Digital TV Business, Technology and Market Research News

Tele Columbus TV households down 40% YoY in 3Q 2024
Nov 25, 2024 – The total number of Tele Columbus TV households in the third quarter of 2024 decreased year-on-year to 1.1 million (-40.4% YoY), but remained stable compared to the second quarter of 2024.
News categories: Tele Columbus, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

Sports service SPOTV adopts Zixi for affiliate delivery
Nov 22, 2024 – Zixi has announced that SPOTV, a linear and digital sports service in Southeast Asia, has adopted Zixi technology to streamline and enhance content distribution across the region.
News categories: Zixi, SPOTV, Marc Aldrich, Prakash Maniam, Lee Chong Khay, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Korea

EQT to sell Melita to Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Nov 22, 2024 – EQT has signed an agreement to sell Melita to Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Melita delivers digital services, including broadband, mobile, TV, and data centre solutions, to customers in Malta.
News categories: EQT, Melita, Goldman Sachs, Ulrich Köllensperger, Harald Rösch, 5G, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Malta, MandA

U.S. spending on standalone pay TV increased in Q3 2024
Nov 21, 2024 – Parks Associates data reveals that U.S. consumers who do not bundle their home services increased their monthly spend YoY in Q3 2024. Traditional pay TV increased to an average of $91 per month.
News categories: Parks Associates, Kristen Hanich, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, TV Services, USA

DIRECTV terminates agreement to acquire EchoStar's DISH
Nov 22, 2024 – DIRECTV has terminated the agreement to acquire EchoStar's video distribution business, DISH DBS, following rejection by DISH DBS noteholders of the EchoStar debt exchange offer terms.
News categories: DIRECTV, EchoStar, Bill Morrow, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Xumo and PubMatic partner on programmatic advertising
Nov 21, 2024 – Xumo and PubMatic (Nasdaq: PUBM) have announced a partnership to make Xumo’s premium inventory programmatically available to advertisers via PubMatic.
News categories: PubMatic, Xumo, Nicole Scaglione, Ying Wang, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Adara solves PowerKEY CA time-out issue for Aster Tecnodisa
Nov 21, 2024 – Adara has implemented a solution to allow Aster Tecnodisa to continue operation of its SA, Cisco and Technicolor PowerKEY set-top boxes beyond the timeout date in November 2024 for all such boxes.
News categories: Adara Technologies, Aster Tecnodisa, Stan Koukarine, Rubi Santana, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Dominican Republic, IPTV, Set Top Box

Mediaocean to acquire Innovid
Nov 21, 2024 – Mediaocean and Innovid (NYSE:CTV) have made an agreement for Mediaocean to acquire Innovid. Innovid will be merged with Flashtalking to create a global, independent, omnichannel ad tech platform.
News categories: Mediaocean, Innovid, Flashtalking, Bill Wise, Zvika Netter, Grant Parker, Advertising, Digital TV, MandA, Worldwide

Addressable TV advertising in U.S. grows for third year in a row
Nov 20, 2024 – According to research from Go Addressable, addressable TV has become a vital channel for advertisers, with over half now saying it's a 'must-buy', after being viewed as an 'add-on” just three years ago.
News categories: Go Addressable, Advertiser Perceptions, Tim Myers, Advertising, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA