Digital TV News: TransACT
FreeWheel releases H2 2023 Video Marketplace Report
Mar 27, 2024 – FreeWheel has released its 2H 2023 Video Marketplace Report. This edition explores video advertising trends for the second half of 2023 in select European countries and the U.S.
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FreeWheel, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Streaming, USA
Planetcast acquires Australia's Switch Media OTT
Mar 21, 2024 – Planetcast Media Services has announced the acquisition of one of its key partners, Switch Media, a white-label OTT platform provider deployed across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US.
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Planetcast, Switch Media, Sanjay Duda, Mark Johns, Utsav Baijal, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide
Swisscom to acquire Vodafone Italia
Mar 15, 2024 – Swisscom has entered into binding agreements with Vodafone Group to acquire 100% of Vodafone Italia for €8 billion, with the aim of merging it with Fastweb, Swisscom's subsidiary in Italy.
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Swisscom, Vodafone, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, MandA, Mobile
Paramount to sell 13.01% stake in Viacom18 to Reliance Industries
Mar 13, 2024 – Paramount Global has agreed to sell its subsidiaries' entire 13.01% equity interest in Viacom 18 Media to Reliance Industries for 42,86,00,00,000 Indian rupees (~$517 million).
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Paramount, Reliance Industries, Digital TV, India, MandA
SeaChange to be acquired by Partner One
Mar 11, 2024 – SeaChange (OTC: SEAC) has entered into an agreement under which an affiliate of Partner One will acquire substantially all of SeaChange’s assets related to its product and services business.
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Partner One, SeaChange, Nick Riuma, Chris Klimmer, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Software, Worldwide
Swisscom negotiating to acquire Vodafone Italia
Feb 28, 2024 – Swisscom has confirmed it is in negotiation with Vodafone Group regarding the acquisition of 100% of Vodafone Italia. Swisscom plans to merge Vodafone Italia with Fastweb.
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Swisscom, Vodafone Group, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, MandA
DAZN and GeoComply to pilot Content Access Control system
Feb 21, 2024 – DAZN launched GeoComply's VPN and proxy detection solution last year, and now plans to work with the GeoComply team to introduce a geolocation solution to the media and entertainment vertical.
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GeoComply, DAZN, Anna Sainsbury, Sandeep Tiku, Content Protection, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide
Viacom18 to be merged into Star India
Feb 28, 2024 – Reliance Industries, Viacom 18 Media and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) have signed agreements to create a JV that will combine the businesses of Viacom18 and Star India.
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The Walt Disney Company, Reliance Industries, Bob Iger, Mukesh D Ambani, Nita M. Ambani, Uday Shankar, Digital TV, India, MandA, Streaming
Comscore adds Local TV to campaign ratings platform
Feb 22, 2024 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has unveiled an update to its Comscore Campaign Ratings (CCR). CCR will, for the first time, integrate national and local linear TV, digital, streaming, and social channels.
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Comscore, The Trade Desk, Steve Bagdasarian, Ben Sylvan, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA
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