North America Digital TV News

Sharp selects Xumo for 2025 AQUOS QLED Smart TVs
Jan 7, 2025 – Xumo has announced that Sharp will introduce a new line of QLED 4K UHD TVs featuring the Xumo TV operating system, launching across the U.S. in spring 2025.
News categories: Xumo, Sharp Home Electronics, Stephanie Cassi, Jim Sanduski, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

VideoAmp renews measurement partnership with Paramount
Jan 7, 2025 – Paramount Global has extended its partnership with VideoAmp. VideoAmp will provide the entertainment giant with a view of its audience, enabling both demographic and advanced audience measurement.
News categories: VideoAmp, Paramount, Bryan Goski, John Halley, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

Roku exceeds 90 million streaming households
Jan 7, 2025 – Roku surpassed 90 million streaming households in the first week of January 2025. As the top selling TV OS for over five years in the U.S., Roku is in nearly half of all U.S. broadband households.
News categories: Roku, Anthony Wood, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

Samsung unveils Vision AI and new innovations at CES
Jan 5, 2025 – Samsung is ushering in a new era of AI-driven screen technology, with Samsung Vision AI features integrated into its TV models to enhance picture quality, sound clarity and the viewing experience.
News categories: Samsung, SW Yong, Hayley Romer, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA, UX, Worldwide

Fubo and Disney's Hulu + Live TV to combine
Jan 6, 2025 – FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) have entered into an agreement for Disney to combine its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, forming a combined virtual MVPD company.
News categories: The Walt Disney Company, FuboTV, Justin Warbrooke, David Gandler, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, USA

Roku offers partners access to data from its TV OS
Jan 6, 2025 – Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has launched Roku Data Cloud, which allows partners to access data from Roku's TV operating system, making planning, optimization, and measurement more transparent.
News categories: Roku, Miles Fisher, Sam Bloom, Chandra Cirulnick, Krista Panoff, Stuart Schwartzapfel, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, TV OS, USA, Worldwide

Comcast to launch cross-publisher advertising solution
Jan 6, 2025 – Comcast has announced Universal Ads, allowing advertisers to buy premium video as easily as they buy from social media platforms. Universal Ads is built on FreeWheel's ad technology.
News categories: Comcast Advertising, FreeWheel, Universal Ads, James Rooke, James Borow, Mark Marshall, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jeff Collins, Advertising, CES2025, Digital TV, USA

TiVo OS to launch in the U.S. with Sharp
Jan 6, 2025 – TiVo (NYSE: XPER) has announced that it will be entering the U.S. TV market with Sharp. The Sharp Smart TV Powered by TiVo will be available to American consumers as early as February 2025.
News categories: Xperi, Sharp Home Electronics, Ben Maughan, Jim Sanduski, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

New devices, channels and programming coming to NEXTGEN TV
Jan 3, 2025 – New ATSC 3.0 receivers are to be shown at CES, from high-end NEXTGEN TV sets to affordable accessories that can transform Android and Fire TV devices already in consumer homes.
News categories: Pearl TV, Anne Schelle, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA