Some LG Projectors Don’t Support Netflix
For those interested in picking up an LG smart video projector and would like to use it to stream Netflix content, it might be worth your while to ensure the particular model has the streaming service’s app available out of the box. The company told…
Netflix Expands AV1 Codec Streaming To Smart TVs
Netflix has begun streaming content encoded with the three-year-old high-efficiency codec AV1 from the Alliance of Open Media (AOMedia) on supporting smart TVs, expanding the range of devices beyond Android mobile products. The world’s largest video streaming network announced the move in a blog on…
Samsung Reveals Expanded Smart Home, Privacy Initiatives
Samsung made a slate of smart TV-related announcements prior the start of its developer’s conference Tuesday including plans to incorporate the new smart home standard, Matter, into SmartThings enabled smart TVs and Galaxy devices. At the same time, the S. Korean electronics giant revealed it…
Comcast Officially Launches Retail Hisense XClass 4K UHD TVs
Confirming leaked reports, Comcast officially announced Tuesday the introduction of its private-label 4K UHD XClass TVs, manufactured by Hisense and sold through Walmart Stores and Walmart.com nationwide. The giant cable TV multi-system operator is integrating the XClass TVs with its X1 broadband/conditional access technology as…
Study: Smart TV, Speaker/Display Purchase Intent Spiked During COVID
Smart TVs and smart speaker/displays were among growth leaders in purchase intent for connected entertainment product categories over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study analysis from Parks Research. The market research firm’s Consumer Insights Dashboard gathered from its quarterly surveys…
Comcast Leverages Hardware To Tighten Grip On Subscribers
Giant global media conglomerate Comcast has big plans to expand its reach into connected A/V hardware, as demonstrated by recent reports that both its Comcast cable properties in the U.S. and acquired Sky operations overseas will be marketing a new streaming adapter followed by lines…
Parks Associates: Younger Generations Are More Volatile OTT Subscribers
The average subscription to an over-the-top streaming service in U.S. broadband households is roughly 2.5 years and has an extremely impacted by age, according to a study released this week by Parks Associates. The media market research firm found that subscription lengths for younger consumers…
Spectrum TV App Returns To Roku App Store
Roku and Spectrum TV ended a nine-month feud this week that removed the Spectrum TV cable service app from the Roku app store over the period. The new agreement means that subscribers to Charter Communications’ pay-TV services will once again find the provider’s app in…
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