Samsung 2019 TVs Get New `Apple TV’ App Through Firmware Update
Samsung said Monday that it has started to release a firmware update to 2019 Samsung Smart TVs and select 2018 TV models in 176 countries including the United States bringing a new Apple TV app with AirPlay 2 support. Once the firmware is downloaded and…
Roku Claims Top Smart TV OS Market Share In Q1 2019
Roku released the results of its first quarter 2019 financials this week, indicating that its Roku TV smart TV OS had taken the top market share position among operating systems in TVs sold in the United States. The Roku TV platform is carried by a…
DEG: Q1 Growth Continued In Content Spending, 4K Products
Consumers continued to up their spending on movie and television content during the first quarter of 2019, with dollar totals reaching $6 billion, up 6.4% from the $5.7 billion tallied over the first three months of 2018, according to data released by the Digital Entertainment…
Review: Hisense 55H8F Elevates 4K HDR At A Value
The Hisense H8 series has been one of our favorite value 4K TV lines for the past few years, and we are pleased to say the 2019 version is better than ever. We found the television series to have impressive picture quality in both standard…
Sony Releases Official 2019 Premium TV Prices
Sony Electronics officially released pricing on select 2019 LCD and OLED TVs, many of which were originally introduced at CES 2019 last January. These premium televisions are scheduled to be released stating today for some models, running through the Spring/Summer months for others. All will…
Details Revealed For Forthcoming Disney+ Service
The much-anticipated Disney+ direct-to-consumer streaming service from The Walt Disney Co. will launch in the United States Nov. 12. 2019 with an ad-free model designed to compete with Netflix. The details were revealed Thursday at the company’s Investors Day presentation that included demos and pricing…
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….
Report: 71% Of Live OTT Viewers Are 18-44
Live over-the-top (OTT) streaming TV services are still enjoyed mostly by the young. Young U.S. adults, aged 18-44 now account for 71% of subscribers to one of the live streaming vMVPD pay-TV services such as Sling TV, DirecTV NOW, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV,…
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