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U.S. Joint Industry Committee Awards Certification to Comscore for National Currency

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

RESTON, Va., April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comscore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, today welcomed the announcement from the U.S. Joint Industry Committee (JIC) granting it National Currency Certification as a transactable cross-platform solution.

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  • RESTON, Va., April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comscore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, today welcomed the announcement from the U.S. Joint Industry Committee (JIC) granting it National Currency Certification as a transactable cross-platform solution.
  • This announcement by the JIC follows Comscore’s recent accreditation by the Media Rating Council for both National and Local TV measurement.
  • Comscore was found to be transactable across both traditional metrics (ACM/AMA) and cross-platform Exact Spot across both Advanced Audiences and Households.
  • Comscore will continue to work with the JIC for the certification of cross-platform Personified Demos.

180 Degree Capital Corp. Notes Average Discount of Net Asset Value per Share to Stock Price for Third Month of Initial Measurement Period of its Discount Management Program

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Monday, April 1, 2024

MONTCLAIR, N.J., April 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 180 Degree Capital Corp. (“180 Degree Capital”) (NASDAQ: TURN), noted today that the average discount between its estimated daily net asset value per share (“NAV”) and its daily closing stock price during March 2024 and year-to-date through the end of March 2024, were approximately 20% and 22%, respectively.1 This discount was approximately 16% on March 31, 2024.

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  • MONTCLAIR, N.J., April 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 180 Degree Capital Corp. (“180 Degree Capital”) (NASDAQ: TURN), noted today that the average discount between its estimated daily net asset value per share (“NAV”) and its daily closing stock price during March 2024 and year-to-date through the end of March 2024, were approximately 20% and 22%, respectively.1 This discount was approximately 16% on March 31, 2024.
  • “The first quarter of 2024 as a whole was positive for 180 Degree Capital, both in terms of increases in our NAV and our constructive activism,” said Kevin M. Rendino, Chief Executive Officer of 180 Degree Capital.
  • Should these efforts not yield the results we believe are required, we are prepared to shift to public communications.
  • The ultimate goal of each of our engagements is to create value for all stakeholders of the businesses in which we invest, including 180 Degree Capital.”

180 Degree Capital Corp. Notes Support of Its Board Nominee, Matthew F. Mclaughlin, by Board of Directors of comScore, Inc.

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

MONTCLAIR, N.J., March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 180 Degree Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TURN) (“180 Degree Capital”) today noted the announcement by comScore, Inc. (“SCOR”) that SCOR’s Nominating Committee and Board of Directors will support the addition of 180 Degree Capital’s nominee, Matthew F. McLaughlin to SCOR’s Board of Directors at its upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

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  • MONTCLAIR, N.J., March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 180 Degree Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TURN) (“180 Degree Capital”) today noted the announcement by comScore, Inc. (“SCOR”) that SCOR’s Nominating Committee and Board of Directors will support the addition of 180 Degree Capital’s nominee, Matthew F. McLaughlin to SCOR’s Board of Directors at its upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
  • “We commend SCOR’s Board for reaching this conclusion and avoiding the need for a competitive proxy contest,” said Kevin M. Rendino, Chief Executive Officer of 180 Degree Capital.
  • We believe SCOR’s upcoming Annual Meeting will mark an important step forward toward value creation for SCOR’s long-suffering common stockholders with the addition of Jon Carpenter and Matt to SCOR’s Board.
  • The addition of Matt and Jon to SCOR’s Board shows that such decisions are possible.

Epsilon Partners with Comscore’s Proximic for Global Contextual Data

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proximic by Comscore , a division of Comscore Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR) and a leading provider of audience and content targeting solutions for programmatic activation, and Epsilon, a global advertising and marketing technology company, today announced a partnership with Epsilon for global cross-screen contextual data.

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  • NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proximic by Comscore , a division of Comscore Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR) and a leading provider of audience and content targeting solutions for programmatic activation, and Epsilon, a global advertising and marketing technology company, today announced a partnership with Epsilon for global cross-screen contextual data.
  • Epsilon will utilize Proximic by Comscore’s AI-powered contextual classifications for Epsilon Digital —the company’s adtech platform for performance-based, personalized digital media at scale.
  • Proximic by Comscore will deliver Epsilon rich insights into content across thousands of touchpoints with a focus on brand suitability, inventory quality, IAB and GARM categorizations.
  • Driven by Proximic’s industry-leading contextual natural language processing engine and AI contextual categorization technology, Proximic by Comscore’s contextual solutions enable marketers and media companies to extract a rich set of contextual datapoints from digital addressable supply across platforms such as CTV, audio, desktop and mobile.

Latino Alternative TV (LATV) Introduces New Parent Brand LatiNation Media

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Latino Alternative TV (LATV) today announced the formation of its new parent brand, LatiNation Media.

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  • Latino Alternative TV (LATV) today announced the formation of its new parent brand, LatiNation Media.
  • With the launch of LatiNation Media, the company is positioning itself to extend and expand the array of content and services that represent bilingual and bicultural Latinos in the U.S. LatiNation Media will launch as the parent brand to LATV's linear, AVOD, and FAST network, as well as its expanded LatiNation Digital, LatiNation Studios, and LatiNation Creative.
  • Centering its media business on driving identity and fandom, LatiNation Media is a one-stop solution for brands and agencies.
  • Customized Media List including LATV Network, NGL Media, Adsmovil Hispanic Premium Network, H Code Media, Prisa Media US, Univision Digital Network, Marca Hispanic Exchange, Complex, Vice Media Group, Telemundo Sites, UNIVISION.COM, Grupo Televisa, HOLA.COM Sites

SoundCommerce Selected to Power Hearst's Commerce Data and Analytics

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

SoundCommerce , the composable retail data platform, announced it has been selected by Hearst, one of the nation’s largest global, diversified information, services and media companies.

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  • SoundCommerce , the composable retail data platform, announced it has been selected by Hearst, one of the nation’s largest global, diversified information, services and media companies.
  • SoundCommerce will unify and model data for analytics and commerce activation across Hearst’s consumer publications to drive profit- and customer lifetime value-driven decisions.
  • SoundCommerce provides Hearst retail-ready analytical and behavioral data models, populated by an intelligent data pipeline that promotes data visibility, transparency, and trust.
  • Ready-to-go data models are available in BigQuery for immediate analysis, allowing the Hearst team to avoid time-consuming, resource-intensive data transformation tasks required when working with disparate data sources, resulting in faster time-to-value on the data.

BuzzFeed, Inc. Makes Strategic & Organizational Changes to Improve Profitability After Challenging Q4 and Full Year 2023

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Monday, March 25, 2024

Looking ahead, following key strategic organizational changes, BuzzFeed is optimistic about 2024 with a commitment to high-margin revenue streams and a renewed focus on its owned and operated websites and apps.

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  • Looking ahead, following key strategic organizational changes, BuzzFeed is optimistic about 2024 with a commitment to high-margin revenue streams and a renewed focus on its owned and operated websites and apps.
  • “Three months into 2024, it’s clear BuzzFeed and digital media are at an inflection point,” said Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed Founder & CEO.
  • As such, the historical financial results of Complex Networks have been reflected as discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements.
  • However, the historical Time Spent on First We Feast cannot be reasonably bifurcated from Time Spent on Complex Networks.

OutKick Delivers Over 20 Million Unique Visitors, Views, and Minutes in February 2024

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

OutKick, the fastest growing national multimedia sports platform, finished February 2024 with strong audience performance numbers, including 24 million total multiplatform views, which is up 4% versus February 2023.

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  • OutKick, the fastest growing national multimedia sports platform, finished February 2024 with strong audience performance numbers, including 24 million total multiplatform views, which is up 4% versus February 2023.
  • The platform also delivered 22 million total multiplatform minutes and 20.2 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors, according to Comscore.
  • The platform also saw over 17.1 million video views on Facebook, X, and YouTube which is up 4% versus the prior month, according to Shareablee.
  • *Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, Total Digital Population including Social Incremental data for reportable entities.

FOX News Digital Surpasses CNN With Total Digital Multiplatform Unique Visitors for First Time Ever

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

FOX News Digital finished February leading CNN with total digital multiplatform unique visitors for the first time ever, according to Comscore.

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  • FOX News Digital finished February leading CNN with total digital multiplatform unique visitors for the first time ever, according to Comscore.
  • FOX News Digital closed out the month reaching 3.1 billion total multiplatform minutes, 1.6 billion total multiplatform views, and 115 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors.
  • ** Year-over-year, CNN was down 6% with total digital multiplatform unique visitors and down 2% in multi-platform minutes, while FOX News Digital was up 18% and 8% respectively in each category.
  • 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 streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the free ad-supported television service FOX Weather.

Smartly Introduces Brand Pulse; Industry-First Solution Designed For the New Consumer Journey Connecting Full Funnel Performance in Real-Time

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Smartly, the AI powered advertising technology company transforming advertising experiences for brands and consumers, announces the launch of its latest groundbreaking solution, Brand Pulse.

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  • Smartly, the AI powered advertising technology company transforming advertising experiences for brands and consumers, announces the launch of its latest groundbreaking solution, Brand Pulse.
  • Smartly’s Brand Pulse helps marketers to future-proof their campaign strategy with insight into the full customer journey, revealing how upper funnel interactions drive action across platforms.
  • With Smartly’s Brand Pulse, early adopters improved their spend allocation between brand and performance campaigns by 79%.
  • “A key way of achieving cost effective reach on major digital media channels is by having access to aggregated performance.