SPROCKIT and NAB Show Welcome Five New Media, Entertainment and      Technology Startups to Partnership Program
-- AlertMe, AppTek, Graphika, SureWaves and VideoAmp selected for      SPROCKIT, joining 2017 class for SPROCKIT Sync at Google --
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WASHINGTON--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- SPROCKIT ,      the leading program showcasing media, entertainment and technology      startups in collaboration with NAB      Show , today announced the newest startups selected to participate in      SPROCKIT’s 2017 program. The companies were hand-selected by industry      leaders to participate based on their potential to offer real solutions      to challenges in today’s evolving market that many established media and      entertainment companies face. Now in its fifth year, SPROCKIT will convene the full 2017 class of      industry-vetted emerging companies with its world-class corporate      partners at its exclusive SPROCKIT Sync forum, being held July 19-20,      2017 at Google in Mountain View, California. Attendees will meet to      collectively discuss new technologies that will advance the industry. “With so much disruption occurring in the media, entertainment and      technology industries, SPROCKIT is proud to facilitate accelerated      innovation by connecting the right startups to our corporate companies      to help them deliver business results,” said Harry Glazer, founder and      CEO, SPROCKIT. “We continue to grow by focusing on quality and      delivering positive results for all parties involved – both on the      corporate and startup side.”
The new startups represent a variety of sectors with specific solutions      for applications in areas such as advertising, analytics, artificial      intelligence and machine learning and include:
AlertMe - An algorithm-based platform that helps publishers connect directly        with readers through AI to create more engagement on an organic        channel, drive first-party data and reduce traffic dependency on        social media channels. AppTek - A pioneer in automatic speech recognition, machine learning and        artificial intelligence that provides closed captioning, call center        content discovery and mobile intelligent voice agent solutions to        enterprises. Graphika –        A mapping platform that analyzes social media data to identify        community-specific influencers, content and conversations. SureWaves –        An adtech pioneer that simplifies TV advertising globally with the        first-of-its-kind programmatic TV offering Skynet. VideoAmp - A data-driven software company that unites brand marketing across TV        and digital, allowing advertisers and media owners to transact across        every device to make both the advertising medium and message more        effective. View the full list of participating startups here . SPROCKIT corporate partners include Google, Fox Networks Group, HCL      Technologies, Hearst Television, Samsung NEXT, TEGNA Inc., Univision      Communications Inc. and Verizon Digital Media Services. Startups interested in participating in the SPROCKIT program are invited      to apply here . Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with accepted startups      invited to participate in future SPROCKIT Syncs as well as be heavily      featured at the annual NAB Show, the world’s largest media,      entertainment and technology event. About SPROCKIT
SPROCKIT is the media, entertainment and technology alliance of      corporate executives and industry-vetted emerging companies showcasing      and collaborating on products, services and new revenue models. SPROCKIT, in collaboration with and support from the NAB Show, shines      the spotlight on the industry’s most promising market-ready startups      from around the world. Since its launch in 2013, more than 100 emerging      companies have participated in SPROCKIT, many of which have experienced      successful funding rounds, partnerships and acquisitions. Learn more at sprockitglory.com . About NAB Show
NAB Show, April 7-12, 2018, is the world's largest convention      encompassing The M.E.T. Effect, the convergence of media, entertainment      and technology. With 103,000 attendees from 166 countries and 1,700+      exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for solutions that      transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new      screens in new ways. From creation to consumption, across multiple      platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is where global      visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways. For complete details, visit www.nabshow.com . About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy      association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and      television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to      best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new      opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org . Contacts

SPROCKIT and NAB Show Welcome Five New Media, Entertainment and Technology Startups to Partnership Program

Friday 13 February 2015
British Gas has snapped up a firm that allows consumers to remotely heat and secure their homes. British Gas has snapped up a firm that allows consumers to remotely heat and secure their homes. Custom byline text: 
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The Big Six energy supplier, which is part of Centrica, has bought AlertMe, a business selling systems that allows users to control boilers, radiators, door locks and cameras away from the home. British Gas already owns 21 per cent of the company and is paying £44 million to acquire the rest of it. Loading article content
AlertMe describes itself as a pioneer in the "internet of things", in which smartphones and other devices connect to items which are used inside and outside the home. It said: "The deal will create the UK's leading connected homes provider, by bringing together British Gas's ability to innovate for mass market consumers with AlertMe's next generation Internet of Things technology and expertise. "
British Gas, which supplies around 11 million homes, said it will use AlertMe's technology to underpin its current products in this area. It already sells Hive Active Heating system that allows customers to control their heating and hot water from their mobiles, tablets and laptops. Nina Bhatia, commercial director for British Gas says: "We are very excited at the potential we've now got through technology, to help people manage their homes and lives more easily. "
AlertMe currently serves more than 500,000 homes in Europe and the US. It was founded in 2006 and is based in London, but also has offices in Cambridge and the US. Chief executive Mary Turner said: "AlertMe has been the pioneer in establishing and growing the Internet of Things commercially in the UK and USA. "We have created a market-leading Internet of Things platform and a highly experienced team of technologists and operational capability, which together have given us proven ability to serve mass market customers. "
Ms Turner added that the move gave the firm the chance to roll out its services to tens of millions of homes. British Gas said other parts of the Centrica group in the US and Ireland would also take advantage of AlertMe's services. Centrica is expected to unveil a 27 per cent fall in annual profits to £245 million from its residential energy supply business, which has been impacted by warmer weather, when it posts full-year results on Thursday. Across the group, operating profit is expected to plunge 29 per cent to £1.9 billion, according to City estimates. Commenting & Moderation
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Parks Associates and AlertMe to Host Connected Home Research Webcast
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - Sep 22, 2014) -   Internet of Things research from Parks Associates finds the importance of interoperability for consumers increases with each smart home device purchased. Currently 13% of U.S. broadband households own at least one smart home device, and 60% of those who have purchased three devices feel it is very important for the devices to work together as part of a system. The research firm will co-host the webcast "The Technology to Deliver Millions of Connected Homes" with AlertMe on the key challenges of scalability, interoperability, usability and integration for home systems on Tuesday, September 23, 15:00 BST / 16:00 CET. "Smart home products are entering the market through a variety of channels, often separate from any system, but regardless consumers expect interoperability among devices," said Tom Kerber , Director, Home Systems and Energy, Parks Associates. "Multiple players, including device manufacturers and service providers, have a stake in the connected home, but their objectives are not always aligned. This webcast examines the technology and business challenges in this ecosystem and analyzes the solutions necessary to deliver a unified user experience. "
The webcast will feature Pilgrim Beart, Founder, Director, AlertMe, and Mary Turner, CEO, AlertMe. Speakers will discuss the role of connected home platforms in the Internet of Things and business solutions to reduce operating costs, extend the functionality of products, and provide a unique, fully integrated experience. "The IoT and the connected home are about 'things' and software that need to interoperate and work together harmoniously -- at huge scale," Turner said. "Our focus is to provide relevant and intelligent services and manage the complexity and fragmentation of smart technologies to make it invisible to the end user -- it needs to 'just work' seamlessly. "
Webcast registration is complimentary, and all registrants will receive presentation materials. Register at http://www.parksassociates.com/alertme . Contact Holly Sprague at hsprague@gmail.com , 720-987-6614 for meeting requests. About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research, custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service subscriptions. http://www.parksassociates.com
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Smart energy startup AlertMe has struck a deal that could super-charge its expansion by providing its technology to the U.K.’s largest domestic energy supplier. In an announcement on Tuesday, AlertMe — which runs a cloud-based service that monitors and analyzes people’s energy use and gives them detailed feedback —  said it had been chosen by British Gas (s CNA) to provide its software to all its customers who have smart meters installed in their homes. Advertisement
The utility giant has more than 15 million gas and electricity accounts around the country, with more than 10 million households on board. And while British Gas only started rolling out smart meters last year, the U.K. government has mandated that all British homes must be fitted with smart meters by 2020 to help avoid wastage and prevent unnecessary carbon emissions. Advertisement
“It’s huge for us,” admitted AlertMe CEO Mary Turner when I talked to her ahead of the announcement. “The way I look at it, this is a huge deal for us, and a really innovative move from British Gas — but the important thing is the benefit it brings to the mass market.”
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She said that customers would have their smart meters plugged into AlertMe’s energy monitoring service, which takes readings of energy use every 30 minutes and provides a variety of ways for them to drill down into that data. The aim is to reduce usage, cut carbon emissions and (crucially) save money — ultimately providing the benefits of big data to ordinary people in the place that’s most important to them: their own homes. Advertisement
“There’s been so much talk about smart meters not really being smart, and for the convenience of the utility because they don’t have to pay to send a meter reader around,” said Turner. “But we turn that data into information and insight that’s much more relevant to the consumer.”
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AlertMe doesn’t just work with gas usage, however: its platform works with a whole range of sensors and devices around the home. The ambition is for the system to become the backbone of an entire connected home, with an open platform that can deal with data coming from a wide range of appliances — electricity meters, TV sets, washing machines… anything. Advertisement
We’re still at the start of a trend, but it’s been a good few months for the company. in January it announced a deal with Lowe’s to sell home energy gadets in-store (made by third parties and given the AlertMe seal of approval). And there could be another significant deal in the works in continental Europe, hinted Turner. Advertisement
The Cambridge, U.K-based company, which has more than $37 million in funding from investors including Good Energies, Index Ventures and Vantage Point Capital. British Gas was already a strategic investor in the company, and had run some trials of AlertMe technology, but the deal was the result of a competitive tender put out last year. Advertisement
But Turner said she saw this deal as the beginning of the company’s expansion, not its zenith — particularly as consumers look for a way to avoid the mess of standards and services that having a “smart home” entails. Advertisement
“The fact that we have huge utilities practically engaging with us is a starting point, but our plan is not just to work with utilities,” she said. “We’re device agnostic and we absolutely, fundamentally believe it has to be that way. Walk around your home and you’ll have a dozen brands for all your appliances — the last thing a customer wants to do is have five or six different home hubs managing different devices.”
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“Our view is that all of that will ultimately disappear.”
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