Digital TV News: XPAND

FreeWheel partners with Lotame in EMEA
Apr 8, 2024 – FreeWheel has announced a partnership with Lotame to expand audience data across its product suite in EMEA using audience data from the Lotame Data Marketplace. 
News categories: FreeWheel, Lotame, Matt Clark, Hunter Terry, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Streaming

Redge Media video cloud deployed at LRT in Lithuania
Apr 4, 2024 – Redge Technologies has announced it has delivered a VOD streaming solution to Lithuanian public media broadcaster, LRT, within a timeframe of less than one and a half months.
News categories: Redge, LRT, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Lithuania, Streaming

FOX launches expanded audience network and ad tech platform
Apr 3, 2024 – FOX Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) has launched its expanded audience network and ad tech platform, AdRise. AdRise will power OneFOX, FOX's cross portfolio inventory product.
News categories: FOX Corp, Tubi, Jeff Collins, Paul Cheesbrough, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, Worldwide

Gracenote extends FAST Channel metadata program to the U.S.
Apr 3, 2024 – Gracenote has expanded its FAST Program to also enable U.S.-based content owners to distribute TV programs and movies to streaming platforms along with Gracenote metadata.
News categories: Gracenote, Tim Cutting, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, UX

ZTE and Telecab unveil Android TV-powered 4K set-top box
Mar 29, 2024 – ZTE (0763.HK/000063.SZ) has announced that Telecab in Brazil has deployed its B866V2FA set-top box. The Android TV-powered box supports 4K, offering users an immersive TV viewing experience.
News categories: ZTE, Telecab, Geilson Araujo, Android TV, Brazil, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Skyworth and China Mobile launch 8K set-top box
Mar 20, 2024 – Skyworth Digital and China Mobile have launched an 8K set-top box in the He Nan province of China, marking the first deployment of a commercial 8K TV service in the telecom market.
News categories: Skyworth, China Mobile, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

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.
News categories: FreeWheel, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Altimedia enables Blacknut gaming on operator set-top-boxes
Mar 21, 2024 – Altimedia has announced that Blacknut Cloud Gaming has been integrated with its device and service management technologies to enable gaming on TV via an operator's set-top-box.
News categories: Altimedia, Blacknut, Yong Pil Kim, Olivier Avaro, Digital TV, Gaming, Korea, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Warner Bros. Discovery to launch Max in Europe beginning May 21
Mar 21, 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) has announced that Max, its enhanced streaming service, will launch in the first European countries beginning May 21.
News categories: Warner Bros. Discovery, JB Perrette, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming