Roku, Google Make Nice As The Roku Channel Comes To Android TV Devices
Roku announced in a blog today that its premium and free ad-supported streaming content hub called “The Roku Channel” is now available on Google TVs and other Android TV OS based devices. The announcement marks a breakthrough of sorts for the two rival smart TV…
Sony To Add Zoom For TV Video Calling App To Select 2022-23 Bravia Televisions
Sony Electronics will be the first TV manufacturer to add a new Zoom for TV video calling app to Google TVs. In a statement posted to the company’s web site Friday, Sony Corp’s Product Technology Center Bravia TV product design chief Shusuke Tomonaga, announced that…
NFL Sunday Ticket To Come To YouTube TV, YouTube Primetime Channels In 2023
The end of an era for DirecTV and the National Football League was made official Wednesday with the announcement that Google has won the right to exclusively distribute the NFL Sunday Ticket out-of-market pro football games package via its YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels…
Google Reveals $30 HD Chromecast Dongle With HDR, Google TV
Google introduced a $29.99 Chromecast streaming dongle with Google TV offering up to HD-level resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) support. Google announced the new more price-friendly Chromecast option through a blog Thursday. The device includes many of the features found in the 4K-supporting Google…
LG Offers TV Owners Free 3-Month Trial Of Google’s Stadia Pro Gaming Service
LG this week announced a new promotion offering owners of an LG LCD or OLED TV running webOS v. 5.0 or later, three free month’s of Google’s subscription gaming service, Stadia Pro. The offer is good for LG TV owners in North America or Europe…
Google Claims 10K Apps Available For Android TV, Google TV Platforms
In the on-going battle for smart TV OS platform market share supremacy, Google revealed last week that its Android TV ecosystem (including models running Google TV) now provides access to more than 10,000 dedicated streaming apps. The claim was made during the Google I/O 2022…
YouTube Adds Free Ad-Supported TV Shows
Google’s YouTube channel has started offering free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels to go up against the likes of Pluto TV, Roku TV, Peacock, Tubi and others. The company announced the channel’s new service expansion Wednesday in a blog posting, which indicated more than 4,000 episodes…
Streaming Services Take Steps To Counter `Russian Propaganda’
The conflict in Ukraine entered the streaming services arena this week with word that Netflix and YouTube will remove any content they deem to be “Russian propaganda” from their services in certain regions. Netflix — which launched in Russia just over a year ago and…
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