The Roku Channel Kicks Off First-Run TV Series
Roku began offering an exclusive new TV series, called Cypher, on The Roku Channel (TRC) Friday in what is expected to an expanding lineup of first-run programs and TV series available subscription free. Technically, Cypher isn’t a Roku original content production. The rights to stream…
Hisense TVs Get WiSA Support, 120″ L5 4K UST Laser Projector Arrives
Select Hisense 2021 TVs will add WiSA wireless speaker support for the first time, according to an announcement Thursday by Summit Wireless Technologies, developer of the WiSA standard. At the same time, Hisense announced its 120-inch L5 Ultra-Short-Throw 4K laser projector is now shipping to…
NFL Announces New Media Deals Including Amazon Prime
The NFL reached a new $100 billion-plus media rights agreement Thursday that will bring some changes to how you receive pro football games on your TV or favorite media streaming device through 2033. For the first time, the expansive media rights deal includes giving Amazon…
Lumix Updates Coming To The S1H, S1, S1R, S5 and BGH1 Cameras
Panasonic is preparing to release a series of firmware updates bringing new features and capabilities to its Lumix S Series full-frame mirrorless cameras — DC-S1H (Ver.2.4), DC-S1 (Ver.2.0), DC-S1R (Ver.1.8), DC-S5 (Ver.2.2) — and the Micro Four Thirds box-style mirrorless camera DC-BGH1 (Ver.2.0). The company…
Nuvyyo Unveils Tablo Quad HDMI OTA DVR
Nuvyyo introduced the Tablo Quad HDMI, a quad over-the-air tuner version of its recently introduced dual-tuner HDMI DVR device. The company said the Tablo Quad Over-The-Air (OTA) DVR is designed for cord cutters with larger households or channel lineups, who want the ability to record…
Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection Comes To UHD Blu-ray June 8th
Paramount Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm announced this week plans to release on June 8th a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 4-Movie Collection of the Indiana Jones series. The set will also include digital copies of all four films: 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1984’s Indiana…
AT&T To Roll Out Ad-Supported HBO Max Option This Summer
AT&T revealed last week that U.S. TV viewers will soon have a new ad-supported (AVOD) option for its HBO Max premium OTT subscription service beginning in June. The move affirms the company’s previously discussed plans for an AVOD offering coming to the U.S., but this…
Netflix Cracks Down On Unauthorized Account Sharing
Netflix is cracking down on account/password sharing through a new tool that will restrict sign-ons from multiple addresses without confirmation from an account holder’s secondary device, typically a smartphone. Users logging into a Netflix app from outside the main household will be asked to verify…
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