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Brightcove to be acquired by Bending Spoons
Nov 25, 2024 – Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $233 million.
News categories: Brightcove, Bending Spoons, Diane Hessan, Marc DeBevoise, Luca Ferrari, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide

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

The Trade Desk announces Ventura streaming TV OS
Nov 20, 2024 – The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) has announced that it has developed Ventura, a streaming TV OS. The Trade Desk will partner with smart TV OEMs and other streaming TV aggregators to deploy Ventura.
News categories: The Trade Desk, Jeff Green, Matthew Henick, Jamie Power, John Halley, Paul Cheesbrough, Patrick Spence, Advertising, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, USA

Disney+ partners with AudienceProject for audience measurement
Nov 20, 2024 – Disney+ has partnered with AudienceProject for audience measurement in Europe. Measurement will initially be available to advertisers in the UK, Germany and the Nordics, with more markets to follow.
News categories: AudienceProject, The Walt Disney Company, Morten Kruse Søndergaar, Lucy Gregory, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, Streaming, UK

Prasar Bharati launches WAVES OTT streaming platform
Nov 20, 2024 – Doordarshan has ventured into the OTT platform space to cater to the growing demand for digital streaming services. The platform will offer a mix of classic content and contemporary programming.
News categories: Prasar Bharati, Digital TV, India, Streaming