North America Digital TV News

Warner Bros. Discovery unveils video product suite for advertisers
May 17, 2023 – Warner Bros. Discovery has announced WBD Stream, a digital video product offering advertisers access to the most popular and premium content in Warner Bros. Discovery's portfolio.
News categories: Warner Bros. Discovery, Jim Keller, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

iSpot measures YouTube and YouTube TV against broader TV marketplace
May 16, 2023 – iSpot has completed a critical phase of its integration with Google for determining the incremental reach of ad campaigns on YouTube and YouTube TV when compared to traditional linear and connected TV.
News categories: iSpot, Sean Muller, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Innovid and NBCUniversal measure KPIs for local marketers on CTV and linear
May 16, 2023 – Innovid (NYSE: CTV) has announced an expanded partnership with NBCUniversal to deliver cross-platform, outcome-based KPIs for local marketers across CTV and linear.
News categories: Innovid, NBCUniversal, Tal Chalozin, Kelly Abcarian, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

U.S. Q1 pay-TV subscriber losses higher than in any previous quarter
May 16, 2023 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. lost about 2,215,000 net video subscribers in 1Q 2023, compared to a net loss of about 1,850,000 in 1Q 2022.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Yahoo extends targeting and measurement partnership with Samba TV
May 15, 2023 – Yahoo has announced a partnership with Samba TV to provide advertisers with an advanced TV solution for campaign targeting and measurement within the Yahoo DSP, across the UK and Canada.
News categories: Samba TV, Yahoo, David Barker, Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, Advertising, Big Data, Canada, Digital TV, Smart TV, UK

WOW! to replace its TV offer with YouTube TV
May 15, 2023 – WOW! (NYSE: WOW) has signed an agreement with Google to offer YouTube TV as its dedicated live TV offering. The process of migrating its video customers to YouTube TV will begin this summer.
News categories: WOW!, YouTube TV, Teresa Elder, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Wurl launches ML-powered advertising platform
May 15, 2023 – Wurl has introduced ContentDiscovery, a machine learning-powered advertising platform for streamers and content publishers to acquire viewers and scale profitably across channels.
News categories: Wurl, Ron Gutman, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming, USA

Telly launches free dual screen Smart TV in the U.S.
May 15, 2023 – Telly has developed a TV combining a 55" 4K HDR display with a separate built-in Smart Screen. Telly has opened ordering for 500,000 free units that will begin shipping to U.S. consumers this summer.
News categories: Telly, Ilya Pozin, Advertising, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA

Warner Bros. Discovery adds more measurement & attribution partners
May 11, 2023 – Warner Bros. Discovery U.S Ad Sales has announced partnerships with 605, ABCS Insights, DISQO, EDO, LoopMe and Pilotly to further demonstrate ad campaign effectiveness across its platforms.
News categories: Warner Bros. Discovery, Andrea Zapata, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA