North America Digital TV News

Madhive selects Samba TV as audience targeting partner
Oct 2, 2024 – Madhive has selected Samba TV as its preferred ACR TV audience partner to enrich its local offering. The integration will allow audience targeting based on TV viewing behaviour and ad exposure.
News categories: Madhive, Samba TV, Hearst, Luc Dumont, Aden Zaman, Jonathan Sumber, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA

N. American consumers pulling back on entertainment spending
Oct 1, 2024 – TiVo (NYSE: XPER) has found in its Q2 2024 Video Trends Report that consumers are pulling back on entertainment spending as the industry works to rebalance and bundle its current offerings.
News categories: TiVo, Scott Maddux, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, North America, Streaming

Free Live Sports launches with 100+ free streamed sports channels
Sep 30, 2024 – Free sports streaming platform, Free Live Sports, has launched, offering a selection of 100+ live sports channels, plus thousands of on-demand sports movies, docs, series and highlights.
News categories: Free Live Sports, Cathy Rasenberger, Ryan James, James Patrick, Geoff Clark, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

DIRECTV to acquire EchoStar video distribution business
Sep 30, 2024 – DIRECTV and EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) have entered into a definitive agreement under which DIRECTV will acquire EchoStar's video distribution business DISH DBS, including DISH TV and Sling TV.
News categories: DIRECTV, EchoStar, TPG, Bill Morrow, Hamid Akhavan, David Trujillo, John Flynn, Ryan Mollett, Michael Ginnings, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Fubo launches multiview beta feature on select Roku devices
Sep 26, 2024 – FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) has launched its Multiview feature in beta on select Roku devices. Fubo is the first virtual MVPD (vMVPD) to bring user-configurable multiviewing to Roku.
News categories: FuboTV, Roku, Isaac Josephson, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, UX

Hallmark and Accedo expand partnership with new streaming service
Sep 25, 2024 – Hallmark has extended its partnership with Accedo to incorporate multiple new features into its newly rebranded streaming service, Hallmark+, which officially launched on September 10th.
News categories: Accedo, Hallmark, Fredrik Andersson, Lusha Bodie, Apps, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

California approves 'click or call to cancel' subscriptions bill
Sep 24, 2024 – California has approved rules allowing consumers to easily click or call to cancel subscriptions, ensuring Californians can cancel unwanted automatic renewals just as easily as they signed up.
News categories: Consumer Federation of California, Robert Herrell, Digital TV, Regulation, USA

Warner Bros. Discovery deploys captioning using Google Cloud AI
Sep 24, 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery and Google Cloud have announced the deployment of an AI-powered captioning solution in the United States that utilizes Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform.
News categories: Google Cloud, Warner Bros. Discovery, Thomas Kurian, Avi Saxena, Big Data, Digital TV, USA, UX

Comcast to deploy Qwilt Open Edge CDN platform
Sep 24, 2024 – Comcast is to deploy Qwilt's Open Edge platform to create the most distributed CDN in the U.S. and deliver a better experience for applications like streaming and gaming.
News categories: Qwilt, Comcast, Alon Maor, Elad Nafshi, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA