IFA Tech Trade Show Down Scales Live Berlin Event For COVID-19
The international technology trade show known at IFA in Berlin, Germany will be moving forward as a live, though scaled back, invitation-only three-day event this September 3-5, 2020. The reformatted “IFA 2020 Special Event,” was announced by event organizers via a virtual press conference Tuesday….
Roku Offers Discounts On Streamers For Mothers’ Day
COVID-19 crisis or not, Mother’s Day is almost here and Roku is running a few offers to help mom tune into some of the thousands of movies and TV programs available on the the internet. Roku said this week it is providing discounts on some…
Samsung Health Apps Come Early To 2018, 2019 Smart TVs
In a bit of convenient timing during the COVID-19 crisis, Samsung announced this morning that the new channels planned to be added to the Samsung Heath app on 2020 Samsung smart TVs this summer, are available now as individual fitness apps on 2018 and 2019…
Streamers To Receive `One World’ Telethon For COVID-19 Workers
Anti-poverty movement Global Citizen will present Saturday night a major live-streamed telethon for frontline workers in the COVID-19 battle through a number of apps and channels around the world. The historic special called “One World: Together At Home,” is billed as a global special that…
Are You Ready For Some Football… Telethon?
Football fans trying not to die for a little live sports action will be pleased to know that the 2020 NFL Draft will take place as scheduled in just nine days, but our HDTV enthusiastic viewers might find the coverage, and experience, a little bit…
Sony Corp. Launches $100M COVID-19 Outreach Fund
International electronics and media conglomerate Sony Corp. said Thursday that it has launched a $100 million fund to help support some of the hardest hit victims of COVID-19 around the world. The Tokyo-based company has targeted the fund at addressing three key areas of need…
Analysts Continue To Revise Down Outlook For 2020 Television Market
The alarming escalation in the infection rate of the COVID-19 virus pandemic caused television market research firm Omdia (a.k.a. IHS Markit) to recently revise downward its forecasts for global television unit shipments during full-year 2020, but things could still get worse before they get better….
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