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Pixalate Launches DEFASED Pre-Bid Blocklist for CTV: Daily Updated List of Apps Delisted From Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Samsung, and LG — With App ID, App Name, Removal Date for 100+ Countries
Daily Connected TV (CTV) DEFASED (DElisted From the App StorE) App Blocklists With Country Codes for 100+ Markets Including USA, UK, Japan, Singapore, and More; Available via FTP, S3, AWS RTB Fabric, Enrichment API, & Pixalate Analytics DashboardLONDON, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pixalate today announced the general availability of its DEFASED (DElisted From the App StorE) pre-bid blocklists for Connected TV (CTV) apps, now identifying which countries each app has been delisted from. Pix
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