Limited Time Offer Lets New DirecTV Stream Customers Jump The Line For A Free Telly TV
DirecTV posted an announcement on its web site Friday that it has reached a deal with startup free-TV supplier Telly giving new subscribers to the DirecTV Stream live OTT service priority access to one of the first 4K Dual-Screen LCD smart TVs Telly will be…
Roku Introduces Affordable Smart Home Monitoring System
Roku said Wednesday that it has expanded its Smart Home device lineup with affordable home monitoring devices, that join its suite of security cameras, video doorbells, lighting, plugs other automated products that are controllable through its smart TV OS platform. The new Roku Home Monitoring…
Roku Adds 1.6M Accounts In Q1-2023
Smart TV and streaming resource Roku issued its Q1-2023 financial report showing the number of active accounts climbed by a net of 1.6 million from Q4-2022 for a total of 71.6 million. The company said The Roku operating system was again the top-selling smart TV…
Select Amazon Prime Originals Begin Adding New `Diaologue Boost’ Feature
Amazon announced in a blog posting this week that a new AI-based “Dialogue Boost” feature is now available on a handful of original titles offered through its Prime Video streaming platform. The company said it intends to expand the capability to additional titles through out…
Hub Study: Smart TVs Now In Almost 80% Of U.S. Homes For Streaming
Almost eight in 10 U.S. homes now have a smart TV, and smart TVs account more than 60% of all U.S. TVs in use, according to new research from Hub Entertainment Research. According to Hub’s fifth annual “Connected Home” study, Smart TVs continue to gain…
Disney+ Ad-Free Basic Tier Comes To Roku Devices
Roku TVs and streaming adapters are now compatible with the ad-supported Disney+ Basic app tier, the company announced this week. Disney+ Basic is the lower-cost ad-supported streaming tier that launched in December, but it’s taken a little time for certain smart TVs and streaming device…
Roku-Branded TVs Go On Sale At Best Buy
Roku formally announced that its first own-branded Roku TVs will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com starting today. As announced at CES 2023 in January, the smart TV company is offering 11 models of high value-added Roku TV smart TVs…
Promo Brings Free Month Of Vidgo TV Service To Sony Smart TV Owners
Sony and Internet-delivered sports-centric live TV streaming service Vidgo introduced a new deal Wednesday to help Sony smart TV owners get to know and subscribe to the streamer’s premium live and on-demand streaming service. Under the deal, Vidgo is offering Sony smart TV users across…
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