Digital TV News: TransACT
Pixalate releases reports on top grossing CTV apps in Q4 2023
Jan 24, 2024 – Pixalate has released benchmark reports with data on the top grossing apps in open programmatic advertising by region across Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung Smart TV.
News categories:
Pixalate, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, North America, Streaming, TV OS, Worldwide
Sony initiates termination of Zee merger agreement
Jan 22, 2024 – ZEE Entertainment has received, from Culver Max Entertainment (formerly Sony Pictures Networks India) and Bangla Entertainment, a communication terminating their Merger Co-operation Agreement.
News categories:
ZEE Entertainment, Culver Max Entertainment, R. Gopalan, Digital TV, India, MandA, Streaming
Disney unveils 'Shop the Stream' ad innovation
Jan 10, 2024 – Disney has launched a beta program for its first native streaming shoppable ad format, which allows consumers to purchase their favorite items without disrupting their viewing experience.
News categories:
Disney Advertising, Jamie Power, Amy Lehman, Advertising, CES2024, Digital TV, Streaming, USA
iSpot.tv launches dedicated system for tracking CTV ad consumption
Jan 9, 2024 – iSpot.tv has announced the launch of a dedicated streaming measurement offering and suite of metrics that enable advertisers and publishers to track audience consumption of CTV advertising.
News categories:
iSpot.tv, Sean Muller, Advertising, CES2024, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide
CommScope completes divestiture of home networks business to Vantiva
Jan 9, 2024 – CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) has announced the closing of the transaction to sell its Home Networks Business to Vantiva (Paris: VANTI.)
News categories:
CommScope, Vantiva, Digital TV, MandA, Set Top Box, Worldwide
5% of US internet households have only a pay-TV service
Jan 4, 2024 – Parks Associates' latest tracker update reveals that just 5% of US internet households have only a pay-TV service, indicating legacy pay-TV continues to lose subscribers to streaming services.
News categories:
Parks Associates, Eric Sorensen, Cable TV, CES2024, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA
EchoStar completes merger with DISH Network
Jan 2, 2024 – EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) has announced the completion of its acquisition of DISH Network via the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar with DISH Network.
News categories:
EchoStar, DISH Network, Hamid Akhavan, Charles Ergen, John Swieringa, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Streaming, USA
iliad proposes merger of iliad Italia and Vodafone Italia
Dec 18, 2023 – The iliad Group has submitted a proposal to Vodafone Group for the creation of an innovative telecom challenger in Italy via the merger of iliad's and Vodafone's businesses in the country.
News categories:
iliad, Vodafone, Thomas Reynaud, Italy, MandA
Link Net fixed broadband business to move to XL Axiata
Dec 6, 2023 – XL Axiata and Link Net have announced that they intend to transfer Link Net's fixed broadband business in Indonesia, including its 750,000 customers, to XL Axiata.
News categories:
Axiata, Link Net, XL Axiata, Vivek Sood, Kanishka Wickrama, Dian Siswarini, Broadband, Fibre, Indonesia, MandA
Latest News
- Amagi report shows rise of a diverse global FAST marketplace
- Broadpeak to power targeted advertising on new TF1 video service
- AA/WARC reports UK 2023 ad spend at £36.6bn
- FCC restores net neutrality
- Five leading TV stations launch NextGen TV in Portland, Maine
- U.S. digital video ad spend growing ~80% faster than media overall
- DDish TV chooses PlayBox Neo Channel-in-a-Box
- Movistar Plus+ to create real-time short-form sports video with WSC Sports
- SeaChange to instead be acquired by Enghouse
- Rogers to bring Comcast and Xfinity products to Canada
- OTTera partners with ThinkAnalytics on enhanced personalization
- Televisa selects Synamedia edge gateway and distribution platform
- X Corp confirms intention to launch app for Smart TVs
- Japan's pay TV segment to see steady decline in subscriptions
- HVOD, live sports and password crackdown could reinvigorate Danish streaming
- Tata Motors selects HARMAN Automotive's in-vehicle app store
- Media Distillery to power Swisscom ad-free replay product
- MagentaTV strengthens addressable TV business with Equativ
- Deutsche Telekom selects Broadpeak Cloud DVR solution for MagentaTV
- Nexxen empowers Australian advertisers using VIDAA ACR data