IHS: Voice-Control Popularity Growing For TV, Video
The number of people who use voice control features on their smart TVs and set-top media streamers continues to grow around the world, although the usage percentage remains below 25% of all households, according to a new consumer survey released by IHS Markit this week….
4 Live, Linear News Services Coming To Roku Channel
Roku announced Tuesday that it is expanding its ad-supported Roku Channel movie and TV program service with a selection of news services from ABC News, Newsy, Cheddar and People TV. The channel will provide live and linear feeds of news reports from each of the…
DirecTV To Present Interactive Winter Olympics Including 4K/HDR
Not to be out done by Comcast or Dish, AT&T’s DirecTV satellite TV service revealed that it too has a slate of tools and channels it will be leveraging to help its subscribers engage in all the Winter Olympics action from PyeongChang, South Korkea…
Westinghouse Introduces 4K UHD Android TV Line
The Westinghouse television line, which is licensed for use in North America by China-based Tong Fang Global, is using CES 2018 to expand its 4K Ultra HD TV assortment with a series of smart TVs based on the built-in Android TV platform. The Android TVs…
Apple TV 4K Streamers Appear On Amazon Retail Portal
Alert Apple TV fans recently got the opportunity to purchase the latest versions of the popular over-the-top video streamer on Amazon.com, despite its absence from the giant e-commerce portal in recent months. The move follows Apple recently adding the popular Amazon Prime Video app…
P&F USA Launches Philips-Branded Roku TV Line For North America
For those looking for a more traditional and affordable Full HD 1080p TV with a simple yet robust smart TV system built-in, P&F USA, which licenses the Philips brand for AV products in North America, just introduced a line of Full HD LED-LCD TVs based…
Roku Kicks Off Holidays With Pricing Specials, Including Streaming Stick+
Anyone planning to give a new Roku streaming media adapter has a gift for the upcoming holidays will be happy to know that the company will be offering limited-time pricing specials on select models in time for the traditional holiday shopping mania period. Included…
AT&T Gives DirecTV An Interface Lift, Looks To Mend Subscriber Losses
To curb the cord-cutting phenomenon and reverse recent TV subscriber attrition, AT&T is revamping and elevating its positioning of satellite TV service DirecTV and over-the-top live TV streaming service DirecTV Now. At the same time, the telco giant is giving DirecTV a new look…
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