Digital TV News: TransACT

Canal+ could be listed on the London Stock Exchange
Jul 22, 2024 – Vivendi has provided an update on its project to split the company. Reflecting its international dimension and its ongoing combination with MultiChoice, Canal+ would be listed in London.
News categories: Vivendi, Digital TV, France, MandA, Netherlands, Satellite, South Africa, UK

Pixalate introduces CTV ad supply chain reports by platform
Jul 9, 2024 – Pixalate has released reports analysing the state of open programmatic CTV advertising in Q1 2024 across Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Samsung Smart TV devices.
News categories: Pixalate, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Allente selects Simply.TV metadata for advanced super aggregation
Jul 8, 2024 – Allente has chosen Simply.TV's super aggregation platform to enhance content discovery for its subscribers across linear channels, transaction VOD and third-party content providers.
News categories: Simply.TV, Allente, Daniel Rühmann, Jon Espen Nergard, Big Data, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, IBC2024, Norway, Sweden, UX

Skydance and Paramount sign agreement to form 'New Paramount'
Jul 8, 2024 – Skydance Media and Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) have entered into a definitive agreement to form 'New Paramount', a next-generation media and technology leader.
News categories: Paramount Global, Skydance, Shari Redstone, David Ellison, Gerry Cardinale, Charles E. Phillips, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

Millicom believes takeover offer by Atlas undervalues the company
Jun 27, 2024 – Millicom believes, and has informed Atlas, that a $24 per share offer price would significantly undervalue Millicom and not be in the best interests of Millicom’s shareholders.
News categories: Millicom, Atlas Luxco, Cable TV, Digital TV, Latin America, MandA

Fox and The Trade Desk extend ad integrations across Fox's portfolio
Jun 19, 2024 – Fox (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) and The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) have expanded their partnership to bring innovation to advertisers, helping them reach their audiences and measure campaign performance.
News categories: The Trade Desk, Tubi, Fox Corp, Jeff Green, Paul Cheesbrough, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, Worldwide

CTVMA publishes 2024 global Smart TV OS market share data
Jun 16, 2024 – The Connected TV Marketing Association (CTVMA) has announced its 2024 Global Smart TV Operating System (OS) Market Share Rankings covering eleven of the world's leading Smart TV OSes.
News categories: CTVMA, James Grant Hay, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

Software private equity firm Clearhaven acquires Zixi
Jun 13, 2024 – Clearhaven Partners has announced that it has acquired Zixi. Zixi's executive leadership team invested alongside Clearhaven in the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.
News categories: Zixi, Clearhaven Partners, Gordon Brooks, Michelle Noon, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Worldwide

Fox to introduce dynamic ad insertion for College Football with FreeWheel
Jun 12, 2024 – Fox (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) has announced that, in partnership with FreeWheel, it will expand its dynamic ad insertion capabilities and rollout new co-developed targeting technology.
News categories: FreeWheel, Fox Corp, Katy Loria, Darren Sherriff, Advertising, Digital TV, USA