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Popularium Raises $2M Seed Round From Prominent Investors

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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LOS ANGELES, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Popularium today announced the close of a $2M seed financing round, backed by prominent investors as well as games and media executives including Palm Drive Capital, The Data Economics Company, Eden Chen (Pragma) investing via the a16z Scout Fund, Reverb Ventures and Dave Nemetz, Pareto (founded by Edward Lando), Exit Capital, The Society of Entertainment, Bryan Goldberg (Bustle Digital Group, Bleacher Report), Dan Black (Gearbox), Dhani Jones (ex-NFL), and Avi Ben-Menahem (ex-Xbox: Ori and the Blind Forest, Phantom Dust).

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"Nearly 50% of the seed financing for Popularium has come from investors who are long-time fans of Magic: The Gathering and other games from Popularium's co-founders," said Arka Ray, President of Popularium.
This has drawn these prominent investors to proactively reach out and offer support for Richard's vision at an early stage of development."
I'm thrilled to be an investor in Popularium's seed round and to support the realization of Richard's vision."
The seed round will help support the public Alpha launch of Chaos Agents in summer 2024.

SCUBA, the Leading Collaborative Decision Intelligence Platform, Taps WarnerMedia's Ross Schwaber as SVP of Customer Solutions to Unlock the Full Potential of Data Collaboration and Privacy Driven Insights

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

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NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SCUBA Analytics is unlocking the full potential of Data Collaboration and Privacy Driven Insights in a new privacy driven era where advertising and martech have converged.

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NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SCUBA Analytics is unlocking the full potential of Data Collaboration and Privacy Driven Insights in a new privacy driven era where advertising and martech have converged.
Brands are facing complexity and driving actionable outcomes is critical with the recent addition of Ross Schwaber as Senior Vice President of Solutions.
"Schwaber's impressive blend of product innovation and operational expertise perfectly syncs with SCUBA's vision within the advertising and media industry," — SCUBA's CEO, Tony Ayaz.
Ross Schwaber has consistently been at the forefront of innovation, drawing from a wealth of experience in marketing, product management and publishing.

LG ANNOUNCES SECOND SEASON OF ORIGINAL MOBILE PODCAST SERIES 'TRANSPARENT CONVERSATIONS'

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics USA announced today the return of Transparent Conversations – a traveling podcast series in partnership with the NCAA® focused on college-level student-athletes discussing mental health and wellness.

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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics USA announced today the return of Transparent Conversations – a traveling podcast series in partnership with the NCAA® focused on college-level student-athletes discussing mental health and wellness.
The second season of the successful program kicked off with a live recording at Vanderbilt University, which will air alongside other episodes running through the remainder of 2023.
"LG Transparent Conversations has fostered a powerful dialog around mental health and the student athletic experience," says Rooks.
This series will allow me to continue that, with a focus on student mental health, optimism, and the future generation of sports."

OutKick Finishes 3Q With Highest Year Over Year Growth in Unique Visitors

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Friday, October 20, 2023

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OutKick, the fastest growing national multimedia sports platform, finished 3Q with the highest year over year growth amongst its competitive set averaging more than 5 million total multiplatform unique visitors, which is up 34% versus 3Q of 2022, according to Comscore.

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OutKick, the fastest growing national multimedia sports platform, finished 3Q with the highest year over year growth amongst its competitive set averaging more than 5 million total multiplatform unique visitors, which is up 34% versus 3Q of 2022, according to Comscore.
The platform also delivered 67 million total multiplatform minutes and 64 million total multiplatform views.
OutKick also had over 5 million total multiplatform unique visitors, up 4% versus the prior month, according to Comscore.
In commenting on the digital performance, OutKick founder Clay Travis said, “Once again OutKick finishes the quarter with strong numbers that highlight our consistent growth across the platform.

OutKick Delivers Highest Year Over Year Growth in Unique Visitors

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

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OutKick, the fastest growing national multimedia sports platform, delivered over 6 million total multiplatform unique visitors for July 2023, which is the highest year over year growth amongst its custom competitive set, up 119% versus July 2022, according to Comscore.

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OutKick, the fastest growing national multimedia sports platform, delivered over 6 million total multiplatform unique visitors for July 2023, which is the highest year over year growth amongst its custom competitive set, up 119% versus July 2022, according to Comscore.
The platform also saw 24 million total multiplatform views and 27 million total multiplatform minutes.
In commenting on the digital performance, OutKick founder Clay Travis said, “It’s always great to see OutKick’s strong growth every month.
*Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, Total Digital Audience, Change Trend Report, July 2023 July 2022, U.S. CBS Sports, ESPN.com , Yahoo Sports, BleacherReport.com , NY Post Sports, Deadspin.com , and BarstoolSports.com , **Source: Comscore Shareablee, Data Explorer Power Rankings, July 2023-July 2022.

TCL Kicks Off #OurBeautifulGame Campaign and Recognizes Inspiring Women During World's Largest Women's Football Event

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Friday, August 18, 2023

TCL unites women in the beautiful game of football with Warner Bros.

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TCL unites women in the beautiful game of football with Warner Bros.
Discovery (WBD), a leading global media and entertainment enterprise, TCL has launched #OurBeautifulGame, an integrated creative marketing campaign celebrating the beauty of football, amidst one of the most watched women's sporting events of the year.
"For years, TCL has been empowering girls and women worldwide through our innovative technology and far-reaching initiatives and campaigns that embrace education and sport," said Yuki Wei, Vice President of TCL Technology and Chairman of the TCL Charity Foundation.
"With #OurBeautifulGame, we are excited to connect customers and fans with three trailblazers in women's football and inspire them to nurture their own greatness."

TCL Kicks Off #OurBeautifulGame Campaign and Recognizes Inspiring Women During World's Largest Women's Football Event

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Friday, August 18, 2023

TCL unites women in the beautiful game of football with Warner Bros.

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TCL unites women in the beautiful game of football with Warner Bros.
Discovery (WBD), a leading global media and entertainment enterprise, TCL has launched #OurBeautifulGame, an integrated creative marketing campaign celebrating the beauty of football, amidst one of the most watched women's sporting events of the year.
"For years, TCL has been empowering girls and women worldwide through our innovative technology and far-reaching initiatives and campaigns that embrace education and sport," said Yuki Wei, Vice President of TCL Technology and Chairman of the TCL Charity Foundation.
"With #OurBeautifulGame, we are excited to connect customers and fans with three trailblazers in women's football and inspire them to nurture their own greatness."

Cloudinary is Named to the Forbes Cloud 100 for Sixth Consecutive Year

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

For the sixth consecutive year, Cloudinary has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures .

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For the sixth consecutive year, Cloudinary has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures .
“We are honored to be once again included in the Cloud 100, and to be recognized alongside the leaders that make up this year’s list,” said Cloudinary Co-founder and CEO Itai Lahan.
“The companies of the Cloud 100 list represent the best and brightest private companies in this crucial tech sector,” said Kenrick Cai, the Forbes editor of the Cloud 100.
The Forbes 2023 Cloud 100 and 20 Rising Stars lists are published online and highlights of the list appear in the August/September 2023 issue of Forbes magazine.

Yahoo Appoints Kendall Baker as New Senior Writer for Yahoo Sports

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

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2 ranked sports property, today announced the appointment of Kendall Baker as Senior Writer.

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2 ranked sports property, today announced the appointment of Kendall Baker as Senior Writer.
In his new role, Baker will help oversee newsletter and cross-platform strategy, including launching a new daily newsletter .
Baker founded the Sports Internet newsletter in 2017, which he owned and operated until it was acquired by Axios in 2019.
Baker also served as Head of Content for The Hustle, in addition to holding production and editorial roles with both ESPN and Bleacher Report.

OutKick Posts Triple Digit Year Over Year Growth in 2Q

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

OutKick, the fastest growing national multimedia sports platform, finished 2Q of 2023 with strong growth over the same period last year in all categories averaging more than 9 million monthly multiplatform unique visitors (up 289%), 101 million total multiplatform views (up 45%), and 112 million total multiplatform minutes (up 60%), according to Comscore.

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OutKick, the fastest growing national multimedia sports platform, finished 2Q of 2023 with strong growth over the same period last year in all categories averaging more than 9 million monthly multiplatform unique visitors (up 289%), 101 million total multiplatform views (up 45%), and 112 million total multiplatform minutes (up 60%), according to Comscore.
Additionally, June of 2023 saw its fifth highest month of total multiplatform unique visitors with over 8 million which is up 225% versus June 2022, according to Comscore.
The platform delivered 28 million total multiplatform views and 31 million total multiplatform minutes.
OutKick’s audience increases this quarter come on the heels of last week’s announcement that 12-time All-American swimmer Riley Gaines has signed with the platform to host the podcast, Gaines For Girls .