Although podcasting has surged in popularity in recent years and is a major growth segment for the radio industry, television companies are just now tipping their toes into the audio arena.
Seven categories –– including Funniest, Best Pandemic-Related and Content Creator of the Year –– were selected by the virtual live audience.
The VVVAs were held virtually on Tuesday, February 25, and gave fans and partners the opportunity to watch and vote for their favorite viral videos from 2020.
Have you watched the news lately? A new Covid strain, stories of botched vaccine rollouts, political turmoil, the list goes on and on. On the surface, it seems like nothing but doom and gloom.
But today, I want to show you why the world isn’t ending like the media would have you believe.
Veritone says its advertising services business, used by podcasters and radio stations, and its ad revenue both had double-digit growth during the fourth quarter, and that helped push the artificial intelligence technology and solutions company’s revenue to new highs.
Chad Steelberg, chief executive of Veritone, a US AI technology provider, says that the increasing concern about malicious deepfakes is holding back investment in the technology's legitimate, commercial use.
“Commercially, buying ads around coronavirus coverage on podcasts might be tricky for brands…. Hilary Ross, VP of podcast media at Veritone One, said she isn’t seeing a large number of advertisers seeking out coronavirus-centric podcasts, though in the past they have placed some ads on a few.
As AI continues to evolve and be refined, so too will the products offered to police. It is important for the policing profession to adapt and evolve with these technologies as the rest of the world also explores AI integration.