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The Africa Channel To Launch Series ‘TED Talks on TAC‘

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:59:18 +0000

The Africa Channel will tap the TED Talks catalog of video interviews to create a new series set to debut on the network in June.

The TED Talks on TAC will feature fresh perspectives on storytelling, culture, conversation and identity from authors, celebrities, sports icons and artists with unique points of view, according to network officials. The first set of topics and speakers will include such icons as television producer Shonda Rhimes, tennis star Serena Williams and TV personality Gayle King, the network said.

The collaboration between TAC and the nonprofit TED company will also look to establish an annual TED X Live Event, supported by key sponsorships from brands and advertisers. In addition, the companies seek to create additional TED Talk events that speak to the global Black experience, the network said.

“We are proud to partner with TED Talks, to amplify and celebrate voices from the Global Black and African Diaspora and to bring to our viewers topics that are both relevant and entertaining from thought leaders, entertainers, authors, activists and other world-renowned personalities,” The Africa Channel senior VP of business development Dean Cates said in a statement.

Samsung Adds More Streaming Channels to TV Plus Platform

jon.lafayette@futurenet.com (Jon Lafayette) — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:03:29 +0000

Samsung said it added three new free streaming channels to its Samsung TV Plus platform.

The new channels are:

Home Refresh — owned and operated by Samsung, this channel features programming about real estate, renovation and do-it-yourself projects.
Holiday Movies–July Edition, another Samsung owned-and-operated channel. This channel offers Christmas cheer even though the calendar says that summer is just starting.
TED, from the nonprofit dedicated to spreading big ideas.

Samsung TV Plus now offers more than 200 channels, which are available in millions of homes in the U.S. on Samsung smart TV and galaxy mobile devices. The free streaming services is also available in 23 countries on 230 million devices globally. ■

TED Starts First Free Ad Supported Streaming Channel With Wurl

jon.lafayette@futurenet.com (Jon Lafayette) — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000

TED, the non-profit known for its TED Talks, said it is working with streaming platform Wurl to create its first free, ad supported channel.

The Ted channel will give viewers access to selections its library of 4,000 talks and TED-Ed animations from thought leaders sharing ideas about technology, entertainment, business and creativity.

Featured speakers will range from Dolly Parton to Elon Musk.

“TED represents groundbreaking ideas, presented in an iconic, minimalist format that maximizes attention and impact for all of us as viewers,” said Craig Heiting, Wurl’s head of strategic business development. “Having the opportunity to bring TED’s unique library of content into the world of FAST TV is not only an honor, but a task we will engage with extreme precision to maximize reach and impact for TED.”

Wurl will enable the channel’s distribution viewers acquisition and retention and monetization.

"Streaming TV gives TED another powerful digital tool to support our mission of bringing great ideas to viewers everywhere," said Alan Seiffert, head of global business development at TED. "With Wurl's reach of over 300 million connected TVs worldwide, and with their innovative and advanced technologies, they are an excellent partner for us to spread ideas in the FAST TV space." ■

TED Speaks Spanish in New Vme Series

Jacobson Adam — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:00:00 +0000

TED, the global nonprofit behind the motivational and educational “TED Talks,” has partnered with Spanish-language digital multicast network Vme TV for a 13-episode series “dedicated to ideas that can influence how Hispanics can shape the future.”

The studio-produced program, Soy TED, bows Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. In each episode, invited guests will take ideas from previous TED Talks and adapt them for U.S. Latinos, presenting advice and suggestions in a culturally relevant way.

“When we looked at new ways to channel ideas from TED speakers to communities most likely to shape American society over the next decade, we kept coming back to the U.S. Hispanic,” Deron Triff, TED’s director of global distribution and licensing, said. “Here’s a group whose power and potential to transform America is accelerating rapidly. We thought, if we can bring new knowledge to this audience, the possibilities for inspiration and, ultimately, action could be very interesting.”

Triff hopes to link other media companies, corporations and organizations to TED’s collaboration with Vme, “opening doors to share, promote and find ideas worth spreading from the Spanish-speaking population in the U.S.,” he said. The series also opens up sponsorship opportunities for Vme, which, unlike the PBS-member stations that carry its multicast signal, is not a public-television operation and can accept certain types of advertising.

Caracas, Venezuela-born entrepreneur Eduardo Hauser, an AOL veteran who is the founder of personalized news platform DailyMe, will host Soy TED.

Special guests slated to participate include former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz, the record holder for most space flights, and Carlos Páez, one of 16 survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 who spent 72 days in the mountain peaks of the Andes. CNN en Español journalist Ismael Cala will also appear.

“At Vme TV, we believe that smart, thoughtful television content directed at a new generation of curious, upwardly mobile Latinos will influence important advancements in America,” Hauser said. “With the increasing influence of our culture, we have a unique opportunity to share the wisdom of TED’s speakers in Spanish. We are very proud that TED has chosen Vme TV to be their television vehicle in reaching the U.S. Hispanic audience and are excited about the potential to attach other partners to this initiative that can extend across media and events.”

Vme debuted in 2007 as the first Spanish-language television network linked with the nation’s English-language public-television stations. Vme TV can be seen in 43 markets across the U.S.