HLN’s first podcast, Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders, launches Wednesday, February 5. Hosted by HLN producers Barbara MacDonald and Drew Iden, the eight-chapter series will look at multiple aspects of the horrific crime that took the lives of adolescent girls Abigail Williams and Liberty German in the small town of Delphi, Indiana three years […]
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The Beginning of the End for Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars returns to Disney+ with 12 new episodes, starting February 21. The new Clone Wars episodes will continue the storylines introduced in the original series, exploring the events leading up to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Created by George Lucas, with Dave Filoni as Executive Producer/Supervising Director, Star Wars: The Clone Wars stars […]
Kaltura Acquires Newrow to Deliver New Meeting Experiences
Video cloud Kaltura has acquired video conferencing and collaboration platform Newrow, founded in 2016, for an undisclosed amount. “The acquisition of Newrow kicks-off an exciting year for Kaltura, as we broaden our Meeting Solutions Experiences,” said Ron Yekutiel, Kaltura Co-founder, Chairman and CEO. “To date, different enterprise video conferencing and collaboration tools have catered to […]
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DoubleVerify Launches CTV Certification for Programmatic Platforms
DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, announced at connected TV Targeting Certification for programmatic platforms, designed to protect advertisers from fraud and invalid traffic in the CTV space. “DV has developed the most comprehensive and accurate CTV fraud identification in the industry, identifying millions of devices and hundreds of applications […]
ABC News’ ‘20/20’ Announces Multipart Podcast on Man Who Killed His Business Partner
Strange email messages following the disappearance of Christopher Smith led to the revelation that his business partner, Edward Shin, had murdered him, then covered it up. A two-hour 20/20 broadcast and multipart podcast tell the story of how authorities connected the dots to get Shin sent to prison for life. ABC News chief national correspondent […]
NFL-er Tony Gonzalez Launches Wide Open
Newly minted NFL Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez launched his podcast Wide Open with Tony Gonzalez, through which Gonzalez interviews people at the top of their respective games and learn more about how they got to where they are in their career. Guests have included manager Scooter Braun, Jessica Alba, David Spade and Michael Strahan.
Cole Sprouse Toplines Borrasca
Cole Sprouse will star in and produce eight-ep podcast series Borrasca. Created and written by Rebecca Klingel (Netflix’s The Haunting Of Hill House), the 30-minute thriller hails from QCode and will debut in April. The Riverdale and Five Feet Apart star will topline as Sam Walker, who becomes obsessed with untangling local lore after his […]
Growth In Programmatic OOH Spend Through Vistar Media Grew 80% in 2019
Digital out-of-home advertising growth is set to continue in 2020 as the channel becomes more data-driven and easier to buy, according to Vistar Media. According to a usage analysis of its platforms, Vistar Media saw: Media owner networks available on the Vistar platform increase by 86% Unique brands buying through the platform increase by 55% […]
Synamedia Enters Strategic Partnership With World Wide Technology
Video software provider Synamedia has entered into an international strategic partnership with technology and supply chain service provider World Wide Technology. The companies are joining forces for sales and delivery management, providing Synamedia’s video products and solutions to WWT’s customers while helping to strengthen Synamedia’s reach across regions. WWT’s network augments the distribution of Synamedia’s […]
Platinum Equity Acquires Tech-Driven Marketing Company Centerfield
Platinum Equity has acquired Centerfield, a technology-driven marketing and customer acquisition company. The firm also announced that Centerfield has acquired Digital Ventures, which operates web sites in home security, residential services, senior services and other verticals. Centerfield’s digital assets and platform, Dugout, engage in-market consumers and automate end-to-end customer acquisition shopping experiences. Founded in 2011, […]
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