USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Panasonic announces televisions with Fire TV built in
Jan 8, 2024 – Panasonic has announced two OLED TVs for 2024, the Z95A (65" and 55") and Z93A (77"), with Fire TV built in. The TVs are not just entertainment devices but also hubs for smart home management.
News categories: Panasonic, Akira Toyoshima, CES2025, Digital TV, HbbTV, Smart Home, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

Inscape extends OTA viewership data to include local TV
Jan 8, 2024 – Inscape is expanding coverage of local stations by tapping into tuners built into Smart TVs in every local US TV market to provide over-the-air viewership data as for national stations.
News categories: Inscape, Comscore, Charbel Makhoul, David Algranati, Josh Chasin, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

TCL TVs to integrate NEXTGEN TV technology
Jan 8, 2024 – Pearl TV has announced that TCL has joined the NEXTGEN TV receiver retail marketplace, adding to the more than 100 models from Hisense, LG, Samsung and Sony.
News categories: Pearl TV, TCL, Anne Schelle, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA

Tizen most popular Smart TV purchased in US in 2023
Jan 8, 2024 – Parks Associates has released research showing that 66% of US internet households now own a smart TV. The Q3 2023 survey shows that the most popular smart TV OS is Samsung's Tizen at 35%.
News categories: Parks Associates, Sarah Lee, Elizabeth Parks, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

BitRouter and Geniatech announce 13" and 15" NEXTGEN TV televisions
Jan 7, 2024 – BitRouter and Geniatech have announced the availability of NEXTGEN TV televisions, initially available as a 13" portable tablet TV and a 15" conventional TV with stand.
News categories: BitRouter, Geniatech, Gopal Miglani, Jijun Fang, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, USA

CTA: US tech industry revenue to rise 2.8% in 2024
Jan 4, 2024 – Leading into CES 2024, the Consumer Technology Association projects retail revenues for the U.S. consumer technology industry will grow 2.8% in 2024 to $512 billion (up $14 billion from 2023).
News categories: Consumer Technology Association, Richard Kowalski, Gary Shapiro, CES2025, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Metaverse, Streaming, USA

5% of US internet households have only a pay-TV service
Jan 4, 2024 – Parks Associates' latest tracker update reveals that just 5% of US internet households have only a pay-TV service, indicating legacy pay-TV continues to lose subscribers to streaming services.
News categories: Parks Associates, Eric Sorensen, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Roku announces new Roku-branded televisions
Jan 3, 2024 – Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU) has announced new Roku Pro Series TVs, expanding the lineup of Roku-branded televisions. The new models will be available in the U.S. in spring 2024.
News categories: Roku, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

EchoStar completes merger with DISH Network
Jan 2, 2024 – EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) has announced the completion of its acquisition of DISH Network via the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar with DISH Network.
News categories: EchoStar, DISH Network, Hamid Akhavan, Charles Ergen, John Swieringa, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Streaming, USA