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FOX Nation to Premiere “Menendez Brothers: Victims or Villains” on Monday, March 25

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

FOX Nation will release an exclusive four-part docuseries entitled “Menendez Brothers: Victims or Villains” on Monday, March 25th, announced Lauren Petterson, its president.

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  • FOX Nation will release an exclusive four-part docuseries entitled “Menendez Brothers: Victims or Villains” on Monday, March 25th, announced Lauren Petterson, its president.
  • In making the announcement, Petterson said, “This docuseries explores one of the most high-profile explosive murder cases of our time.
  • FOX Nation is a direct-to-consumer on-demand streaming service designed to complement the FOX News Channel experience with a members-only destination for its most passionate and loyal super fans.
  • Morning Consult recently named FOX Nation as one of the top 10 fastest-growing brands of 2023 among Gen Z adults, with the platform placing in the top 15 overall.

FOX Nation Renews Hit Series Crime Cam 24/7 Hosted by “Sticks” Larkin for Season Two

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

FOX Nation has renewed its original hit series “Crime Cam 24/7” for a second season, announced Lauren Petterson, president of the platform.

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  • FOX Nation has renewed its original hit series “Crime Cam 24/7” for a second season, announced Lauren Petterson, president of the platform.
  • The program will again air in the same timeslot as hit series “COPS,” which will return for an all-new season this fall.
  • Notably, FOX Nation continues to offer a one-year free subscription for all active first responders, including police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics (EMS personnel).
  • “Crime Cam 24/7” was produced by Law & Crime productions for FOX Nation.

Leading Family-Friendly Streaming Service Kidstream Joins Curiosity's Smart Bundle

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Kidstream, with its unique and carefully curated selection of high-profile children’s shows, is the newest service to join Curiosity’s Smart Bundle .

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  • Kidstream, with its unique and carefully curated selection of high-profile children’s shows, is the newest service to join Curiosity’s Smart Bundle .
  • With a commitment to programming that’s safe, educational, and ad-free, Kidstream provides Smart Bundle families with thousands of hours of beloved shows to dive into as summer vacation approaches.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240319293375/en/
    Kidstream joins Curiosity's Smart Bundle.
  • Anchored by Curiosity Stream’s award-winning documentary films, series, and specials, the Smart Bundle offers seven streaming services at a discounted rate.

One Day University Transforms into Curiosity University, Strengthens Content Offering and Distribution as Subscribers Hit Pivotal Milestone

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Curiosity Inc. is announcing a significant milestone for the former One Day University, now rebranded Curiosity University , as it surpasses 100,000 paying subscribers.

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  • Curiosity Inc. is announcing a significant milestone for the former One Day University, now rebranded Curiosity University , as it surpasses 100,000 paying subscribers.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240314843984/en/
    Curiosity University hits 100,000 paying subscribers.
  • Curiosity U’s expanded distribution and partnerships include, among others, Comcast, Xumo, Cox, and Roku.
  • “The evolution and rebranding of Curiosity University underscores our belief in the transformative power of curiosity,” said Rob Burk, Head of Content for Curiosity.

FOX Nation Expands Distribution to DISH Network and SLING TV

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s subscription based streaming service, has expanded distribution to DISH TV and SLING TV, announced its president Lauren Petterson.

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  • FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s subscription based streaming service, has expanded distribution to DISH TV and SLING TV, announced its president Lauren Petterson.
  • Beginning mid-March, DISH customers will be able to add FOX Nation for $5.99 per month.
  • Once subscribed, customers can access FOX Nation via channel 296 in the guide, the On Demand menu or the DISH Anywhere app.
  • FOX Nation will be available to stream on SLING for $5.99 per month to all of its users on SLING TV and on Sling Freestream, beginning in mid-March.

Samuli Sipila Wins 2024 PGT® PLO Series

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

LAS VEGAS, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Samuli Sipila is the 2024 PokerGO Tour® (PGT®) PLO Series champion.

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  • LAS VEGAS, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Samuli Sipila is the 2024 PokerGO Tour® (PGT®) PLO Series champion.
  • Sipila proved best among an elite group of poker players to win the series leaderboard.
  • Sipila cashed four times in 10 events at the PGT PLO Series.
  • Sipila is a professional poker player out of Helsinki, Finland, who specializes in pot-limit Omaha.

DENTSU LAUNCHES MERKURY FOR MEDIA, NEXT EVOLUTION OF ENTIRELY PEOPLE-INFORMED AND ACTIVATED MEDIA

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

NEW YORK, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dentsu announced today the official launch of Merkury for Media, the network's latest offering within its unrivaled global data, identity, and insights platform, Merkury. The new product is the only one live in-market today where every dollar of media is placed using first-party people data optimized to business outcomes as the root of all linear and digital media planning and buying.  Dentsu's global Merkury product suite will continue to expand in scope and scale in new markets across enterprise, media and creative capabilities in the coming months.

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  • With Merkury for Media we can make media dollars work harder in unrivaled fashion through data-driven, customer-centric experiences, intelligent media allocations and optimizations that drive higher business value and media performance for our clients," said Sean Reardon, CEO, Americas Media Practice, dentsu.
  • The Merkury Audience Builder interface provides the seamless integration of client first-party data, in a connected, brand-safe environment, anonymized Merkury IDs of 268MM adults inclusive of 144MM households.
  • Merkury IDs can be enriched with 10k+ proprietary and marketplace consumer data attributes including customized survey-based behavior and motivation data.
  • Based on premier plans built within Merkury Planner, Merkury Activate reaches a client's first-party-based audience segments at scale without cookies.

Parks Associates: 43% of US Households Own a Security Solution, and Almost One-third of Households Subscribe to a Security Service

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

DALLAS, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of ISC West, Parks Associates today released new research, the latest Residential Security Dashboard, which reports 43% of US internet households now own a security solution and 32% subscribe to a security service. Since July 2022, there has been a 5% increase in adoption of either a video doorbell or a camera without a system, which represents approximately six million homes that have added this type of solution in the past 18 months.

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  • Ring and SimpliSafe now account for one-fifth of the professional monitoring market for systems, as both companies have steadily added subscribers since 2019.
  • New options are emerging for consumers; for example, in 2023, Residential Security Dashboard started tracking Noonlight, which provides monitoring services for Wyze, Canary, Roku, and Eufy products.
  • "Consumers continue to buy security solutions, but the growth is coming from security devices, where households buy a networked camera and/or a video doorbell, rather than a traditional security system," said Elizabeth Parks , President & CEO, Parks Associates.
  • At the same time, the amount from paid security services attached to a security system dropped in the second half of 2023.

QYOU Expands Connected TV and QPlay+ Via Major New Channel and Distribution Partnerships

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

QYOU Media India's growing portfolio of seven FAST (Free Ad Supported TV) CTV channels - now includes: The Q, The Q Kahaniyan, Q GameX, Sadhguru TV, Bollywood Hungama, QToonz and RDCMovies.

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  • QYOU Media India's growing portfolio of seven FAST (Free Ad Supported TV) CTV channels - now includes: The Q, The Q Kahaniyan, Q GameX, Sadhguru TV, Bollywood Hungama, QToonz and RDCMovies.
  • The Connected TV (CTV) business in both India and globally continues to grow at an unprecedented rate with 9 out of 10 TV's sold in India last year being Smart TV's.
  • We are at the very beginning of this same shift in India and it is critical to get early channel distribution and positioning.
  • We will continue to grow our channel assets with unique and strong content partners like Toonz and RDC movies alongside our previous partnerships with major partners including Sadhguru.

WAPA Media Joins the Powerful International Platform reVolver Podcasts

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

DALLAS, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the purpose of continuing to expand its innovative digital entertainment offering, WAPA Media joins the successful reVolver Podcast platform, with five of its most successful programs. The available programming includes content from WAPA Televisión and WKAQ 580 AM, leading television and radio stations in Puerto Rico.

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  • DALLAS, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the purpose of continuing to expand its innovative digital entertainment offering, WAPA Media joins the successful reVolver Podcast platform, with five of its most successful programs.
  • WAPA Media programming on reVolver includes:
    Noticentro El Podcast: A daily podcast that presents summaries of the most relevant news affecting Puerto Ricans, available every day.
  • Jack Hobbs, President of reVolver Podcast added: " We are delighted to welcome WAPA Media and their outstanding lineup to reVolver Podcasts.
  • reVolver Podcasts is a leading force in digital audio content, dedicated to providing diverse, innovative and engaging podcasts across multiple genres.