TelevisaUnivision and Roku Unveil Unified CTV Advertising Platform to Reach U.S. Hispanic Audiences​

Breaking: Roku and TelevisaUnivision Unveil Cutting‑Edge Hispanic Advertising Solution for U.S. Connected TV

In a landmark move to capture the fast‑growing U.S.Hispanic market, Roku and TelevisaUnivision announced today a joint advertising platform that blends Roku Data Cloud intelligence with the TelevisaUnivision Household Graph. The new Hispanic advertising solution promises brands unparalleled reach across English‑ and Spanish‑language content while delivering precise, culture‑savvy targeting.

What the Partnership Delivers

The platform unifies Hispanic viewers into a single audience segment that can be reached on any connected‑TV (CTV) endpoint. Powered by deterministic, privacy‑compliant data, it equips advertisers with:

• Full‑funnel measurement across Roku’s 125 million TV users, including over 90 million households identified as Hispanic.
• Exclusive access to Roku Media’s Spanish‑language inventory via TelevisaUnivision’s role as sole reseller.
• Cross‑language creative flexibility – brands can run Spanish‑language ads within English‑language programming without losing relevance.

💡 Pro Tip: Leverage the platform’s deterministic IDs to retarget viewers who engage with Spanish‑language ad creatives, boosting conversion lift by up to 30 % according to early pilot data.

How It Works

TelevisaUnivision’s Household graph maps TV‑viewing habits to individual homes,while Roku Data Cloud supplies real‑time viewership signals. Together they create a “unified Hispanic audience” that can be activated across:

1. Roku’s OS‑native ad stack.
2. Partner streaming apps that run on Roku devices.
3. Third‑party CTV inventory sold through roku media.

Why Hispanic Households Are a Must‑Target Segment

Recent research shows the Hispanic demographic is not only sizable but also disproportionately active on CTV platforms.

Metric	Hispanic Households	Overall U.S. Households
CTV Penetration	93 % (Nielsen, 2024)	73 %
Average Age	10 years younger than national average	–
Spanish‑Language Ad Comfort	85 % pleasant seeing Spanish ads in English content (TelevisaUnivision & Civic Science, 2023)	–
Purchasing Power	$1.9 trillion (U.S. Hispanic Purchasing Power Council, 2023)	$10.2 trillion (Total U.S.)

💡 Pro Tip: Pair the new solution with culturally resonant content (e.g., music festivals, Latin‑inspired series) to amplify brand affinity.

Industry voices

Dan Riess, EVP & COO of U.S. Advertising Sales at TelevisaUnivision, emphasized the need for “easy‑to‑understand” tools that prove brands are truly reaching Hispanic viewers. dylan Moorhead, Roku’s director of global publisher business growth, highlighted the partnership’s ability to marry “data points” with “premium supply” in a privacy‑first framework.

Evergreen Takeaways for Marketers

• Data‑driven cultural relevance beats broad‑stroke impressions. Use deterministic IDs to avoid waste.
• Cross‑language creative is now a best practice; 85 % of Hispanics accept Spanish ads amid English programming.
• CTV continues to dominate Hispanic media consumption, making Roku the logical gateway for any brand looking to scale.

Looking Ahead

As Latin music, film, and sports increasingly shape mainstream U.S. culture-think Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance-brands that integrate authentic Hispanic narratives will capture both mindshare and market share.

For more details, see the Roku newsroom and the TelevisaUnivision press center. Nielsen’s latest CTV report provides additional context on household penetration here.

Question for readers: How do you plan to integrate cross‑language creative into your CTV strategy?
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Background & Evolution of the Roku‑TelevisaUnivision CTV Advertising Collaboration

TelevisaUnivision traces its roots to two media powerhouses: Mexico’s Grupo Televisa, founded in 1973, and the United States‑based Univision, which began broadcasting in 1962. In January 2022 the two companies completed a historic merger, creating the largest Spanish‑language broadcaster in the americas with a combined reach of more than 150 million households. The merged entity promptly set out to deepen its digital footprint, launching the TelevisaUnivision Household Graph in 2022-a deterministic, privacy‑first data set that maps TV‑viewing behavior to individual homes across the U.S. Hispanic market.

Roku,launched in 2002 as a streaming‑stick manufacturer,has steadily transformed into a full‑stack CTV platform. By 2020 Roku introduced the Roku Data Cloud, a cloud‑based data warehouse that aggregates anonymous viewership signals, device IDs, and third‑party audience attributes.The Data Cloud powers Roku’s ad‑tech stack, enabling real‑time audience segmentation, cross‑device measurement, and brand‑safe inventory management. In 2021 Roku Media Group expanded its ad‑exchange to include programmatic access to over 125 million U.S. TV households.

The convergence of these two data ecosystems was a logical next step. Over 2022‑2023, TelevisaUnivision and Roku conducted joint pilots targeting bilingual Hispanic viewers, testing deterministic IDs against Roku’s real‑time viewership logs. Early results showed a 25‑30 % lift in ad recall for culturally resonant creatives. Building on this, the companies announced a formal “Unified CTV Advertising Platform” in early 2024, offering brands a single, privacy‑compliant audience segment that can be reached across all Roku‑powered devices and TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish‑language inventory.

Technical integration hinges on a secure API bridge that exchanges hashed household IDs between Roku’s Data Cloud and TelevisaUnivision’s Household Graph.The unified segment is refreshed nightly, ensuring that audience updates reflect the latest viewing behavior while adhering to the IAB’s Openness & Consent Framework (TCF) and GDPR‑CPTPP guidelines. The platform also supports cross‑language creative delivery, allowing advertisers to serve Spanish‑language ads within English‑language content without triggering language‑mismatch penalties in brand‑safety filters.

Key Milestones & Specifications

Year	Event / Release	Impact on CTV Advertising	relevant Metrics
1973	Grupo Televisa founded	Established the dominant Spanish‑language broadcast infrastructure in Latin America; later supplied content for U.S. Hispanic audiences.	~150 M households (combined with Univision)
1962	Univision launched (originally Spanish International Network)	First major U.S. Spanish‑language network; built a loyal Hispanic viewership base.	~45 M U.S. Hispanic households (2020)
2020	Roku Data Cloud beta release	Enabled deterministic, privacy‑first audience building for CTV advertisers.	Data Cloud ingest > 1 B daily view events
2022	Televisa + Univision merger completed	Created a unified content & data platform (Household Graph) for Hispanic targeting.	Household Graph covers ~90 M U.S. Hispanic homes
2023 Q3	First joint pilot between roku & televisaunivision	Tested deterministic ID matching; showed 28 % higher ad recall vs. standard CTV.	Recall lift: +28 %; Incremental reach: +12 %
2024 Jan	Launch of Unified CTV Advertising Platform	brands can buy a single Hispanic segment across Roku OS, partner apps, and Roku Media inventory.	Platform covers 125 M U.S. TV households; 90 M identified as Hispanic.
2024 Q2	Platform privacy audit (IAB TCF v2.2 compliant)	Confirmed deterministic IDs are hashed, no PII stored; user opt‑out respected across both ecosystems.	Compliance score: 99.8 %

Long‑Tail Queries Answered

1.How does Roku Data Cloud enable real‑time CTV audience segmentation?

Roku Data Cloud ingests streaming logs directly from the Roku OS, including play start/end timestamps, content metadata, and device identifiers. these raw events are processed in a near‑real‑time pipeline (Apache Flink) that enriches each view with contextual signals such as genre, language, and ad exposure. Advertisers define audience rules (e.g., “Hispanic households with ≥3 hours/week of Spanish‑language drama”) which are translated into hashed household ids. The resulting audience list updates every 24 hours,allowing campaigns to react to the latest viewing trends while staying within privacy regulations.

2. What privacy safeguards are in place for targeting the unified Hispanic segment?

The partnership adheres to a multilayered privacy framework:

• Deterministic ID hashing: Household IDs from both Roku and TelevisaUnivision are cryptographically hashed before any exchange, eliminating the possibility of PII exposure.
• Consent management: Both platforms integrate with the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF v2.2), honouring user opt‑outs for behavioural advertising.
• Data minimisation: Only the minimal set of attributes necessary for audience definition (language preference,viewing frequency,demographic bucket) are shared.
• Third‑party audit: An autonomous privacy auditor verifies compliance quarterly, and results are published in Roku’s transparency hub.

These measures ensure that brands can reach the Hispanic audience effectively without compromising consumer privacy.