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Hippo Video Revolutionizes Hospitality Sales with AI-Powered Video Automation

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Hotels report 60% faster deal closures and a 3X boost in RFP engagement with Hippo Video’s AI-powered automation platform.

NEWARK, Del., April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hippo Video today announced the launch of an AI agent that’s solving the biggest bottleneck in hotel sales: the endless, time-consuming RFP process. The platform now helps hotel sales and marketing teams handle RFPs faster by cutting down manual work, sending personalized video proposals at scale, and closing deals faster than ever before.

With Hippo Video’s AI agent, hoteliers get both personalization and productivity at scale.

The innovative solution addresses critical pain points in hospitality sales operations by enabling properties to convert static PDFs into engaging video proposals in just a few minutes. Industry research indicates nearly 50% of RFPs go unanswered due to overwhelming administrative burdens. In an industry where speed, personalization, and guest-centricity define success, (particularly for group sales like SMERF & MICE categories), hotel sales teams often find themselves overwhelmed—juggling dozens of RFPs, copying data into legacy systems, responding manually to repeated queries, and conducting one-on-one virtual property tours with prospects across time zones. These inefficiencies cost hotels millions in missed opportunities and delayed conversions.

Hippo Video is changing that.

The solution addresses these challenges by transforming the entire sales communication process. Instead of static PDF proposals that often go unread, prospects receive dynamic, personalized video experiences that walk them through every aspect of the hotel’s offering. The built-in AI video chatbot ensures questions are answered immediately rather than requiring follow-up calls or emails from busy sales staff.

The platform’s intelligent automation capabilities allow hotels to fully automate responses for smaller RFPs while enabling sales teams to focus their expertise on high-value opportunities. With Hippo Video, hospitality sales teams can now automatically generate and send full-fledged RFP video proposals directly from their email—with just a single click .

When an RFP is received, Hippo Video’s AI engine automatically extracts key data and generates a fully branded, customized video proposal—often in under four minutes. The platform’s standout feature is its ability to create personalized “Deal Rooms” for each prospect, featuring a virtual tour, conversational avatar bot, and supporting materials designed to answer questions and move prospects along the sales journey.

“Our automated solution doesn’t just save time and effort. It elevates the entire sales process and creates memorable experiences for prospects from their very first interaction with your property. With Hippo Video, your first impression is no longer a generic email—it’s an immersive, personalized video that walks your prospect through exactly what makes your property special. We’ve seen an 80% drop in proposal clarification requests because prospects feel they’ve already visited the hotel virtually”—says, Karthi Mariappan, CEO of Hippo Video

Initial hospitality customers of Hippo Video report transformative results, including 60% faster deal closures, three times higher RFP engagement, an 80% reduction in proposal clarifications, and a 1.6X boost in lead volume after implementing the video solution.

From global chains to boutique hotels, hospitality brands are leveraging Hippo Video’s unique blend of automation, personalization, and scalability to regain lost bandwidth and focus on what matters most: building better relationships.

Hippo Video has also introduced their conversation AI video bot for the Hospitality Industry, which can work around the clock, answering FAQs, guiding prospects through proposals, and even sharing follow-up materials based on user behavior—all without needing human intervention. Sales teams can also track prospect engagement in real-time, gaining visibility into which sections of the proposal are being watched, revisited, or skipped—enabling perfectly-timed follow-ups that convert.

This future-forward solution is also designed with scale in mind. Smaller RFPs can be fully automated, while freeing up senior reps to focus on high-touch deals.

“A hotelier’s highest commitment is to make every guest and prospect feel seen and valued. Hippo Video’s AI agent is the perfect go-to tool for hoteliers—you no longer have to choose between personalization and productivity. You get both—at scale,” says Chip Rogers, Former President & CEO, American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and Current Advisory Board Member at Hippo Video.

About Hippo Video

Hippo Video is an AI-powered video automation platform helping businesses create, personalize, and scale videos with speed and precision. Its AI video solutions empower teams across sales, marketing, customer success, and training to transform plain text into humanlike video experiences—complete with lifelike avatars, real-time video bots, and interactive storytelling.
Headquartered in Delaware, and trusted by global brands like British Airways, Amazon, Panasonic, and Freshworks, Hippo Video makes it easy to simplify complex workflows, track campaign performance in real time, and deliver measurable results—without burning out your teams. Interested professionals can book a free demo to see Hippo Video in action.

Media Contact:
Ghanesh Gurumurthy
ghanesh@hippovideo.io
+1 530 203 6352
LYCEUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (DBA. HIPPO VIDEO)
2035 Sunset Lake Road, Suite B-2, Newark, Delaware, 19702

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Melody Party Offers Over 20,000 Songs and Adds More Than a Thousand New Tracks Monthly, Enhancing Its Online Karaoke Experience

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SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Melody Party is a music social app featuring a variety of activities, including Mic Grab, Artist Mafia, and Singing Battle. Through its online karaoke feature, SING A SONG, the app brings the traditional karaoke experience online, removing time and location constraints and offering a music experience that combines real-time singing with social interaction.

SING A SONG features an extensive library of more than 20,000 songs, with over a thousand new songs added every month. Its diverse selection includes popular K-pop tracks, classic Korean songs, and karaoke favorites. The feature offers a free-use model, allowing users to start singing their chosen songs without paying a separate fee. This helps reduce the time and cost associated with visiting traditional coin-operated karaoke venues, making it easier to enjoy singing as part of everyday life.

In terms of functionality, SING A SONG supports pitch adjustment and independent volume controls for vocals and accompaniment, allowing users to customize their singing experience according to their preferences. Users can also create online karaoke rooms, invite friends to sing together in real time, and enjoy voice chat and social interaction.

By continuously expanding its song library and offering diverse music-based interactive experiences, Melody Party continues to strengthen its music ecosystem. Through SING A SONG, the platform aims to create an accessible, highly interactive online music social space.

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Drawing new strength from 20-year legacy, IAACA calls on global counterparts to join annual conference to fortify integrity

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MARRAKECH, Morocco, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), an independent and non-political anti-corruption organisation with over 190 member anti-corruption authorities (ACAs) worldwide, will co-host IAACA Annual Conference 2026 in Marrakech, Morocco next month together with the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong, China (ICAC) and the National Authority for Probity, Prevention and Fight Against Corruption of Morocco (INPPLC) to chart a path for the global graft fight and explore cutting-edge approaches to tackle emerging corruption challenges.

Themed “Building on 20 Years of Legacy: Drawing Strength from the Past, Guarding Global Integrity for the Future”, the international event will not only mark the 20th anniversary of the IAACA, but also provide a dynamic forum for IAACA members to exchange insights and enhance co-operation.

Calling on international counterparts to participate in the conference scheduled for November 25, IAACA President Mr Woo Ying-ming, who also serves as ICAC Commissioner, said that “As the IAACA marks its 20th anniversary, the conference will bring together global anti-corruption community at a pivotal moment for collective action. I anticipate that the valuable insights and new approaches generated through the international synergy will chart a resilient strategic path for us to navigate integrity risks and draw strength from our shared legacy to guard global integrity for generations to come.”

During the conference, renowned international experts from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Basel Institute on Governance, the International Anti-Corruption Academy, and global anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies and institutions will shed light on harnessing artificial intelligence in the fight against corruption, safeguarding integrity within global climate and biodiversity frameworks and analysing global corruption measurement and systemic effectiveness.

Following the conference, the ICAC, the INPPLC, the IAACA and the UNODC will co-organise a training seminar on leveraging AI in combating corruption.

While the ICAC and INPPLC will share how AI and new technology can reshape the future of anti-graft enforcement and corruption prevention, the UNODC will provide a global perspective on using AI models in financial crime investigations and addressing the operational relevance, legal robustness and adaptability across jurisdictions.

For details of the conference and training, please visit:
https://www.icac.org.hk/icac/iaaca-morocco-2026/index.html

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Viettel moves 100 million subscribers to home-grown cloud-native charging in three months – with zero downtime

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HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Viettel High Technology Industries Corporation (Viettel High Tech), part of Viettel Group, has migrated more than 100 million subscribers and some 5,000 tariff plans at Viettel, Vietnam’s largest mobile operator, to vOCS 4.0, its in-house cloud-native charging system. The three-month cutover ran on a live national network with no service disruption.

Replacing a charging system is one of the riskiest projects an operator can undertake, which is why many stick with legacy platforms. Viettel High Tech reduced the risk through real-time data synchronization, parallel running and a phased cutover, with instant rollback at every stage.

The project won the Telecom Review Excellence Awards 2026 prize for Best Technology Deployment in Asia, a first for a Vietnamese company.

What it means for operators:

Scale: more than 300,000 transactions per second at latency below 5 milliseconds, across 2G–5G and fixed services on one platformLower cost: up to 50% less hardware investment than the previous generation, by sharing infrastructure with the networkAgility: new tariff plans in hours instead of days, new features three times faster and deployments about 30% fasterResilience: two active data centers about 2,000 km apart and automatic recovery in under two minutes

Viettel High Tech developed every core layer in-house, from a telecom-grade cloud-native platform and NFV-MANO orchestration to real-time charging, subscriber and balance management.

“Passing rigorous tests of real-time self-diagnosis and self-recovery is what allows an operator to keep its promise of 24/7 service to customers,” said Luu Manh Ha, CEO of Viettel Networks, which operates the system on Viettel’s network in Vietnam. “Above all, owning the charging system means an operator is not dependent on foreign vendors – it safeguards digital sovereignty and preserves business flexibility.”

“The charging system is where an operator’s business strategy turns into revenue in real time,” said Nguyen Minh Quang, CEO of Viettel High Tech. “We believe vOCS 4.0 is ready to help operators worldwide capture the value of 5G and digital services.”

In 2017, vOCS 4.0’s predecessor, vOCS 3.0, replaced a foreign vendor’s platform for 90 million Viettel subscribers. Across both generations, vOCS serves more than 220 million subscribers in 11 countries. Viettel High Tech now offers vOCS 4.0 to operators worldwide.

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