Introducing Ultimate Trivia by Stingray, the World’s Only FAST Channel Dedicated to Trivia

Montreal, March 31, 2023 – Stingray (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B), a leading music, media, and technology company, today announced that it has acquired the assets and business of the Ultimate Trivia Network, a move that paves the way for the launch of an exciting new product, Ultimate Trivia by Stingray.  Initially launching as an ad-supported linear channel, Ultimate Trivia by Stingray promises to deliver a captivating and interactive experience for kids and adults of all ages.

Stingray acquired the Ultimate Trivia Network from co-founders Sean Riley and Duvon Lawrence of Barvanna, Inc.—the premier destination for out-of-home sports and entertainment content, and the creators of the Ultimate Trivia Network.

Ultimate Trivia is the world’s only FAST channel dedicated to trivia, providing an endless stream of questions across a wide range of categories and themes, including geography, history, sports, arts and entertainment, sciences and nature, Hollywood, trending topics, technology, and much more. With Stingray’s innovative technology, Ultimate Trivia delivers an exceptional experience by allowing trivia buffs to personalize their game with a selection of preferred trivia categories. This new offering ensures that each trivia session is perfectly tailored to every audience, making it an ideal choice for family entertainment, friendly competition, and everything in between.

“We’re thrilled to introduce Ultimate Trivia by Stingray, which we believe will soon become a flagship product, captivating anyone who wants to put their knowledge to the test,” said Eric Boyko, President, Co-founder and CEO of Stingray. “With its family-friendly content and broad appeal across all age groups, Ultimate Trivia is the perfect way to bring people together for some fun and friendly competition. We look forward to the growth opportunities that lie ahead as we continue to innovate and offer new and exciting experiences to customers.”

Remarking on the transaction, Sean Riley said, “It is clear that Stingray highly values the diverse trivia offerings we have cultivated under the Ultimate Trivia Network banner, and we are proud to place the brand in their care. We look forward to seeing these fun and informative offerings expand even further under their stewardship.”

Ultimate Trivia by Stingray will initially be available on FAST channels, providing a seamless and accessible experience for viewers. It is expected that the product will expand its availability to additional platforms including a voice-activated in-car app in the coming months.

About Stingray
Stingray (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B), a global music, media, and technology company, is an industry leader in TV broadcasting, streaming, radio, business services, and advertising. Stingray provides an array of music, digital, and advertising services to enterprise brands worldwide, including audio and video channels, over 100 radio stations, subscription video-on-demand content, FAST channels, karaoke products and music apps, and in-car and on-board infotainment content. Stingray Business, a division of Stingray, provides commercial solutions in music, in-store advertising solutions, digital signage, and AI-driven consumer insights and feedback. Stingray Advertising is North America’s largest retail audio advertising network, delivering digital audio messaging to more than 20,000 major retail locations. Stingray has over 1000 employees worldwide and reaches 540 million consumers in 160 countries. For more information, visit www.stingray.com.

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Frédérique Gagnier
Public Relations Manager
Stingray
fgagnier@stingray.com 

NorthStar Earth & Space Appoints Johanne Lecomte as Vice-President Global Sales & Business Development

NorthStar Earth & Space appoints sustainability innovator David Saint-Germain as Chief Operating Officer

Montreal, March 2, 2023—NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. (“NorthStar”), the first commercial enterprise to offer complete active Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services to monitor all near-Earth orbits from space, is proud to announce the appointment of David Saint-Germain to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO).

David will be primarily responsible for delivering NorthStar information services & products to the market through a fully integrated global enterprise with locations in US, Luxembourg, and Canada.

“I’m pleased to welcome David into our organization, his strong leadership and desire to support a more sustainable planet are perfectly aligned with NorthStar values. His experience in delivering innovative products and services will be key to meet the needs of our clients in this pivotal moment of our company’s history as we gear up for launch,” stated Stewart Bain, Co-Founder & CEO of NorthStar. “Building on his significant track record, David will be instrumental in supporting NorthStar’s growth and success.”

“I’m excited to start this new endeavour and look forward to optimizing operations to grow and develop NorthStar,” said David Saint-Germain. “NorthStar’s customers and partners are some of the most innovative organizations in the world. Their future depends on a healthy and balanced environment, encompassing Earth and Space. NorthStar offers an exciting challenge to push the boundaries of innovation to deliver the highest quality information services that help manage our biosphere and orbital regimes sustainably.”

David Saint-Germain is passionate about building a sustainable future. He has most recently played a senior leadership role in Hilo, a start-up that is working with the largest hydroelectric utility in North America to deliver energy transition to millions of customers to support a sustainable future.

About NorthStar

NorthStar is the first commercial service to monitor all near-Earth orbits from space.

Our unparalleled suite of high-speed information services accurately tracks and predicts the position of space objects to enable safety in spaceflight.

With a head office in Montreal, Canada, a European headquarters in Luxembourg and a wholly owned subsidiary in McLean, Virginia, the company is resolving the ever-growing threat of space collisions and, ultimately, empowering humanity to preserve our planet.

For more information on NorthStar, visit northstar-data.com

For further information, please contact: NorthStar media relations: media@northstar-data.com

NorthStar Earth & Space signs partnership with Axelspace to provide world’s first combined Ground & Space SSA services

NorthStar will combine data from multiple ground and space-based sensors to deliver more complete high precision SSA services to operators

Montreal, January 11, 2023 – NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. (“NorthStar”), the first commercial enterprise to offer complete SSA services to monitor all near-Earth orbits from space is pleased to announce an agreement with Axelspace, the Japan-based frontrunner in the Japanese microsatellite market.  Starting in January ‘23, this collaboration will allow NorthStar to leverage Axelspace’s operational AxelGlobe constellation of 5 Earth Observation LEO satellites to provide complementary data for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and deliver a more comprehensive coverage of the space domain.

“Sustainability of the space environment is in everyone’s interest. Making use of existing sensor data from AxelGlobe with NorthStar’s proprietary algorithms is an extremely efficient means to improve the quality of commercial SSA services available to operators” said Stewart Bain, Founder & CEO of NorthStar. “NorthStar’s ability to work with leading-edge companies such as Axelspace highlights our unique capabilities to combine data from ground and space sensors and emphasizes our commitment to work collaboratively to solve the most urgent environmental challenges in Space.”

NorthStar is the first commercial enterprise to monitor all near-Earth orbits from space and combine data from a variety of ground-based sensors to provide more extensive coverage. The company’s high precision, next generation navigation and tracking services enable all satellite operators to manage their fleets more effectively, enhance spaceflight safety, avoid collisions, and promote space sustainability.

“The AxelGlobe constellation is composed of Axelspace’s GRUS microsatellites. These are equipped with strong attitude control functionality to respond flexibly to diverse imaging needs. We were consequently able to meet NorthStar’s request to capture near-Earth space data by updating the onboard software of the satellites,” said Yuya Nakamura, the president and CEO of Axelspace. “I am very proud that the advanced capabilities of GRUS are utilized to monitor the orbital environment, a rapidly emerging need in today’s space sector, through close collaboration with NorthStar. Axelspace will continue to contribute actively to expanding the use of microsatellites through partnerships with innovative companies and organizations.”

About NorthStar

NorthStar is the first commercial service to monitor all near-Earth orbits from space.

Our unparalleled suite of high-speed information services accurately tracks and predicts the position of space objects to enable safety in spaceflight.

With a head office in Montréal, Canada, European headquarters in Luxembourg and subsidiary offices in McLean, Virginia, the company is solving the ever-growing threat of space collisions and, ultimately, empowering humanity to preserve our planet.

For more information on NorthStar, visit northstar-data.com

For further information, please contact: NorthStar media relations: media@northstar-data.com

About Axelspace Corporation

Axelspace provides solutions on the basis of its unique microsatellite technology. The company’s main business activities comprise the AxelGlobe Earth Observation platform and the AxelLiner one-stop service to enable customers to realize their own microsatellite missions. The company offers microsatellite-based solutions for the Earth Observation business and the design, manufacturing, launch organization, operational support and commissioning of microsatellites and related components.

URL: https://www.axelspace.com/

AxelGlobe
https://www.axelglobe.com/en/

Contact information for Axelspace: Axelspace PR team pr@axelspace.com

NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. closes US$35M Series C funding round lead by Cartesian Capital Group, LLC

Stewart Bain, NorthStar’s CEO featured in Smith Magazine. Space Jam by Pete Russell.

Stingray Advertising Expands its US Sales Team

Montreal, November 10, 2022 – Stingray (TSX: RAY. A; RAY.B), a leading music, media, and technology company, today announced the expansion of its Stingray Advertising team with the appointment of Lesley Nadler as Vice President of Sales and Alison Posada and Michael Zuckerman as Sales Directors. The new hires will be leading the Stingray Advertising sales team as they expand across the United States.

Stingray Advertising operates North America’s largest retail audio advertising network, delivering digital audio messaging to more than 20,000 superstore, pharmacy, grocery, and discount store locations. The network connects brands to consumers at point-of-sale, leveraging the power of proximity to influence high-intent audiences and deliver proven performance for advertisers.

As Vice President of Sales, Lesley Nadler will oversee Stingray Advertising initiatives in the United States. She will lead the growing national sales team, working to develop their retail audio advertising network and go-to-market strategy as retail media continues to experience rapid growth. Additionally, she will be instrumental in helping to build and maintain strategic partnerships with all US Holding Companies & Independent Agencies, as well as with key advertisers across the US.

Lesley has 20+ years of proven success with extensive sales and management experience in digital, interactive, and multi-platform sales at leading media and entertainment companies including HotJobs, Yahoo!, Fox Interactive Media, Disney, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Condé Nast.

Sales Directors Alison Posada and Michael Zuckerman will be the primary liaisons for the day-to-day execution, administration, management, and optimization of advertising campaigns. They will play an integral role in growing US advertising revenues across the retail audio advertising network.

Alison brings to Stingray over 15 years of sales and media experience with companies such as Basis Technologies, Pandora, Clear Channel Radio, and Fox Television. She most recently held the position of Sales Director at Talkwalker, a global technology company, where she was responsible for helping agencies and their brands find and analyze customer and consumer data through an AI-enabled intelligence platform. Throughout her career, Alison has helped brands and advertising agencies understand how to reach their audiences and both plan and execute marketing campaigns across traditional and digital channels.

Michael has 15 years of digital and traditional media experience. Most recently, he was an Account Director at Vericast serving as the Pepsi Beverage Team Lead, managing the overarching partnership across respective brand/shopper retail divisions. During his time at Vericast, he helped advise on the effective planning, alignment, and implementation of their digital solutions against key Pepsi campaign brand objectives. Prior to Vericast, he was a Senior Director at Catelina Marketing and a Senior Account Executive at Amazon, where he collaborated with top CPG eCommerce and brand leads to help navigate the Amazon media and retail ecosystem, developing long-term growth strategies and championing custom programs across display, search, and video platforms.

“Retail media is becoming one of the fastest-growing advertising categories in the US,” said Ryan Fuss, Senior Vice President of Stingray Advertising. “We are thrilled to welcome these respected sales leaders to our growing Stingray Advertising team and look forward to their contributions in connecting brands with high-intent shoppers through our unique in-store audio advertising offering.”

Stingray Advertising’s retail audio advertising network reaches 140 million US shoppers every week.

About Stingray 
Stingray (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B), a global music, media, and technology company, is an industry leader in TV broadcasting, streaming, radio, business services, and advertising. Stingray provides an array of music, digital, and advertising services to enterprise brands worldwide, including audio and video channels, over 100 radio stations, subscription video-on-demand content, FAST channels, karaoke products and music apps, and in-car and on-board infotainment content. Stingray Business, a division of Stingray, provides commercial solutions in music, in-store advertising solutions, digital signage, and AI-driven consumer insights and feedback. Stingray Advertising is North America’s largest retail audio advertising network, delivering digital audio messaging to more than 20,000 major retail locations. Stingray has over 1000 employees worldwide and reaches 540 million consumers in 160 countries. For more information, visit www.stingray.com

About Stingray Advertising
Stingray Advertising operates North America’s largest retail audio advertising network, delivering digital audio ads across more than 20,000 superstore, pharmacy, grocery, and discount store locations. Its retail media network connects brands to consumers at point of sale reaching more than 140 million shoppers every week. By engaging with high-intent audiences in an unavoidable contextual environment, Stingray Advertising leverages the power of proximity to deliver proven performance for advertisers. For more information: www.stingray.com/advertising

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Frédérique Gagnier
Public Relations Manager
Stingray
fgagnier@stingray.com

Cory Atkins Joins Stingray Advertising as Sales Director

Montreal, November 10, 2022 – Stingray (TSX: RAY. A; RAY.B), a leading music, media, and technology company, today announced the expansion of its Stingray Advertising team with the appointment of Cory Atkins as Sales Director. Stingray Advertising operates Canada’s largest retail audio advertising network, delivering digital audio ads to close to 3,000 superstore, pharmacy, grocery, and discount store locations. The network connects brands to consumers at point-of-sale, leveraging the power of proximity to influence high-intent audiences and deliver proven performance for advertisers. In his position, Atkins will play an integral role in growing advertising revenues across the retail audio advertising network in Canada.

Atkins, an award-winning broadcast and advertising media professional, brings to Stingray over 20 years of experience in designing and negotiating media partnerships, managing day-to-day business needs, implementing effective team management, and growing revenue. He spent the last nine years as the Senior Director, Media Sales at Cineplex Media, where he spearheaded multiple sales strategies, customized media opportunities, content partnerships, and business developments for a large portfolio of businesses.

“Retail media is becoming one of the fastest-growing advertising categories in Canada,” said Ryan Fuss, Senior Vice President of Stingray Advertising. “We are thrilled to welcome such a respected sales leader to our growing Stingray Advertising team and look forward to his contribution in connecting brands with high-intent shoppers through our unique in-store audio advertising offering.”

Stingray Advertising’s retail audio advertising network reaches over 3 million Canadian shoppers daily.

About Stingray
Stingray (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B), a global music, media, and technology company, is an industry leader in TV broadcasting, streaming, radio, business services, and advertising. Stingray provides an array of music, digital, and advertising services to enterprise brands worldwide, including audio and video channels, over 100 radio stations, subscription video-on-demand content, FAST channels, karaoke products and music apps, and in-car and on-board infotainment content. Stingray Business, a division of Stingray, provides commercial solutions in music, in-store advertising solutions, digital signage, and AI-driven consumer insights and feedback. Stingray Advertising is North America’s largest retail audio advertising network, delivering digital audio messaging to more than 20,000 major retail locations. Stingray has over 1000 employees worldwide and reaches 540 million consumers in 160 countries. For more information, visit www.stingray.com

About Stingray Advertising 
Stingray Advertising operates North America’s largest retail audio advertising network, delivering digital audio ads across more than 20,000 superstore, pharmacy, grocery, and discount store locations. Its retail media network connects brands to consumers at point of sale reaching more than 140 million shoppers every week. By engaging with high-intent audiences in an unavoidable contextual environment, Stingray Advertising leverages the power of proximity to deliver proven performance for advertisers. For more information: www.stingray.com/advertising 

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For more information, please contact:

Frédérique Gagnier
Public Relations Manager
Stingray
fgagnier@stingray.com 

NorthStar’s Space Situational Awareness Services to be launched by Virgin Orbit in 2023

NorthStar’s unique space-based monitoring system will be launched by Virgin Orbit to deliver transformational Space Situational Awareness services to improve sustainability in space and preserve essential services from critical satellite infrastructure.

LUXEMBOURG CITY, LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 27, 2022 /CNW/ – NorthStar Earth & Space (“NorthStar”), a comprehensive environment Information services enterprise, announced today that the first three of its constellation of 24 satellites dedicated to commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) will be among the payloads carried by Spire Global’s satellites to be launched by Virgin Orbit. The launch is scheduled for mid-2023.

NorthStar will be the first to monitor all near-Earth orbits from space delivering a radically enhanced level of SSA services to the global satellite community, with timely and precise information for resident space object detection, tracking, orbit determination, collision avoidance, navigation and proximity alerts.

“NorthStar is proud to join forces with both Spire Global and Virgin Orbit for this historic first launch, as part of a vibrant community committed to advancing innovation in the service of space sustainability and the secure growth of the space economy,” said Stewart Bain, CEO & Founder of NorthStar Earth & Space.

“Virgin Orbit is delighted to play a role in this ground-breaking mission,” said Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart. “The proliferation of space debris and emerging threats in orbit necessitate responsive space domain awareness via space-based platforms. By working with NorthStar and Spire to deploy this innovative technology to a precise, targeted orbit via our proven LauncherOne system, we are fulfilling Virgin Orbit’s role as an affordable responsive space provider.”

“We’re proud that NorthStar is leveraging our Space Services model and established space, ground, and web infrastructure to rapidly deploy its constellation, which is critical to tackling the pressing issue of space debris and delivering fundamental information for satellite operators,” added Joel Spark, Co-Founder and General Manager, Space Services, Spire.

“NorthStar is committed to making a meaningful contribution to the peaceful and sustainable use of space. We deliver valuable information that enhances the detection and precision tracking of space objects across all near-Earth orbits to support sustainability, greater safety, and confidence in space operations.” added Stewart Bain.

NorthStar seeks to empower humanity to preserve our planet through a unique Space and Earth information & intelligence platform using space-based satellite systems. NorthStar strives to help transform the way governments, industry, and institutions assess risk, enforce regulations and make decisions to foster the sustainable development of our Earth and Space environment.

NorthStar’s transformational space-based commercial Space Situational Awareness services address many of the critical and immediate challenges facing all satellite operators. Striving to improve the prospect of space sustainability, NorthStar will deliver more frequent and precise observations of resident space objects than any current system. NorthStar generates its Space Information & Intelligence services through a suite of high-speed, decision-quality information services derived from its unparalleled coverage, object custody, and enhanced predictive analytics

NorthStar’s investors comprise a global coalition of strategic partners, including Telesystem Space (a co-enterprise of the Sirois family office, Telesystem, and the Roger’s Family Trust of Canada), the Space Alliance of Europe (Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio), the Government of Quebec, the Government of Canada and the Luxembourg Future Fund. NorthStar Earth & Space’s head offices are located in Montréal, Canada, its U.S. subsidiary, NorthStar Earth & Space Systems, Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and its European subsidiary, NorthStar Earth & Space Europe S.à r.l. is headquartered in Luxembourg.

SOURCE NorthStar Earth & Space Inc.

For further information: media@northstar-data.com

OnMobile Global creates history in Gaming penetration with Challenges Arena

Bengaluru, 21 September 22: OnMobile Global, the leader in cutting-edge mobile gaming and entertainment, has achieved a milestone of signing 50 customers globally for its mobile quiz, trivia & puzzles gaming product, Challenges Arena (CA). This is in tandem with their larger strategy announced earlier this year of collaborating with 200 plus telecom operators globally.

The organisation is partnering with telecom operators by building unique, exciting and unparalleled gaming experiences for casual gamers in their network with products like Challenges Arena, their quiz, puzzles & trivia mobile gaming app and ONMO, their social esports mobile gaming platform. It is a double gaming product strategy since ONMO is a product for tomorrow & CA is a product for today.

Challenges Arena is a social competition gaming product bringing immersive, multiplayer formatsto casual gamers. The product is looking forward to an explosive growth by expanding its horizons to many more geographies and adding both global and local gaming content, fuelled by best-in-class user experience and its expanding arsenal of gamification mechanics. Revenue for Challenges Arena has increased by 11x from a year-on-year perspective, evidencing strong traction for the product.

Sanjay Baweja, MD and Global CEO of OnMobile Global, said, “We are confident that as we advance, we will see significant revenue growth in Challenges Arena as there is an exponential increase in multi-active users for this segment. We are witnessing some success in Europe and LatAm and signing up with more telcos, helping us in our expansion. A host of these customers are new labels for us, which indicates the strength of our product”.

About OnMobile

OnMobile [NSE India: ONMOBILE] [BSE Ltd: 532944], is a global leader in mobile entertainment. Headquartered in Bangalore, India and with a presence in many countries across the world, it is focused on building cutting-edge Mobile Gaming products while also offering a wide array of products such as Videos, Tones, & Contests. Based on current deployments, OnMobile has over 80 million monthly users across the globe. For further information, please visit www.onmobile.com

For media queries, please contact:

pr@onmobile.com

NorthStar and Astroscale announce a strategic partnership at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris

NorthStar and Telespazio announced SSA Partnership for Europe

Announcement of Appointment of Frederic Pelletier as Chief Scientist for Space Situational Awareness at NorthStar Earth and Space

Montreal, AUGUST 1, 2022 – NorthStar Earth & Space is proud to announce the appointment of Frederic Pelletier as Chief Scientist for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) effective August 1, 2022. The Chief Scientist for SSA will advise the enterprise on directions to take for future scientific & technical developments to support the evolving needs of the business.

NorthStar Earth & Space operates in a highly technical field at the intersections of Aerospace, Big Data, Software development, and Science & Technology. NorthStar must successfully navigate near term and long-term challenges and opportunities to remain at the competitive forefront of the rapidly evolving Space Situational Awareness (SSA) market.

Now that NorthStar has successfully completed major milestones of our unique products to deliver timely and accurate space-based SSA services, Fred will become a member of the executive team and act the lead authority on matters pertaining to the scientific elements of NorthStar’s overall offer of its unique commercial space-based SSA services.

Read More: Quebec’s Pelletier leads ‘farthest exploration of any planetary body in history’

Media Contacts:

NorthStar Public Relations: media@northstar-data.com

NorthStar Earth & Space Endorses the Net Zero Space Declaration of the Paris Peace Forum

ONMO launches Crypto payments for players globally

Bangalore, May 04 2022:  ONMO, the direct-to-consumer social esports mobile gaming platform from OnMobile has announced enabling transactions through Bitcoin for players across the globe. While ONMO users in India can play using real money, users in other parts of the globe will now have the choice of using Bitcoins to pay entry fees for 1-on-1 battles and daily multiplayer tournaments and play a wide variety of games on the platform.

Commenting on the new release, Krish Seshadri, CEO, ONMO said “Gamers have been well habituated to virtual items and understand the value of virtual currencies. Our goal is to provide our global players with the best experience. With the rapid adoption of Crypto, we have now added Bitcoin as the main payment method to play games on ONMO across the globe. We will soon add other Crypto currencies to the payment methods in the ONMO wallet”.

With the addition of Bitcoin payments, ONMO brings together two of the fastest-growing markets – crypto and esports – making it versatile and easy to use. Bitcoin payments offer cross-game and cross-region compatibility coupled with streamlined payments. The platform will facilitate more cryptocurrency payment options in the future providing its global users with the best game experience and empower them to wager against each other.

About OnMobile and ONMO

OnMobile [NSE India: ONMOBILE] [BSE Ltd: 532944], is a global leader in mobile entertainment. Headquartered in Bangalore, India and with offices in all regions of the world, OnMobile is focused on building cutting-edge Mobile Gaming products while also offering a wide array of products such as Videos, Tones, & Contests. Based on current deployments, OnMobile has over 80 million monthly users across the globe. A product of OnMobile, ONMO is a social esports platform that offers short game moments across popular game titles. Players can explore different formats of gameplay, 1-on-1 battles, multiplayer tournaments, or solo challenges on the product. With offices in Canada, Sweden, and India, ONMO blends current trends like social play, casual short gaming & esports supported by cloud gaming & vision AI technologies into a unique mobile gaming offering.

For further information, please visit
www.onmobile.com
www.onmo.com

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pr@onmo.com

Stingray Signs Distribution Agreement with TCL FALCON to Launch FAST Channels and AVOD on its Smart TVs

• The offering includes Qello Concerts by Stingray, Stingray Karaoke, Stingray Classica, Stingray DJAZZ, Stingray CMusic, Stingray Naturescape and Stingray Music channels 

Montreal, April 20, 2022 – Stingray (TSX: RAY. A; RAY. B), a leading music, media, and technology company, today announced that it has reached an agreement for the distribution of a suite of free ad-supported channels (FAST channels) to TCL smart TVs in Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico and the United States. The new services within the TCL app include Qello Concerts by Stingray, Stingray Karaoke, Stingray Classica, Stingray DJAZZ, Stingray CMusic, Stingray Naturescape and Stingray Music channels for users to access at no extra cost. Each channel is carefully curated by in-house music experts to offer lean-back entertainment for every demographic any time of day. As part of the deal, TCL FALCON will also make available AVOD packages including the best of karaoke and concerts along with beautiful imagery from the four corners of the globe.

“Stingray’s value proposition is to bring the top music entertainment to viewers and provide instant access to their favorite artists,” said Manfred Orth, Director of Business Development, Emerging Markets of Stingray. “We are delighted to partner with TCL and look forward to making music a more integral part of their users’ daily lives.”

“We are very excited to team up with Stingray,” said Rebecca Wan, Senior Business Manager, Overseas Business Department at TCL Electronics. “We are convinced that the quality content from Stingray would bring our global audience excellent entertainment experience!”

Channels Highlights

• Qello Concerts by Stingray features concert-films and award-winning music documentaries from the biggest and most influential artists, bands, and musicians. AVOD will only be available in the United States.
• Stingray Karaoke includes all the top songs to sing along to from golden oldies to today’s hits. 500 titles will be available on AVOD.
• Stingray Classica features breathtaking excerpts of orchestral performances, operas, and ballets, including the grandest, most popular classical musical productions filmed from famed opera houses and theatres worldwide.
• Stingray DJAZZ features the world of jazz without limits with a unique selection of rare documentaries, intimate portraits, behind-the-scenes footage, and exclusive interviews.
• Stingray CMusic is the only channel dedicated to modernizing classical music on television by presenting great works in a music video format. The channel is carried by Watch TV.
• Stingray Naturescape offers an escape to a world of stunning nature scenes, all set to peaceful soundtracks. 100 titles will be available on AVOD.
• Stingray Music offers audio channels curated by expert programmers in all the most popular genres.

About Stingray
Montreal-based Stingray (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B) is a leading global music, media, and technology company with over 1,000 employees worldwide. Stingray is a premium provider of curated direct-to-consumer and B2B services, including audio television channels, over 100 radio stations, SVOD content, 4K UHD television channels, FAST channels, karaoke products, digital signage, in-store music, and music apps, which have been downloaded over 160 million times. Stingray reaches 400 million subscribers (or users) in 160 countries. For more information: www.stingray.com

About TCL FALCON
TCL FFalcon is the world’s leading Internet and AI×IoT service platform responsible for the system development and operation of TCL smart screens and other devices, while expanding into TV, OTT boxes and non-TCL brand hardware devices such as smart projectors. TCL FFalcon has provided film, education and entertainment services to users in 160 countries on six continents. For more information: visit  www.tcl.com and www.iffalcon.com

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Mathieu Péloquin
Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Communications
Stingray
mpeloquin@stingray.com
1 514 664-1244, ext 2362

OnMobile Global appoints Asheesh Chatterjee as Global Group CFO

Bengaluru, April 19^th 2022:  OnMobile Global Limited, the global leader in mobile entertainment, today announced the appointment of Asheesh Chatterjee as Global Group Chief Financial Officer for the company, effective April 18, 2022.

Asheesh Chatterjee joins OnMobile with twenty-five years of rich experience in manifold facets of finance, such as fundraising,strategic and operational finance, risk management, regulatory compliances, digital transformation, procurement, taxation, and investor relations. He has also had prominent stints with EY India, ICICI Pru AMC, Sony Pictures Television and Moser Baer India Ltd.

He recently worked with Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd as a CFO & CBO, managed various responsibilities in multiple areas, and played a leadership role in JVs, Asset monetisation, Phase-3 auctions for FM Radio, Sales, and Revenue management, etc. Welcoming Asheesh on board, Sanjay Baweja, MD & Global CEO of OnMobile, said, “We are excited to have Asheesh join us as Global Group CFO. He will be an integral part of the company’s management, helping OnMobile realise its long-term financial and operational goals. Over two decades of his experience makes him the perfect fit to lead the financial chapter of the company’s transformation as we work towards putting our customers first.”

Mr Asheesh Chatterjee is a member of the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a Management Accountant (India & UK), Chartered Global Management Accountant, and an alumnus of Northwestern, Kellogg School of Management.

Speaking about his appointment, Asheesh said, “I am excited to join OnMobile in its transformational journey, and am looking forward to working with various global teams to add value to business growth and strategize to build an efficient financial infrastructure.”

About OnMobile

OnMobile [NSE India: ONMOBILE] [BSE Ltd: 532944], is a global leader in mobile entertainment. Headquartered in Bangalore, India and with a presence in many countries across the world, is focused on building cutting-edge Mobile Gaming products while also offering a wide array of products such as Videos, Tones, & Contests. Based on current deployments, OnMobile has over 80 million monthly users across the globe.

For further information, please visit www.onmobile.com

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pr@onmo.com

SES Partners with NorthStar Earth & Space to Tackle Space Sustainability Challenges

Collaboration will improve Space Situational Awareness and promote best practices in all near-Earth orbits for SES and its partners

Luxembourg, 31 March 2022 – A partnership to enhance Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and ensure a sustainable use of space has been formed between SES, the world’s leading satellite-based content connectivity solutions provider, and NorthStar Earth and Space (NorthStar), the first commercial service to monitor space from space, both companies announced today.

Together with NorthStar, the teams will be working to launch, develop and evolve NorthStar’s SSA products tailored to benefit SES’s satellite operations and fleet management. NorthStar will deliver unique SSA services to help satellite operators with safer management of their fleets, minimization of collision risks, and development of space sustainability solutions. Fuelled by data gathered in space, NorthStar’s next-generation service will provide a unique layer of information to improve operational performance for all satellite operators and contribute to the realization of a more sustainable space environment.

SES has recently announced its revised Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and is a firm believer of how sustainable space meets sustainable Earth. Its new ESG strategy revolves around four key pillars – ensuring the secure and sustainable use of space; embarking bold climate action, increasing diversity and inclusion in the industry; and using its global content connectivity solutions to meet critical human needs.

“Space supports critical infrastructure for our economy. NorthStar’s collaboration with SES leads to more responsible and sustainable operations in space from all stakeholders. NorthStar’s high performance SSA services combined with SES’s leading role in the industry brings a necessary focus towards the increasingly unmanageable risks we are all witnessing in space”, said Stewart Bain, CEO & Founder of NorthStar Earth & Space. “This is a major step in NorthStar’s integration and growth within the fast-moving Luxembourg space ecosystem. Recent investment from the LFF and support from the Luxembourg Ministry of the Economy also contribute to accelerate NorthStar services in support of this important collaboration.”

“We are excited to partner with NorthStar and leverage their expertise in space-based sensors to monitor traffic in space and the accuracy of their intelligent platform to transmit information faster,” said Steve Collar, CEO of SES. “Space sustainability is of fundamental importance to SES and to the industry. The industry needs to come together quickly to protect space for future generations before it’s too late and our partnership with NorthStar is a strong step in that direction.”

For further information please contact:

Suzanne Ong
External Communications
Tel. +352 710 725 500
suzanne.ong@ses.com

NorthStar Public Relations: media@northstar-data.com

About NorthStar

NorthStar Earth & Space is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. NorthStar has recently launched its European headquarters in Luxembourg with the support of the Luxembourg Future Fund. NorthStar also has an office in Washington D.C. NorthStar seeks to empower humanity to preserve our planet through a unique Space and Earth information & intelligence platform using space-based sensors. NorthStar strives to help transform the way governments, industry and institutions assess risk, enforce regulations and make decisions to foster the sustainable development of our planet and deliver a safe and secure near-Earth environment. NorthStar’s unique space-based commercial Space Situational Awareness products address many of the critical and immediate challenges facing all satellite operators. With a comprehensive view of all near-Earth orbits, NorthStar’s satellites will deliver more frequent and precise observations of resident space objects than any current system. Through a suite of high-speed decision quality information services derived from its unparalleled coverage, object custody, and enhanced predictive analytics NorthStar generates its Space Information & Intelligence services.

NorthStar’s investors comprise a global coalition of strategic partners, including Telesystem Space (a co-enterprise of the Sirois family office, Telesystem and the Roger’s Family Trust of Canada), the Space Alliance (Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio) of Europe, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Canada and the Luxembourg Future Fund. More information: https://northstar-data.com/

About SES

SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless connectivity around the world. As the leader in global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with the unique combination of global coverage and high performance, including the commercially-proven, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By leveraging a vast and intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is able to deliver high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on land, at sea or in the air, and is a trusted partner to the world’s leading telecommunications companies, mobile network operators, governments, connectivity and cloud service providers, broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners. SES’s video network carries over 8,400 channels and has an unparalleled reach of 361 million households, delivering managed media services for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further information is available at: www.ses.com.

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Stingray Partners with Leger to Measure Effectiveness of Retail-Based Digital Audio Advertising in Canada

Montreal, March 1, 2022 – Stingray (TSX: RAY. A; RAY.B), a leading music, media, and technology company, today announced a partnership with Leger, the largest Canadian-owned market research and analytics firm, to measure the effectiveness of retail-based digital audio advertising in Canada. Leger will conduct surveys to demonstrate that advertising campaigns connected to the Stingray Retail Media Network drive tangible results.

The Stingray Retail Media Network enables advertisers to reach and connect with principal shoppers at point-of-sale across a growing variety of retail verticals. The hyper-relevant brand messaging complements the physical shopping experience, informing consumers of relevant products and services while providing advertisers the unique ability to reach an extremely high composition of principal shoppers through ubiquitous, contextually relevant audio messages. This powerful new advertising channel will now benefit from indisputable Leger data to help quantify the effectiveness and relevancy of retail-based digital audio advertising.

“We are delighted to be partnering with Stingray and to bring our insights expertise to its Retail Media Network,” said Dave Scholz, Executive Vice-President, Toronto, Leger. “I am confident that our innovative methodology and cutting-edge polling will enable Stingray to better quantify the value of their retail-based audio advertising campaigns.”

“Retail-based digital audio advertising enables brands to connect and remain top of mind with highly qualified consumers when and where it matters most,” said Ryan Fuss, Senior Vice President, Global Media Solutions of Stingray. “We are thrilled to join forces with Leger, Canada’s leading quantitative market research firm, to demonstrate the full impact that this new retail media channel can deliver to brands looking to reach millions of daily Canadian shoppers that are literally aisles away from their products.”

About Stingray
Montreal-based Stingray (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B) is a leading global music, media, and technology company with over 1,000 employees worldwide. Stingray is a premium provider of curated direct-to-consumer and B2B services, including audio television channels, over 100 radio stations, SVOD content, 4K UHD television channels, FAST channels, karaoke products, digital signage, in-store music, and music apps, which have been downloaded over 160 million times. Stingray reaches 400 million subscribers (or users) in 160 countries. For more information: www.stingray.com

About Leger
Leger is the largest Canadian-owned market research and analytics company, with more than 600 employees in eight Canadian and US offices. Recently, Leger presented the most accurate polling results for the 2021 Canadian federal election (including the most accurate results in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia) and the 2019 Canadian federal election. This accuracy is due to the quality of the company’s LEO panel and its employees’ expertise. For more information: leger360.com

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For more information, please contact:

Mathieu Péloquin
Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Communications
Stingray
mpeloquin@stingray.com
1 514 664-1244, ext 2362

Sarah Mottet
Marketing Director
Leger
smottet@leger360.vom
514-982-2464

Stingray Partners with TikTok to bring TikTok Radio to millions of households across Canada and the United States

Bringing TikTok’s top music, artists and music videos to on demand playlists across multiple platforms 

Montreal, February 23, 2022 – Stingray (TSX: RAY. A; RAY. B), a leading music, media, and technology company, today announced a partnership with TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, to launch TikTok Radio. The collaboration will bring TikTok’s top trending music and artists to Stingray’s ever-growing audience across multiple platforms.

TikTok Radio, the highly anticipated audio music channel launches on Stingray Music in millions of households across the United States today, and in Canada tomorrow, on TV, web, and mobile. Listeners will enjoy hearing music the TikTok community loves, including viral hits, throwbacks, and songs from the next generation of rising stars. To truly reflect the TikTok experience, the channel will also feature trending sounds and introductions from some of TikTok’s popular artists and creators. The curated channel will be refreshed several times a week with songs from a variety of TikTok charts like “Top of the Week,” “Top of the Year,” and “Top New Songs.” In addition, a TikTok Radio playlist will be available worldwide in the Air Canada In-Flight Entertainment system.

Starting next month, viewers who have access to Stingray Music Videos On Demand through the TV app, can also tune in to the TikTok Radio playlist featuring music videos from songs that are currently trending on TikTok. The service is widely distributed across most TV providers in Canada and a variety of TV providers in the United States.

Additionally, Canadian radio listeners will enjoy hearing “The TikTok Trend” on The Stingray Hit List Countdown and “Katie & Ed’s TikTok Pick” on The Night Show with Katie & Ed, two radio shows that will feature tracks that are making waves on TikTok on a weekly basis.

“Stingray has proven to be a must-have destination for music fans who want to access all the music they love and discover exciting new musical horizons,” said Mathieu Péloquin, Senior Vice-President Marketing and Communications of Stingray. “TikTok is undeniably influencing music trends and pop culture. We are thrilled to be working with TikTok to bring their groundbreaking content to our growing audiences. This partnership shows our commitment to deliver new and innovative content to our users.”

“TikTok Radio has been such a huge success, and we are excited to be partnering with one of the leading music distributors in the world to bring some of the top music, artists, creators and trends to millions of households across Canada and the United States,” said Dan Page, Head of Global Business Development, New Screens, TikTok. “TikTok is redefining the way that fans discover and rediscover music, and this collaboration with Stingray will allow more people to tap into the culture and trends that start on our platform.”

Music fans can tune in to TikTok Radio on the Stingray Music app available for iOS and Android, Stingray Music web player, linear TV channels and TV apps distributed across Canada and the United States through TV providers such as Optimum and Suddenlink by Altice, AT&T U-verse TV, Bell, Cogeco, Rogers, Shaw, and Videotron.

About Stingray
Montreal-based Stingray (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B) is a leading global music, media, and technology company with over 1,000 employees worldwide. Stingray is a premium provider of curated direct-to-consumer and B2B services, including audio television channels, over 100 radio stations, SVOD content, 4K UHD television channels, FAST channels, karaoke products, digital signage, in-store music, and music apps, which have been downloaded over 160 million times. Stingray reaches 400 million subscribers (or users) in 160 countries. For more information: www.stingray.com

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Stingray Chief Experience and Strategy Officer Zack Hamilton Accepted into Forbes Business Council

Forbes Business Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for Successful Business Owners and Leaders 

Montreal, February 16, 2022 — Zack Hamilton, Chief Experience and Strategy Officer for Chatter Research, the AI driven customer insights solutions of leading global music, media, and technology company Stingray, has been accepted into the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide.

Zack Hamilton was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors.

“We are honored to welcome Zack Hamilton into the community,” said Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils, the collective that includes Forbes Business Council. “Our mission with Forbes Councils is to bring together proven leaders from every industry, creating a curated, social capital-driven network that helps every member grow professionally and make an even greater impact on the business world.”

As an accepted member of the Council, Zack has access to a variety of exclusive opportunities designed to help him reach peak professional influence. He will connect and collaborate with other respected local leaders in a private forum and at members-only events. Zack will also be invited to work with a professional editorial team to share his expert insights in original business articles on Forbes.com, and to contribute to published Q&A panels alongside other experts.

Finally, Zack Hamilton will benefit from exclusive access to vetted business service partners, membership-branded marketing collateral, and the high-touch support of the Forbes Councils member concierge team.

“It is an honor to be joining the Forbes Business Council and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with this group of global business leaders”, said Zack Hamilton. “My goal is to share my customer experience expertise and best practices with Forbes, and I look forward to leverage Chatter’s technology coupled with Stingray’s mission of improving and delivering holistic customer experience through technology, media and music.”

ABOUT FORBES COUNCILS
Forbes Councils is a collective of invitation-only communities created in partnership with Forbes and the expert community builders who founded Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC). In Forbes Councils, exceptional business owners and leaders come together with the people and resources that can help them thrive.

To learn more about Forbes Councils, visit forbescouncils.com.

ABOUT STINGRAY
Montreal-based Stingray (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B) is a leading global music, media, and technology company with over 1,000 employees worldwide. Stingray is a premium provider of curated direct-to-consumer and B2B services, including audio television channels, over 100 radio stations, SVOD content, 4K UHD television channels, FAST channels, karaoke products, digital signage, in-store music, and music apps, which have been downloaded over 160 million times. Stingray reaches 400 million subscribers (or users) in 160 countries. For more information: www.stingray.com 

For more information, please contact:

Mathieu Péloquin
Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Communications
Stingray
mpeloquin@stingray.com
1 514 664-1244, ext 2362

ONMO social esports gaming platform goes live on Chingari

Krish Seshadri, CEO, ONMO commented on the partnership saying “ONMO blends social eSports and AI driven game moments. Our short format challenges and Chingari’s short-form videos complement each other well. So do the social aspects of ONMO and Chingari. We have launched ONMO in the Chingari app to a select test audience and will ramp up exposure to their entire userbase in a few weeks to provide millions of users with an immersive, entertaining social gaming experience”

Sumit Ghosh, CEO & Co-founder, Chingari said “Gaming is a dynamic and exciting category of entertainment. Chingari is excited to enter this mutually beneficial partnership with ONMO and provide our audience with an unparalleled social gaming experience on short moments. With Chingari’s foray into blockchain and social tokens, we plan to collaborate on other product integrations in the near future”

About Chingari

Chingari started as a short-form video app and is now India’s fastest growing social token. Chingari not only offers short-form videos, but is reinventing the creator economy and social commerce with short videos and Blockchain technology. With the strategic partnership with ONMO, Chingari would also be introducing gaming within the app.

About OnMobile and ONMO

OnMobile [NSE India: ONMOBILE] [BSE Ltd: 532944], is a global leader in mobile entertainment. Headquartered in Bangalore, India and with offices in all regions of the world, OnMobile offers a wide array of products such as Videos, Tones, Games & Contests. Based on current deployments, OnMobile has over 80 million monthly users across the globe. OnMobile is focused on building cutting-edge Mobile Gaming products such as ONMO & Challenges Arena through B2B and D2C channels. A product of OnMobile, ONMO is a direct-to-consumer mobile cloud-gaming platform which offers short game moments across popular game titles. Players can explore different formats of gameplay, 1-on-1 battles, multiplayer tournaments, or solo challenges on the product. With offices in Canada, Sweden, and India, ONMO blends streaming, social gaming, e-sports, and AI into a unique mobile gaming offering.

For further information, please visit www.onmobile.com; www.onmo.com

For media queries, please contact:

pr@onmobile.com
pr@onmo.com

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