Optable, an identity management and data collaboration platform, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Telus Global Ventures with backing from major investors including Hearst Ventures and Deloitte Ventures.
With the new funding, Optable aims to expand its platform and strengthen its partnerships in the U.S., while boosting its services in Canada (where it is headquartered), to help media owners securely manage audience data. “In 2025, we’re expanding our focus to work with innovative publishers, media companies and platforms, helping them make their data actionable and impactful,” said Yves Poiré, co-founder and CEO of Optable. “Managing identity and audience data effectively is now critical for every player in the ecosystem, and Optable’s interoperable platform has already earned trust in the market for solving these challenges and delivering real results.”
Optable offers tools to securely activate and monetize audience data. By providing identity management and cleanroom solutions, the company enables media companies to securely leverage, enrich and activate audience data. This supports sustainable revenue growth while adhering to strict privacy standards, ensuring that data is used in a responsible and transparent manner.
According to Optable, the funding comes on the heels of a good year for the company, which now powers numerous data monetization solutions for publishers and media companies around the world, including Raptive, Hearst and The Globe & Mail.
Caribbean Series tournament to air on TLN and Univision Canada
TLN Media Group will launch the 67th edition of the Caribbean Series baseball tournament (pictured) on national channels TLN TV, with English commentary, and on Univision Canada in Spanish.
The series – which will include 14 games over eight days – will feature the winners of the respective Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (CPBC) winter baseball leagues, including Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, plus special guest and first-time participant Japan.
TLN TV and Univision Canada are the only Canadian broadcasters of the Series, which this year will be held from Jan 31 to Feb 7.
Rev TV unveils this year’s programming
This year, more than 120 live races will be broadcast on Rev TV, including the NASCAR Canada Series, to which it recently acquired the rights.
The live racing season on Rev TV kicks off on Jan. 25 with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s race Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first major automobile race of the North American season, and 24 hours of live coverage on the channel. Other live races that will be available on Rev TV this year include the ARCA Menards Series, MotoGP, WorldSBK and INDY NXT. Rev TV has also confirmed the return of popular series Rev Culture with Todd Lewis, Supercars, Isle of Man TT, E1 Series, and weekly F1 coverage on The Inside Line.
Rev TV, a 24/7 Canadian English-language motorsports network, has been growing since its launch five years ago in the country, and is now available in more than nine million homes across Canada, according to its data. It’s available on most providers, including Bell, Cogeco, Rogers, Shaw, Telus and Vidéotron.
