Digital TV News: DIRECTV Advertising

DIRECTV offers programmatic access to linear satellite inventory
Jan 8, 2025 – DIRECTV Advertising has announced the programmatic enablement of its linear satellite inventory, providing advertisers with access to audiences across satellite and streaming.
News categories: DIRECTV Advertising, Amy Leifer, Tyler Kelly, Sean Buckley, Advertising, Digital TV, Satellite, USA

DIRECTV to launch FAST platform this November
Oct 10, 2024 – DIRECTV plans to launch a FAST platform, MyFree DIRECTV, available online, via mobile, and on smart TVs and streaming devices, providing access to curated FAST channels and an on-demand library.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Advertising, MyFree DIRECTV, Kent Rees, Vikash Sharma, Amy Leifer, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Gracenote teams with major CTV players on contextual ad targeting
Jul 24, 2024 – Gracenote has announced that new contextual categories powered by its metadata are available for Q4 campaigns via publishers including Cineverse, DIRECTV Advertising, Philo, Tastemade and Xumo.
News categories: Gracenote, Peer39, Magnite, Trent Wheeler, Mario Diez, Kristen Williams, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

DIRECTV Advertising unveils slate of product enhancements
Jun 6, 2024 – DIRECTV Advertising has unveiled a slate of product enhancements, bringing its expertise to address marketers biggest challenges, including incremental reach, privacy and brand safety.
News categories: DIRECTV Advertising, Amy Leifer, Liz Leonard, Advertising, Digital TV, USA

Go Addressable becomes industry trade body
Nov 21, 2023 – Go Addressable has been incorporated as a non-profit trade organization, comprising a4 Advertising, Spectrum Reach, Comcast Advertising, DIRECTV Advertising, DISH Media and Paramount Advertising.
News categories: Go Addressable, Paramount, Larry Allen, Maribel Becker, Advertising, Digital TV, USA

Canoe, DIRECTV and DISH expand addressable advertising to satellite
Oct 17, 2023 – Canoe Ventures has partnered with DIRECTV Advertising and DISH Media to expand its addressable advertising footprint to satellite. AMC Networks and Warner Brothers Discovery are inaugural partners.
News categories: Canoe Ventures, DIRECTV Advertising, DISH Media, David Porter, Matt Van Houten, Tim Myers, Advertising, Digital TV, Satellite, USA

73% of US advertisers now using addressable TV advertising
Aug 1, 2023 – Go Addressable and Advertiser Perceptions have released research showing that in the U.S. 73% of marketers are using addressable TV, compared to 63% when the study was conducted one year ago.
News categories: Go Addressable, Advertiser Perceptions, Dan Rosenfeld, Jen Soch, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

Magnite announces broad support for direct-buy ad platform
Jun 20, 2023 – Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) has announced wide adoption of ClearLine, its ad server-agnostic solution that provides agencies with direct access to video inventory on its platforms.
News categories: Magnite, Sean Buckley, Jim Keller, Matt Jamison, Dan Callahan, Tom Grant, Alexander Stone, Advertising, Digital TV, USA, Worldwide

DISH Media and DIRECTV Advertising simplify addressable TV for programmers
Apr 25, 2023 – DIRECTV Advertising and DISH Media have announced standardized solutions for programmer enablement, reducing the effort required to enable addressable advertising across multiple distributor footprints.
News categories: DISH Media, DIRECTV Advertising, Kevin Arrix, Matt Van Houten, Julian Zilberbrand, Advertising, Digital TV, USA