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STUDIO GONG Launches Audio Tool for Publishers

STUDIO GONG announced the launch of Article Reader, a cloud-based SaaS that automatically converts editorial articles into high-quality audio for publishers and companies. The solution supports article summaries (including pre-paywall), full versions behind paywalls, and curated audio feeds delivered via an integrated audio player. The platform is built on Storyflash infrastructure, uses speech technology from AudioStack and voices from ElevenLabs, and includes monetization capabilities—pre-content audio spots served via adserver-based targeting. STUDIO GONG offers implementation and operation services and is using the product on its own STG-Blog.de. A two-week trial and feature details are available on the Article Reader website.

AudioStack Appoints Alexis van de Wyer as New CEO

AudioStack, an enterprise platform for AI-driven audio production, has appointed Alexis van de Wyer as CEO while founder Timo Kunz will continue to lead technology and product innovation. van de Wyer, an early investor and former AdsWizz CEO with experience at eBay, was previously AudioStack’s president and brings 25 years in digital audio, SaaS and ad tech. AudioStack also named Erik Barraud as chief product officer and highlights recent senior hires including Silke Zetzsche (VP global commercial partnerships - agency & ad tech), Marsha Fischer (VP publisher partnerships) and Jérôme Noel (head of engineering). The company says it is scaling across North America and Europe and works with clients and partners such as iHeart, Publicis Groupe, Acast, OMC, Havas, Octave and REWE Group.

Unlock First-Party Data: Unite Brands for Better Insights

The article argues that multi-brand companies keep valuable First-Party data in siloed domains, treating the same customer as different individuals and wasting media budgets. It proposes building an enterprise-wide Identity Graph to unify identities across brands in real time, in a legally clean manner, enabling a consistent view of customers and richer analytics. Real-world brand group examples (e.g., telecoms like Telekom/Congstar; airlines like Lufthansa/Eurowings; Volkswagen AG and its brands Audi, VW, Škoda, Seat, Cupra; insurers HUK Coburg/HUK24; energy firms EnBW/Yello; consumer goods like Nestlé, Coca-Cola, P&G) illustrate the cross-brand challenge. The piece advocates deterministic identity over probabilistic approaches and outlines a pragmatic PoV-driven roadmap (Autonomous Start & Analysis, Business Case, Scaling) with emphasis on real-time activation on websites/apps and minimal integration, positioning Identity Graph as an enterprise asset.