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- Crowd Media’s (CM8) Talking Head technology will be used in Bedtime Stories and Astrology VIP in the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates
- Bedtime Stories will convert children’s books into audio-visual elements where a user is read the story by a digital avatar generated by the Talking Head platform
- Astrology VIP will read a number of different astrology readings from its avatar Astra which will include horoscopes, tarot cards and dream interpretation
- Crowd is expecting Bedtime Stories to be launched in Portugal and the UAE in the coming weeks, with stories currently being localised into Portuguese and Arabic
- Astrology VIP is undergoing localisation into Dutch to be launched into the Netherlands
- CM8 shares are up 14.3 per cent to trade at 2.4 cents per share at 1:02 pm AEST
Crowd Media (CM8) has secured approvals to use its Talking Head technology for entertainment use in the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates.
The approvals are from T-Mobile and KPN in The Netherlands, Vodafone in Portugal, and Etisalat in the UAE.
The Talking Head tech will be applied to entertainment applications Bedtime Stories and Astrology VIP.
Bedtime Stories will convert children’s books into audio-visual elements where a user is read the story by a digital avatar generated by the Talking Head platform. When choosing a book, the listener can choose between different avatars to feed their story.
Astrology VIP is an application that reads a number of different astrology readings, such as horoscopes, Chinese horoscopes, tarot cards, numerology, dream interpretation and planetary alignments. Users will be able to interact using voice commands with the digital avatar, Astra.
Both products can be accessed on any computer or smart device without the need to download any software while users log in with their phone numbers.
Crowd is expecting Bedtime Stories to be launched in Portugal and the UAE in the coming weeks, with stories currently being localised into Portuguese and Arabic. Astrology VIP is undergoing localisation into Dutch to be launched into the Netherlands.
“Distribution approvals of Bedtime Stories and Astrology VIP marks the successful integration of Talking Head technology into our subscription line of products,” Crowd CEO Idan Schmorak said.
“Both entertainment products showcase the capabilities of our platform’s ability to convert text to audio-visual, while interacting with users in multiple languages which provides opportunities to upscale the products into new markets.”
CM8 shares were up 14.3 per cent to trade at 2.4 cents per share at 1:02 pm AEST.
