Digital TV News: Segment

TCL ranked as Top 2 global TV brand for second consecutive year
Feb 28, 2024 – According to Omdia, in 2023 TCL maintained its second position in the global TV market for the second year in a row with shipments of 25.26 million units, representing a 12.5% market share.
News categories: TCL, Omdia, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Nexxen settles with Alphonso and LG, entering into three-year partnership
Feb 28, 2024 – Nexxen (AIM/NASDAQ: NEXN) has settled its dispute with Alphonso and LG. Alphonso will also allow Nexxen to monetize a portion of LG's CTV inventory and will use Nexxen's discovery and segmentation tools.
News categories: Nexxen, Alphonso, LG Electronics, Ofer Druker, Serge Matta, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Ateme transcoders integrate Verance Aspect watermarking
Feb 27, 2024 – Ateme has integrated Verance Aspect Watermarking into the audio chain of its Ateme TITAN transcoders, enabling wider distribution of NextGen Broadcast interactive experiences.
News categories: Verance, Ateme, Nil Shah, Julien Mandel, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Content Identification, Digital TV, USA

Global TV shipments fell 3% in 2023
Feb 26, 2024 – Counterpoint Research is initiating coverage on Global TV shipments with its Global TV Shipment Tracker, a quarterly report split by region, screen size, resolution, ASP and other features.
News categories: Counterpoint Research, Tom Kang, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 join forces in adtech
Feb 22, 2024 – RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 are to bring together the content and services of their adtech companies, Smartclip and Virtual Minds, to allow advertisers to run campaigns across both platforms.
News categories: RTL Deutschland, ProSiebenSat.1, Matthias Dang, Carsten Schwecke, Advertising, Digital TV, Germany

Ateme SSAI supports latest HLS Interstitials spec. from Apple
Feb 20, 2024 – Ateme has integrated the latest HLS Interstitials specification from Apple into its SSAI solution, enabling increased revenue through wider reach and more effective ad targeting.
News categories: Ateme, Ahmed Swidan, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Worldwide

Walmart agrees to acquire VIZIO
Feb 20, 2024 – Walmart and VIZIO have entered into an agreement for Walmart to acquire VIZIO for $11.50 per share in cash, equating to a fully diluted equity value of approximately $2.3 billion.
News categories: Walmart, VIZIO, Seth Dallaire, William Wang, Advertising, Digital TV, MandA, Smart TV, USA

Liberty Global to spin-off 100% of Sunrise to shareholders
Feb 16, 2024 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) is planning to spin-off 100% of Sunrise to Liberty Global shareholders, aiming to maximize shareholder value by crystallizing the value of Sunrise.
News categories: Liberty Global, Sunrise, Mike Fries, André Krause, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Switzerland

Now TV launches Hong Kong's first addressable TV advertising service
Feb 14, 2024 – HKT's Now TV [SEHK: 6823] has launched Hong Kong’s first addressable TV advertising service, leveraging its first-party data to enable more precise campaign targeting for enterprises.
News categories: HKT, Now TV, Bruce Lam, Derek Choi, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV