USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

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

Liberty Broadband makes counterproposal to Charter merger offer
Sep 23, 2024 – Liberty Broadband (Nasdaq: LBRDA, LBRDK, LBRDP) has communicated a counterproposal to Charter Communications in response to an initial merger proposal sent by the Charter Special Committee.
News categories: Liberty Broadband, Charter Communications, Greg Maffei, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, USA

KAON gains Mediacom approval for new TiVo STB
Sep 23, 2024 – Mediacom Communications has officially approved the KAON TiVo set-top box (STB). The STB combines KAON's hardware, telemetry and diagnostic tools with TiVo's user interface and features.
News categories: KAON, Mediacom, TiVo, James Miller, JR Walden, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA, UX

Wurl report finds CTV engagement growing
Sep 18, 2024 – Wurl has published The CTV Trends Report 2024, a study that looks at shifts across both the content and ad experience on connected TV, with metrics on sessions, ad load, and viewership.
News categories: Wurl, Ron Gutman, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA