Report: Vudu Gearing Up SVOD Service To Rival Amazon, Netflix
Walmart might be preparing to launch a subscription video on demand (SVOD) adjunct to its Vudu streaming movie service that will rival services Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, a report on Variety said Thursday. The discount-store giant has plans to launch the service in the fourth…
First Toshiba Fire TVs Hit Best Buy, Amazon
Best Buy is now selling its first line of Toshiba-branded televisions with a built-in Fire TV operating system. The Toshiba Fire TVs, which are a Best Buy and Amazon exclusive for now, place Amazon’s Fire TV smart TV platform front and center on the user…
Elite VSX-LX503 Network AVR Supports Multiple Multi-Room Audio Platforms
Pioneer & Onkyo Corp. this week began offering its Elite VSX-LX503 9.2-channel network AV receiver, billed as the first Elite-branded AVR carrying the new “Works with Sonos” certification for multi-room audio playback. The Elite VSX-LX503 ($999 retail price) is also compatible with the DTS Play-Fi and…
Onkyo Unveils Sonos-Ready RZ-Series Network AVRs
Onkyo introduced this week some of the first fruits of its recently announced collaboration with wireless multi-room music system giant Sonos by introducing a trio of Sonos-ready AV receivers. Onkyo AV receiver models TX-RZ830 ($1,399 suggested retail), TX-RZ730 ($1,099), and the TX-RZ630 ($899), will distribute…
Roku Channel Adds Free Selections From Showtime, Fox, Smithsonian Earth
Roku is celebrating its 10th Anniversary offering streaming video services by offering select free content from three major premium app services and discounts on select streaming media players. Roku said the offer precedes by six days, National Streaming Day, that takes place May 20th. The…
The Roku Channel To Be Offered On Select Samsung Smart TVs
Roku and Samsung revealed Friday that The Roku Channel app will be added this summer to the library of services available on select Samsung branded smart TVs. The Roku Channel is an ad-supported movie and television program streaming service offering free-to-view content in one easy…
FandangoNOW Adds Android TV To 4K UHD/HDR Devices
The streaming video-on-demand service FandangoNOW said Tuesday that it has started offering 4K Ultra HD titles to users of Android TVs. The announcement comes as the service started offering the box office smash Black Panther for home entertainment viewing in 4K UHD and high dynamic…
CyberLink’s PowerDVD 18 Expands Support For 4K/HDR, VR, Music
CyberLink introduced Tuesday the latest version of its popular media player software, PowerDVD 18, expanding upon 4K and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray playback capability along with high dynamic range (HDR) support, virtual and mixed reality (VR and MR), 360-degree video and online streaming content. PowerDVD…
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