Xbox Cloud Gaming App Coming To Tizen TVs In Samsung Gaming Hub On June 30th
Microsoft presented further evidence Thursday that the new video gaming revolution will not be console-ized. The company revealed today that its Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming platform is coming to an app on the Samsung Gaming Hub in the CE manufacturer’s 2022 smart TVs, beginning…
Study: 87% Of U.S. Households Now Have At Least One Streaming Device
Some 87% of U.S. TV households have at least one internet-connected TV device, up from 80% in 2020, according to new study from the Leichtman Research Group (LRG). The findings from the LRG’s 19th Annual Connected TV 2022 study (based on a survey of 1,902…
Roku Adds CNN Plus To News Service’s App Available For Download Soon
Roku is adding the new CNN Plus premium subscription video on demand service to a new expanded CNN app, the news service announced in a blog Monday. Roku TV and Roku media streaming adapter users will soon be able to get the new service by…
New NCAA March Madness App Available To Owners Of LG WebOS Smart TVs
In time for March Madness, LG Electronics is launching a new NCAA March Madness app this is available to many of its webOS-based TVs to access action from this year’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, which begins next week. Managed by Turner Sports in…
Six More Brands Join The `Roku TV Ready’ Certification Program
Roku announced it has added six new consumer electronics brand partners to the Roku TV Ready Certification program. New partners that signed on over the course of the last year include Element, JVC, Pheanoo, and Philips, with Polk Audio and Westinghouse, which will be added…
Netflix Expands AV1 Codec Streaming To Smart TVs
Netflix has begun streaming content encoded with the three-year-old high-efficiency codec AV1 from the Alliance of Open Media (AOMedia) on supporting smart TVs, expanding the range of devices beyond Android mobile products. The world’s largest video streaming network announced the move in a blog on…
Comcast Leverages Hardware To Tighten Grip On Subscribers
Giant global media conglomerate Comcast has big plans to expand its reach into connected A/V hardware, as demonstrated by recent reports that both its Comcast cable properties in the U.S. and acquired Sky operations overseas will be marketing a new streaming adapter followed by lines…
Study: Smart TV Global Penetration To Reach 54% Of Homes By 2026
The estimated global penetration of smart TVs at the end of 2020 stood at 665 million households (or 34% of households around the world), according to a new study from market research firm Strategy Analytics. The study released last week further forecasts the penetration number…
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