Roku, FreeWheel enter strategic partnership

Roku and FreeWheel “announced a new partnership that will bring forth a suite of industry solutions to unlock the full value of streaming TV for advertisers and publishers. As part of this collaboration, the two companies will be launching new technological offerings that aim to simplify, optimize and enhance TV streaming. The effort is especially timely and noteworthy as the industry approaches a critical time in TV streaming’s evolution. Per Nielsen, time spent with streaming TV surpassed broadcast and cable for the first time since 2022. Additionally, eMarketer projects 57% of U.S. digital video users will stream an advertising-based video on demand service this year.”