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• LONDON, March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pixalate , the market-leading fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform for Connected TV (CTV) and mobile advertising, today released the February 2024 Global CTV Publisher Trust Index (PTI) for apps across the Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Apple TV app stores.
• Pixalate's monthly CTV PTI report offers advertisers a comprehensive view of the quality of CTV apps that support programmatic advertising.
• The report includes rankings by geographic region (North America, EMEA, APAC, LATAM), country, app category, and app store.
• Here are the top apps in North America in February 2024 across each platform.

• BOCA RATON, Fla., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Tower International ("PTI" or the "Company"), a leading global wireless communications infrastructure provider, today announced that Grain Management ("Grain"), through its flagship funds, and BlackRock, through a fund managed by its Diversified Infrastructure business ("BlackRock") have made a strategic investment in the Company.
• The investment will support PTI's future growth in providing critical tower infrastructure to new and existing markets around the world.
• Grain and BlackRock are joining Blackstone as investors behind PTI as they seek to further grow and expand the business.
• "We welcome Grain Management and BlackRock as investors in Phoenix Tower International and look forward to leveraging their strong track records in digital infrastructure investing to support our continued expansion," said Dagan Kasavana, Founder and Chief Executive, Phoenix Tower International.

• BOCA RATON, Fla., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Tower International (PTI) announces it has entered a definitive agreement with Cellnex Telecom to acquire 100% of Cellnex's business in Ireland.
• The transaction will expand PTI's Irish business by adding approximately 1,700 mobile telecom sites and approximately 200 land locations that accommodate third-party wireless sites.
• The acquisition underscores Phoenix Tower International's commitment to fostering growth in Ireland and contributing to the enhancement of the country's telecommunications infrastructure.
• "We are delighted to announce this strategic transaction with Cellnex after a successful transaction in France which signifies a significant step forward in Phoenix Tower International's expansion in Europe," commented Dagan Kasavana, CEO of PTI.

• With 98 of 264 seats, independents in Pakistan — who are backed by the imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party — won the most seats.
• The Pakistan Muslim League (PMLN), with 76 seats, trailed behind PTI while the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won 54 seats.

Coalition speculation

• There is speculation about a coalition between PMLN and the PPP, with PTI-backed independents joining either party or a smaller party to gain a share of the parliament’s remaining 70 seats.
• Khan’s PTI leadership is reportedly convening to discuss the results, though it’s signalling it has no intention of forming a coalition government with the PPP and PMLN.
• Each of them could possibly become the prime minister of a coalition government if an agreement is reached.

Crackdowns cause outrage

• The unrest continues as citizens hold widespread protests across the country over allegations of vote rigging and vote counts that took as long as three days.
• With a hung parliament, intensifying political instability and a scramble to attain power are in full force in Pakistan.

Military as the puppet-master

• Read more:
  As Pakistani election looms, the military maintains its grip on the country's politics

  Using political repression, military generals have controlled the democratic process and electoral outcomes since Pakistan’s foundation in 1947.

• Khan blamed the military for the overthrow of his democratically elected government in 2022 through a no-confidence vote.
• In a country where the military reigns supreme, PTI’s performance upended most political predictions that anyone who crosses the military cannot win.

Will the military stand down?

• Experts believe the military must now seek reconciliation with Khan rather than support an unsustainable coalition against the PTI.
• Given the growing wave of discontent against the Pakistan army, it would be wise to protect itself against further accusations of political meddling.
• It’s now up to Pakistan’s major political players to figure out who’s going to lead the country.

Noor Mirza does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.