A number of American media and technology companies, in collaboration with US smart TV company Vizio, have formed a consortium dedicated to the development and deployment of a new, open standard for addressable advertising on connected TVs.
Dmax Spain launches new addressable HbbTV service
Starting Friday, March 15, Discovery’s Dmax in Spain will launch its new addressable TV service, Hybrids Ads, using the HbbTV standard.
Sky launches Sky AdSmart in Germany
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has recently introduced Sky’s addressable TV solution Sky AdSmart.
ProSiebenSat.1 deploys addressable advertising via HbbTV 1.5
SevenOne Media, the advertising sales subsidiary of German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1, and media agency pilot Hamburg have carried out an addressable TV advertising campaign for the first time.
KPN to test personalised ads with Talpa
Dutch telecom operator KPN is to test Addressable TV and TV recommendations on its IPTV service in cooperation with Talpa Networks.
ProSiebenSat.1 and 1&1 sign carriage deal
ProSiebenSat.1 and internet service provider 1&1 have concluded a long-term distribution agreement making the commercial broadcaster’s free-to-air TV and pay-TV channels available on IPTV platform 1&1 Digital-TV.
ProSiebenSat.1 acquires e-commerce marketer Kairion
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 is taking over e-commerce marketer Kairion from Cocomore, thereby further increasing its activities in the ad-tech sector.
Jana Eisenstein to join ProSiebenSat.1
Jana Eisenstein will become Executive Vice President of the advertising platform solutions department of German media company ProSiebenSat.1 from January 1, 2018.
SBS Broadcasting launches addressable TV ads on HbbTV
Dutch SBS Broadcasting launches a new form of interactive television advertising together with Chio, 24i, Isobar and Carat, using the HbbTV standard.