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Ventas to Participate in Investor Meetings at the Evercore ISI Real Estate Conference

Ventas to Participate in Investor Meetings at the Evercore ISI Real Estate Conference

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) announced today that management will participate in investor meetings at the Evercore ISI Real Estate Conference (the “Evercore Conference”) on September 10, 2021.

Any Company written materials accompanying these meetings at the Evercore Conference will be available on the Company’s website on September 10, 2021. These materials will be archived at ir.ventasreit.com/events-and-presentations for a limited period following the event.

About Ventas

Ventas, an S&P 500 company, operates at the intersection of two powerful and dynamic industries – healthcare and real estate. As one of the world’s foremost Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT), we use the power of capital to unlock the value of real estate, partnering with leading care providers, developers, research and medical institutions, innovators and healthcare organizations whose success is buoyed by the demographic tailwind of an aging population. For more than twenty years, Ventas has followed a successful strategy that endures: combining a high-quality diversified portfolio of properties and capital sources to manage through cycles, working with industry leading partners, and a collaborative and experienced team focused on producing consistent growing cash flows and superior returns on a strong balance sheet, ultimately rewarding Ventas stakeholders. As of June 30, 2021, Ventas owned or had investments in approximately 1,200 properties.

Sarah Whitford

(877) 4-VENTAS

KEYWORDS: Illinois United States North America

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Residential Building & Real Estate Commercial Building & Real Estate Construction & Property REIT Other Health Health General Health Seniors Hospitals Consumer Other Construction & Property

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Aptar to Host Virtual Capital Markets Day

Aptar to Host Virtual Capital Markets Day

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE: ATR), a global leader in drug delivery, consumer product dispensing and active material science solutions, will host a virtual Capital Markets Day on Friday, September 10, 2021. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. EDT. Senior executives from the company will speak and then answer questions from the audience. Interested parties can access the presentation slides and listen live by visiting the Investor Relations page at www.aptar.com. A replay of this event will be available on the website for a minimum of 30 days.

About Aptar

Aptar is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of a broad range of drug delivery, consumer product dispensing and active material science solutions. Aptar’s innovative solutions and services serve a variety of end markets including pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, home, food and beverage. Using insights, proprietary design, engineering and science to create dispensing, dosing and protective technologies for many of the world’s leading brands, Aptar in turn makes a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of millions of patients and consumers around the world. Aptar is headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois and has 13,000 dedicated employees in 20 countries. For more information, visit www.aptar.com.

Investor Relations Contact:

Matt DellaMaria

[email protected]

815-479-5530

Media Contact:

Katie Reardon

[email protected]

815-479-5671

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NextGen Healthcare’s Revenue Cycle Management Services Boosts Coastal Orthopedics’ Performance During Pandemic

NextGen Healthcare’s Revenue Cycle Management Services Boosts Coastal Orthopedics’ Performance During Pandemic

Prominent Orthopedic Center in Florida Uses Managed Services to Better Leverage Resources

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN), a leading provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions, today announced that Coastal Orthopedics (Coastal) has successfully optimized its billing and reporting using NextGen® Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Services – an extension of its use of the award-winning NextGen® Enterprise EHR and NextGen® Practice Management (PM) solutions. Using NextGen RCM Services, Coastal can focus on improving patient experience and clinical care while leveraging NextGen Healthcare’s strengths in automation, complex billing and accounts receivable management. NextGen Healthcare deploys a proven combination of technology and dedicated domain experts with real-world experience managing the back offices of specialty groups like Coastal, where the payer mix is predominantly comprised of complex Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans.

An established provider of comprehensive orthopedics, sports medicine, pain management services and physical therapy in Florida, Coastal relied on NextGen RCM Services prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the organization was well-prepared to maintain financial stability throughout the health crisis when many providers experienced decreases in patient volume.

“With the help of NextGen RCM Services, we remained committed to our focus on patient care, and were able to make necessary process changes to weather the COVID-19 storm,” said Paige LeMay, chief executive officer for Coastal Orthopedics. “The financial insights we have empower us to make data-driven decisions everyday to improve our business and maximize profitability.”

“Its impactful to see how our relationship with Coastal has enabled them to make fast decisions to keep up with the changing healthcare environment,” said Srinivas (Sri) Velamoor, chief growth & strategy officer for NextGen Healthcare. “We’re gratified Coastal Orthopedics considers us an expert extension of its team and look forward to supporting its future business growth.”

About NextGen RCM Services

NextGen RCM Services help practices prevent denials, improve velocity of collections, increase net collections, reduce days in accounts receivable and enhance the patient experience. NextGen Healthcare’s RCM team serves approximately 6,000 providers across the U.S., manages more than 12 million claims annually and collects more than $2 billion per year for its clients.

About Coastal Orthopedics

Since 1973, Coastal Orthopedics has provided comprehensive orthopedics, sports medicine, physical therapy and pain management services to the residents of Southwest Florida. Coastal Orthopedics has a team of 20 orthopedic surgeons and pain management physicians who are affiliated with hospitals in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Learn more at www.coastalorthopedics.com.

About NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN) is a leading provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions. We are empowering the transformation of ambulatory care—partnering with medical, behavioral and dental providers in their journey to value-based care to make healthcare better for everyone. We go beyond EHR and PM. Our integrated solutions help increase clinical productivity, enrich the patient experience, and ensure healthy financial outcomes. We believe in better. Learn more at nextgen.com, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram.

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Tami Stegmaier

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

(949) 237-6083

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Investor Relations Contact

Matthew Scalo

(415) 370-9202

[email protected]

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Lilly Prices First Sustainability Bond to Advance Global ESG Strategy

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INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced the pricing of its first sustainability bond to advance its global environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy to increase access to medicines, improve lives and communities, empower a diverse workforce, minimize environmental impact and operate ethically and responsibly. The company is issuing €600 million in aggregate principal amount of 0.50% notes with 12-year maturity, subject to customary closing conditions.

“Lilly is taking another step forward in advancing our purpose of making life better for people around the world,” said Anat Ashkenazi, Lilly’s chief financial officer. “This sustainability bond is Lilly’s latest commitment to our ESG strategy, which is core to our mission.”

In line with its newly introduced Sustainability Bond Framework, Lilly intends to allocate an amount equivalent to the net proceeds from the sustainability bond to eligible projects designed to advance one or more of the following ESG objectives:  

Increase Access to Medicines

  • Provide free or subsidized health care and treatment options to people with limited resources, including those who live in low and middle-income countries, or those affected by socioeconomic crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.


Improve Lives and Communities/Empower a Diverse Workforce

  • Recruit, hire and train a diverse workforce and increase procurement of products and services from diverse suppliers, including companies owned by women, ethnic and racial minorities and members of the LGBTQ community.

Minimize Environmental Impact

  • Reduce air emissions by improving energy efficiency – through the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of energy-efficient equipment, facilities and infrastructure – as well as increasing renewable energy capacity through the acquisition or development of new onsite or offsite renewable energy technology.
  • Reduce waste and water emissions, improve water quality and efficiency and protect coastal, marine and watershed environments.

Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of environmental, social and corporate governance research and ratings, reviewed Lilly’s Sustainability Bond Framework and provided a favorable second party opinion. The Sustainability Bond Framework is aligned with the Sustainability Bond Guidelines 2021, Green Bond Principles 2021 and Social Bond Principles 2021.

Additional information on Lilly’s comprehensive ESG strategy, goals and progress can be found at esg.lilly.com.


About Eli Lilly and Company

Lilly is a global health care leader that unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. To learn more about Lilly, please visit us at lilly.com and lilly.com/news. I-LLY


Lilly Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about the offering of sustainability bonds, including our sustainability objectives, goals and commitments, and reflects Lilly’s current beliefs and expectations. However, as with any such undertaking, there are substantial risks and uncertainties that could impact Lilly’s ability to complete the offering of sustainability bonds on favorable terms, if at all, including general market conditions that could affect the offering of sustainability bonds and other risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Lilly’s control, that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated in its forward-looking statements. For further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see Lilly’s latest Forms 10-K, 10-Q and any 8-Ks filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.  


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Carrie Munk; [email protected]; 317-416-2393 (Media)

Kevin Hern; [email protected]; 317-277-1838 (Investors)

Jim Greffet, [email protected]; 317-277-0032 (Lilly ESG)

 

 

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Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. to Present at the H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Conference

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INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: CLMT) will participate in the H.C. Wainwright 23rd annual Global Investment Virtual Conference on September 13-15, 2021. Calumet management will give a virtual presentation and attend investor meetings during the conference. 

If you would like to listen to the Company’s presentation, please click on the following link (www.hcwevents.com/annualconference) to register for the conference.  You may listen to the presentation beginning on September 13, 2021 at 7AM ET, and the presentation will be archived for 90 days.

The presentation can also be accessed by visiting the investor relations page of the Partnership’s website at www.calumetspecialty.com.

About Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:  CLMT) manufacturers, formulates, and markets a diversified slate of specialty branded products to customers in various consumer-facing and industrial markets. Calumet is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and operates twelve facilities throughout North America.

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Sun Life launches Health Navigator powered by PinnacleCare to help people get the right medical diagnoses and care

Health Advisors offer workers a personal, concierge approach to healthcare navigation

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WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Imagine you or a family member are diagnosed with cancer, a heart condition, or are suffering from long-term COVID-19 complications. Receiving the diagnosis alone is emotional and overwhelming. Now you are faced with the daunting and time-consuming  task of finding and accessing the right care. It can be difficult and stressful – but it doesn’t have to be. Sun Life has launched Health Navigator powered by PinnacleCare to help people navigate the complex healthcare system to get medical opinions, find the right specialists and treatment centers, schedule appointments, and even track down medical records or documentation from various providers.

 

Personal, human care navigation services to help people through their healthcare journey.

Health Navigator offers a human-to-human concierge approach to help people confirm that they have the right diagnosis and understand their treatment options so they can make fully informed decisions, leading to better healthcare experiences and improved health outcomes. Personal Health Advisors give members high-touch, one-on-one support and guidance throughout their healthcare journey, leveraging relationships to connect them to the right medical providers from an extensive, national network of centers-of-excellence and top experts who specialize in their specific condition. A team of highly trained physicians, nurses and other medical experts provide support behind the scenes, offering in-depth medical knowledge and deep expertise in nuances of the healthcare system.

“When navigating the healthcare system, people need an advocate who can ensure they are being seen and heard, particularly when facing a serious health condition,” said Jen Collier, R.N., senior vice president of Stop-Loss & Health at Sun Life U.S. “Health Navigator not only helps people manage their healthcare journey, it gives them peace of mind and support during a challenging and often scary time in their lives. As someone who has worked within the healthcare and health insurance sectors, I know that health navigation is invaluable and uniquely personal. We are thrilled to expand access to our self-funded clients and their medical plan members.”

“High-touch care navigation is not typically available to most people, even though they should be offered to anyone confronting a serious diagnosis” said Miles Varn, M.D., CEO of PinnacleCare. “Digital rolodexes and standardized computer algorithms can’t provide the level of attention and care offered by our Health Advisors who access our team’s years of experience curating medical intelligence. By bringing care navigation to more workers and their families, we will expand access to care and help people make the best possible choices about their health.”

Sun Life is offering the Health Navigator with stop-loss coverage, which covers high-dollar medical claims for employers who self-fund their health plans. Sun Life’s holisitic approach helps the member with improved care and health outcomes that at the same time can lower costs for both member and employer. Sun Life is the largest independent stop-loss provider in the U.S., according to data contained in the 2020 NAIC Accident and Health Policy Experience Report. An independent stop-loss provider is defined as one that does not also sell medical claim administration services.

Sun Life acquired PinnacleCare in July (click here for acquisition fact sheet). As the new Health Navigator rolls out through Sun Life’s employer clients, PinnacleCare will continue supporting its individual clients who have engaged their services directly.

About Sun Life

Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual and corporate Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of June 30, 2021, Sun Life had total assets under management of C$1.36 trillion. For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.

Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.

In the United States, Sun Life is one of the largest group benefits providers, serving more than 55,000 employers in small, medium and large workplaces across the country. Sun Life’s broad portfolio of insurance products and services in the U.S. includes disability, absence management, life, dental, vision, voluntary, supplemental health and medical stop-loss. Sun Life and its affiliates in asset management businesses in the U.S. employ approximately 5,500 people. Group insurance policies are issued by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Wellesley Hills, Mass.), except in New York, where policies are issued by Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S.) (Lansing, Mich.). For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com/us.

Media contacts: 

Devon Fernald

Sun Life U.S.
781-800-3609
[email protected]   

Anjie Coplin

Sun Life U.S.
469-938-1050
[email protected] 

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Mid Penn Bancorp Appoints Don Holt as Interim Chief Financial Officer

MILLERSBURG, Pa., Sept. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: MPB) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Mid Penn Bank (Bank), have announced the appointment of Donald F. Holt as Interim Chief Financial Officer of MPB and the Bank.   

In his interim role as CFO, Mr. Holt will report to Rory Ritrievi, President and CEO, and will lead the accounting, finance, and treasury functions. He will also oversee the investment committee, manage the ALCO and interest rate risk management processes and will be responsible for the regulatory reporting process with banking and securities agencies.

Mr. Holt is an industry veteran and bank executive with more than 25 years of financial services experience and most recently served as CFO of Community Banks, Inc. and Keystone Financial, Inc. Prior to that, he was a manager in public accounting firm Ernst & Young.

“Having known Don for a few decades, he was the first candidate I thought of when we began our search for an interim,” said Mid Penn Bank President and CEO Rory G. Ritrievi. “His broad merger and acquisition experience combined with his deep accounting and regulatory knowledge make Don the perfect interim step for our company as we conduct a thorough and thoughtful search for a permanent CFO. I’m thrilled that he has come out of retirement to work with us, and I know he will have a positive impact during his time here.”

Mr. Holt holds an accounting degree from Franklin & Marshall College and retains the CPA designation. Mr. Holt has four children and resides with his wife in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

About Mid Penn Bank.

Mid Penn Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: MPB), headquartered in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, has been serving the community since 1868. Mid Penn has 36 retail locations in the state of Pennsylvania and total assets of more than $3 billion. Its footprint includes Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fayette, Lancaster, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northumberland, Schuylkill and Westmoreland counties. The bank offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services to meet the banking needs of the communities it serves. To learn more about Mid Penn Bank, visit www.midpennbank.com.

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Tri Pointe Homes’ DC Metro Division Recognized as 2020 NGBS Green Partners of Excellence

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POTOMAC, Md., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (NYSE:TPH) is pleased to announce that its DC Metro division was recognized as a 2020 NGBS Green Partner of Excellence by Home Innovation Research Labs, a full-service research, testing and consulting firm.

Every year, the firm recognizes companies that make outstanding contributions to advancing sustainable building practices and are committed to voluntary, market-driven, third-party certification of high-performance homes. The NGBS Green certification is determined by a rigorous rating system that analyzes performance in six key areas—site design, resource efficiency, water efficiency, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality and building operation and maintenance.

“Tri Pointe Homes has been a leader in green building for over 20 years and we’re honored to be recognized for our company’s comprehensive program, LivingSmart®, that promotes both cost savings and a better living environment for our customers through the development, design, construction and ongoing operation of high-performing homes,” says Brad Blank, president of Tri Pointe Homes’ DC Metro Division. “

Tri Pointe Homes is committed to providing a greener, healthier and more efficient living experience to residents through its innovative LivingSmart® program. The program encompasses the latest in smart technology and energy-saving features, systems to help conserve water and natural resources, as well as the use of materials and equipment that help improve a home’s indoor air quality. Some of the LivingSmart® features include low or no VOC products in paint, adhesives, sealants and cabinets; CRI Green Label +Plus carpet, the lowest emitting carpet, adhesive and cushion products on the market; MERV 8 or higher air filters to reduce airborne contaminants; LED lighting; Low-E glass windows; and WaterSense certified faucets and fixtures in bathrooms.

For more information about the awards, visit www.homeinnovation.com.

About Tri Pointe Homes® [D.C. Metro Division]
One of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (NYSE: TPH) is a publicly traded company and a recognized leader in customer experience, innovative design, and environmentally responsible business practices. The company builds premium homes and communities in 10 states, with deep ties to the communities it serves—some for as long as a century. Tri Pointe Homes combines the financial resources, technology platforms and proven leadership of a national organization with the regional insights, longstanding community connections and agility of empowered local teams. Tri Pointe has won multiple Builder of the Year awards, most recently in 2019, and made Fortune magazine’s 2017 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list. Tri Pointe Homes also became a Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM company in 2021. Building upon the legacy that was established more than 40 years ago under the name Winchester® Homes,* Tri Pointe Homes is an award-winning leader in the D.C. metro real estate sector. For more information, please visit TriPointeHomes.com.

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AWS and Bundesliga to Debut Two New Bundesliga Match Facts for the 2021–22 European Football Season

AWS and Bundesliga to Debut Two New Bundesliga Match Facts for the 2021–22 European Football Season

Shot Efficiency and Passing Profile bring the total number of advanced statistics to eight, using AWS machine learning and analytics to give fans deeper insights into the game of football

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), and the German Bundesliga, Germany’s top national football league, announced two new Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS that will premier as graphics during broadcasts and in the official Bundesliga app during the 2021–22 season. The first advanced stat, Shot Efficiency, compares the actual number of goals that a player or team has scored with how many goals the player or team should have scored based on the quality of their chances. The second, Passing Profile, provides deeper insights into the pass quality of a player or an entire team. Both stats will debut during Matchday 4 on September 11, 2021, featuring the faceoff between German Champion FC Bayern München and the second-place team of the previous season, RB Leipzig. For more information, videos, and blogs about each stat, visit aws.amazon.com/sports/bundesliga.

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Passing Profile, one of the new Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS for the 21-22 season. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Passing Profile, one of the new Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS for the 21-22 season. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Bundesliga Match Facts help audiences better understand nuanced aspects of the game of football, such as decision making on the pitch or what goes into exceptional player performance. Bundesliga generates the Match Facts by gathering and analyzing the match feeds from live games in real time as they’re streamed into AWS. On the backend, Bundesliga uses AWS capabilities in analytics, machine learning, compute, storage, database, serverless, and media services to process and store the vast amount of data that powers these statistics, as well as to train, deploy, and scale the machine learning models used to generate predictions. Fans see the insights as graphics during broadcasts, with additional details in the official Bundesliga app. The two new Match Facts will better showcase the action on the field and give fans, coaches, players, and commentators visual support for analyzing players’ and teams’ performance.

New Bundesliga Match Facts for the 2021–22 season powered by AWS

  • Shot Efficiency: Football fans love to revisit and break down scoring opportunities to better celebrate or mourn key game moments. This new stat helps fans determine which players or teams best exploit their chances at scoring a goal. Itcompares the number of goals that a player or team has actually scored with the cumulative value from Expected Goals (xGoals)—an existing Bundesliga Match Fact—which is the number of goals the player or team should have scored based on the quality of their attempted shots. The difference between these two values is the Shot Efficiency number. If the value is negative (shown on TV by a red arrow pointing down), the player or team has scored fewer goals than would have been expected. If the value is positive (green arrow up), the player or team exceeded the expected value. For the first time, each player’s efficiency can be objectively assessed based on the overall quality of shots and the number of goals scored. For example, this advanced stat can compare two strikers who scored the same number of goals after 10 matchdays to determine which player is converting goals in challenging versus easy situations. Commentators can also use the stat, for instance, to analyze if players have a high number of goals because they are well supported by their teammates or because they exploit openings in the defense.
  • Passing Profile: Fans often put themselves into a player’s shoes and compare the choices they might have made in a given situation to what the player actually did. This new stat helps fans understand how players think and decide where to pass the ball. It also provides deeper insights into the pass quality and pass strength of players and teams, including which passing decisions they prioritize, such as an offensive pass, passing the ball back, or opening up play with a long ball. Before Passing Profile, the effectiveness of player passing was measured primarily by the number of passes that successfully reach a player’s target; now, with Passing Profile, it is possible to assess the quality of passes too, accounting for pass difficulty. For instance, by looking at how many opponents press the recipient and passer, how high the ball is in the air, and how many opponents were positioned between the recipient and passer, the stat calculates the pass difficulty rating. It also offers further insights into the passing behavior of a player or team by identifying the number of long and short passes, pass direction, and the type of passes a player favors.

To develop these stats, machine learning models trained on Amazon SageMaker (AWS’s service that enables data scientists and developers to build, train, and deploy machine learning models quickly) analyzed thousands of video hours of previous Bundesliga seasons. In the case of Shot Efficiency, Bundesliga trained its machine learning models on a dataset of more than 40,000 historical shots on goal, which includes features derived from player positional data, such as distance to goal, angle to goal, player speed, number of defenders in the line of a shot, and goalkeeper coverage. In the case of Passing Profile, Bundesliga analyzed video of nearly 2 million passes and used that data to construct an algorithm that computes a difficulty score for each pass at any moment, evaluating characteristics such as distance to the receiver, the number of defending players in between, and pressure on a player. Once computed, Bundesliga aggregates difficulty scores for each player and team to form a passing profile.

“Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS allow us to give fans more insight into the game of football, broadcasters more interesting stories to tell, and coaches and teams more data to excel at their game. Last year, the reception for Bundesliga Match Facts around the world was very positive, and we will continue to raise the bar and innovate on these analytics using machine learning to make them even better. The two new stats for this season give fans a view into player efficiency that hasn’t been achieved before, and we are still just at the beginning of our relationship with AWS. I’m excited to see how technology will continue to evolve the fan experience and the game,” said Andreas Heyden, Executive Vice President of Digital Innovations for DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) Group.

“Teams, leagues, broadcasters, and their partners from across the sports world are using AWS to build data-driven solutions and elevate the fan experience. We’re excited to continue our work with Bundesliga to connect with their fans in a way they haven’t been able to before this collaboration,” said Klaus Buerg, General Manager for AWS Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL. “Through the work we’ve accomplished with Bundesliga in creating eight Bundesliga Match Facts in a short period of time, we are giving fans a new way to appreciate player speed, field positioning, goals, passing, and shot efficiency, creating even more excitement in watching the game.”

These two new Match Facts join Speed Alert, Goal Probability, xGoals, Most Pressed Player, Attacking Zones, and Average Positions: Trends to bring the total number of insights available for Bundesliga fans to eight. Information on all of these statistics can be found at aws.amazon.com/sports/bundesliga/. Football fans also can follow all of the latest Bundesliga action on Bundesliga.com and via the official Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram channels.

About Amazon Web Services

For over 15 years, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud offering. AWS has been continually expanding its services to support virtually any cloud workload, and it now has more than 200 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security, hybrid, virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), media, and application development, deployment, and management from 81 Availability Zones (AZs) within 25 geographic regions, with announced plans for 21 more Availability Zones and seven more AWS Regions in Australia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Spain, and Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs. To learn more about AWS, visit aws.amazon.com.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

About the Bundesliga

The Bundesliga is the top professional association football league in Germany. The league was established in 1963 and comprises 18 teams which operate on a system of promotion and relegation with the Bundesliga 2. The Bundesliga is broadcast on television in over 200 countries and is operated by the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga.

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Hard Rock International Presents the Artists Den’s Digital Series ‘Live from My Den’

Series Activation to Support Delivering Good and Local Charities Nationwide

PR Newswire

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Hard Rock International is partnering with Artists Den to bring back “Live from My Den” for the second season of the digital series showcasing some of today‘s most extraordinary artists performing live from the creative spaces of their homes, studios, favorite cities and select Hard Rock locations. The seven-episode series, presented and brought to life by Hard Rock International, can be viewed on Variety.com and nationwide at viewing party events at select Hard Rock locations to support the series overall.

“From our live music stages to our renowned memorabilia collection, for over 50 years Hard Rock has been committed to giving artists a platform to showcase their talents and tell their stories,” said Keith Sheldon, President of Entertainment for Hard Rock International. “We are proud to partner with Artists Den to amplify these talented musicians’voices and reinforce that music is core to Hard Rock‘s DNA.”

In honor of the partnership, Hard Rock lent memorabilia items from its world-famous collection to be utilized in the filming of episodes shot at Hard Rock Cafe locations. A customized Fender Rhodes piano, played by American composer Chick Corea on the first Chick Corea Electric Band record and during his Return to Forever album world tour, is spotlighted in a special segment surrounding Cautious Clay‘s episode filmed at Hard Rock Cafe in New York.  A Dolly Parton dress, custom made by designer Trang Phung and worn by Dolly during interviews for her Blue Smoke Tour, is featured as a point of inspiration in a segment for Mickey Guyton‘s episode, which was shot in the Reverb Room at Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville.

“Each show is a unique story and we‘ve created a diverse and brilliant line-up to celebrate with Variety‘s tastemaker audience. We are thrilled to have Hard Rock as our series partner, one of the most iconic brands in music entertainment,” said Artists Den CEO/Founder Mark Lieberman.

Every episode of “Live from My Den” highlights a local charity organization important to the artist, to be promoted via donation links and targeted messaging. Hard Rock and Artist Den will also give back to the community by working alongside Delivering Good, a non-profit charity partner uniting retailers, manufacturers, foundations, and individuals to support people affected by poverty and tragedy. Through Delivering Good, and in partnership with Grubhub, Hard Rock and Grubhub will collectively donate gift cards and meals to agencies in need throughout the season. Additionally, fans of the show will have an opportunity to have access to a limited promotion specifically focused on the Artists Den‘s series during episode premieres. For more information, or to make a donation, please visit www.delivering-good.org.

For more information about the “Live from My Den“series and upcoming episodes, visit https://variety.com/t/live-from-my-den/.


Episode Info for Reference


Episode 1, Aired 8/6: girl in red

Episode 2, Aired 8/13: Yola

Episode 3, Aired 8/27: Anderson East

Episode 4, Aired 9/3 Feid

Episode 5, Airing 9/10: Cautious Clay (Filmed at the LIVE Theatre, Hard Rock Cafe New York)
Episode 6, Airing 9/17: Mickey Guyton(Filmed at the Reverb Room, Hard Rock Cafe Nashville)
Episode 7, Airing 9/24: Parcels

Additionally, Hard Rock Cafe is partnering with Grubhub to bring you the Artists Den Bundle featuring the famous Legendary Burger, fries, and a 20 oz. soft drink for just $12.95. Available for a limited time only through September 17,2021 on Grubhub.


About Hard Rock


Hard Rock International (HRI)  is one of the most globally recognized companies with venues in 68 countries spanning 241 locations that include owned/licensed or managed Hotels, Casinos, Rock Shops®, Live Performance Venues and Cafes. HRI also launched a joint venture named Hard Rock Digital in 2020, an online sportsbook, retail sportsbook and internet gaming platform. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world’s largest and most valuable collection of authentic music memorabilia at more than 86,000 pieces, which are displayed at its locations around the globe. In 2021, Hard Rock was awarded the Top Employer in the Travel & Leisure, Gaming, and Entertainment Industry by Forbes, designated as a U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal and named the top performing hotel brand in J.D. Power’s North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study for the third consecutive year. In 2020, Hard Rock was honored as one of Forbes Magazine’s Best Employers for Diversity and a Top Employer for Women. Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos also received first place ranking in the 2020 Casino Gaming Executive Satisfaction Survey conducted by Bristol Associates Inc. and Spectrum Gaming Group. Hard Rock destinations are located in international gateway cities, including its two most successful flagship properties in Florida and home to the world’s first Guitar Hotel® in South Florida, Global Gaming’s 2020 Property of the Year. The brand is owned by HRI parent entity The Seminole Tribe of Florida. For more information on Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com or shop.hardrock.com.


ABOUT ARTISTS DEN:


Artists Den is long known for presenting intimate concerts by extraordinary artists in non-traditional, often historic settings, connecting fans with a bespoke musical experience from some of the industry’s finest acts. Founded in San Francisco as a living room series, Artists Den has evolved over the past decade into a widely respected, internationally acclaimed showcase for premium concerts on television and top digital channels. Featured artists have included John Legend, alt-j, Alabama Shakes, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Lady Antebellum, The Killers, Zac Brown Band, and Shawn Mendes, to name a few. Featured venues include Graceland, the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club, New York’s Society for Ethical Culture, the New York Public Library, The World’s Fair, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and NYC’s historic Riverside Church. For more information, please visit artistsden.com. 


ABOUT GRUBHUB:

Grubhub is part of Just Eat Takeaway.com (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY, NASDAQ: GRUB), a leading global online food delivery marketplace. Dedicated to connecting more than 33 million diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features more than 300,000 restaurant partners in over 4,000 U.S. cities.

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