Digital TV News: Discovery

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

DTS AutoStage now in 10 million vehicles globally
Jan 6, 2025 – Xperi's (NYSE: XPER) DTS AutoStage platform is now in more than 10 million vehicles. The DTS AutoStage Video Service, launched with BMW in 2023, will be available in vehicles from a Japanese car company in 2026.
News categories: Xperi, Jeff Jury, Automotive, CES2025, Digital TV, Streaming, 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

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

Red Bee Media integrates Ranker post-consumption opinion data
Dec 19, 2024 – Red Bee Media has partnered with Ranker to incorporate Ranker's post-consumption opinion data into its recommendations to improve content discovery for its global network of clients.
News categories: Red Bee Media, Ranker Insights, Shaun Stark, David Yon, Big Data, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

Moments Lab metadata-generation integrated with Bitcentral asset management
Dec 16, 2024 – Moments Lab has integrated with Bitcentral, enabling Bitcentral media asset management software users to enrich their assets with Moments Lab's AI-generated metadata.
News categories: Moments Lab, Bitcentral, Frederic Petitpont, Sam Peterson, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

Alaska's GCI launches Xumo Stream Box
Dec 12, 2024 – GCI and Xumo have launched the Xumo Stream Box for GCI's internet customers. Xumo Stream Box is a 4K streaming device powered by Comcast's entertainment experience, Entertainment OS.
News categories: Xumo, GCI, Michael Gatzke, Kate Slyker, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, TV OS, USA