NextGen Video Alliance Formed To Speed Transition To ATSC 3.0
A new coalition comprised of broadcast TV and cable media equipment interests has been formed to develop systems and best practices enhance the evolution of NextGen video technologies including those used in the new over the air (OTA) ATSC 3.0 broadcast system and interrelated over…
Sony Android TVs Get HBO Max App
AT&T/Warner Media’s new premium streaming service HBO Max is available now on a handful of smart TVs, gaming consoles and media streaming devices, but slowly this is starting to expand. On Friday Sony announced that the HBO Max app is now available to U.S. customers…
Samsung Reveals 2020 Soundbar Pricing, Availability
In tandem with Thursday’s announcement of Samsung’s first 4K QLED outdoor TV line (The Terrace) and corresponding all-weather Terrace soundbar, the manufacturer officially revealed pricing, availability and specifications on its full 2020 soundbar offerings. Much of the details on these soundbars was previously announced at…
Traditional Pay-TV Subscriptions Continued To Decline In Q1
Despite the surge in viewership of online streaming content during the COVID-19 sheltering period, subscribers to traditional pay-TV services like cable, satellite and telco-TV continue to dwindle at an alarming rate. The top 10 U.S. pay-TV service providers hemorrhaged a cumulative 2.33 million subscribers during…
TiVo Releases TiVo Stream 4K OTT Media Dongle With Dolby Vision
Legendary DVR-resource TiVo launched this week its TiVo Stream 4K media streamer dongle that is designed to bring a mini version of the company’s popular remote and unifying easy user-interface that will help users easily find favorite movies and programs from disparate content sources. The…
First ATSC 3.0 TV Station To Go Live In Las Vegas May 26th
One of the nation’s first NextGen TV stations will be CW-affiliate KVCW in Las Vegas, when its transmissions go live starting May 26th, the broadcaster announced this week. According to broadcast TV industry trade news site, TV Technology, the Sinclair station in Las Vegas will…
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…
Peacock Streaming Service Soft Launch Encourages Comcast
Besides the May 27th launch of WarnerMedia/AT&T’s HBO Max premium streaming service, NBCUniversal/Comcast is gearing up to deliver its new streaming service Peacock on July 15th. Executives with Comcast, the parent of NBCUniversal, recently revealed that a soft launch of the Peacock streaming service has…
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