Zone-TV To Launch AI-Enabled `Dynamic Channels’ Through Cable, Satellite
Santa Monica, Calif.-based zone-TV said Monday that it plans to launch a group of 14 subscription video-on-demand television channels, with content currated by humans and delivered with the help of artifical intelligent (AI) to provide special interest programming that is not readily available elsewhere…
Roku Unveils 5 Roku Adapters, Roku 8 OS
Roku introduced Monday the latest version of its smart TV operating system and a new lineup of five Roku media adapters, including the first 4K Ultra HD Roku Streaming stick with HDR10 support. The new Roku player lineup offers better value than last year’s…
Amazon Adds New Affordable 4K Fire TV Adapter With HDR
With news of the new Apple TV 4K adapter out, Amazon formally introduced a new version of its Fire TV media adapter, equipped to stream up to 4K Ultra HD with high dynamic range (HDR). The new Fire TV is set to ship October 25…
LG 2017, 2018 WebOS Smart TVs To Add Xfinity Cable App
Cable TV giant Comcast revealed Monday that LG Electronics USA is the latest television manufacturer to agree to include its Xfinity TV Partner app in smart TVs. The cable service’s streaming TV app will appear in LG 2017 and 2018 model 4K Ultra HDTVs using…
TCL, Hisense Ship 4K Roku TVs With HDR
The 65-inch TCL 65C807 in the Capitol booth during CEDIA. TCL and Hisense, both prominent makers of smart TVs based on the Roku TV platform, recently began shipping new Roku TV 4K Ultra HD LED LCD TV models. TCL revealed at the recent CEDIA 2017…
Samsung UBD-M9700 UHD Blu-ray Player With Control4 Ships At $599
Samsung’s UBD-M9700 Ultra HD Blu-ray player (above) with Control4 SDDP protocol support is available now at a $599 MSRP. Samsung used the recent custom-electronic-centric CEDIA 2017 show in San Diego last week to unveil its latest Ultra HD Blu-ray player, which will feature built-in support…
Apple Unveils Apple TV 4K Media Adapters
As widely expected, Apple used its press conference Tuesday to introduce the new Apple TV 4K in two versions, both supporting 4K 3840x2160p resolution streaming video for the first time as well as both Dolby Vision and HDR10 high dynamic range. A version of the…
Kaleidescape Returns To CEDIA With `Co-Star’ Linking Kit For Legacy Devices
UPDATE! Kaleidescape is coming back to the CEDIA 2017 custom electronics show in a big way this week to unveil a new solution that bridges its older Premiere disc-based HD media players with its latest 4K-Strato players that download up to Ultra HD Blu-ray…
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