Live Winter Olympics Coverage Available In 4K/HDR If You’re Lucky
Coverage starting this week of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games XXIV from Beijing, China, for the first time will be available to watch live in 4K Ultra HD resolution and HDR, but not in all markets or from all providers. In fact, availability of 4K…
FandangoNow Merges Into Expanding Vudu Streaming App
Fandango, the online movie ticket and streaming service company owned by NBCUniversal, announced that it is merging the FandangoNow cloud-based movie store and theater ticket service app into Vudu’s cloud-based movie store keeping the “Vudu” name for the new operation. NBCUniversal, which acquired Vudu from…
Olympics Coverage Coming To Roku Home Screen For Easy Access
Roku and NBCUniversal revealed Tuesday that they have partnered to stream the Olympic experience from the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Games on Roku devices in the United States. Through the arrangement, Roku users will have easy access to Olympics coverage and Olympics-related entertainment on both supported…
Xfinity To Offer Olympics Coverage In 4K Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos
Giant U.S. cable multisystem operator Comcast confirmed that it will be offering its Xfinity cable TV subscribers with X1 boxes coverage of the Tokyo Summer Olympics for the first time live in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) and Dolby Atmos surround…
NBCU, Samsung Reach Peacock Deal In Time For Tokyo Olympics
Those Samsung TV owners worried about missing out on any of NBCUniversal’s in-depth coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics got good news Monday, when the media giant announced it has reached a deal with the No. 1 TV brand to put the subscription-based Peacock App…
NFL Announces New Media Deals Including Amazon Prime
The NFL reached a new $100 billion-plus media rights agreement Thursday that will bring some changes to how you receive pro football games on your TV or favorite media streaming device through 2033. For the first time, the expansive media rights deal includes giving Amazon…
Peacock Arrives On Roku Streaming Devices, and Roku TVs
Roku formally announced Monday that NBC Universal’s new premium streaming app Peacock has come to Roku streaming media players and Roku TVs. Roku and the media conglomerate struck a last-minute deal Friday, avoiding a looming blackout of nearly 50 NBC Universal TV Everywhere Apps ,…
Peacock Coming To Roku Devices
Good news in Roku world: Roku notified customers Saturday that it expects to soon bring NBC Universal’s premium streaming service Peacock to its streaming media players and Roku TVs along with the NBC Universal’s TV Everywhere channels. In an email to users Saturday Roku said:…
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