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Adsmovil Expands Market Reach and Content Portfolio with Nuestra Vision Strategic Alliance

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水曜日, 3月 13, 2024

MIAMI, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Adsmovil, a minority-owned digital first Hispanic media company, is pleased to announce its strategic alliance with Nuestra Vision, a 24/7 Spanish-language TV network offering family-friendly premium programming for Mexicans, Mexican Americans and Hispanics living in the U.S. This strategic alliance marks a significant milestone for Adsmovil as it expands its reach, audience, content, and media platforms to deliver 360° opportunities across the Hispanic landscape.

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  • This strategic alliance marks a significant milestone for Adsmovil as it expands its reach, audience, content, and media platforms to deliver 360° opportunities across the Hispanic landscape.
  • The synergistic alliance with Nuestra Vision allows Adsmovil to tap into the preferences of Mexican, Spanish-dominant Hispanics, who spend their time on multiple platforms including streaming, broadcast, and cable, consuming Mexican content.
  • Nuestra Vision primarily serves the content preferences of the vast Mexican and Mexican American community, which represents 60% of U.S. Hispanics.
  • "The strategic investment in Nuestra Vision fortifies Adsmovil's overarching strategy to expand and diversify its Hispanic market reach, without sacrificing authenticity.

Synacor Fast Tracks Complex Streaming Integrations With Cloud ID™ Media Connect

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水曜日, 12月 20, 2023

BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synacor today announced the Cloud ID™ Media Connect managed consumer identity access management (“CIAM”) service to fast track streaming ecosystem deployments amid a heavily fragmented viewing market.

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  • BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synacor today announced the Cloud ID™ Media Connect managed consumer identity access management (“CIAM”) service to fast track streaming ecosystem deployments amid a heavily fragmented viewing market.
  • Cloud ID Media Connect can save streaming media companies months or even years of authentication integration work required to connect streaming services to various platforms.
  • “Cloud ID Media Connect immediately delivers several years of complex authentication integrations to support changing business requirements and get content in front of consumers as quickly as possible.”
    Cloud ID Media Connect features end user capabilities like home-based authentication, Apple® Single Sign-on with your TV Provider, device rendezvous solutions and more.
  • Cloud ID Media Connect seamlessly integrates with Cloud ID Passkey Connect , a managed service offering for passkey management, registration and authentication.

Cara Conte Named One of Cablefax's Most Powerful Women of the Year

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水曜日, 12月 6, 2023

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Entertainment Television, parent company of family-friendly networks FETV and FMC, announced today that Cara Conte, EVP Affiliate Sales, has been named one of Cablefax's Most Powerful Women of 2023.

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  • SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Entertainment Television, parent company of family-friendly networks FETV and FMC, announced today that Cara Conte, EVP Affiliate Sales, has been named one of Cablefax's Most Powerful Women of 2023.
  • "I'm incredibly honored and humbled to receive this recognition from Cablefax alongside such an esteemed group of women leaders," said Conte.
  • "We are so proud of Cara for this tremendous accomplishment," said Adam Sumrall, Executive Vice President of FETV and FMC.
  • "Cara's commitment and diligence has played an integral role in the distribution growth of both FETV and FMC.

FMC Launches on Virtual Provider VIDGO

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月曜日, 8月 21, 2023

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC (Family Movie Classics), home to beloved and timeless movies carried across cable, satellite and virtual platforms, announced it has launched on virtual provider VIDGO. FMC is now distributed through five virtual providers, with VIDGO joining DIRECTV Stream, Frndly, Philo, and Freecast.

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  • SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC (Family Movie Classics), home to beloved and timeless movies carried across cable, satellite and virtual platforms, announced it has launched on virtual provider VIDGO.
  • FMC is now distributed through five virtual providers, with VIDGO joining DIRECTV Stream, Frndly, Philo, and Freecast.
  • "VIDGO has been a great partner and we're delighted to extend the partnership to include FMC," said Cara Conte, SVP Affiliate Sales of FETV and FMC.
  • "FMC now joins our sister network FETV on the VIDGO lineup and provides us with the opportunity to deliver our beloved content to an even broader audience."

FMC Launches on DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream, and AT&T U-verse

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火曜日, 7月 11, 2023

SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC (Family Movie Classics), home to beloved and timeless movies carried across cable, satellite and virtual platforms, announced it has launched on DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream, and AT&T U-verse, doubling the distribution of the network and bringing the total subscribers to 25 million homes.

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  • "DIRECTV has been a tremendous partner for us throughout the years, and we are thrilled to bring another network with cherished content to their customers across DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream and AT&T U-verse," said Cara Conte, SVP Affiliate Sales of FETV and FMC.
  • "We look forward to entertaining and captivating these viewers with our lineup of curated classic movies the whole family can enjoy."
  • Within two years of initial launch, FMC is now available in 25 million homes, making it one of the fastest-growing networks in America.
  • FMC's lineup is also highlighted by the Sunday Double Feature, Legends of the West, and Primetime Pictures.

Viewers Deprived of Critical Local News, Important Weather Updates, Women’s World Cup Soccer Matches, and MLB All-Star Game, Following DIRECTV’s Removal of 159 Nexstar Local TV Stations in 113 Markets and National Cable News Network NewsNation

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月曜日, 7月 3, 2023

The disruption in service affects DIRECTV, Uverse and DIRECTV Stream subscribers.

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  • The disruption in service affects DIRECTV, Uverse and DIRECTV Stream subscribers.
  • DIRECTV and Nexstar were unable to reach a new distribution agreement allowing the DIRECTV the right to continue airing the highly-rated programming on Nexstar’s local stations.
  • In addition, DIRECTV rejected Nexstar’s offer to extend the current distribution agreement to October 31, 2023.
  • DIRECTV and Nexstar were also unable to reach an agreement to allow DIRECTV the right to continue carrying Nexstar’s national cable news network, NewsNation.

Nielsen Launches Local Streaming Insights Solution in Top 56 Local Markets

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水曜日, 6月 7, 2023

NEW YORK, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen today announced the launch of its Local Streaming Insights Quarterly Solution; a new report that provides metrics on TV app usage, streaming to the glass, for over 20 major streaming apps at the local market level. The quarterly reports are available for the top 56 local markets and include insights on subscription streaming services (e.g., Netflix), ad-supported streaming services (e.g., Pluto TV), and MVPD and vMVPD apps (e.g., DirecTV Stream, other leading providers).

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  • NEW YORK, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen today announced the launch of its Local Streaming Insights Quarterly Solution; a new report that provides metrics on TV app usage, streaming to the glass, for over 20 major streaming apps at the local market level.
  • The quarterly reports are available for the top 56 local markets and include insights on subscription streaming services (e.g., Netflix), ad-supported streaming services (e.g., Pluto TV), and MVPD and vMVPD apps (e.g., DirecTV Stream, other leading providers).
  • For the first time, Nielsen clients will have access to syndicated reports with streaming insights that are specific to the local audiences in which they are targeting.
  • The combination of Nielsen's Local TV panels plus return path data empowers Nielsen's customers to activate and measure local media buys with confidence.

Newsmax, DIRECTV Finalize Renewal

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水曜日, 3月 22, 2023

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and BOCA RATON, Fla., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DIRECTV and Newsmax Media, Inc. announced today that they reached a business agreement for a multi-year distribution deal that will return the Newsmax channel to DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM and U-verse on March 23, 2023.

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  • Programming to Resume on DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream And U-verse
    EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and BOCA RATON, Fla., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DIRECTV and Newsmax Media, Inc. announced today that they reached a business agreement for a multi-year distribution deal that will return the Newsmax channel to DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM and U-verse on March 23, 2023.
  • Newsmax and DIRECTV Finalize Renewal; Programming to Resume on DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream, And U-verse
    When the two companies were initially unable to agree on financial terms to extend their carriage agreement, DIRECTV lost the rights to distribute the programming on January 25, 2023.
  • "As a standalone company, DIRECTV helped give Newsmax its start nearly a decade ago as it continues to do with upcoming news networks, which is why we are pleased to reach a mutually beneficial agreement that will deliver our network to DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM and U-verse customers over the next several years."
  • Newsmax will be available on DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM and U-verse at no additional cost to customers, rejoining the now expanded and diversified news lineup which includes six 24/7 news networks – CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Newsmax, NewsNation, and The First.