Netflix Adds Support For xHE-AAC Audio Codec In Its Android Apps
Netflix has added support for the advanced xHE-AAC audio codec for content streamed via its Android apps to allow consistent loudness and fidelity of dialog and music between TVs and mobile devices. The information affirming that the Fraunhofer-licensed codec is now a part of the…
Netflix Sets Subscriber Addition Record For 2020
The COVID-19 crisis continues to be a blessing in disguise for those in the streaming media field, as Netflix reported Tuesday that its subscriber totals passed the 200 million milestone at the end of 2020. The global streaming media leader issued its fourth-quarter results Tuesday…
Netflix Raises Prices On Step-up Service Plans In The U.S.
Netflix revealed Thursday that it will be raising the price for the premium four-stream 4K/HDR and standard two-stream Full HD service plans for U.S. customers shortly. Under the new pricing plan, Netflix customers in the U.S. will be required to pay $2 more per month…
114M New U.S. SVOD Subscriptions Predicted Through 2025
If you think your favorite OTT subscription video on demand (SVOD) app has been buffering too much lately or frequently down-rezing that quality 4K Ultra HD/HDR video you might be paying extra for — Just wait. A report issued this week by U.K.-based Digital TV…
COVID-19 Pushes Streaming Businesses Over The Top
The COVID-19 crisis is intensifying the divide in consumer demand between streaming platforms and traditional pay-TV operations as illustrated by recent diverging reports on the first half performances of over-the-top content provider Netflix, and the second quarter financial of pay-TV conglomerate AT&T. This week, AT&T…
Review: Sony 65X950H 4K LED-LCD TV Makes Top Performance Affordable
Sony 65-inch 65X950H Bravia 4K Ultra HDTV was designed to bring the next-level performance from its vaunted Master Series televisions into mid-range price levels and after a thorough review we can confidently say — mission accomplished . The Sony Bravia XBR 65X950H is a 4K…
HD Guru’s 5 CES 2020 Takeaways On 8K Ultra HDTV
From the perspective of new 8K Ultra HDTV introductions, CES 2020 provided some interesting tells on the future direction of 8K big-screen entertainment for the home. Unfortunately, from a premium-tech perspective, 2020 models from virtually every brand still leave some open-ended questions to be answered…
‘TiVo Stream 4K’ Adapter To Take On Roku, Apple TV Etc.
Among the slew of new video products and service announcements at CES 2020 was word that DVR-pioneer TiVo was getting into the affordably priced streaming media player game by introducing the TiVo Stream 4K, an Android TV-powered dongle that easily connects to a TV’s HDMI…
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