Digital TV News: TransACT

Dish Media adopts Unified ID 2.0 identity solution
Jan 30, 2024 – DISH Media has enabled Unified ID 2.0 (UID2), an identity solution, becoming the first MVPD and the largest vMVPD to integrate the solution across its traditional TV and OTT services.
News categories: Dish Media, Kevin Arri, The Trade Desk, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Satellite, Streaming, USA

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