Omdia: Gaming Devices Should Boost 2021 TV Shipments
The unlikely growth seen in TV sales during this year of the pandemic should continue in 2021 largely due to the 2020 holiday launches of Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X next-gen video game consoles, market research Omdia recently announced. Omdia didn’t supply…
Facebook Watch TV App Comes To Select LG WebOS Smart TVs
LG Electronics announced Friday that it is launching support for the Facebook Watch TV app on all 2014 and later webOS smart TVs. The feature will be made available in all countries where Facebook Watch is available, the company said. LG said the Facebook Watch…
LG Unveils TONE Free FN7 Earbuds With Active Noise Cancellation
LG Electronics announced Thursday that is expanding its LG TONE Free lineup in the United States with LG TONE Free FN7 true wireless earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation (TONE-FN7). The LG TONE Free FN7 carries a $179.99 suggested retail price and is available now at…
HBO Max App Comes To Roku Devices
Roku and AT&T/WarnerMedia have finally reached an agreement for the smart media player resource to carry the popular new HBO Max premium app on Roku streaming devices and Roku TV sets, the companies announced. Starting now (Dec. 17, 2020), Roku users will begin to find…
Testing Begins For Sending NextGen TV Channels Over Cable Systems
Good news for those who can’t (or won’t) use over-the-air TV antennas and aren’t ready to cut the cord — tests have begun for transmitting NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) signals over cable TV platforms. Broadcasters supporting the ATSC 3.0 Phoenix, Arizona Model Market project for…
Large On-line Slate Planned For Virtual CES 2021 Trade Show
In case you a member of the consumer technology industry and have an interest in virtually attending this year’s pandemic restricted CES 2021, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) wants you to know you have limited amount of time to register before things get more complicated….
Vewd OpX Unveiled For OTT, Linear Pay-TV Integration
Technology to simplify finding and streaming of all-types of OTT content along with linear pay-TV services may soon make its way to your favorite pay-TV set-top box or supporting media streamer. Vewd, an over-the-top streaming platform developer formerly known for its Opera-branded browser family, introduced…
Disney Expands Plans For Upcoming DTC Content Releases
Touting tremendous success in registering subscribers around the world to its Disney+ and other premium streaming services, Disney revealed in tandem with an Investors Day briefing last week that it will continue to advance a direct-to-consumer (DTC) content-first business model going forward. The company also…
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