Research: Disney+ Nearly Reached No. 3 U.S. SVOD Service In 2020
In the last quarter of 2020, Disney+ closed in on Hulu and nearly overtook the third place for the biggest streaming service in the United States for the year, according to data released this week by streaming guide service JustWatch. The research found that relative…
Samsung Unboxes Additional `Screens’ For 2021
Samsung Electronics Tuesday staged a formal virtual “Unbox & Discover” event from its global web site in support of its 2021 video display lineup encompassing new Micro LED TVs, Samsung Neo QLED TVs, Lifestyle Series TVs, gaming monitors, and soundbars. Although many of the models…
Sony Unveils FX3 Compact Cinema Line Camera
Sony unveiled Tuesday the compact and rugged ILME-FX3 4K/120p mirrorless video/still camera that combines advanced cinematic video capture ability with high-level still imaging features. Sony said the new camera was developed to capture video with a cinematic look while delivering professional operability and reliability. The…
4K Option Coming To YouTube TV
Google’s user-generated streaming content platform YouTube revealed a slew of updates coming including an update to its YouTube TV subscription-based live streaming cable-alternative service that will bring 4K Ultra HD content for viewing both live and offline. The announcement (https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/neal-innovation-series/) was made as part of…
LG Teases Upcoming U.S. 2021 TV Series Releases
LG Electronics (LG) hinted this week that the global rollout of its 2021 TV lineup is about to begin, by reminding customers about some of the new and special features scheduled to appear in its OLED, LG QNED Mini LED and NanoCell TV series. LG…
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…
HD Guru Awards 10 Best Of CES 2021 Show Winners
Last week’s 2021 Virtual CES was unlike any before it, and that made determining the winners for HD Guru’s Best of CES 2021 Awards the most difficult to date. In many cases, we didn’t have the luxury of an up-close demonstration and we had to…
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