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mediasmart partners with TCL FFalcon on connected TV advertising
Jun 20, 2024 – mediasmart has partnered with TCL FFalcon to leverage the smart TV inventory on TCL's built-in FAST streaming platform TCL Channel, offering solutions to advertisers on Connected TV.
News categories: mediasmart, TCL, Nikhil Kumar, Matt Ding, Advertising, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

DIRECTV Advertising unveils slate of product enhancements
Jun 6, 2024 – DIRECTV Advertising has unveiled a slate of product enhancements, bringing its expertise to address marketers biggest challenges, including incremental reach, privacy and brand safety.
News categories: DIRECTV Advertising, Amy Leifer, Liz Leonard, Advertising, Digital TV, USA

'Pandoraspear' malware infecting open-source Android Smart TVs
Jun 5, 2024 – WatchGuard has released its latest Internet Security Report showing that the Pandoraspear malware, which targets Smart TVs running open-source Android, entered the top 10 most detected malware list.
News categories: WatchGuard, Corey Nachreiner, Content Protection, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, Worldwide

Accedo and Deutsche Telekom partner on immersive sports streaming
Jun 6, 2024 – Accedo has worked with Deutsche Telekom on XR sports streaming of live sports, showing interactive features such as live stats, multi-camera feeds, player cards and 3D sponsored experiences.
News categories: Accedo, Deutsche Telekom, Michael Lantz, Daniel Aslam, Advertising, Digital TV, Germany, Metaverse, Streaming, UX

Titan OS integrates CANAL+ Group apps
Jun 6, 2024 – Titan OS has announced that CANAL+ Group applications, from Canal+, Skylink, Direct One, Focus Sat, TV Vlaanderen and Télésat, will be pre-integrated on Titan OS covering ten European countries.
News categories: Titan OS, CANAL+ Group, Jacinto Roca, Philippe Schwerer, Apps, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Digital TV, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Smart TV, Switzerland, TV OS

ORS and 3SS bring simpliTV to VIDAA OS-based Smart TVs
Jun 6, 2024 – 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) has announced that  ORS  has gone live on Hisense smart TVs with its super-aggregated multiscreen simpliTV service. The app is powered by the VIDAA operating system.
News categories: 3SS, ORS Group, VIDAA, Kai-Christian Borchers, Philipp Dainese, Apps, Austria, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS

Amagi boosts FAST channel count at Globo in Brazil
Jun 5, 2024 – Amagi has announced a partnership with Brazil's Globo through which six of the network's FAST channels were implemented into the Amagi cloud-based playout platform, facilitated by AD Digital.
News categories: Amagi, Globo, AD Digital, Ronaldo Dias, Mauricio Felix, Daniela Souza, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming

Yahoo combines Connected TV and Linear viewership data
Jun 5, 2024 – Yahoo Advertising has launched Unified TV Audiences, a blended dataset offering advertisers unparalleled insights into connected TV (CTV) and linear audience viewership.
News categories: Yahoo, Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, Nidhi Gupta, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA

TV by OpenX rolls out internationally alongside US enhancements
Jun 4, 2024 – OpenX is expanding TV by OpenX to Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and the UK. In parallel, TV by OpenX is expanding in the US to deliver data-driven curation to biddable CTV.
News categories: OpenX, Matt Sattel, Doug Cuesta, Advertising, Australia, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming