Dish To Present Thursday Night Football In 4K UHD
Football lovers with a 4K Ultra HDTV, a subscription to FOX through the Dish direct-to-home satellite/IPTV service and a Hopper 3 DVR/IRD will be able to see the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games in 4K clarity for the remainder of the season. The first of…
Broadcasters Collaborate To Advance ATSC 3.0
Leading executives with U.S. TV station groups used the NAB Show in New York this week to pledge cooperation and commitment to a collaborative effort aimed at providing national ATSC 3.0 over-the-air broadcasts in the next several years. Stations aligned with Fox, NBCUniversal, Pearl TV,…
Roku Channel Adds Free Selections From Showtime, Fox, Smithsonian Earth
Roku is celebrating its 10th Anniversary offering streaming video services by offering select free content from three major premium app services and discounts on select streaming media players. Roku said the offer precedes by six days, National Streaming Day, that takes place May 20th. The…
YouTube TV Launches In 5 Markets
The initial YouTube TV lineup TV watchers looking to cut the cord on expensive traditional multi-channel video services now have a new affordable slimmed-down live over-the-top (OTT) service option in YouTube TV. The service, which…
Ultra HD Blu-ray Players, Discs Poised To Hit U.S. Retail Shelves
CES 2016 marked the official launch of the Ultra HD Blu-ray format, with three companies showing players slated for deliveries later this year and top-level Hollywood studios announcing plans for supporting the new hardware with Ultra HD Blu-ray titles totaling at least 100 discs by…
Multi-Industry Ultra High Definition TV Alliance May Be Planning Your Next TV
We’re only about four years into the market launch of high resolution 4K Ultra HDTV, but TV manufacturers, content producers and engineering consultants made it clear at International CES a few weeks ago that we’ve only just started to see what this new display ecosystem…
Set-Up Tips to Make Your HDTV Super Bowl-Ready
The Consumer Electronics Association claims that 22 percent of all HDTVs are purchased for the specific purpose of watching the Super Bowl. But around 1 in 5 HDTV owners end up NOT watching the big game or other programs in high definition due to improper…
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