Glance, the consumer AI company, and DirecTV have announced an agreement to bring Glance AI to DirecTV streaming customers in the US on DirecTV Gemini devices in early 2026. The latest complement to DirecTV’s personalised consumer experience, Glance AI offers interactive AI-powered content and commerce screensavers providing access to new entertainment, shopping, and creative experiences. […]
Index Exchange, the independent supply-side platforms (SSPs), has partnered with Vudoo, a specialist in interactive and shoppable video technology, to launch frictionless, shoppable media at scale in programmatic advertising. The partnership brings Vudoo’s commerce media technology to Index Marketplaces, giving agencies and brands the ability to activate shoppable campaigns programmatically without additional technical setup, workflow […]
QVC UK and Great!, the free-to-air TV network owned by Narrative Entertainment, have launched a collaboration to bring QVC UK content to connected TV (CTV) audiences and expand the profile of the recently relaunched Great! brand. QVC UK’s live shopping content will appear on Great! digital services. Additionally, QVC UK’s short-form video content will feature […]
tvbeat, a specialist in Total TV campaign forecasting, planning and optimisation, and Spectrum Reach have announced a partnership to bring tvbeat’s programmatic capabilities to linear TV advertising in the US market. This collaboration will bring a fully automated, data-driven buying experience to linear TV, allowing digital advertisers to access traditional TV advertising inventory with the […]
FreeCast has announced the launch of a next-gen shoppable FAST channel, Test Drive Live, in the US. The channel will be launching on Roku and FreeCast’s own service, before coming to additional FAST channel platforms in the coming weeks. Through FreeCast, the channel will be immediately available on Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, Apple TV, […]
Roku and Dentsu have revealed findings from a study looking at how US consumers engage with shoppable TV. As streaming becomes the dominant mode of TV consumption, advertisers are reimagining what’s possible with shoppable TV and how to best engage with consumers. Key insights from the research show that consumers are increasingly open to shopping […]
Multi-channel retailer, High Street TV, has announced that its shopping channel is now available on Freeview and Virgin Media. Home of brands such as nutribullet, Drew&Cole, SmartAir and YAWN Air, High Street TV customers will be able to make purchases 24 hours a day directly through the shopping channels. With three dedicated shopping channels already […]
ABS Broadcast has launched High Street TV onto Virgin Media and Freeview platforms, making the channel now available in over 28 million homes across the UK. This expansion brings even more visibility to the multi-channel retail brand, giving new viewers access to its range of lifestyle products and TV shopping experiences. As part of this milestone, ABS Broadcast […]
Parks Associates’ latest white paper, Interactive & Shoppable TV: Next Wave of CTV Revenues, released in partnership with Adeia, focuses on the service provider opportunity to advance the consumer experience and build on expectations of interactivity and specifically engage in commerce through the TV. Parks Associates forecasts that by 2029, more than 278 million viewers […]
At IAB NewFronts 2025, Samsung Ads, the advertising division of Samsung Electronics, called on brands to go beyond the status quo and unlock the full performance potential of connected TV (CTV). Kicking off the suite of announcements at NewFronts was the debut of STN, the Samsung Television Network, the broad-FAST channel exclusively on Samsung TV […]