Digital TV News: NPR

Covington Entertainment Group selects 24i Video Cloud
Apr 8, 2024 – Covington Entertainment is deploying the 24i Video Cloud to support the debut of Culture Entertainment Network, an OTT service offering reality TV, movies, lifestyle shows and TV series.
News categories: 24i, Covington Entertainment, Donald McGarva, Michael Covington, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, USA

Bedrock to power M6+ streaming platform
Mar 7, 2024 – Groupe M6 is to release its M6+ platform in France, with Bedrock delivering the features and innovations that will enable users to enjoy the AVOD content on all platforms.
News categories: Bedrock, Groupe M6, Jonas Engwall, Henri de Fontaines, Advertising, Apps, Digital TV, France, Streaming

DoubleVerify unmasks CTV ad fraud scheme, CycloneBot
Feb 28, 2024 – DoubleVerify has revealed the identification and mitigation of CycloneBot, a malicious bot capable of generating up to 250 million falsified ad requests and spoofing around 1.5 million devices daily.
News categories: DoubleVerify, Roku, Mark Zagorski, Roy Rosenfeld, Louqman Parampath, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, Watermarking, Worldwide

SKT, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank plan LLM JV
Feb 26, 2024 – SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank have held the inaugural meeting of the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) and announced plans to establish a Large Language Model joint venture.
News categories: SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e&, Singtel, SoftBank, Ryu Young-sang, Claudia Nemat, Dena Almansoori, Yuen Kuan Moon, Hideyuki Tsukuda, MWC24, UX, Worldwide

Samsung ranked No. 1 global TV brand for 18th consecutive year
Feb 19, 2024 – Omdia has reported that Samsung achieved a 30.1% share of the global TV market in 2023, reinforcing its status as the industry leader since 2006.
News categories: Samsung, Omdia, SW Yong, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Nexxen and TCL FFALCON bringing native display inventory to advertisers
Feb 8, 2024 – Nexxen has announced that TCL FFALCON has designated Nexxen as its preferred SSP partner, granting Nexxen the opportunity to exclusively sell TCL's native display inventory.
News categories: Nexxen, TCL FFALCON, Kenneth Suh, Rebecca Wan, Advertising, Digital TV, Smart TV, UX, Worldwide

Veset launches ad-insertion platform, AdWise
Feb 1, 2024 – Veset has released Veset AdWise, an ad-insertion solution that allows advertising to be placed alongside live video, avoiding the need for traditional ad breaks.
News categories: Veset, Gatis Gailis, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

Amagi launches curated programmatic marketplace for FAST ads
Jan 12, 2024 – Amagi ADS PLUS has launched a feature called FAST Deals, a curated programmatic marketplace designed to simplify the advertising experience for buyers, content owners and programmatic exchanges.
News categories: Amagi, FreeWheel, James Smith, Emily Bromley, Advertising, CES2024, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Panasonic announces televisions with Fire TV built in
Jan 8, 2024 – Panasonic has announced two OLED TVs for 2024, the Z95A (65" and 55") and Z93A (77"), with Fire TV built in. The TVs are not just entertainment devices but also hubs for smart home management.
News categories: Panasonic, Akira Toyoshima, CES2024, Digital TV, HbbTV, Smart Home, Smart TV, TV OS, USA