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Overview From May to December 2015, tpr media secured a wide range of press coverage for Newstag. This included news stories about new partnerships and awards, as well as two positioning features. The first feature, which ran on Journalism.co.uk, portrayed Newstag as innovative company to watch, providing a new model for hyperpersonalised video news. The second, which ran in the Cannes Lions Daily News and was distributed at one of the world's premier advertising trade events, described Newstag as one of the key companies challenging existing models for advertising and content sharing. tpr media organised a number of meetings between Henrik Eklund and prospective partners at the end of April. Sophie Toumazis accompanied Newstag to a series of meetings with content providers (e.g. ITN and Press Association), as well as NGOS (e.g. DEC and Médecins Sans Frontières). In October 2015, Newstag won the prestigious ‘Best Startup’ award at the TVB Europe Awards, hosted by respected industry publication TVB Europe. The initial interest arose following a press release issued by tpr media earlier in the year. Following this achievement, the tpr media team met with Henrik and Camilla at The Hospital Club for a full briefing about Newstag’s shifting direction and outlined key storylines to be developed in the run up to the launch of the platform. Later in the year, Newstag’s selection as a finalist for the 2015 WANIFRA awards provided an opportunity to remind UK press about the platform’s recent achievements and developments and to explore angles and opportunities. Through this process, tpr media researched the latest journalism and contacted over 50 high-level technology press and media contacts to arrange face-to-face conversations in London with Henrik Eklund. These included both consumer and trade journalists (please find the full list on the final page of this report) and resulted in a meeting with freelancer Stephen Armstrong, who is considering pitching pieces to both Wired and Monocle magazines closer to Newstag’s launch.
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Newstag: A new model for 'hyperpersonalised' video The new mobile first platform lets users curate their own news video channels and donate to causes Posted: 25 August 2015 By: Mădălina Ciobanu Comments
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"I think the media industry was disrupted 15 to 20 years ago and while consumption and volume are going through the roof, the sustainable model is falling apart," believes Henrik Eklund, cofounder and chief executive of Newstag. That's what he is hoping to change by developing a mobilefirst video platform that brings together news organisations, NGOs and brands. Newstag launched in June and it's currently still in beta, letting users create a personalised news channel through what it calls 'tag streams' or topics of interest, region or language. Since launch, the site has been accessed in more than 200 countries, gathering nine million views in its first month of going public. Sixty per cent of the platform's users are under 34 and 77 per cent access it on their mobile devices.
Things are cheaper, faster or lighter, but there is no model for creating something that actually pays for journalism Henrik Eklund, Newstag
For now, only 12 news outlets have signed up, including AP, Russia Today and Reuters, but Eklund said the aim is to "have one from every region and, hopefully, from every country in the world". "You will have a news channel that will update 24/7 with sources from all over the world about your topics, which basically means you get, let's say, a CNN, but it's your own."
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Date: 25Aug2015 Reach: 1776 Value: 121 He argued the media is mostly focused on adapting to new technologies, but "there is no model for creating something that actually pays for journalism". "Two hundred hours of video are uploaded every minute on YouTube, and at the same time, nobody is getting paid and the journalists who are really needed to make sense of all this are actually getting pushed out of the model. "Even though there's so much more – and you could get so many more angles and better understanding – you get less," he told Journalism.co.uk.
Screenshot showing how users can create tag streams on Newstag Newstag uses a redistribution model it calls 'power' to let users donate five per cent of its revenue to specific causes and organisations, such as Oxfam, Red Cross and the United Nations World Food Programme, dependent on how regularly they use the site. The revenue comes from brands Newstag has signed up, who can sponsor one or more tag streams created by users. Eklund said this allows brands to "meet [consumers] in a new relationship", as they can also donate money to the same causes supported by the users. The only editorial involvement the team has is tagging the video footage as it comes in and ensuring the tags are accurate. "You have professional journalists telling their story and they can be associated with a type of value without the brands being the ones producing the content," Eklund explained. As people are currently visiting Newstag using their mobile browsers – what the platform was intended for – a mobile app is also in the cards. Eklund also said data consumption is an aspect to be considered, in order to make the platform accessible even to users with smaller data packages. "We will work closely with mobile operators and we could have packages to deliver our content and in that delivery process, we could actually pay for the data so it doesn't cost the user any data to access Newstag," said Eklund.
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Newstag partners with the United Nations World Food Programme for news that goes beyond the headlines www.geektime.com /2015/06/25/newstag-partners-with-the-united-nations-world-food-programme-for/news-that-goes-beyond-the-headlines
Photo Credit: PR This Swedish startup wants to turn passive content consumers into active curators who have a real impact on the news. Hopefully this coupled with its latest partnership could expose people to news that gets ignored by mainstream media Newstag, the Swedish startup that aims to give content consumers a more active role in selecting the video news we’re exposed to, has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). This partnership will help raise awareness and highlight issues that are often ignored by mainstream media. It will also give the NGO access to an alternative fundraising channel by enabling viewers to support WFP .causes through the Newstag site
Using media to make a real-world impact The idea is to use media to make a real-world impact by giving organizations like WFP a platform to shed light on stories that get no or little attention from traditional media. Why, for example, do we hear so little about Boko Haram and its impact on African communities? Newstag hopes that through collaborations with organizations like WFP, it can shift the media’s agenda and change the kind of content people consume. In addition to WFP, Newstag has signed partnerships with Earth Hour, Birdlife, Lien AID, .Singapore Cancer Society, Flora Fauna, and others
What differentiates Newstag from other media sources is that it aims to turn passive content consumers into pro-active curators of the news. Viewers can tag content and also have the option to create and distribute tag streams or news channels with handpicked content. This has an impact on the content other Newstag users are exposed to as the “Watched right now” and “Top news in English” feeds, for example, are determined by users. But beyond Newstag, this can help expose other people to content they might .not ordinarily be exposed to through social media
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Newstag users also have the opportunity to allocate funds to any of the organizations and NGOs Newstag has partnered with such as WFP. The more active a user is in consuming and sharing content, the more points they have to vote for an organization. Newstag will then donate a portion of their revenues to the .organizations based on the number of votes they get Interestingly, Newstag’s business model is based on what they call “contextual digital branding,” which gives NGOs the opportunity to be featured alongside content that represents their cause. They’re also exploring enabling viewers to donate to charities in the context of content viewed. A good example of this would be having the option to donate to charities operating in Nepal after viewing video news about the .Nepalese earthquake
?What kind of impact will Newstag have Since the startup publicly launched in March 2015, it has grown rapidly. On average they publish about 350 videos daily from a range of sources including NGOs and news sources like Reuters, AFP, Bloomberg, CNN, SNTV and TechStorm. There are also about 20,000 weekly active users viewing and sharing content from the site. The startup has big plans for the near future, which include both a mobile and TV app, and is looking to raise a new round of funding in part to support these efforts. So far, the startup has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from a combination of private investors, the founders and
.VCs, and was awarded a Swedish innovation grant for $150,000 While this may be impressive, it will take users some time to adapt to the idea. In trying to foster a culture of active content curators, they’re changing something fundamental about the way media has always worked. Henrik Eklund, Newstag CEO, explained, “We see Newstag as a complement to traditional media ”. – we want to help bring perspectives, relevance and sustainability to the crippled media model Victor Alexiev, Newstag co-founder, reiterated this point. “We hope that we open the door for a more valuenetwork-based business model thinking, as well as more concern around the impact of popularity-based
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news reporting. We are not going after traditional models – we see an open space in video news, and we want to claim it.” Alexiev went on to say that they see themselves as the Spotify for video news with a strong emphasis on the social impact component. It will be interesting to see whether or not users take to .the platform in the long run :Share on Nicole Hyman
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Programme (WFP) has signed up with Newstag, joining over a dozen global charities, NGOs and non-profit organisations. The multi-level agreement allows the initiative to fundraise through the Stockholm-based video news service. Newstag's approach to the distribution and consumption of news brings together video news stories from professional content producers around the world, including AP, AFP and Reuters, as well as top brands. By rebalancing the traditional relationships between industry stakeholders, Newstag aims to make journalism sustainable through a proper funding stream. The 'mobile-first' service enables users to create their own 'tagstream' (or personalised TV channel) in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing the stories they care about among their social networks using the latest web and mobile technologies. The variety of stories from trusted sources ranges from entertainment to current affairs. These stories are available from a number of different perspectives, putting users at the heart of the experience and in complete control. The result is a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, creating contrasting frames of reference. Alongside this, Newstag also offers users an opportunity to make a difference. Consumers can take action by supporting causes and research they think are important. A part of Newstag's revenues are available for users to allocate to charitable, NGO and NPO partners, such as WFP. The more they watch and share, the higher their impact. In addition, charities, NGOs and agencies joining this new media model will also be able to provide video news
content to users on international initiatives, using the platform both to fundraise and communicate. WFP Head of Television Communications, Jonathan Dumont, says: "The United Nations World Food Programme has an obligation to inform the public about what we are doing to help make this world a Zero Hunger world. As the UN's frontline emergency relief organisation we have an inherent relationship with news organisations by providing content and information that helps them tell the humanitarian side of the story. Working with outlets like Newstag takes the relationship one step further by providing an opportunity for information providers and consumers to give back. That can make a world of difference to those who need help the most." Newstag Chairman and Founder, Camilla Dahlin-Andersson, added: "This link with The United Nations World Food Programme goes to the heart of Newstag's new media model – creating value while enabling charities, NGOs and international agencies to tell their story. This multi-faceted relationship will transform the role of users by providing them with a unique opportunity to have real impact on the world around them." www.newstag.com (JP)
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Newstag and The United Nations World Food Programme sign global content and fundraising deal Newstag’s relationship with UN agency will provide unique opportunity for real impact on the world Joining over a dozen global charities, NGOs and non-profit organisations, The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) – the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide – has signed up with Newstag. The multi-level agreement allows the initiative to fundraise through the Stockholm-based video news service. Newstag’s pioneering and innovative approach to the distribution and consumption of news brings together video news stories from professional content producers around the world, including AP, AFP and Reuters, as well as top brands. By radically rebalancing the traditional relationships between industry stakeholders, Newstag aims to make journalism sustainable through a proper funding stream. The ‘mobile-first’ service enables users to create their own ‘tagstream’ (or personalised TV channel) in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing the stories that they care about among their social networks using the latest web and mobile technologies. The wide variety of stories from trusted sources ranges from entertainment to current affairs. These stories are available from a number of different perspectives, putting users at the heart of the experience and in complete control. The result is a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, creating contrasting frames of reference. Alongside this, Newstag is not just about understanding the world, it also offers users a unique opportunity to make a difference. Consumers can take action by supporting causes and research they think are important. A part of Newstag’s revenues are available for users to allocate to charitable, NGO and NPO partners, such as WFP. The more they watch and share, the higher their impact. Charities, NGOs and agencies joining this new media model will also be able to provide video news content to users on international initiatives, using the platform both to fundraise and communicate. WFP Head of Television Communications, Jonathan Dumont says: “The United Nations World Food Programme has an obligation to inform the public about what we are doing to help make this world a Zero Hunger world. As the UN’s frontline emergency relief organisation we have an inherent relationship with news organisations by providing content and information that helps them tell the humanitarian side of the story. Working with outlets like Newstag takes the relationship one step further by providing an opportunity for information providers and consumers to give back. That can make a world of difference to those who need help the most.” Newstag Chairman and Founder, Camilla Dahlin-Andersson, added: “This link with The United Nations World Food Programme goes to the heart of Newstag’s new media model – creating value while enabling charities, NGOs and international agencies to tell their story. This multi-faceted relationship will transform the role of users by providing them with a unique opportunity to have real impact on the world around them.” Newstag has rapidly expanded its network of commercial and content partners in recent months as it gears up to launch its application. Newstag recently opened a Cairo bureau and received a $1.3m investment from a group of private and institutional investors. Newstag, currently in beta stage, is continuously bringing new users onboard. To sign up, visit www.newstag.com.
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Newstag and UN Food Programme sign global content and fundraising deal Holly Ashford
Joining over a dozen global charities, NGOs and non-profit organisations, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) – the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide – has signed up with Newstag. The multi-level agreement allows the initiative to fundraise through the Stockholm-based video news service. Newstag’s approach to the distribution and consumption of news brings together video news stories from professional content producers and brands around the world, including AP, AFP and Reuters. By rebalancing the traditional relationships between industry stakeholders, Newstag aims to make journalism sustainable through a proper funding stream. The ‘mobile-first’ service enables users to create their own ‘tagstream’ (or personalised TV channel), organising, consuming and sharing the stories that they care about among their social networks. These stories are available from a number of different perspectives, with the aim of putting users in control. The result is a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, creating contrasting frames of reference. Consumers can take action by supporting causes and research they think are important. A part of Newstag’s revenues are available for users to allocate to charitable, NGO and NPO partners, such as WFP. The more they watch and share, the higher their impact. Charities, NGOs and agencies joining this new media model will also be able to provide video news content to users on international initiatives, using the platform both to fundraise and communicate. WFP head of television communications, Jonathan Dumont said: “The United Nations World Food Programme has an obligation to inform the public about what we are doing to help make this world a Zero Hunger world. As the UN’s frontline emergency relief organisation we have an inherent relationship with news organisations by providing content and information that helps them tell the humanitarian side of the story. Working with outlets like Newstag takes the relationship one step further by providing an opportunity for information providers and consumers to give back. That can make a world of difference to those who need help the most.” Newstag chairman and founder, Camilla Dahlin-Andersson, added: “This link with The United Nations World Food Programme goes to the heart of Newstag’s new media model – creating value while enabling charities, NGOs and international agencies to tell their story. This multi-faceted relationship will transform the role of users by providing them with a unique opportunity to have real impact on the world around them.” Newstag, currently in beta stage, is continuously bringing new users onboard. www.newstag.com
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Top mobile start ups chosen by Mobile World Capital Barcelona BY HEATHER MCLEAN ON AUGUST 4, 2015
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Sweden’s Newstag selected as a top international start up by Mobile World Capital Barcelona
Stockholmbased Newstag, a mobilefirst video news service, has been selected as one of 15 top start ups in an international contest to recognise the most innovative use of mobile technology in business.
The entrepreneurial ventures were picked during this year’s GSMA Mobile World Congress by Mobile World Capital Barcelona, the notforprofit foundation established to promote the latest mobile technology globally. The selection criteria included a high level of innovation, potential for growth and global positioning and economic or social impact.
The award forms part of Mobile World Capital Barcelona’s programme of entrepreneurship designed to promote international innovation in the mobile ecosystem, called 4 Years From Now (4YFN).
The business platform, established to help start ups grow, is focused on building ideas and forging lasting relationships for international start ups, investors and corporations. The highlight of the programme is a 4YFN event devoted to innovation in the mobile ecosystem.
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Alongside the other finalists, Newstag will be joining the 4YFN delegation to exhibit at DLD Tel Aviv this September. At the three day conference Newstag will take part in the programme designed to showcase its platform to the tech entrepreneurship community.
Other finalist include: Adele Robots, which works to find out how robots can be integrated into society; Navigine, a navigation company; The Social Coin that helps to promote acts of kindness through local actions that increase building human interaction and motivate social change; DWave, helping companies to benefit from the opportunities created by the use of safe and effective digital technologies; Galf, a golfing app; Softmogul, aiming to make accommodation easy; and onebip, a global mobile payment service.
Said Camilla DahlinAndersson, Newstag founder and chairman: “We are delighted that our new platform for creating and sharing video news content has been recognised with this award. It’s a huge endorsement and a great honour to be selected as one of the most innovative companies using mobile technology by the world’s largest mobile organisation.”
Newstag’s pioneering approach to the distribution and consumption of news brings together video news stories from professional content producers around the world, including AP, AFP and Reuters, as well as top brands. By radically rebalancing the traditional relationships between industry stakeholders, Newstag aims to make journalism sustainable through a proper funding stream.
Newstag launched a public beta version of the platform in midJune 2015 and has grown rapidly since, now reaching a global audience of users in more than 200 countries consuming nearly two million streams per week.
Commented Victor Alexiev, director of research and development and cofounder at Newstag: “At this important point in Newstag’s development we’re very excited to be joining 4YFN in Tel Aviv as it’ll be a great opportunity to meet and learn from fellow entrepreneurs and potential investors.”
The Newstag service enables users to create their own ‘tagstream’, a personalised TV channel, in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing the stories that they care about among their social networks using the latest web and mobile technologies. The wide variety of stories from trusted sources ranges from entertainment to current affairs.
These stories are available from a number of different perspectives, putting users at the heart of the experience and in complete control. The result is a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, creating contrasting frames of reference.
Consumers can also take action by supporting causes and research they think are important. A part of Newstag’s revenues are available for users to allocate to charitable, NGO and NPO partners, such as WFP, the Red Cross and Oxfam. The more they watch and share, the higher their impact. Charities, NGOs and agencies joining this new media model will also be able to provide video news content to users on international initiatives, using the platform both to fundraise and communicate.
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The shortlisted nominations for this year’s TVBAwards have been announced today, with some of the leading programmes and projects from the last 12 months prominent across the revamped categories. Coverage of the Tour de France, BBC Proms, and the UK General Election are some of the featured broadcasts to have made the shortlist, alongside less renowned projects such as the award winning short, Knit me Some Happiness, which tested the use of drone capture to new vertical limits.
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This year’s new categories covering infrastructure and TVBEverywhere have been extremely well represented, with recent achievements in asset management, archive digitisation, and social media integration being recognised alongside the more publicly visible broadcast nominations. “I think it’s that blend of honouring frontline programming in tandem with the infrastructure that makes it happen, that gives the TVBAwards its unique edge,” explained James McKeown, TVBEurope’s executive editor. “We’ve been swamped with nominations this year, and I’m really glad to see some interesting, deserving projects being put forward. Seeing shorts like Knit me Some Happiness alongside more mainstream entries is what it’s all about, and we’re seeing that sort of variety throughout our categories.” This year’s ceremony takes place at London’s Bloomsbury Ballroom on Thursday, 22 October, and tickets are now available from the TVBAwards website. TVBEurope will be highlighting each nomination via a series of feature articles between now and October on the TVBEurope website. The full nominations list is as follows: LIVE PRODUCTION Live sports broadcast – Quest TV for its coverage of the Le Mans 24 Hour race – EVS for its FA Cup Final live video solution – AMP Visual TV/IMOVIX for coverage of the Grand SteepleChase de Paris – France Televisions for its Tour de France coverage – Sky Italia/IMOVIX for coverage of the Champions League final Live broadcast – – – – –
AVIWEST DMNG System for TV2 Denmark’s The Challenge TV3 for its E15 local election night coverage LiveU and Sky News for the 2015 UK general election Blackmagic and Sky Arts for Election Night Live BBC S&PP for Eastenders live week
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Robert Edwards and his team for the XFactor ORF and Lawo for the Eurovision Song Contest BBC S&PP for Eastenders live week BBC/NEP Visions for Proms 2015 NEP Visions/IMG Media for Wimbledon coverage
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dock10 for Cucumber Banana Tofu FilmLight for Coronation Street Timeline Television for World’s End (CBBC) FilmLight for Lerchenberg (ZDF, Germany)
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Achievement in sound – dock10 for Cucumber Banana Tofu – BBC/NEP Visions for Proms 2015 – Robert Edwards and his team for the X-Factor – Andy Tapley/BBC S&PP for projects including Strictly Come Dancing Achievement in image capture – Arri, Helicopter Film Services, Sofia Olins for Knit me Some Happiness – Canon, Lion Eyes TV for Peter Kay’s Car Share – Sony for its capture of the Champions League final in 4K – YLE/ATEME for 360 degree live stream of Presidential Independence Day in Finland INFRASTRUCTURE Achievement in asset management – Cinegy Archive enterprise archive and MAM solution – Nativ for MioEverywhere – Avid for VRT (Belgium) installation – Aspera for installation of its Orchestrator system for Perform – Vizrt for its MAM implementation at the Dutch national TV and film archive Achievement in systems integration – Gearhouse Broadcast OBPod for Sky Sports Formula One coverage – Danmon Systems Group for HD upgrade at TV2 FYNDENMARK – Timeline Television for its Ultra HD OB truck used by BT Sport – Megahertz for moving South Africa’s e.tv to its new allHD facility Achievement in archive digitisation – BBC S&PP for Winston Churchill’s State Funeral – 50 Years on – Nexidia for its Dialogue Search version 2.0 – Wazee Digital for its work with the US Defense Imagery Management Operations Center – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its PAM programme to conserve its audio visual assets TVBEVERYWHERE TV Anywhere solutions: VoD/catchup and mobile TV provision – – – – –
vuMedia VoD1000 product Piksel for its Transavia Entertainment App Vigour Video Muvi Studio Akamai and Aspera for Sky Italia
Multiplatform production and delivery – Harmonic for OTT multiscreen delivery for Kartina TV – EVS SEA Games TV app – Elemental Delta Video Delivery Platform
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– Babcock Media Services for its Formula E Championship coverage – Elemental Unified Linear TV Delivery Social media integration – Babcock Media Services for Sony TV – Never.no NOTHS (not on the high street) campaign on ITV – Pixel Power/Channel 4 for ‘world’s first Twitterdetermined’ commercial break – Croatian broadcaster HRT’s use of social media to help humanitarian efforts during 2014 floods SPECIAL AWARDS PR, marketing and communications team of the year – – – –
Bubble and Squeak Platform PR Manor Marketing Troy Patterson, Cinegy
Innovation and R&D award for outstanding technical achievement – – – – – –
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The TVBAwards are taking place tomorrow in central London and there is still a chance to get tickets to the event, which celebrates success across the broadcast industry. Over the past couple of weeks TVBEurope has been taking a closer look at the finalists in each category and today the spotlight is on the companies nominated for the Startup/Entrepreneur award.
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The award is a new addition to the event this year, and unlike the other accolades which recognise success over the past 12 month, the award has a scope of three years to ensure inclusivity for recently founded companies. The winner will be announced tomorrow evening, at a black tie ceremony at the Bloomsbury Ballroom. In the running for the Startup/Entrepreneur award is Newstag, an online network based on news videos from trusted sources. Newstag currently has offices in Stockholm Sweden, Cairo Egypt and Singapore, and plans to expand its global footprint further. Newstag enables users to create real social impact and influence the global news agenda, and the company distributes five per cent of its revenue to NGOs. Users can influence how the company’s revenues are allocated, with every view and every share creating value. The free service allows the user to create their own personalised channel and make a difference through the consumption of news content. Also nominated for the award is One World Television. The brand bills itself as a refreshing and positive light entertainment channel, which aims to provide a ‘harmony in the home’ for those who prefer entertainment that is not focused on violence and crime. Vigour Video has received a nomination for its multiscreen solution. The company aims to revolutionise content consumption across all screens using a concept its call ‘contextual multiscreen’. Its platform connects all devices users already have and treats multiple screens as a single canvas. Its specialised technology and white label platform integrates contextual experiences into the core of the video services of its customers. The first commercial implementation of Vigour Video, MTV PLAY, was launched on 5 March 2015 with launch partner Viacom. After working together for a number of years and becoming increasingly frustrated by the barriers imposed by a large company, James Burt and Camilla Young decided to create Vualto, the last finalist for the Startup/Entrepreneur award. Vualto has evolved its offerings into three main products/services: provision of multivendor DRM (vudrm); build and integration of content delivery workflows (vuworkflow); and the provision of players and apps to consume the content (vuplay). Over the last three years, the company has grown its revenue year on year with 2014/2015 bringing in a revenue of £1.2 million. The team has also expanded from just two, to 16. Tickets for the TVBAwards are available via the event website and include a drinks reception, three course dinner, entertainment and the awards presentation ceremony, and an after party. www.tvbawards.com
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CNBC Africa Partnership
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CNBC Africa announces video syndication partnership with Newstag CNBC Africa – the pan-African financial and business news channel – will be syndicating its award-winning multimedia and video clips to Newstag, an innovative ‘mobile-first’ video news service. The multi-year deal grants Newstag the right to share and distribute CNBC’s news videos on its mobile and online platforms alongside current affairs and entertainment content from other professional content producers around the world, including AP, AFP and Reuters. CNBCAfrica.com Chief Executive, Sid Wahi said: “Newstag is to professional video news what YouTube is to amateur video clips. They are the world’s largest online network based on videos only from trusted sources. CNBC Africa is the largest and most credible source of business content from around the continent with over 35,000 videos, interviews and clips available through its digital publishing channels. This partnership will extend our current reach and enhance our digital ecosystem.” Newstag’s ‘mobile-first’ service enables users to create their own ‘tagstream’ (or personalised TV channel) in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing stories among their social networks using the latest web and mobile technologies. These stories are available from a number of different perspectives, resulting in a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, shedding new light on international news as it breaks. Newstag CEO, Henrik Eklund, says: “Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives and we’re delighted that CNBC Africa has partnered with us to offer our users a refreshing insight into African news through an African lens. It’s a dynamic time for Africa and in less than a decade CNBC Africa has built a solid international reputation for providing credible and impartial news, presenting an exciting picture of a continent in development from nuanced reporting on the ground. We hope that combining these strengths with Newstag’s innovative news model will amplify Africa’s voice, allowing it to reach a large international audience.” Launched on 1 June 2007, CNBC Africa celebrates its 8th anniversary as Africa’s first and only real-time Pan Africa financial and business news network. Part of the global CNBC family, which reports around the clock from major financial centres worldwide, CNBC Africa covers business and financial markets news from across the continent, telling the story of Africa on the move. Since the channel’s launch, CNBC Africa has been breaking ground across the African continent and amongst many successes and achievements, is the only pan-African television network to report live each day across Africa. The combined reach of CNBC Africa and its affiliated networks is 390 million viewers around the world. Its reach on the African continent has been growing by the day through its distribution partnership with MultiChoice. CNBC Africa has grown beyond all expectations since it was launched eight years ago, and everyone on the CNBC Africa team is justifiably proud of the respected media brand that they have all helped to create. Through accurate and incisive reporting and analysis, and an attractive and dynamic programme schedule, CNBC Africa has clearly positioned itself as the premier African news and information resource for CEOs and senior corporate executives, financial houses, investors and aspirational viewers across the continent. This announcement follows Newstag’s selection as a top international start-up by Mobile World Capital Barcelona in an international contest to recognise the most innovative use of mobile technology in business. In addition to this, Newstag has recently been nominated for ‘best international news site’ by WAN-IFRA alongside Business Week and Singapore Press Holdings.
balancingact-africa.com
http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/broadcast/issue-no2024/content/cnbc-africa-partners/bc
CNBC Africa partners with Newstag Issue no. 2024 - 22 October 2015 The pan-African and business news channel, CNBC Africa sealed a deal with Newstag, a ‘mobile-first’ video news service. The multi-year agreement will allow Newstag to broadcast CNBC’s news videos on its mobile and online platform. Newstag’s ‘mobile-first’ service enables users to create their own ‘tagstream’ (or personalised TV channel) in seconds. The stories are available from a number of different perspectives, resulting in a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, shedding new light on international news as it breaks. “Newstag is to professional video news what YouTube is to amateur video clips. They are the world’s largest online network based on videos only from trusted sources. CNBC Africa is the largest and most credible source of business content from around the continent with over 35,000 videos interviews and clips available through its digital publishing channels. This partnership will extend our current reach and enhance our digital ecosystem,” Sid Wahi, chief executive of CNBC Africa. In his remark, Henrik Eklund, CEO of Newstag said: “Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives and we’re delighted that CNBC Africa has partnered with us to offer our users a refreshing insight into African news through an African lens”. Since the channel’s launch in 2007, CNBC Africa covers business and financial markets news from across the African continent and its affiliated networks reached 390 million viewers around the world. It was launched by CNBC and Africa Business News Ltd with its headquarters in Johannesburg. The channel African’s subscribers are growing day by day through its distribution partner, MultiChoice. Source: Nextame.com 19 October 2015
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CNBC Africa, Newstag in video syndication partnership CNBC Africa will be syndicating its multimedia and video clips to Newstag, a 'mobile-first' video news service. The multi-year deal grants Newstag the right to share and distribute CNBC's news videos on its mobile and online platforms alongside current affairs and entertainment content from other professional content producers around the world, including AP, AFP and Reuters. CNBCAfrica.com Chief Executive, Sid Wahi said, "Newstag is to professional video news what YouTube is to amateur video clips. It is the world's largest online network based on videos only from trusted sources. CNBC Africa is the largest and most credible source of business content from around the continent with over 35,000 videos interviews and clips available through its digital publishing channels. This partnership will extend our current reach and enhance our digital ecosystem."
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Newstag's 'mobile-first' service enables users to create their own 'tagstream' (or personalised TV channel) in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing stories among their social networks, using the latest web and mobile technologies. These stories are available from a number of different perspectives, resulting in a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side-by-side, shedding new light on international news as it breaks.
Newstag CEO, Henrik Eklund, says, "Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from distinct perspectives and we are delighted that CNBC Africa will offer our users a refreshing insight into African news through an African lens. It is a dynamic time for Africa and in less than a decade CNBC Africa has built a solid international reputation for providing credible and impartial news, presenting an exciting picture of a continent in development from nuanced reporting on the ground. We hope that combining these strengths with the company's innovative news model will amplify Africa's voice, allowing it to reach a large international audience." This announcement follows Newstag's selection as a top international start-up by Mobile World Capital Barcelona in an international contest to recognise the most innovative use of mobile technology in business. In addition to this, it has recently been nominated for 'best international news site' by WAN-IFRA alongside Business Week and Singapore Press Holdings. For more information, go to www.newstag.com. Posted on 19 Oct 2015 09:22
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CNBC Africa announces video syndication partnership with Newstag Sid Wahi
October 16, 2015 by Bookmark
CNBC Africa – the pan-African financial and business news channel –will be syndicating its award-winning multimedia and video clips to Newstag, an innovative ‘mobile-first’ video news service. The multi-year deal grants Newstag the right to share and distribute CNBC’s news videos on its mobile and online platforms alongside current affairs and entertainment content from other professional content producers around the world, including AP, AFP and Reuters. CNBCAfrica.com Chief Executive, Sid Wahi said: “Newstag is to professional video news what YouTube is to amateur video clips. They are the world’s largest online network based on videos only from trusted sources. CNBC Africa is the largest and most credible source of business content from around the continent with over 35,000 videos interviews and clips available through its digital publishing channels. This partnership will extend our current reach and enhance our digital ecosystem.” Newstag’s ‘mobile-first’ service enables users to create their own ‘tagstream’ (or personalised TV channel) in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing stories among their social networks using the latest web and mobile technologies. These stories are available from a number of different perspectives, resulting in a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, shedding new light on international news as it breaks.
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Newstag CEO, Henrik Eklund, says: “Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives and we’re delighted that CNBC Africa has partnered with us to offer our users a refreshin g insight into African news through an African lens. It’s a dynamic time for Africa and in less than a decade CNBC Africa has built a solid international reputation for providing credible and impartial news, presenting an exciting picture of a continent in development from nuanced reporting on the ground. We hope that combining these strengths with Newstag’s innovative news model will amplify Africa’s voice, allowing it to reach a large international audience.”
Launched on 1 June 2007, CNBC Africa celebrates its 8th anniversary as Africa’s first and only real-time Pan Africa financial and business news network. Part of the global CNBC family, which reports around the clock from major financial centres worldwide, CNBC Africa covers business and financial markets news from across the continent, telling the story of Africa on the move. Since the channel’s launch, CNBC Africa has been breaking ground across the African continent and amongst many successes and achievements, is the only pan-African television network to report live each day across Africa. The combined reach of CNBC Africa and its affiliated networks is 390 million viewers around the world. Its reach on the African continent has been growing by the day through its distribution partnership with MultiChoice. CNBC Africa has grown beyond all expectations since it was launched eight years ago, and everyone on the CNBC Africa team is justifiably proud of the respected media brand that they have all helped to create. Through accurate and incisive reporting and analysis, and an attractive and dynamic programme schedule, CNBC Africa has clearly positioned itself as the premier African news and information resource for CEOs and senior corporate executives, financial houses, investors and aspirational viewers across the continent. This announcement follows Newstag’s selection as a top international start-up by Mobile World Capital Barcelona in an international contest to recognise the most innovative use of mobile technology in business. In addition to this, Newstag has recently been nominated for ‘best international news site’ by WAN-IFRA alongside Business Week and Singapore Press Holdings. For Further Media Requests Contact: Sian Schlebusch Marketing Executive O: +27 11 384 0331 E: sian.schlebusch@abn360.com W: http://www.cnbcafrica.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cnbcafrica For more information about Newstag contact Sophie Toumazis sophie@tpr-media.com or Eleanor Robertson freelance@tpr-media.com or call +44(0)208 347 7020
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CNBC Africa announces video syndication partnership with Newstag CNBC Africa announces video syndication partnership with Newstag
CNBC Africa – the pan-African financial and business news channel –will be syndicating its award-winning multimedia and video clips to Newstag, an innovative ‘mobile-first’ video news service. The multi-year deal grants Newstag the right to share and distribute CNBC’s news videos on its mobile and online platforms alongside current affairs and entertainment content from other professional content producers around the world, including AP, AFP and Reuters. CNBCAfrica.com Chief Executive, Sid Wahi said: “Newstag is to professional video news what YouTube is to amateur video clips. They are the world’s largest online network based on videos only from trusted sources. CNBC Africa is the largest and most credible source of business content from around the continent with over 35,000 videos interviews and clips available through its digital publishing channels. This partnership will extend our current reach and enhance our digital ecosystem.” Newstag’s ‘mobile-first’ service enables users to create their own ‘tagstream’ (or personalised TV channel) in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing stories among their social networks using the latest web and mobile technologies. These stories are available from a number of different perspectives, resulting in a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, shedding new light on international news as it breaks. Newstag CEO, Henrik Eklund, says: “Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives and we’re delighted that CNBC Africa has partnered with us to offer our users a refreshin g insight into African news through an African lens. It’s a dynamic time for Africa and in less than a decade CNBC Africa has built a solid international reputation for providing credible and impartial news, presenting an exciting picture of
a continent in development from nuanced reporting on the ground. We hope that combining these strengths with Newstag’s innovative news model will amplify Africa’s voice, allowing it to reach a large international audience.” Launched on 1 June 2007, CNBC Africa celebrates its 8th anniversary as Africa’s first and only real-time Pan Africa financial and business news network. Part of the global CNBC family, which reports around the clock from major financial centres worldwide, CNBC Africa covers business and financial markets news from across the continent, telling the story of Africa on the move. This announcement follows Newstag’s selection as a top international start-up by Mobile World Capital Barcelona in an international contest to recognise the most innovative use of mobile technology in business. In addition to this, Newstag has recently been nominated for ‘best international news site’ by WAN-IFRA alongside Business Week and Singapore Press Holdings. For Further Media Requests Contact: Sian Schlebusch Marketing Executive O: +27 11 384 0331 E: sian.schlebusch@abn360.com W:http://www.cnbcafrica.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cnbcafrica For more information about Newstag contact Sophie Toumazis sophie@tpr-media.com or Eleanor Robertson freelance@tpr-media.com or call +44(0)208 347 7020
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CNBC Africa partners with Newstag By Priscilla Tirvengadum
Monday October 19th, 2015
The pan-African and business news channel, CNBC Africa sealed a deal with Newstag, a ‘mobile-first’ video news service. The multi-year agreement will allow Newstag to broadcast CNBC’s news videos on its mobile and online platform. Newstag’s ‘mobile-first’ service enables users to create their own ‘tagstream’ (or personalised TV channel) in seconds. The stories are available from a number of different perspectives, resulting in a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, shedding new light on international news as it breaks. “Newstag is to professional video news what YouTube is to amateur video clips. They are the world’s largest online network based on videos only from trusted sources. CNBC Africa is the largest and most credible source of business content from around the continent with over 35,000 videos interviews and clips available through its digital publishing channels. This partnership will extend our current reach and enhance our digital ecosystem,” Sid Wahi, chief executive of CNBC Africa. In his remark, Henrik Eklund, CEO of Newstag said: “Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives and we’re delighted that CNBC Africa has partnered with us to offer our users a refreshing insight into African news through an African lens”. Since the channel’s launch in 2007, CNBC Africa covers business and financial markets news from across the African continent and its affiliated networks reached 390 million viewers around the world. It was launched by CNBC and Africa Business News Ltd with its headquarters in Johannesburg. The channel African’s subscribers are growing day by day through its distribution partner, MultiChoice.
radiobiz.co.za
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CNBC Africa announces video syndication partnership with Newstag CNBC Africa – the pan-African financial and business news channel – will be syndicating its award-winning multimedia and video clips to Newstag, an innovative ‘mobile-first’ video news service. The multi-year deal grants Newstag the right to share and distribute CNBC’s news videos on its mobile and online platforms alongside current affairs and entertainment content from other professional content producers around the world, including AP, AFP and Reuters. CNBCAfrica.com Chief Executive, Sid Wahi said: “Newstag is to professional video news what YouTube is to amateur video clips. They are the world’s largest online network based on videos only from trusted sources. CNBC Africa is the largest and most credible source of business content from around the continent with over 35,000 videos interviews and clips available through its digital publishing channels. This partnership will extend our current reach and enhance our digital ecosystem.” Newstag’s ‘mobile-first’ service enables users to create their own ‘tagstream’ (or personalised TV channel) in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing stories among their social networks using the latest web and mobile technologies. These stories are available from a number of different perspectives, resulting in a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, shedding new light on international news as it breaks.
Newstag CEO, Henrik Eklund, says: “Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives and we’re delighted that CNBC Africa has partnered with us to offer our users a refreshing insight into African news through an African lens. It’s a dynamic time for Africa and in less than a decade CNBC Africa has built a solid international reputation for providing credible and impartial news, presenting an exciting picture of a continent in development from nuanced reporting on the ground. We hope that combining these strengths with Newstag’s innovative news model will amplify Africa’s voice, allowing it to reach a large international audience.”
Launched on 1 June 2007, CNBC Africa celebrates its 8th anniversary as Africa’s first and only real-time Pan Africa financial and business news network. Part of the global CNBC family, which reports around the clock from major financial centres worldwide, CNBC Africa covers business and financial markets news from across the continent, telling the story of Africa on the move.
Since the channel’s launch, CNBC Africa has been breaking ground across the African continent and amongst many successes and achievements, is the only pan-African television network to report live each day across Africa. The combined reach of CNBC Africa and its affiliated networks is 390 million viewers around the world. Its reach on the African continent has been growing by the day through its distribution partnership with MultiChoice.
CNBC Africa has grown beyond all expectations since it was launched eight years ago, and everyone on the CNBC Africa team is justifiably proud of the respected media brand that they have all helped to create. Through
accurate and incisive reporting and analysis, and an attractive and dynamic programme schedule, CNBC Africa has clearly positioned itself as the premier African news and information resource for CEOs and senior corporate executives, financial houses, investors and aspirational viewers across the continent.
This announcement follows Newstag’s selection as a top international start-up by Mobile World Capital Barcelona in an international contest to recognise the most innovative use of mobile technology in business. In addition to this, Newstag has recently been nominated for ‘best international news site’ by WAN-IFRA alongside Business Week and Singapore Press Holdings.
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http://themediaonline.co.za/2015/10/32935/
All the media moves By TMO Reporter
October 22, 2015
CNBC Africa announces video syndication partnership with Newstag CNBC Africa – the pan-African financial and business news channel – will be syndicating its award-winning multimedia and video clips to Newstag, an innovative ‘mobile-first’ video news service. The multi-year deal grants Newstag the right to share and distribute CNBC’s news videos on its mobile and online platforms alongside current affairs and entertainment content from other professional content producers around the world, including AP, AFP and Reuters. “Newstag is to professional video news what YouTube is to amateur video clips. They are the world’s largest online network based on videos only from trusted sources. CNBC Africa is the largest and most credible source of business content from around the continent with over 35,000 videos interviews and clips available through its digital publishing channels. This partnership will extend our current reach and enhance our digital ecosystem,” CNBCAfrica.com Chief Executive, Sid Wahi said. Newstag’s ‘mobile-first’ service enables users to create their own ‘tagstream’ (or personalised TV channel) in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing stories among their social networks using the latest web and mobile technologies. Newstag CEO, Henrik Eklund, said Newstag was committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives.
tvbeurope.com
http://www.tvbeurope.com/cnbc-africa-announces-partnership-with-newstag/
CNBC Africa announces partnership with Newstag Holly Ashford
CNBC Africa will be syndicating its award-winning multimedia and video clips to Newstag, a mobile-first video news service. The multi-year deal grants Newstag the right to share and distribute CNBC’s news videos on its mobile and online platforms alongside current affairs and entertainment content from other professional content producers including AP, AFP and Reuters. “Newstag is to professional video news what YouTube is to amateur video clips,” said CNBCAfrica.com chief executive, Sid Wahi. “They are the world’s largest online network based on videos only from trusted sources. CNBC Africa is the largest and most credible source of business content from around the continent with over 35,000 videos interviews and clips available through its digital publishing channels. This partnership will extend our current reach and enhance our digital ecosystem.” Newstag’s service enables users to create their own personalised TV channel, organising, consuming and sharing stories via social networks. These stories are available from different perspectives, resulting in a platform that allows converging viewpoints to be presented side by side, shedding new light on international news as it breaks. Newstag CEO, Henrik Eklund, said: “Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives and we’re delighted that CNBC Africa has partnered with us to offer our users a refreshing insight into African news through an African lens. It’s a dynamic time for Africa and in less than a decade CNBC Africa has built a solid international reputation for providing credible and impartial news, presenting an exciting picture of a continent in development from nuanced reporting on the ground. We hope that combining these strengths with Newstag’s innovative news model will amplify Africa’s voice, allowing it to reach a large international audience.” Launched on 1 June 2007, CNBC Africa celebrates its eighth anniversary as Africa’s first and only real-time Pan Africa financial and business news network. Part of the global CNBC family, which reports around the clock from major financial centres worldwide, CNBC Africa covers business and financial markets news from across the continent, telling the story of Africa on the move. www.newstag.com
Euronews Partnership
Euronews and Newstag sign agreement which means users will be able to share Euronews videos across social networks aib.org.uk /euronews-and-newstag-sign-agreement-which-means-users-will-be-able-to-shareeuronews-videos-across-social-networks/ Tweet Stockholm-based Newstag, an award-winning mobile first video news service, has announced an agreement with Euronews, the most-watched news channel in Europe. The global multi-year deal grants Newstag the right to share and distribute Euronews’ world news, business, European affairs, culture, science and technology videos. The content will be available in seven languages on Newstag’s mobile and online platform – English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. Newstag Chairman and Founder, Camilla Dahlin-Andersson, says: “Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives and we’re delighted that Euronews has partnered with us to offer our users access to a diverse range of European voices on international and European stories. Euronews is a leader and innovator in worldwide news and it’s exciting to have the opportunity to work with them to revolutionise the way in which audiences consume news.” Six hundred Euronews journalists, from more than 30 countries, report round-the-clock in 13 editions (Arabic, English, Persian, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian). The channel, which is received by 420 million homes in 158 countries, joins professional content producers around the world on the Newstag platform, including AP, AFP and Reuters, as well as top brands. By presenting news stories from different global perspectives, the platform sheds new light on international news as it breaks. Users can create their own personalised TV channel in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing stories among their social networks on the ‘mobile first’ platform. Newstag aims to make journalism sustainable through a proper funding stream, radically rebalancing the traditional relationships between industry stakeholders. The platform also offers users a unique opportunity to make a difference. In response to developing news, consumers can take direct action by supporting relevant causes and research since a part of Newstag’s revenues are available for users to allocate to charitable, NGO and NPO partners, including as WFP, the Red Cross and Oxfam. In recent months Newstag has rapidly expanded its network of commercial and content partners as it gears up to launch. Last month the platform, which is currently in public beta, announced that it will be partnering with CNBC Africa – the pan-African financial and business news channel – on a multi-year deal granting Newstag the right to share and distribute CNBC’s news videos. Newstag recently won the best start up category in the TVB Europe Awards in London. The company was also selected as a top international start up by Mobile World Capital Barcelona and as one of the best international news sites at the prestigious WAN-IFRA awards in Hong Kong, alongside Business Week and Singapore Press Holdings.
LEADING EUROPEAN NEWS CHANNEL SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH PIONEERING MOBILE PLATFORM www.oxfordprospect.com /europe/leading-european-news-channel-signs-agreement-with-pioneeringmobile-platform/ admin Newstag users will be able to share Euronews videos across social networks Stockholm, 19 November 2015. Stockholm-based Newstag, an award-winning mobile first video news service, has announced an agreement with Euronews, the most-watched news channel in Europe. The global multi-year deal grants Newstag the right to share and distribute Euronews’ world news, business, European affairs, culture, science and technology videos. The content will be available in seven languages on Newstag’s mobile and online platform – English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. Newstag Chairman and Founder, Camilla DahlinAndersson, says: “Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives and we’re delighted that Euronews has partnered with us to offer our users access to Camilla Dahlin-Andersson a diverse range of European voices on international and European stories. Euronews is a leader and innovator in worldwide news and it’s exciting to have the opportunity to work with them to revolutionise the way in which audiences consume news.” Six hundred Euronews journalists, from more than 30 countries, report round-the-clock in 13 editions (Arabic, English, Persian, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian). The channel, which is received by 420 million homes in 158 countries, joins professional content producers around the world on the Newstag platform, including AP, AFP and Reuters, as well as top brands. By presenting news stories from different global perspectives, the platform sheds new light on international news as it breaks. Users can create their own personalised TV channel in seconds, organising, consuming and sharing stories among their social networks on the ‘mobile first’ platform. Newstag aims to make journalism sustainable through a proper funding stream, radically rebalancing the traditional relationships between industry stakeholders. The platform also offers users a unique opportunity to make a difference. In response to developing news, consumers can take direct action by supporting relevant causes and research since a part of Newstag’s revenues are available for users to allocate to charitable, NGO and NPO partners, including as WFP, the Red Cross and Oxfam. In recent months Newstag has rapidly expanded its network of commercial and content partners as it gears up to launch. Last month the platform, which is currently in public beta, announced that it will be partnering with CNBC Africa – the pan-African financial and business news channel – on a multi-year deal granting Newstag the right to share and distribute CNBC’s news videos. Newstag recently won the best start up category in the TVB Europe Awards in London. The company was also selected as a top international start up by Mobile World Capital Barcelona and as one of the best international news sites at the prestigious WAN-IFRA awards in Hong Kong, alongside Business Week and
Singapore Press Holdings. About Newstag Newstag is an exciting new platform that gives users the power to create their own personalised TV channels, allowing them to watch, organise and share the stories that matter to them most. Designed for use across all devices, Newstag sources video news from professional producers around the world as well as top brands, with customisable filters that tailor content to suit all interests. The platform collates users’ viewing preferences, expressed through the videos they tag and share, to identify developing trends and form global streams. The result is a fuller, more democratic picture of world affairs that reflects the perspectives of news consumers as well as news creators. Newstag also offers users a unique opportunity to engage directly with social issues, through its partnerships with charities and NGOs, including the United Nations WFP, the Red Cross and Oxfam. Newstag sets aside 5% of its turnover and rewards users with this revenue in points when they watch or share content. Users can then allocate these points to charities of their choice to make a real impact. Currently in public beta phase, Newstag reaches a global audience of users in nearly 200 countries. www.newstag.com About the Founders CEO and Founder, Henrik Eklund, was AP’s Director of Digital Partnerships and Distribution in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia. Before joining AP, Henrik was the founder and CEO of Kamera – one of the world’s leading mobile and online distributors. Prior to Kamera, Eklund founded PAN Interactive, one of Europe’s leading game publishers and distributors. Chairman and Founder, Camilla Dahlin-Andersson has been a member of parliament and served on several boards for large institutions. She is currently completing her doctorate in Innovation Management at Stockholm School of Economics and Mälardalens University. About Euronews Euronews, the most-watched news channel in Europe, is an independent and multi-platform media hub. Euronews covers news worldwide, offering a unique perspective on events through factual analysis. Six hundred journalists, from more than 30 countries, report round-the-clock in 13 editions (Arabic, English, Persian, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian). Established in 1993 in Lyon, France, the channel is received by 420 million homes in 158 countries, and offers a complete range of products: websites, smart TV, radio, on-board technology (for cars), and portable technology (mobile apps, smartwatch). In early 2016, Euronews will launch Africanews, the first pan-African multilingual news channel.
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Newstag, a mobile first news video service based in Stockholm, has announced an agreement with the Euronews channel. The global multi-year deal grants Newstag the right to share and distribute Euronews’ world news, business, European affairs, culture, science and technology videos. The content will be available in seven languages on Newstag’s mobile and online platform, in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. Newstag chairman and founder, Camilla Dahlin-Andersson, said: “Newstag is committed to providing global news coverage from truly distinct perspectives and we’re delighted that Euronews has partnered with us to offer our users access to a diverse range of European voices on international and European stories. Euronews is a leader and innovator in worldwide news and it’s exciting to have the opportunity to work with them to revolutionise the way in which audiences consume news.” Six hundred Euronews journalists, from more than 30 countries, report round-the-clock in 13 editions. The channel, which is received by 420 million homes in 158 countries, joins professional content producers and brands around the world on the Newstag platform, including AP, AFP and Reuters. Newstag users can create their own personalised TV channel, organising, consuming and sharing stories among their social networks on the ‘mobile first’ platform. Newstag aims to make journalism sustainable through a proper funding stream, rebalancing the traditional relationships between industry stakeholders. In response to developing news, consumers can take direct action by supporting relevant causes and research since a part of Newstag’s revenues are available for users to allocate to charitable, NGO and NPO partners, including as WFP, the Red Cross and Oxfam. In recent months Newstag has rapidly expanded its network of commercial and content partners as it gears up to launch. Last month the platform, which is currently in public beta, announced that it will bepartnering with CNBC Africa – the pan-African financial and business news channel – on a multi-year deal granting Newstag the right to share and distribute CNBC’s news videos. www.newstag.com
Media contacted in December 2015 A list of influential technology press and media contacts (across trade and consumer media) personally invited by tpr media to meet with Henrik Eklund in London following Newstag’s selection as a finalist for the 2015 WAN-IFRA awards:
Name Rory Cellan Jones Arif Durrani Cate Sevilla Gideon Spanier Louise Ridley Mike Magee Steve Dinneen Allister Heath Phoebe Luckhurst Rob Waugh Rob Budden Maija Palmer Murad Ahmed Andrew Keen Mike Butcher Nikki Moore David Nield Charles Arthur Samuel Gibbs Stuart Dredge Ian Burrell Adam Sherwin Jack Schofield Gordon MacMillan Maisie McCabe Lucy Hedges Gary Marshall Ashitha Nagesh James Day Oliver Wheaton Peter Preston John Naughton Robert Andrews Tom Bailey Matthew Bingham Stephen Armstrong Tamlin Magee Amanda Andrews Urmee Khan Monty Munford Sophie Curtis Rhiannon Williams Madhumita Murgia Stewart Clarke Matt Warman Dan Sabbagh Jane Martinson Mark Sweney Steve Hewlett Kaleem Aftab Hamish McRae Katy Takatsuki Vanessa Thorpe Steve Clarke
Outlet Name BBC News Bloomberg BuzzFeed Campaign / Evening Standard / Times Campaign / The Huffington Post UK Channel EYE / Techeye.net City AM City AM / Telegraph Evening Standard (News and Features) Event Financial Times Financial Times (London) Financial Times (London) / Times Freelance Freelance Freelance Freelance Guardian Guardian Guardian Games & Apps Blog / Sunday Times Independent Independent Jack Schofield Media AM Media Week Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro.co.uk Observer Observer New Review Paid Content ShortList Sunday Times Sunday Times Culture Techeye Telegraph Telegraph Telegraph Telegraph Technology Telegraph Technology Telegraph Technology / WIRED Television Business International The Daily Telegraph The Guardian (London) The Guardian (Media & Technology) The Guardian (Media & Technology) The Guardian / The Media Show The Independent (Arts) The Independent (City & Finance) The Media Show The Observer Variety
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Prospective NGOs and news providers Henrik met with in late April 2015: DEC DEC DEC ITN MSF PA PA PA
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