Veritone And Stats Perform Partner On Ai Voice Technology
Veritone, creator of hyper-expansive enterprise AI platform aiWARE, has announced a new strategic partnership with sports tech and data company Stats Perform, which is designed to provide real-time play-by-play, pre-game, in-game and post-game updates.
The partnership will combine Veritone’s synthetic voice AI technology and Stats Perform’s trusted Opta sports data to bring localized, AI voice capabilities to content creators, media organisations, brand agencies, teams, leagues and betting platforms around the globe.
Stats Perform Chief Revenue Officer, Steve Xeller, said, “Generating lifelike AI voice commentary for sports is the natural next step for the industry.
“Thanks to Veritone technology, our users will now have the ability to create custom voices in partnership with beloved broadcasters, in multiple languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Italian and Arabic, and incorporate these lifelike voice options into stats reporting to reach wider global audiences with localized content.
“This is particularly important for those who do not read and speak the host-distributed language; as well as those with visual impairments or disabilities.”
Veritone Voice, which supports both text-to-speech and speech-to-speech AI modalities, will also enhance Stats Perform’s offerings with a wide range of capabilities. This includes enabling voice-enhanced commentary for automated match previews, recaps, player bios and play-by-play and allowing sports fans to choose the audio content that fits their preferences.
It also creates the ability to reach global audiences in their native languages and provide access to sports reporting for those who are visually impaired or have reading disabilities.
Veritone President, Ryan Steelberg, said, “Veritone’s partnership with Stats Perform is truly a tipping point within the sports tech and AI industries.
“This is the first-time synthetic voice will be deployed in sports reporting at scale. It takes storytelling in sports to a new level and dramatically transforms fan engagement.”
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