ARD selects AFP as video provider

From January 2022, AFP will become a regular supplier of international video production for the prestigious German public television network ARD, one of Europe’s biggest audio-visual groups known for its daily news broadcast “Tagesschau”, rolling news channel tagesschau24 and website tagesschau.de.

From January 2022, AFP will become a regular supplier of international video production for the prestigious German public television network ARD, one of Europe’s biggest audio-visual groups known for its daily news broadcast “Tagesschau”, rolling news channel tagesschau24 and website tagesschau.de.
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AFP creates multimedia global news management team in reorganisation

Global News Director Phil Chetwynd has announced a reorganisation of AFP’s news management to strengthen coordination between its editorial departments and to create a truly multimedia team at the head of the agency.

Global News Director Phil Chetwynd has announced a reorganisation of AFP’s news management to strengthen coordination between its editorial departments and to create a truly multimedia team at the head of the agency.
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07/28/2026 12:00
ExaGrid Releases Version 8.1

ExaGrid®, the world’s largest independent backup storage vendor providing Tiered Backup Storage with the most comprehensive security and AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock for Ransomware Recovery, today announced the release of ExaGrid software version 8.1. The latest version includes: Support for Cohesity DataProtect Uses S3 protocol. Supports Cohesity Cloud Archive Direct. ExaGrid further deduplicates Cohesity deduplicated data, cutting the storage footprint in half. ExaGrid works...

07/28/2026 12:05
Third-Party EPDs Confirm C-Crete Cement Cuts Embodied Carbon by up to 95% — and It’s Already Being Poured Commercially

C-Crete Technologies has published two Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) verifying that its cements cut embodied carbon by up to 95% versus conventional portland cement. C-Crete’s technology converts a broad range of natural rocks and industrial by-products into cementitious binders with no clinker and no kiln, so production is inherently decentralized — and it is already being poured in commercial concrete today. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: http...

07/28/2026 12:00
B-Secur and CSEM Partner to Bring Clinically-Validated Heart Monitoring to Health Wearables

CSEM, the Swiss-based technology innovation centre, and B-Secur, a leader in advanced biosensing technology, today announced a partnership to bring clinically-validated heart monitoring capability to health wearables. The collaboration pairs CSEM's 25+ years of leadership in PPG-based vital signs monitoring with B-Secur's multiple FDA-cleared ECG algorithms and analytics, offering device manufacturers and digital health companies a route to integrating more accurate, market-ready heart monito...

07/28/2026 12:00
Omilia Appoints David Ogden as VP of Revenue Operations

Omilia, a global leader in Self-Learning Agentic CX, today announced the appointment of Dave Ogden as Vice President of Revenue Operations. Ogden will be responsible for scaling Omilia’s global revenue operations function spanning sales operations, forecasting, and commercial execution as the company accelerates growth across its key markets. In this role, Ogden will design and operate the revenue infrastructure that connects sales, marketing, and customer success, including forecasting, pipe...

07/28/2026 12:00
Nine in 10 LPs More Likely to Commit to Funds Using Leverage When Disclosure is Clear

Fund-level leverage and liquidity tools have moved from specialist financing techniques to mainstream private capital infrastructure, according to new research from CSC, the leading provider of global business administration and compliance solutions. The findings show that limited partners (LPs) are increasingly open to the use of these tools when disclosure is clear, but general partners (GPs) face growing pressure to prove that the operating model behind them is controlled, transparent, and i...

AFP reorganises its Paris newsroom into specialised hubs

The aim of this reform is to modernise the agency's structures to better reflect its editorial strategy and to strengthen its coverage of priority themes, foremost among them the future of the planet and the digital world.

The aim of this reform is to modernise the agency's structures to better reflect its editorial strategy and to strengthen its coverage of priority themes, foremost among them the future of the planet and the digital world.
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AFP launches a website combating disinformation in Hungary

Agence France-Presse, a global leader in digital investigation, has partnered with local media company and researchers to launch a website on Wednesday combatting disinformation in Hungary.

Agence France-Presse, a global leader in digital investigation, has partnered with local media company and researchers to launch a website on Wednesday combatting disinformation in Hungary.
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