NextGen Video Alliance Formed To Speed Transition To ATSC 3.0
A new coalition comprised of broadcast TV and cable media equipment interests has been formed to develop systems and best practices enhance the evolution of NextGen video technologies including those used in the new over the air (OTA) ATSC 3.0 broadcast system and interrelated over…
Samsung, Qualcomm, Huawei Promote MPEG-5 Coding Standard
Huawei Technologies, Qualcomm and Samsung Electronics issued a joint statement Friday promoting the release of the MPEG-5 Essential Video Coding (EVC) standard as a new efficient video compression tool from the Moving Picture Experts Group to support the latest video resolution formats including 4K and…
TiVo Releases TiVo Stream 4K OTT Media Dongle With Dolby Vision
Legendary DVR-resource TiVo launched this week its TiVo Stream 4K media streamer dongle that is designed to bring a mini version of the company’s popular remote and unifying easy user-interface that will help users easily find favorite movies and programs from disparate content sources. The…
Roku Offers Discounts On Streamers For Mothers’ Day
COVID-19 crisis or not, Mother’s Day is almost here and Roku is running a few offers to help mom tune into some of the thousands of movies and TV programs available on the the internet. Roku said this week it is providing discounts on some…
Peacock Streaming Service Soft Launch Encourages Comcast
Besides the May 27th launch of WarnerMedia/AT&T’s HBO Max premium streaming service, NBCUniversal/Comcast is gearing up to deliver its new streaming service Peacock on July 15th. Executives with Comcast, the parent of NBCUniversal, recently revealed that a soft launch of the Peacock streaming service has…
HBO Max To Launch May 27th With Loaded Lineup
WarnerMedia formally announced Tuesday that its new premium subscription movie service HBO Max will launch on May 27th for $15 per month. Subscribers will have access to more than 10,000 hours of content from the vast Warner Bros., New Line and and HBO catalogs along…
Charter Subscribers To Get Special Access To New HBO MAX Service
The next major new streaming service–WarnerMedia’s HBO Max making its debut next month –is expanding its free offering to certain cable TV loyalists subscribed to Charter Communications. Under this week’s announced offer, Charter’s existing HBO subscribers, including subscribers taking its Spectrum Silver and Gold video…
Streamers To Receive `One World’ Telethon For COVID-19 Workers
Anti-poverty movement Global Citizen will present Saturday night a major live-streamed telethon for frontline workers in the COVID-19 battle through a number of apps and channels around the world. The historic special called “One World: Together At Home,” is billed as a global special that…
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