Other Entertainment

The Label Announces Its Partnership with Untame, Acclaimed Developer and Creator of Mushroom 11

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Entertainment, Other Consumer, Consumer, Other Entertainment, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Electronic Games, Video games, PC games, Windows games, Linux games, Creative works, Puzzle video games, Platform games, Single-player video games, Mushroom 11, Apple Design Awards, Platform game, Wasteland, The Label, Untame

Untame joins a list of award-winning indie game developers to partner with The Label including Triband, Cipher Prime, Flightless, and Ed McMillen.

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  • Untame joins a list of award-winning indie game developers to partner with The Label including Triband, Cipher Prime, Flightless, and Ed McMillen.
  • Untame found success with its 2017 mobile hit, Mushroom 11, an award-winning puzzle anti-platformer set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
  • Since the release of Mushroom 11, I've been incredibly impressed by The Label's respect and support for independent creativity; I'm excited for what the partnership will bring, said Itay Keren, founder of Untame and creator of Mushroom 11.
  • Our latest release is the groundbreaking anti-platformer Mushroom 11, winner of multiple awards including the 2017 Apple Design Award.

Dadventures Raises $2 Million in Seed Funding to Expand Curated Family Entertainment Platform

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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Dadventures , a curated discovery platform that matches families with vetted local and home entertainment, announced the closure of its successful $2 million seed funding round.

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  • Dadventures , a curated discovery platform that matches families with vetted local and home entertainment, announced the closure of its successful $2 million seed funding round.
  • Dadventures currently reaches over 100,000 parents a week and has seen over 125 percent growth in users, driven by increased demand for fun and safe family entertainment during the pandemic.
  • Dadventures will use its seed funding dollars to grow its subscription member base, the number of cities in which it supports parents and its Original events offering, while expanding its curated family entertainment discovery tools to include more features and enhanced personalization.
  • This round of seed funding will help us expand our offerings to continue to provide memorable experiences to kids and parents alike.

USA TODAY Launches 33rd Ad Meter Competition

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), launched its 33rd Ad Meter program, the premiere gauge for public evaluation and opinion about Super Bowl advertisements.

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  • USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), launched its 33rd Ad Meter program, the premiere gauge for public evaluation and opinion about Super Bowl advertisements.
  • All commercials that are ranked in USA TODAYs Ad Meter will also be curated into a proprietary USA TODAY Ad Meter Playlist on YouTube AdBlitz .
  • Beginning today, fans can leverage a unique augmented-reality filter on USA TODAY and USA TODAY Sports Instagram pages that allows fans to share their excitement about this years Ad Meter competition with their social network.
  • The video show hosted by USA TODAY Ralphie Aversa, host of USA TODAYs Entertain This!, will feature industry experts, including Adweeks Editor-in-Chief, Stephanie Paterik, and USA TODAY National Sports Columnist Nancy Armour for commentary on the commercials and Ad Meter results.

Comcast Wins Four Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Data management, Consumer electronics, Technology, VoIP, Other Entertainment, TV and Radio, Mobile, Wireless, Entertainment, General Entertainment, Semiconductor, Security, Satellite, Photography, Nanotechnology, Audio, Video, Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Electronic design automation, Companies, Comcast, Tupelo, Mississippi, Video on demand, Emmy Award, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Xfinity, NBCUniversal

Comcast Corporation today announced that it received four Emmy Awards for Technology & Engineering from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).

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  • Comcast Corporation today announced that it received four Emmy Awards for Technology & Engineering from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).
  • This years recipients will be honored at the 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards Ceremony scheduled for October 10, 2021.
  • Over the past several years, Comcast has won a number of Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards.
  • Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky.

No7 Launches ‘Unstoppable Together’ in the U.S. – With the ‘SHEcovery’ as First Priority to Get Women Back to Work

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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This is No7s latest chapter in their 85-year commitment of being an ally to unstoppable women.

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  • This is No7s latest chapter in their 85-year commitment of being an ally to unstoppable women.
  • No7s Unstoppable Together U.S. movement kicks off addressing the SHEcession, a recession that disproportionately affects women.
  • Three in five women turn to their female friends and colleagues as their preferred support systems1, which is why No7 is uniting unstoppable women behind the SHEcovery.
  • No7s Unstoppable Together aligns with IWPRs mission to improve the lives of women and we look forward to working with them to help cast a light on the SHEcovery.

Zebra Technologies Improves Worker Productivity with Its First Individually Assigned Enterprise Mobile Computer

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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It is also RFID-ready and has an optional snap-on trigger handle to provide added comfort for scan-intensive tasks.

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  • It is also RFID-ready and has an optional snap-on trigger handle to provide added comfort for scan-intensive tasks.
  • Zebras new EC5x series expands the industrys broadest portfolio of Android-based, enterprise-class mobile computers with our first individually assigned smartphone-like device designed to help businesses significantly improve productivity and collaboration while delivering unmatched total benefits of ownership, said Joe White, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Enterprise Mobile Computing, Zebra Technologies.
  • With the new EC5x series, Zebra is introducing a new category of individually assigned enterprise mobile computers featuring a sleek, lightweight form factor, durability and business-class features that will help mobile workers drive increased personal productivity and greater collaboration.
  • ZEBRA and the stylized Zebra head are trademarks of Zebra Technologies Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

Entercom Launches “BetQL Audio Network”

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Monday, January 25, 2021
Online, Entertainment, Sports, Mobile Entertainment, General Sports, Technology, Other Sports, General Entertainment, Other Entertainment, TV and Radio, Audio, Video, Casino, Gaming, Radio in the United States, Universal Windows Platform apps, Entercom, Mass media in the United States, Television in the United States, CBS Radio, Radio.com, KEZW, BET

Entercom announced the launch of BetQL Audio Network.

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  • Entercom announced the launch of BetQL Audio Network.
  • Network programming will also initially include BetQL Countdown to Kickoff, which has run throughout the NFL playoffs, with future programming expansion announced at a later date.
  • Available nationwide via RADIO.COM, the fastest growing digital audio platform in the U.S., BetQL Audio Network will also be accessible via the BetQL mobile application and desktop platform and on-demand where podcasts are found.
  • As part of the network launch, KEZW-AM in Denver will relaunch as The Bet 1430AM, serving as a broadcast distribution channel for BetQL Audio Network content.

FOX News Digital Network Delivers Record Year

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Monday, January 25, 2021
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Monthly multiplatform unique visitors across FOX News Digital averaged more than 115 million unique visitors this year, a 13 percent increase versus 2019, while the digital network earned 24 billion multiplatform views for the year, up 23 percent from 2019.

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  • Monthly multiplatform unique visitors across FOX News Digital averaged more than 115 million unique visitors this year, a 13 percent increase versus 2019, while the digital network earned 24 billion multiplatform views for the year, up 23 percent from 2019.
  • In time spent, FOX News Digital saw 54 billion total multiplatform minutes, up 15 percent versus the prior year.
  • FOX News Digital toppled nearly every news organization in the competitive set, outpacing NYTimes.com and WashingtonPost.com in all categories.
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    2020 (Jan-Dec) FOX NEWS DIGITAL VS. CNN.COM
    FOX News Digital 24,290,000,000 (up 23 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2019)
    CNN.com 31,222,000,000 (up 67 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2019)
    FOX News Digital 54,081,000,000 (up 15 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2019)
    CNN.com 56,813,000,000 (up 58 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2019)
    FOX News Digital 115,746,000 (up 13 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2019)
    CNN.com 156,362,000 (up 25 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2019)
    FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the newly-announced AVOD service FOX Weather.

FanDuel Group Brings America’s #1 Sportsbook to Virginia With Multi-Year Partnership with Washington Football Team

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Monday, January 25, 2021
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FanDuel Group and the Washington Football Team announced the first-ever market access partnership between a National Football League team and an online sports gaming platform in the U.S.

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  • FanDuel Group and the Washington Football Team announced the first-ever market access partnership between a National Football League team and an online sports gaming platform in the U.S.
  • Under the terms of this agreement, FanDuel and the Washington Football Team launched legal sports betting on Thursday in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • We are excited to bring Americas #1 Sportsbook to residents and visitors to the Commonwealth of Virginia, said Matt King, CEO of FanDuel Group.
  • The Washington Football Team has chosen the FanDuel Sportsbook as its operational partner to jointly hold the permit.

FOX News Channel Names Emily Compagno Co-Host of Outnumbered

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Monday, January 25, 2021
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FOX News Channel (FNC) has promoted network contributor Emily Compagno to co-host of the ensemble show Outnumbered (weekdays, 12-1PM/ET), announced FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott.

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  • FOX News Channel (FNC) has promoted network contributor Emily Compagno to co-host of the ensemble show Outnumbered (weekdays, 12-1PM/ET), announced FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott.
  • Since joining FOX News Media as a contributor in December 2018, Ms. Compagno has provided political and legal analysis across the FOX News Media platforms, including regular panelist appearances on Outnumbered and The Five.
  • In March 2020, Ms. Compagno was tapped to host Crimes That Changed America on FOX News Medias subscription based streaming service, FOX Nation.
  • FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news.