will technology and data save culture?

Capgemini

For those channels that have understood that their survival depends on streaming and OTT, the battle is not only technological but also cultural. It goes without saying that this is a systemic issue unmatched by any recent media revolution. The transformation is therefore somewhat contradictory: media for all, but also media for one.

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Kevin Hart gets serious about financial inclusion at Disrupt

TechCrunch

But behind the scenes, he’s a serious entrepreneur building a multiplatform media empire. He is also the founder and managing partner of HartBeat Ventures, an early-stage VC firm with a focus on lifestyle, media and technology. Hollywood powerhouse, comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart makes the world laugh both onstage and on camera.

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