Roku Users Face Imminent Loss Of NBCU TV Everywhere Apps
The on-going tiff between Roku and Comcast/NBC Universal that has kept the new Peacock premium streaming app off Roku TVs and streaming media players got a lot messier Friday with Roku now possibly facing the loss of nearly 50 TV Everywhere and local station apps….
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…
LG Brings Xfinity Stream App To WebOS Smart TVs
Comcast and LG Electronics USA launched Thursday the Xfinity Stream beta app for 2019, 2018, and 2017 LG Smart TVs. The Xfinity Stream app will give LG TV owners the ability to access live, on demand, and cloud DVR programming included with their Xfinity TV…
4K Ultra HD Olympics Coverage Pays Viewers HDR Dividends
In case you don’t have access to any of the 4K/HDR coverage from the on-going Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, the 24-hour-delayed telecasts to date have earned two big thumbs up from the HD Guru editors. Our exposure to the coverage includes the…
Comcast Reveals Expansive Olympics Platform Including 4K/HDR
Good news comes today for Winter Olympics fans who happen to be subscribers of Comcast Xfinity cable TV service and have its X1 gateway platform. The service, which is a sister company to NBC Sports that happens to be carrying the Winter Olympics coverage…
Comcast Unveils Expanded Xfinity Home Automation Platform
Giant cable TV multi system operator (MSO) Comcast is using CES 2018 to unveil an expansion on its Xfinity Home security and automation capabilities across the entire Xfinity services portfolio. Parts of that expansion will involve the company’s X1 set-top interface and Xfi mobile…
Sony Joins Comcast’s Xfinity TV Partner App Program
Starting next year, Sony televisions will be adding the Xfinity TV Partner app to let Comcast Xfinity subscribers access their cable TV service directly through Sony’s Android TVs without the need of a separate set-top box. Owners of the new TVs will be able to…
Zone-TV To Launch AI-Enabled `Dynamic Channels’ Through Cable, Satellite
Santa Monica, Calif.-based zone-TV said Monday that it plans to launch a group of 14 subscription video-on-demand television channels, with content currated by humans and delivered with the help of artifical intelligent (AI) to provide special interest programming that is not readily available elsewhere…
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