Vidaa, a privately owned company headquartered in the US, was founded in 2019 and operates as a tier 2 media tech buyer with approximately 60 employees. The company reported $45.2M in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) technology distributor, Vidaa licenses its flagship VIDAA Smart TV OS to third-party hardware manufacturers globally, running on over 40 million connected devices across 155 countries. Established by Hisense alongside a consortium of international media and technology investors, its core mission involves developing an independent, Linux-based television operating system and content platform. The system utilizes a hosted-app architectural model that loads applications directly from cloud web servers, enabling instantaneous, fragmentation-free backend updates for all concurrent global users. The platform integrates a customizable, remote-first user interface featuring universal content search, automated dynamic translation rendering, and built-in programmatic advertising layers that generate recurring revenue for its manufacturing partners. Backed by compliance certifications including TÜV Rheinland, GDPR, and CCPA, Vidaa's ecosystem features over 1,000 global and localized applications, including platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and YouTube, positioning it as the third-largest smart TV operating system in the European market.

Revenue

Founded

2019

Headcount

60

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Media and TV services

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

2

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On an unspecified date, Vidaa was listed as a platform on which Autentic launched three FAST channels—Autentic Travel, Autentic History, and Adventure Earth—in the US market. These channels became available on Sling TV’s Sling Freestream, Vidaa, and Anoki. A report from the Connected TV Marketing Association (CTVMA) in an unspecified month and year stated that Vidaa is a rapidly growing smart TV operating system, though Samsung's Tizen maintains a larger market share. In May of an unspecified year, Vidaa was identified as an operating system used in a Fanta omnichannel campaign that included premium formats delivered on Hisense Smart TVs.

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Vidaa offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services and media tech industries. Vidaa's product portfolio comprises of user experience and devices and media and TV services.
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Vidaa's revenues were less than $100M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Vidaa's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is video streaming. For full access to Vidaa's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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