Hub Research: 74% Of U.S. Homes Now Have A Smart TV
Some 62% of U.S. TV homes use their smart TV to stream video, up from 47% two years ago, according to a recent survey of 2,526 U.S. consumers from Hub Entertainment Research. In its report on “The Evolution of the TV Set 2022,” Hub Entertainment…
Roku Unveils Roku Ultra Bundle Including Rechargeable Voice Remote Pro
Roku announced Thursday that beginning this month, its Roku Ultra set-top streaming adapter will include the company’s latest top-of-the-line voice control remote, the Roku Voice Remote Pro. The Roku Ultra, which rings in at $99.99 suggested retail, is Roku’s best and most powerful streaming player,…
Xperi Study: Personalization Key To Winning Fickle SVoD Viewers
Providing greater levels of personalization in multiple touch points of a user’s over the top (OTT) streaming experience, and getting it right, is the key to building user engagement, preventing viewer churn and adding new subscribers from the increasing competitive field. That was the key…
Juniper: 13.4B Smart Home Devices To Be In Active Use In 5 Years
In line with recent reports of surging growth of integrated Smart TVs around the world, nearly 13.5 billion smart home devices are forecast to be in active use by 2025, up from an estimated 7.4 billion at the end of 2020, according to new data…
Roku OS v. 9.3 To Bring Voice AI, Soundbar Enhancements
Streaming video giant Roku said today that it will start rolling out a new system OS v. 9.3 to Roku devices in the coming weeks bringing more seamless integration with its soundbar and further integration with AI voice integration. The new version of the OS…
Amazon Fire TV Blaster Brings Voice Control Via IR
Amazon launched this week its Fire TV Blaster, a new add-on device designed to bring voice control via Alexa-enabled Echo and Fire TV products to more devices. The Fire TV Blaster (which will ship December 11th at a $34.95 retail price) is an IR hub…
Review: New Roku Ultra Makes Streaming Faster
With the seven-model 2019 Roku media player line shipping this month, we were eager to test the new flagship Roku Ultra model (4670x) and after using it for a couple of days now we weren’t disappointed. The latest version of the Roku Ultra retains the…
New Alexa App Adds To Sony Android TV Features
Sony said that starting today (Wednesday ) many of its Android TVs in the United States will be the first to offer expanded smart capabilities and functionality with Alexa through the new Amazon Alexa Music, Camera and TV Control app. The electronics company said that…
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