Advertising is one of the most rapidly developing parts of the digital media ecosystem. This month, we ask our experts to help us understand the opportunities for advertising in this new environment and what it might look like in the future

As artificial intelligence becomes ever more sophisticated, should we be scared of the inevitable changes… or optimistic?

The IBM Player can help sports teams improve, enhancing the viewer experience through added content. We find out how it all began

The next decade is going to require a rapid decarbonisation of the global economy, so what’s the future of industry networking?

Wirewax describes itself as a creative video technology, which manifests itself primarily as an interactive video studio where its customers can upload videos and use its computer technology – which understands those videos – to make them interactive via creative layers.

A new start-up is aiming to put AI-driven video production into the hands of creators

Buying likes and followers has become a common strategy for boosting social media accounts. Is it time to get honest about the influencer inflation?

Transmisjelive is working to bring Polish football to the masses with its livestreamed content

Whether you call it a ‘Frisbee’ or a ‘disc’, ultimate is moving out of its counterculture roots and into the sports mainstream. The AUDL, ultimate’s governing body for North America, is using video streaming to reach new fans

Discover how the VFX community has created a multifaceted resource for training the next generation of digital artists

Innovative solutions from Dejero allowed Next Up Digital to deliver a robust live stream of the latest Ironman Australia race using 4G mobile networks

Digital learning company Cengage is using AWS tools to deliver the highest quality educational video to students, no matter which device they’re using

 Ameen Abdulla is the CEO and founder of Soundwhale, a creative platform that allows users to control their mix for videos

Rippla’s aim is to bring concert streaming away from computers and mobile phones and back into the venues.

Danish-born, London-based Michael Moss had identified was a need in the market for an AI-driven media-editing tool that analyses existing content and cuts it down into teasers for show promotion, which could be personalised according to user preferences. 

In Start-up Alley, we take a look at an  machine learning algorithms for OTTs

The Hamsa hand is an ancient Middle Eastern amulet symbolising happiness, luck, health and good fortune. In Hebrew, it also represents the number five. So, for five Israeli developers looking to stake their claim in the VR gaming market, the name is appropriate.

Creative AI is a field that has underpinned Eric Risser’s entire career, he believes his start-up, Artomatix, can solve some of the pain points in industries using 3D-generated graphics.

At the grand old age of nine, Axonista is more of a scale-up than a start-up, but it’s still a significant presence in Dublin’s tech scene. 

Hendrik Dacquin has always been interested in the interaction of broadcasting, interactive media and gaming – it’s a confluence he’s been circling for most of his career.

Athens-based start-up Orbie has created a news aggregator that pulls content from websites and collates it into one automated video stream for publication on smart TVs, VR, mobile and in-car entertainment systems

Two years on from raising a seed-funding round to develop its AI-powered generative music technology, Melodrive is revising both its business strategy and product offering.

Face the music: Drew Silverstein is the co-founder of Amper Music, an AI that composes, produces and performs music

In this month’s Start-up Alley, we look at music start-ups using AI and sophisticated software development to help video creators produce innovative soundtracks.