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The U.K.’s largest commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed to a $2.7 million (£2 million) investment with What3words, an accessible location service—the first deal under its investment program, Media for Equity.
Through the scheme, the broadcaster will take minority stakes within early-stage digital and direct-to-consumer businesses—alongside venture capital investment—in return for advertising inventory across its suite of media.
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The first investment of its kind will be into What3words, an organization that gives each location a three word identifier address to help people find the location.
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