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Symphony - turning your living room into the world’s greatest concert hall
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st November 2022
The lowdown on Symphony, the startup that'll give you a front row seat to enjoy the finest live performances by some of the most famous orchestras in the world...
It comes as no surprise to anyone that the last few years have not been great for anything that requires people getting together in large groups in enclosed spaces. Theatre, cinema, the orchestra… For a long time, these shut do...
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Boxlist - A New Solution for Social Entertainment Discovery
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th November 2022
The lowdown on Boxlist, the AI-powered social network aiming to be your new go-to place for discovering TV and film recommendations across all streaming services.
What ticks your boxes?
Have you ever been frustrated at not knowing what TV or films you will like? Spent half an hour browsing Netflix, given up, and ended up watching a rerun of Friends? Maybe you have tried to contact friend...
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Screach - sports streaming innovation
by: Startacus Admin ~ 7th June 2021
The lowdown on Screach, the Newcastle-based startup that has created a live sports streaming and advertising platform specifically for commercial venues
Walk into any bar in the world, and there’s a good chance that some kind of sports event is playing on a TV somewhere inside. Similarly, most hotels and gyms will have some TVs dotted about, and it might make some wonder, how much a...
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iSIZE - deep-learning solutions to optimize video streaming quality
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th May 2021
The lowdown on iSIZE, the startup that’s created innovative machine learning solutions to optimize video streaming quality whilst also reducing data and energy consumption
Video streaming, whether it’s on-demand from the likes of Netflix and Disney+ or live from YouTube and Twitch, is at an all-time high, and not only because of the pandemic keeping people at home with little ...
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Polystream awarded £100k Epic MegaGrant to further interactive cloud experiences
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th May 2020Polystream becomes an Epic MegaGrants recipient...
Epic Games, creators of Unreal Engine, has awarded a 'MegaGrant' to Polystream, a deep-tech startup and the world’s most scalable real-time 3D content and application delivery platform, to further enhance its content development platform.The Epic MegaGrants program has been created to support game developers, enterprise professionals, media...
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Technology for ticketed online shows is popping up. Should artists charge for their streams?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th April 2020As quarantine, social distancing and complete lack of opportunities to earn money off live music are stretching on, the question arises – can performers actually charge for online, live streamed concerts using technology? Mary Ivanova from 'music interaction ecosysytem' Show4me, shares all...
Just a few days ago Facebook announced they will be unveiling functionality to allow user...
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Gaze: Long Distance Movie Night
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th November 2014In an evolving world of movies, television streaming and overall media saturation, the next logical step is to share this long distance - which is exactly what the founders of Gaze have implemented. We were delighted to welcome them to our Startacus collaboration space recently and now founders Guillaume and Lorenz tell us all about it. It’s long distance movie night: Gaze founder...
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Music while you work
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th August 2012One of the greatest things about having your own business is the ability to do what you want (as long as it’s productive!). And here at Startacus, we’re no different, and music is the one thing we couldn’t live without.
Music can be inspirational, memorable and can get the creative juices flowing. Finding that Jeff Buckley CD from 1994 can feel like finding a £20 note in t...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.