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AI-Media and AVE Announce Exclusive Partnership to Power Accessibility Across Australia’s Live Events Leave a reply AVE and AI-Media Partnership AI-Media has partnered with Audio Visual Events (AVE) to provide industry-leading accessibility solutions for live events across Australia, enhancing inclusivity and audience engagement. SYDNEY, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AI-Media, a global leader in AI-powered live captioning and accessibility solutions, has appointed Audio Visual Events (AVE) as its exclusive rental partner for the live events market in Australia. This strategic partnership combines AI-Media’s LEXI platform – a complete ecosystem of professional-grade hardware and SaaS solutions that deliver real-time, low-latency captioning and translation – with AVE’s trusted dry-hire AV equipment and technical production expertise. The collaboration enables Australian event organisers to enhance accessibility, engagement, and compliance across live and hybrid events, while driving mutual growth for both organisations. Partnership Overview Through this partnership, event planners and production teams can rent AVE’s industry-standard AV gear – such as displays, racks, and integration systems – pre-configured for seamless deployment of AI-Media’s LEXI platform, including the LEXI Viewer. The LEXI Viewer is AI-Media’s purpose-built caption display hardware designed for professional live event environments. It connects directly with AI-Media’s LEXI Text (AI-powered live captions) and LEXI Translate (real-time multilingual translation) services to deliver clear, synchronized captions and translations on LED walls, projection screens, and digital displays. This new rental model allows event producers to access advanced captioning and translation technology on a per-event basis, particularly in situations where event variability makes purchasing dedicated equipment less economical. It ensures accessibility can be easily added to any event – large or small – while complementing AI-Media’s direct sales model for customers who require ongoing or integrated solutions. Key strengths include: AVE’s 20+ years of flawless event delivery across Australia, supporting venues, agencies, and major corporate events. AI-Media’s LEXI solution, combining enterprise-grade captioning hardware and AI-powered SaaS for unmatched reliability.

Meltwater Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Influencer Marketing Platforms for Large Enterprises 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment Leave a reply Meltwater was named a Leader among 14 influencer marketing vendors supporting large enterprises. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Meltwater, a global leader in media, social, and consumer intelligence, has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Influencer Marketing Platforms for Large Enterprises 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment (doc #US53601825, November 2025). The IDC MarketScape evaluated vendors for capabilities, strategic vision, customer experience, scalability, and sustained innovation. “We believe being named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape underscores Meltwater’s commitment to empowering global brands with best-in-class influencer marketing tools,” said Chris Hackney, Chief Product Officer at Meltwater. “Enterprises today demand platforms that not only manage authentic influencer relationships at scale but also deliver actionable insights, ROI measurement, and agility to respond to market trends and optimize campaigns in real time.” According to the IDC MarketScape, Meltwater was recognized for the following strengths: Creator Reach Score: “Proprietary True Reach scoring system that accurately measures creators’ authentic audience size and influence levels by analyzing engagement quality, audience authenticity, and genuine reach rather than follower counts alone.” Suite Integration: “Comprehensive integration with Meltwater’s social listening and media intelligence capabilities, enabling brands to monitor influencer campaign performance alongside broader brand sentiment and competitive intelligence.” Relationship Management: “Enterprise-grade CRM functionality providing centralized management for conversations, content collaboration, timelines, and global payments in nearly 100 countries with local currency support.” Meltwater’s future influencer marketing enhancements include new AI Discovery and AI Outreach functionality, which represents the next step toward autonomous influencer campaign management. These AI tools enhance personalization, speed, and strategy by automating influencer search, vetting, and outreach, delivering faster launches, scalable workflows, and data-driven recommendations that help brands identify the right creators and optimize performance. “Our influencer marketing roadmap

Leipzig Bach Archive Presents Newly Discovered Organ Works By Johann Sebastian Bach Leave a reply Leipzig-based Bach researcher Peter Wollny identifies two organ compositions as the work of the 18-year-old Johann Sebastian Bach · First performance in 320 years to be livestreamed from St Thomas’ Church, Leipzig  LEIPZIG, GERMANY – Newsaktuell – 17 November 2025 – As of 17 November, the index of Bach’s works (BWV) is richer by two numbers: Leipzig Bach Archive director Peter Wollny has succeeded in identifying two previously anonymous organ works as composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. In a livestreamed official ceremony in the presence of the Minister of State for Culture, Wolfram Weimer, and the Mayor of Leipzig, Burkhard Jung, the city of Leipzig together with the worldwide Bach community celebrates the first performance of these works in 320 years in St Thomas’ Church in Leipzig. Leipzig-based Bach researcher and Bach Archive director Peter Wollny has been familiar with the two works that have just been identified as Bach’s, the Ciacona in D minor, BWV 1178, and the Ciacona in G minor, BWV 1179, for more than 30 years. He found them in the Royal Library of Belgium. During the course of his research career, the musicologist collected numerous clues which now, with the final piece of the puzzle – the naming of the scribe – form a complete picture. This identification took place in the context of work on the BACH Research Portal, a research project by the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig, in which for the first time all the available archive resources about the entire Bach family of musicians are being opened up and made publicly available in digital form. Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Wollny: »I spent a long time searching for the missing piece of

Bitget Legal Team Wins Multiple 2025 Honours from LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business Leave a reply Bitget Legal Team Wins Multiple 2025 Honours from LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business VICTORIA, Seychelles, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), is glad to share that its in-house Legal Team has received 3 major industry accolades in 2025, showing the growing influence of crypto legal teams in global finance. At the Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business (ALB) Hong Kong Law Awards 2025, Phil Leung, Bitget Legal Director, was named “Young Lawyer of the Year”, having also been shortlisted as a finalist for “Fintech Lawyer of the Year”. The Bitget Legal Team was shortlisted for “Fintech Team of the Year,” while Chief Legal Officer Hon Ng was a finalist for “Lawyer of the Year”, placing the team alongside leading international law firms and top-tier in-house legal teams. The ceremony brought together more than 400 professionals from top law firms, financial institutions, and in-house legal teams, including several major crypto platforms. Bitget’s Legal Team later won LexisNexis’ “ELITE Team” award 2025, with Phil Leung being honoured as a LexisNexis top “40 UNDER 40” lawyer 2025. LexisNexis highlighted Bitget’s rapid expansion between 2024 and 2025, during which the exchange rose from a top-10 to a top-4 global crypto exchange by trading volume. By 2025, the platform served over 120 million users around the world and processed on average more than US$30 billion in crypto trades each day, equating to over US$1 trillion a year. Bitget’s Legal, Compliance and Internal Controls Department was formed in 2024 under the leadership of Hon Ng. Phil Leung joined shortly after as its first department-level leader. Since then, the group has expanded to over 100 professionals globally, guiding Bitget through key