Watching That, the leading revenue intelligence platform for the OTT industry, has secured late seed funding from FirstPartyCapital, to help expand its customer base of broadcasters and OTT video providers across the globe. The funding will help Watching That invest [...]

In today's ExchangeWire daily news digest: Fivetran nets USD$565m (£413m) and acquires HVR; Activision Blizzard under SEC investigation; and Sorare raises USD$680m (£497m) for NFT fantasy gaming. Fivetran nets USD$565m (£413m) and acquires HVR Automated data integration company Fivetran has announced that [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google abusing market position in India - CCI probe; Tencent partially lifts rival link blocks; and Ketch secures additional USD$20m (£14.6m). Google abusing market position in India - CCI probe Google has been committing anticompetitive practices relating [...]

Following a £2.5m investment led by ITV's Studio 55 Ventures arm, ExchangeWire speaks to Live Tech Games co-founders Samuel Worsley and Nathan Moore on the rise of live interactive entertainment, and how traditional broadcasters are examining opportunities within the rapidly [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: ByteDance are set to acquire Chinese VR headset maker Pico; German in-car payments system provider Ryd receive a €10m investment from BP Ventures; and the team behind subscription-based social network Cocoon are bought by Substack.   ByteDance [...]

In the final part of this three-part commentary series on media, marketing, and commerce investment, ExchangeWire speaks to industry professionals involved in initial public offerings (IPOs) over 2021 for insight as to why 2021 is ideal for listing publicly, and [...]

Cavai, the global leader in conversational ad tech, has raised £6.5m from a range of prominent investors including Norway’s 2 largest venture players, Investinor and Idekapital, and ad tech industry specialist FirstPartyCapital. It will use the funds to bolster its [...]

In part one of this three-part commentary series on media, marketing, and commerce investment, ExchangeWire speaks to industry professionals involved in funding rounds over 2021 for their insight into how venture and corporate funding is evolving across the sectors. Key statistics [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: a study finds that streaming TV usage grew 13% in Q2; MediaSense receive a significant investment from Apiary; and the Polish parliament pass a new media ownership bill, putting Discovery's TVN channel at risk.   Global TV [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Kuaishou announce they will close down their Zynn app; plant-based food maker NotCo secure Unicorn status after new funding round; and Australian agencies Half Dome and Consumedia merge.   Kuaisho shutter Zynn app Chinese tech company Kuaishou have [...]