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HUMAN Security and Locality Partner to Help Local CTV Advertisers Reach Quality Consumers

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HUMAN Security, Inc. — the global cybersecurity leader in protecting enterprises by disrupting bot attacks, digital fraud and abuse with modern defense, today announced a new strategic partnership with Locality, the industry’s preeminent local television solutions provider. The partnership leverages HUMAN’s Ad Fraud Defense solution, MediaGuard, and Locality’s direct access to premium ad inventory to allow brands to unlock superior value through their streaming advertising efforts by ensuring ads are reaching and connecting with their target consumers. HUMAN observes over 85% of global programmatic impressions, providing unmatched scale for accurate decisioning with deep technical analysis verifying ads seen by real humans. HUMAN uses superior detection techniques to mitigate ad fraud and protect its clients’ digital advertising solutions with unmatched scale, speed, and precision. The result for brands and publishers is maximized ROI and increased trust throughout the digital advertising supply chain. "Locality is respected for offering brands access to premium local ad inventory for both broadcast and streaming, so we always seek the best possible protections for both content owners and marketers,” said Keith Kazerman, President of Streaming at Locality. “We are excited to work with HUMAN to safeguard our customers from anything that would negatively impact advertisers or our content partners.” "Our collaboration with Locality is focused on protecting its customers from cybercriminals who seek to defraud the digital advertising ecosystem,” said Jay Benach, GM of Media at HUMAN Security. “HUMAN’s MediaGuard is designed to identify fraud with unmatched speed, scale and precision while making advertising fraud unprofitable for these threat actors.” Locality’s goal is to unlock the full power of local TV advertising for brands seeking authentic connections with viewers, at scale. The company brings together the best players, tech and premium inventory in broadcast and streaming to help brand advertisers navigate both under one roof. Locality’s partnership with HUMAN enables the company to protect brand advertisers from CTV fraud while helping them grow by offering targeted, efficient, and attributable results. To learn more about MediaGuard and how it protects digital investments, visit here. About Locality Locality is the industry’s preeminent local television solutions provider, committed to addressing the evolving needs of advertisers by unlocking the power of local and driving dollars to the local video marketplace. Formed through the union of CoxReps and Gamut, Locality brings together the best talent in both broadcast and streaming. With more than 11 locations in the US, Locality helps brands tap into the mindset of the local consumer and precisely reach optimal markets, nationally. Having served more than 1,500 ad agencies and 4,500 advertisers, to date, Locality offers the best premium inventory that the industry has to offer to help brands optimize their spend and target audiences at scale. For more information, please visit www.locality.com About HUMAN HUMAN is a cybersecurity company that protects organizations by disrupting bot attacks, digital fraud and abuse. We leverage modern defense to disrupt the economics of cybercrime by increasing the cost to cybercriminals while simultaneously reducing the cost of collective defense. Today we verify the humanity of more than 20 trillion digital interactions per week across advertising, marketing, e-commerce, government, education and enterprise security, putting us in a position to win against cybercriminals. Protect your digital business with HUMAN. To Know Who’s Real, visit www.humansecurity.com.. Contact Details Kite Hill PR for Locality Kerriann Becker +1 631-235-7796 kerriann@kitehillpr.com HUMAN Security Masha Krylova masha.krylova@humansecurity.com

September 20, 2023 08:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Bango reports strong first half and expects "spike in profitability" during H2

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Bango PLC (AIM:BGO, OTCQX:BGOPF) chief executive Paul Larbey speaks to Thomas Warner from Proactive after the global platform for data-driven commerce released its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2023. Larbey reports a robust first half with an impressive 88% revenue growth, bolstered by the acquisition of Docomo digital and a strategic agreement with NTT Docomo. Noteworthy is Bango's successful partnership with three out of the top five US telcos, positioning them strongly in a lucrative market. He also highlights the flourishing pipeline for what Bango calls the Digital Vending Machine (DVM), and provides an update on the new integrations launched with Amazon during 2023. Bango's technology has been used by telcos and wallet providers to offer Amazon's digital services, including Prime, Prime Video, Amazon Music Unlimited, Audible, and Kindle Unlimited to their customers via the Amazon Fuse partner program, as a bundle with their own first-party services, for over six years. The company also welcomes Darcy Antonellis, an accomplished figure in the entertainment industry, to its board of directors. Contact Details Proactive UK Ltd +44 20 7989 0813 uk@proactiveinvestors.com

September 20, 2023 06:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Bloomsbury Publishing says latest Rundell book a work of "astonishing excellence"

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (LSE:BMY) Group Finance Director Penny Scott-Bayfield speaks to Thomas Warner from Proactive following the launch in the first of a new trilogy of books, for which Bloomsbury has exceptionally high hopes. Katherine Rundell's new book "Impossible Creatures" was released on 14 September and Scott-Bayfield describes its as a work of "astonishing excellence" and "an extraordinary book about a boy who enters this absolutely magical world and there's an element of danger and love and loss and extraordinary excitement and extraordinary originality." She highlights Rundell's track record of delivering much-loved and successful stories, noting that Rundell's work has already garnered critical acclaim, including the prestigious Costa Prize. Bloomsbury is known for being the publisher of the Harry Potter books, and Scott-Bayfield says that the company's broader strategy focuses on nurturing remarkable authors. "Part of our strategy is to develop amazing authors coming through, and we [also] benefit hugely from the success of Sarah J. Maas" whose upcoming release is highly anticipated. Contact Details Proactive UK Ltd +44 20 7989 0813 uk@proactiveinvestors.com

September 20, 2023 03:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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B2B Video Visibility & Monetization Platform VideoXRM’s Beta Launch Surpasses 5,000 Video Uploads; Expands Content Sourcing and Audience Engagement with Launch of “Company Advocate”

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VideoXRM, the pioneering B2B video platform that utilizes precise subject indexing and granular search capabilities to drive greater return on investment from video assets, announced today that its Beta launch has surpassed 5,000 video uploads to its platform from a growing base of companies. VideoXRM also announced the launch of its “Company Advocate” functionality to accelerate the growth of its video library through expanded audience engagement. There is no cost to upload or search for content on VideoXRM. The VideoXRM platform provides 75 search parameters including 25 different video/audio characteristics to identify and index the unique attributes of each video, including subject, industry, specialty, participants, roles, geography, corporate status, management, etc. “Company Advocate” VideoXRM’s new “Company Advocate” functionality enables business content creators, customers, partners, media outlets or fans to upload content on behalf of a company. This new feature is designed to expand the reach, engagement, and growth of content on the VideoXRM platform. David Baker, VideoXRM’s Founder and CEO, commented, “We are excited by the growing engagement and constructive customer comments and suggestions we have gained through our Beta launch. This feedback loop has already contributed to new features such as the ‘Company Advocate’ functionality that substantially expands potential content sources and value for our platform.” VideoXRM brings the “X factor” to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) by expanding it ALL stakeholders including partners, constituents, employees, analysts, suppliers, researchers, recruiters, marketers, journalists, investors, citizens, bankers, etc. Given the growing user preference for video and rich media, VideoXRM provides a powerful new medium for exposure and precise searches. About VideoXRM ( VideoXRM.com ) VideoXRM is a global, searchable video and audio sharing and networking platform connecting corporate rich media content with all potential stakeholders. The platform and smart search technology creates value and knowledge from mountains of unstructured digital media, delivering greater ROI from content investments. VideoXRM’s mission is harnessing the enhanced communicative power of rich media through a new distribution and discovery paradigm. VideoXRM was Co-founded by David N. Baker, who formed Revere Data LLC (Sectorbase) which was acquired by FactSet Data Systems, Inc. His Co-founders are Vadim A. Tarasov, Byron Kwok, and David Guzy. Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter and Facebook. Contact Details Catalyst IR David C. Collins +1 212-924-9800 videoxrm@catalyst-ir.com Company Website https://videoxrm.com

September 19, 2023 08:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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September is Cholesterol Education Month

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September is Cholesterol Education Month and for people with unsafe levels of high LDL (bad) cholesterol, there are many options in the treatment toolbox. Recently, Preventive Cardiologist Dr. Seth Baum participated in a nationwide satellite media tour to discuss high LDL cholesterol, best treatment options, and tips for patients navigating challenges with their health coverage. A video accompanying this announcement is available at: https://youtu.be/rcUk4OWkpD4 Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States and LDL-cholesterol, what we call the “bad” cholesterol, is a major risk factor which can lead to a heart attack or a stroke. While many can lower their LDL cholesterol with a heart healthy diet, some will need medication to reach their Safe Zone. Statins are often the first-line of treatment for individuals with high LDL cholesterol, not all patients reach their recommended LDL cholesterol levels with statins alone. In these cases, lipid-lowering medications, known as PCSK9 inhibitors, are often recommended to help lower cholesterol levels. Unfortunately, individuals who are prescribed PCSK9 inhibitors are facing significant hurdles in accessing and using these potentially life-saving drugs, despite their proven efficacy in reducing LDL cholesterol. One major obstacle is insurance company denials or rejections. Data published in the November 2022 Journal of the American Medical Association found that for commercially insured patients prescribed a PCSK9 inhibitor, only 42% of initial rejections were overturned. Sadly, nearly 75% of patients rejected for a PCSK9 inhibitor ended up on no therapy, which is not a win for anyone. Research from the Family Heart Foundation shows that compared to individuals who were able to obtain their prescribed PCSK9 inhibitor, those whose prescription was rejected or abandoned experienced more heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular events within 12 months. For more information and resources that can help, visit LDLSafeZone.org About Seth Baum, MD, FACC, FACPM, FAHA, FNLA, FASPC Dr. Seth J. Baum is Chief Scientific Officer at Flourish Research, and clinical affiliate professor of Cardiology at FAU Medical School. He actively consults in Clinical Lipidology and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and continues to offer lipoprotein apheresis for patients in southeast and central Florida. Dr. Baum has practiced Preventive Cardiology and Clinical Lipidology since 2000. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the American College of Preventive Medicine, the National Lipid Association, and the American Society for Preventive Cardiology. Dr. Baum is a past President of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC). He currently serves on both the ASPC and Family Heart Foundation Advisory Boards. He has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and abstracts as well as two books. In 2013, he was awarded Cleveland Heart Lab’s “Heart Award” for lifelong dedication to Preventive Medicine. In 2019, Dr. Baum received Mended Hearts’ biennial Dwight Emary Harken Award. Dr. Baum is the Founder of Excel Medical Clinical Trials, LLC, a consortium of clinicians dedicated to the safe and professional conduct of high-level scientific trials. He has served as Principal Investigator in over 100 clinical trials covering a broad range of disease states. Dr. Baum is the Chief Scientific Officer of Flourish Research, a leading national clinical research company. Dr. Baum is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and completed training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, and Electrophysiology Contact Details YourUpdateTV +1 212-736-2727 yourupdatetv@gmail.com

September 18, 2023 10:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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News Direct Launches THE NEWS DIRECT PODCAST CHANNEL

News Direct

News Direct today announced the launch of The News Direct Podcast Channel, an innovative new product suite that harnesses the growing popularity and messaging impact of podcasts while leveraging the substantial SEO power of the newsdirect.com site. The News Direct Podcast Channel offers two distinct products. The first is News Directly with Steve Hutt, News Direct’s proprietary paid podcast series that provides senior corporate executives and key communications industry figures one-on-one interview opportunities with the program’s host, Steve Hutt. Hutt is the founder and host of the highly successful eCommerce Fastlane podcast who has also become a thought leader for eCommerce entrepreneurs and DTC marketing professionals. The second, and equally groundbreaking, service being launched accompanies News Directly on the channel, giving professional podcasters themselves a forum to expand their audiences. News Direct will host the programs of successful podcasting luminaries from a broad spectrum of interest areas alongside its own programming, thereby providing the benefit of newsdirect.com ’s strong domain authority to help these vehicles attract ever larger numbers of listeners and viewers. To support this effort, included in the offering will be a news release announcing each upcoming episode as well as a blog post summarizing the highlights of each interview on the site after it has been published. The company’s inaugural podcasting partners include Angelo Robles, host of Family Office TV, Ellis Martin, host of The Ellis Martin Report and News Direct partner Steve Hutt and his eCommerce Fastlane show. “The News Direct Podcast Channel is another disruptive concept we’re rolling out to advance the objective of establishing News Direct as a modern, multi-tiered message amplification platform for PR, IR and Marketing professionals”, stated Gregg Castano, founder and CEO of News Direct. “Though beginning life as an ultramodern, tech-centric newswire, we have always envisioned using that technology to become much more. With the numerous advancements of our newswire platform, we’re successfully competing head-on with the entrenched newswire status quo. But now, we can also provide communications pros with a more well-rounded suite of services to facilitate reaching target audiences via a variety of both ‘push’ and ‘pull’ strategies.” About News Direct News Direct is a technology-driven content distribution and amplification platform for PR, IR, corporate communications and marketing professionals. Our automated platform delivers a completely reimagined, modernized user experience for newswire users that has reshaped the industry landscape. Additionally, the company has expanded its offerings to include an array of technology- enhanced message amplification tools ranging from sponsored content to podcasting products, all in one online location. Contact Details News Direct Corp. News Direct Media Relations media@newsdirect.com Company Website http://www.newsdirect.com

September 18, 2023 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Dog Law Specialists Cooper & Co Issue Statement on UK Government Intention to Ban American XL Bully Breed

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Doglaw specialist solicitor Trevor Cooper from Cooper & Co Solicitors in Whitfield, Dover, who has acted for dog owners since the 1990s ( www.doglaw.co.uk ) today expressed his dismay that the Government has announced its intention to ban the American XL Bully under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 by the end of the year. “The government needs to learn from the mistakes of history, not repeat them,” said Mr Cooper. “Breed Specific Legislation has not worked. Just adding another type of dog onto the list of banned breeds is not going to protect the public. The Government needs to learn from the mistakes of history, not repeat them”. He continued “Not every XL Bully is going to be dangerous and not every owner who has one is irresponsible. If the ban is introduced, I urge the Government to have an exemption scheme which will allow dogs that do not pose a danger to public safety to be exempted from the prohibition”. “I shall need to consider the draft legislation and, in particular, will want to see how the Government is proposing to define which dogs this proposed ban applies to”. ENDS Notes Trevor Cooper is the Principal of Cooper & Co Solicitors of Whitfield, nr Dover (SRA 258139) and he maintains the website www.doglaw.co.uk. He has been qualified as a Solicitor for 36 years and is widely regarded as a leading expert in the law on dogs who deals with both civil and criminal issues on dogs in England & Wales. He can be reached on 01304 755 557 or 07768 105687 or trevor@doglaw.co.uk. Contact Details Cooper & Co Trevor Cooper +44 1304 755557 trevor@doglaw.co.uk Company Website https://doglaw.co.uk/

September 15, 2023 12:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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Snapchat Keeping the Focus on User Safety

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In an era where digital interactions are an integral part of daily life, ensuring a safe online environment is paramount – especially for kids. Recently, Nona Yadegar, the Director of Design at Snapchat, participated in a nationwide satellite media tour to discuss Snapchat’s new safety features and the importance of creating safe, online spaces for kids to interact. A video accompanying this announcement is available at: https://youtu.be/_chmGR1TC_8 For more information, visit Snapchat, the popular platform built to foster expressive communication with your closest friends, is taking additional measures to ensure a safe and engaging online experience for children aged 13-17. New measures include: • Further restricting unwanted contact from strangers/suspicious accounts and making your Search experience safer. • A more age-appropriate content experience on public content platforms (such as removing suggestive content by default). • New efforts to find and crack down on accounts that may be trying to promote age-inappropriate content/commercial services. • And more focus on helping educate teens about common online risks, like catfishing and sexual exploitation. These protections will limit unwanted interactions on Snapchat for younger users, ensure content is age-appropriate, and improve education about common online risks, including steps teens and their parents can take to prevent them. In addition, Snapchat have heard from parents about the need for more tools and resources to help them better understand how to use the app, how to use the parent tools, and to better understand the threats teens face online. To better empower parents, Snapchat created a parents’ guide at parents.snapchat.com as well as a new YouTube explainer series. To learn more, check out this Snapchat blog post detailing the app’s most recent announcement. About Nona Yadegar Nona Yadegar is a Director on Snap’s design team. In this role, she acts as a cross-functional leader, aligning and prioritizing product and feature development. Nona draws upon her policy, safety and legal experience, having previously served as the Director of Platform Policy & Social Impact for Snap. Nona graduated with a BA in Political Science from Duke University, and with a JD from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She is based in Los Angeles where she lives with her husband David and her children Elio, Yael, and Farah Contact Details YourUpdateTV +1 212-736-2727 yourupdatetv@gmail.com

September 13, 2023 12:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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AI Digital Partners with KERV Interactive, Offering Brands a Differentiated Method to Engage Buyers via Video and CTV

AI Digital

AI Digital, a full-service, global programmatic consultancy helping advertisers enhance digital consumer experiences with an audience-first approach, has partnered with KERV Interactive, the leading AI powered interactive video advertising platform, to equip advertisers with differentiated capabilities to create and implement interactive and automated campaigns that drive consumer purchase behavior across video and connected TV (CTV). This partnership is focused on helping brands to unlock the power of video as a performance media channel. Bringing together KERV’s AI-powered technology – which transforms video content into interactive experiences – with AI Digital’s programmatic and trading expertise, brands will get superior performance for video and CTV campaigns through better campaign results and consumer experiences for high-value audiences. "As video and CTV channels become increasingly crowded, advertisers are struggling to break through the noise and establish meaningful connections with their target audiences," said Jay Wolff, CRO of KERV Interactive. "Combining AI Digital's programmatic and trading expertise with KERV AI's interactive video advertising technology now gives brands the ability to accelerate business outcomes and drive active attention from their static video assets.” AI Digital’s collaboration with KERV will also extend AI Digital's Center of Excellence initiative in the streaming category by providing an integrated suite of utilities designed to help marketers navigate and reach the modern streaming consumer and drive them to commerce, across all consumption channels including video, audio and out-of-home (OOH). “We are excited to be working with KERV and bringing innovation to streaming and programmatic. Streaming is fundamentally changing how people consume media in the home, out of the home and everywhere in between,” said Stephen Magli, CEO and founder, AI Digital. “We can’t think of the consumer solely on video anymore because their consumption is ubiquitous across screens in and out of the home. By capitalizing on turnkey ad formats that drive performance, we are helping brands to collapse the funnel and bring in customers through video and CTV channels in a whole new way.” Through its optimization, consumer insights and measurement platform, ELEVATE, AI Digital drives greater accountability for client spend and delivers optimized business outcomes with its distinct metric called the Accountability Score – a specifically designed metric to help brands identify growth areas and minimize ad fraud within media plans, and ensure brand safety and address invalid traffic. With ELEVATE, marketers on average see a 3% reduction in invalid traffic and fraud, a 9% improvement in unique audience delivery, and a 6% increase in brand lift. The platform serves all types of media buys across channels and provides brands with total access across data, inventory, scale, to target and reach consumers at all touch points across their bespoke consumer journeys. “This partnership with KERV signifies a commitment to our ELEVATE platform reimagining how brands and the industry can capitalize on bringing commerce solutions to programmatic,” said Magli. “AI Digital’s ELEVATE seeks to shift the programmatic definition of success away from traditional metrics of impressions, reach and clicks to more meaningful outcomes such as brand equity and lower funnel actions.” About AI Digital AI Digital is a programmatic consultancy that enables an advanced analytics-based and AI-optimized approach to programmatic technology which leads to better business outcomes for marketers. Leading with an audience-first approach, the company helps agencies and advertisers navigate the digital ecosystem by delivering hands-on, unrivaled data and technology access, outcome-based audience strategy, advanced analytics-driven campaign optimization and advanced measurement including detailed, real-time transparent campaign reporting. AI Digital is a priority Amazon Partner with access to over 150+ people-based data sources and in-platform optimization expertise to maximize value of all walled gardens including Google and Amazon’s data and tech stack, along with 10+ DSPs. AI Digital leverages technology through its proprietary platform ELEVATE and the expertise of its world-class, global team to drive a more ELEVATED consumer experience, measurable action, and brand and sales lift for more accountable results. Learn more about AI Digital at www.aidigital.io. About KERV Interactive Austin-based KERV Interactive is a digital advertising platform built on patented technology to create shoppable and immersive experiences within video. Using machine learning techniques and AI to drive speed and precision, only KERV’s technology recognizes depth, dimension, and objects in a video in real-time more accurately than the human eye. The platform’s ability to make shoppable video has shown to be successful across the web, mobile, social and CTV. Only KERV delivers a truly unique shopping experience for consumers and brands. For more information, please visit www.kerv.ai Contact Details Veronica Ruth +1 845-430-8743 aidigital@kitehillpr.com Company Website https://www.aidigital.io

September 13, 2023 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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