Digital TV News: Innova
Media Distillery to power Swisscom ad-free replay product
Apr 25, 2024 – Swisscom (SMI: SCMN) has completed deployment of Media Distillery's Ad Break Distillery to power its Replay Comfort ad-free product that enables viewers to avoid commercials on replay.
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Media Distillery, Swisscom, Roland Sars, Philipp Wuethrich, Advertising, Digital TV, IPTV, Switzerland, UX
MagentaTV strengthens addressable TV business with Equativ
Apr 23, 2024 – Deutsche Telekom has unveiled that it will use Equativ's ad serving and server-side ad insertion technology to advance programmatic, ad server-based TV advertising in Germany.
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Equativ, Deutsche Telekom, Arnaud Créput, Dr. Jörg Richartz, Jean-Baptiste Salvin, Alexander Helmke, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV
Nexxen empowers Australian advertisers using VIDAA ACR data
Apr 22, 2024 – Nexxen has launched TV Viewership Audiences in Australia. TV Viewership Audiences leverages exclusive ACR data from VIDAA to create custom segments based on viewership patterns.
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Nexxen, VIDAA, Josif Zanich, Guy Edri, Advertising, Australia, Big Data, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS
TargetVideo integrates AI for video content categorization
Apr 22, 2024 – TargetVideo has integrated AI technology to empower its clients to automatically classify their video content into the categories defined by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).
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TargetVideo, Uroš Jojić, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Worldwide
Paramount to exclusively represent SkyShowtime advertising sales
Apr 22, 2024 – SkyShowtime has concluded an exclusive deal for Paramount to handle SkyShowtime's advertising sales across all of its markets, providing access to advertising in 20+ European markets.
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SkyShowtime, Paramount, Monty Sarhan, Hristina Georgieva, Lee Sears, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming
Sky Sports Main Event latency reduced on Entertainment OS devices
Apr 18, 2024 – Sky Sports Main Event viewers will soon be able to watch the channel in low latency, reducing the time between the action on the pitch and watching on Sky Glass and Stream.
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Sky, Digital TV, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, UX
Graham Media Group selects Bitmovin Playback
Apr 16, 2024 – Bitmovin has announced that Graham Media Group has selected Bitmovin Playback to enhance its viewer experience. The solution includes the Bitmovin Player and Bitmovin Analytics.
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Bitmovin, Graham Media, Stefan Lederer, Kenny Elshoff, Michael Newman, Big Data, Digital TV, Media Player, QoE, Streaming, USA
Dialog, Axiata Group, Bharti Airtel agree on merger in Sri Lanka
Apr 18, 2024 – Dialog Axiata, Axiata Group and Bharti Airtel have agreed to combine operations in Sri Lanka with Dialog acquiring 100% of Airtel Lanka for which Bharti Airtel will receive a 10.355% share of Dialog.
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Dialog Axiata, Axiata, Bharti Airtel, Supun Weerasinghe, Vivek Sood, Dr Hans Wijayasuriya, Gopal Vittal, Ashish Chandra, Digital TV, MandA, Sri Lanka
Plex has largest FAST line-up with 1,112 channels
Apr 17, 2024 – Plex now offers 1,112 free-to-stream live TV channels, with more than 800 available in the US. Plex is the most widely available ad-supported VOD and live TV offering, covering more than 180 countries.
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Plex, Keith Valory, Todd Hay, Gavin Bridge, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide
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