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Effective Friday, May 14, the state Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries lifted the seasonal trap gear closure and small vessel speed limit restrictions north and east of Cape Cod, according to a state marine advisory. The rules were previously in place through May 15 with the potential to be extended further into May if the critically-endangered North Atlantic right whales remained in state waters. The whales get caught in trap fishing lines, and risk harm from entanglements. The lifting of restrictions, which affects commercial lobster fishing in particular, came after an airplane survey by the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown. That survey on May 13 showed that no right whales remained in state waters, according to the advisory. Right whales migrate along the Atlantic coastline throughout the year, and many swim to Canadian waters during the summer to follow the movement of the zooplankton they eat, according
/PRNewswire/ BrightLine, the leader in interactive and dynamic connected TV (CTV) ad solutions, sees 4x growth in programmatic demand for its advanced.
| 10 May 2021
Cloud-based technology provider Amagi has announced a record increase in annual revenue and other key growth indicators for the fiscal year ending 31 March.
The company saw growth in the areas of channel creation, distribution and monetisation, enabling customers to extend distribution and earn advertising revenue while saving up to 40% in cost of operations compared with traditional delivery models.
Amagi had 136% annual revenue growth, a 44% increase in customers, and a 60% increase in workforce in the US, UK and India to support strong customer growth.
Baskar Subramanian, co-founder and CEO, Amagi, said: “Two big trends in the industry are driving growth for Amagi. First, traditional broadcast TV networks are transitioning to cloud much faster now as multi-dimensional challenges brought forward by the pandemic have put the inherent advantages of virtualisation in the spotlight.
Smash or Be Smashed with SMASH BALL- Do You Have the Balls?
Introducing SMASH BALL a high-speed action sports game for PC, console and mobile released by gaming titan Game Pill, who has worked with over 100+ game titles for brands like Viacom, Disney, Discovery Networks, Google and others. SMASH BALL can be played with or against friends in a 1v1 2v2 hybrid of arcade-style ping pong, using customizable mech athletes. Destroy your opponents: launch rockets, throw sticky …
– Introducing SMASH BALL a high-speed action sports game for PC, console and mobile released by gaming titan Game Pill, who has worked with over 100+ game titles for brands like Viacom, Disney, Discovery Networks, Google and others. SMASH BALL can be played with or against friends in a 1v1 2v2 hybrid of arcade-style ping pong, using customizable mech athletes. Destroy your opponents: launch rockets, throw sticky bombs, and choose your parts to suit your play style. Manage your team, resources, and booster card
Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Discovery, Inc First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. I would now like to hand the conference over to Mr. Andrew Slabin, Executive Vice President, Global Investor Strategy. Sir, you may begin.
Andrew Slabin
Executive Vice President, Global Investor Strategy
Everyone, thank you for joining us for Discovery s Q1 earnings call. Joining me today are David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer; Gunnar Wiedenfels, Chief Financial Officer; and JB Perrette, President and CEO of Discovery Networks International. You should have received a copy of our earnings release, but if not feel free to access it on our website at www.corporate.discovery.com. On today s call, we will begin with some opening comments from David and Gunnar and then we ll open the call to take questions. Before we start, I d like to remind you that comments today regarding the company s future business p