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AI-Media and AVE Announce Exclusive Partnership to Power Accessibility Across Australia’s Live Events

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.
  • Combined: Stress–free, scalable captioning and translation for events ranging from conferences and corporate meetings to large–scale festivals.

“By teaming with AVE as our exclusive rental partner in Australia, we’re making it significantly easier for event professionals to deliver accessible, multilingual, and high–engagement experiences,” said Tony Abrahams, CEO of AI–Media. “Together, we’re bringing a world–class captioning and translation solution to the Australian market.”

Market Opportunity

Australia’s live events industry continues to expand as demand rebounds post–pandemic and accessibility expectations increase.
According to IMARC Groupi, the Australian event management market was valued at approximately AUD $25 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to AUD $70 billion by 2033, at a compound annual growth rate of 11.2%.

With accessibility and multilingual communication now central to audience engagement, corporate inclusion goals, and compliance standards, this partnership positions AVE and AI–Media to meet a critical and fast–growing need within the Australian live events market.

“We’re thrilled to partner with AI–Media,” said Paul Keating, Head of Sales & Marketing, Audio Visual Events. “AI–Media’s LEXI platform represents the global benchmark for live captioning and translation. Combined with AVE’s proven dry–hire expertise, we’re giving event producers an easier, smarter way to integrate accessibility into their productions.”

Based in Australia? Interested in renting captioning and translation solutions? Click here to enquire

About AI–Media

AI–Media (ASX: AIM) is a global leader in AI–powered voice translation, captioning, and language orchestration. The LEXI Suite and global encoder network deliver real–time multilingual intelligence – trusted worldwide to modernize workflows, enhance communication, and scale the shift from text to spoken AI. 
For more information visit the AI–Media website. 

About AVE

Audio Visual Events (AVE) is Australia’s premier dry–hire and technical production supplier, providing AV equipment and technical production support to agencies, conference organisers, venues, and production companies nationwide. Known for its reliability, AVE has more than two decades of experience delivering seamless event technology solutions. Learn more at the AVE website.

Media Contact:
Fiona Habben
Head of Global Marketing
AI–Media
Email: fiona.habben@ai–media.tv
Phone: +61 2 8870 7722
Website: www.ai–media.tv

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Meltwater Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Influencer Marketing Platforms for Large Enterprises 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment

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 is focused on bringing the power of generative and agentic AI directly into the hands of marketers,” said Eytan Avigdor, Senior Director of Meltwater’s Influencer Marketing Product. “We’re building the next generation of influencer marketing, one where AI accelerates execution and helps brands make smarter, more strategic decisions at scale.”

Meltwater’s influencer marketing solution tightly integrates with its broader media intelligence, social listening, and analytics suite. This interoperability enables brands to monitor campaign impact across earned, owned, and paid channels, delivering unified insight across all marketing touchpoints.

For more information about Meltwater’s influencer marketing solution, visit Meltwater.com.

For more information, please contact:
Kelly Costello
Corporate Communications Director
[email protected]

About Meltwater
Meltwater empowers companies with a suite of solutions that spans media, social and consumer intelligence. By analyzing ~1 billion pieces of content each day and transforming them into vital insights, Meltwater unlocks the competitive edge needed to drive results. With 27,000 global customers, 50 offices across six continents, and 2,200 employees, Meltwater is the industry partner of choice for global brands making an impact. Learn more at meltwater.com.

About IDC MarketScape:
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360–degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.


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