The social media buzz around the Australian Open tennis tournament saw a complete turnaround in Week 2, as the focus switched from vaccines to victory, according to analysis by media intelligence company Meltwater.
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Controversial basketball player Ben Simmons was the most-talked-about sportsperson in 2021, according to analysis by Meltwater. Data from billions of social media conversations, global news articles and broadcast mentions found that Simmons came out far ahead of all other sports stars.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce was the most talked-about corporate leader in Australia according to analysis by media intelligence platform Meltwater. Data from billions of news stories and social media conversations found that the airline CEO came out far ahead of all other ASX leaders.
Meltwater has appointed seasoned media intelligence executive, John Bissinella as Enterprise Solutions Manager for ANZ to help drive the continued expansion of its Enterprise solutions. He joins with a remit to consult Australia and New Zealand’s largest organisations on how to leverage the most comprehensive news, social and customer insights data available.
Meltwater B.V., a leading global SaaS provider of media intelligence and social analytics, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire artificial intelligence start-up DeepReason.ai, a spin-off from Oxford University’s computer science department, for $7.3m in a combination of cash and meltwater equity including earn-outs contingent on reaching technical milestones and retention requirements.
In the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP26) Australia has been ranked as a D- by most global media and social media users. Data shared today by a leading global SaaS provider of media intelligence and social analytics, Meltwater Australia, shows that more than 1000 international publications have described Australia as “the worst greenhouse gas emitters”. In addition, more than 2,800 mentions referencing the Australian government’s “failure to commit” were posted socially in the last month.
Yesterday Adelaide United Football star Josh Cavallo become the first A-League Footballer to come out as gay while actively playing. It was an historic moment for the sport as Josh joins a small group of out players globally, most of whom came out only after they had retired.
Following the 21-year-olds announcement on social media, an outpouring of support from the football community has dominated both news and social media conversation.
Meltwater’s four-year battle with the Copyright Agency has been resolved, with The Copyright Tribunal today ruling that it has accepted the Copyright License proposal put forward by Meltwater almost in its entirety.
The Tribunal soundly rejected the proposed license structure from The Copyright Agency. Instead, it accepted in full the offer proposed by Meltwater, as well as ruling that Meltwater is now able to enjoy an expanded set of rights regarding the use and distribution of the content across Asia Pacific. This includes the expansion of the library of content from six to 12 month and the extension of the license term to four years.