MCN Newswire: Altice, Viacom Reach Carriage Deal; Samba, SpotX Team Up for Targeted OTT Ads; Devices With Screens Top CTA List of Most Popular Tech Products

Multichannel Newswire   May 26, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Altice, Viacom Reach New Distribution, Advertising Deal Programmer restores cable networks on Suddenlink systems READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The deal also continues carriage of Viacom's networks on Optimum systems and creates new advertising opportunities using Altice's data and platforms with Viacom's advanced advertising products.   Samba TV, SpotX Team on Targeted Ads for OTT SpotX also on board as Samba TV's 'primary' connected TV ad server READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The two companies are teaming up to create custom audience targeting and segmentation for video ads delivered across the web, apps and connected TVs.   CTA: Smartphone Ownership Rises, But TV is Still Tops Only 4% of U.S. homes lack a TV set, study finds READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Devices with screens -- TVs, smartphones and laptops -- comprise three of the top five most frequently owned high-tech products, the CTA said, as smartphones jumped to the No. 2 spot, surpassing DVD/Blu-ray players, which had ranked second for several years.   More Top Stories       Rep. Blackburn Defends Broadband Privacy Bill Apple Eyes 5G Tests TiVo President/CEO Thomas Carson to Retire ESPN to Livestream WNBA Games CNN Debuts 'CNN Tech' TNT Nabs Nicki Minaj to Perform at 'NBA Awards' Event HBO Renews 'Veep,' 'Silicon Valley' Title II Fans Claim Identify Theft on FCC Comments System   Carey Named FCC Media Bureau Chief President Slams Media to Make a Buck more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Bloodline' Season 3 Premieres Today MCN Hot Spot: Lifetime's 'Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland' Premieres Monday MCN Hot Spot: HBO's 'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Premieres July 16 On the Money, Mike Farrell: Altice: One Brand, One Lineup? The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Dish Checks in With Android TV-Powered 'Evolve' Device   Events     VIDWeek June 12-16, 2017 Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 12-13 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Social TV Conference June 12, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Next TV Summit June 15, 2017 | Convene Conference Center, NYC Learn More Next Wave Of Leaders June 16, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More The Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 20-21, 2017 | Tampa Airport Marriott, FL Learn More more events »   Jobs     SeniorTechnical Support Manger - Broadcast Operations Center Akamai Technologies, Inc. – Cambridge, MA, United States   Senior Executive Assistant & Board Liaison UNC-TV – RTP, NC, United States   Morning Edition Host / Senior News Producer New England Public Radio – Springfield, MA, United States   Multimedia Producer, Education Wisconsin Public Television – Madison, WI, United States   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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