Thursday, September 16, 2021 from Smart TV News
September 16, 2021 — Vewd has released Vewd Core 4.22, the latest version of its HTML5 and streaming SDK for connected TV devices. New features include support for video calling and advanced advertising on TV.Monday, September 13, 2021 from Smart TV News
September 9, 2021 — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) have announced a lineup of smart TVs with Fire TV built-in from Pioneer and an upcoming Toshiba series featuring far-field voice.Monday, September 13, 2021 from Smart TV News
September 8, 2021 — According to TDG, the diffusion of internet-connected TVs (CTVs) in the U.S is slowing. At the same time, however, CTVs are reaching beyond the living room and master bedroom to other rooms of the home.Monday, September 13, 2021 from Smart TV News
September 9, 2021 — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced a new lineup of Fire TV devices with its first-ever Amazon-built smart TVs, the Amazon Fire TV Omni Series and 4-Series smart TVs, and the all-new Fire TV Stick 4K Max.Monday, September 13, 2021 from Smart TV News
September 9, 2021 — fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) is now available on the VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO) SmartCast platform. With fuboTV, SmartCast users can enjoy more than 100 channels streaming live sporting events plus news and entertainment content.Friday, September 10, 2021 from Smart TV News
September 9, 2021 — LG Ads Solutions has introduced a smart TV operating system, called River OS. River OS is built for personalization, seamless navigation across apps, devices, and services, and advanced voice-controlled TV features.Friday, September 10, 2021 from Smart TV News
September 8, 2021 — NetRange has announced that it has renewed its partnership with KTC to provide KTC customers with a customisable Smart TV app portal offering for individual markets through the NetRange Smart TV App Store.Thursday, September 2, 2021 from Smart TV News
September 1, 2021 — coocaa has launched Coolita OS, the brand's self-developed smart TV operating system (OS). Initially available in SE Asian markets, the OS delivers a lighter, smoother, and more convenient user experience.Thursday, September 2, 2021 from Smart TV News
September 1, 2021 — VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO) and WarnerMedia have announced that the HBO Max app is now available on VIZIO SmartCast, giving SmartCast viewers in the U.S. access to the HBO Max app directly on their VIZIO SmartCast TVs.Wednesday, September 1, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 31, 2021 — The HbbTV Association has published a new version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite. The v2021-2 release includes new tests developed for Targeted Advertising (HbbTV-TA) and HbbTV specification v2.0.3.Friday, August 27, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 6, 2021 — Samsung South Africa has added a Television Block Function to all Samsung TV sets. The system is intended to disable TVs obtained by users through unlawful means and, in some cases, stolen from the Samsung warehouses.Friday, August 27, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 26, 2021 — ucfunnel has announced a collaboration with TCL FFalcon. The collaboration will showcase ucfunnel's marketing automation solution delivering interactivity and personalized ads on the TCL Channel.Thursday, August 26, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 25, 2021 — castLabs has announced support for Huawei's WisePlay DRM to enable streaming services to securely reach Huawei phones and tablets running EMUI or HarmonyOS smart TVs that are compatible with WisePlay.Monday, August 16, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 11, 2021 — Samba TV has launched its proprietary identifier, SambaID, as part of its Samba TV Identity solution. Samba TV’s tools help identify which phones, tablets, PCs, TVs, and other digital devices belong to specific households.Friday, August 13, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 11, 2021 — Panasonic has signed an extension to its TiVo (Nasdaq: XPER) product licences, including G-Guide, G-Guide HTML and G-Guide xD, for its TV, DVR and set-top box products targeting the Japan market.Friday, August 13, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 10, 2021 — TCL has announced pricing and availability of the first TCL TV lines with Google TV across its premium and high-performance 5- and 6-Series, enhancing its portfolio of award-winning televisions.Thursday, August 12, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 10, 2021 — LG is expanding LG Channels availability from 14 to 25 countries, tripling its European coverage by the end of the year. LG Channels will also be coming to smart TVs powered by its webOS TV platform.Thursday, August 12, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 9, 2021 — Chips&Media has achieved 1 billion cumulative shipments of ICs containing its multimedia IPs. Chips&Media has launched numerous video codec hardware IPs since its establishment in 2003.Tuesday, August 10, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 4, 2021 — Despite technological barriers and costs, annual revenue of Micro LED chips for TV is expected to reach $3.4 billion in 2025 at a 250% CAGR across the 2021-2025 period, according to TrendForce.Monday, August 9, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 4, 2021 — VIZIO Holding (NYSE: VZIO) has announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. The company reported that there are now 14.0 million SmartCast Active Accounts, up 43% versus the same period last year.Friday, August 6, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 3, 2021 — LG Electronics USA and WarnerMedia have announced that the HBO Max app is now available on LG Smart TVs in the U.S. LG Smart TV owners can now access HBO Max as part of the TV's webOS platform.Friday, August 6, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 3, 2021 — Discovery and VIZIO have announced that discovery+ will be available on VIZIO SmartCast by September providing viewers across America with access to the discovery+ app on their VIZIO Smart TVs.Friday, August 6, 2021 from Smart TV News
August 3, 2021 — Telkom Indonesia's GameQoo, which uses Gamestream’s cloud technology and games catalogue, has joined with Sharp to make its catalogue of cloud games available on all Sharp Android Smart TVs for Indonesia.Tuesday, July 27, 2021 from Smart TV News
July 26, 2021 — The 8K Association has revealed that there are now over seventy 8K TVs certified by the 8KA. This includes nearly 50 models launched in the first half of 2021 from three of the world's top TV brands – Hisense, Samsung,...Friday, July 23, 2021 from Smart TV News
July 22, 2021 — Samba TV has announced the launch of its global Real-time TV Viewership Dashboard, an interactive TV analytics dashboard featuring geographic and demographic analysis of viewership in real-time across the world.Thursday, July 22, 2021 from Smart TV News
July 16, 2021 — TCL (1070.HK) has announced that it has received the TÜV Rheinland Privacy By Design logo, which confirms it has met cybersecurity standard ETSI EN 303 645, designed to encourage a security baseline for consumer IoT devices.Wednesday, July 21, 2021 from Smart TV News
July 20, 2021 — According to Strategy Analytics, more than 665 million homes worldwide had a Smart TV at the end of 2020. This equates to 34% of global households, a figure that is set to rise to 51% by 2026 when ownership will reach 1.1...Wednesday, July 21, 2021 from Smart TV News
July 20, 2021 — The HbbTV Association has published its second phase solution for targeted advertising. This enables substitution of broadcast with targeted ads when the broadcast signal is received by an STB and passed to an TV.Tuesday, July 20, 2021 from Smart TV News
July 15, 2021 — According to the CTA, subscription video streaming services will see continued growth in demand in 2021. TV shipments will reach 45 million units, with NEXTGEN TV shipments up nearly sixfold to 2.1 million units.Friday, July 16, 2021 from Smart TV News
July 15, 2021 — Imagination Technologies has announced that Realtek has licensed the IMG B-Series BXE-4-32 GPU for inclusion in their latest digital television SoC, continuing the companies' longstanding relationship.Tuesday, September 12, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Connected TV
Amazon is reportedly working on two new models of Fire TV streaming device that will each support 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR) video at… Read moreFriday, September 8, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Connected TV
The European connected TV advertising market could be worth €825 million by 2020, according to research commissioned by ad technology specialist SpotX. The UK is… Read moreThursday, July 27, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Connected TV
Roku will lead the US streaming device market this year as total connected TV viewing climbs by more than 10%, according to eMarketer. The research… Read moreWednesday, July 26, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Connected TV
Smart TV penetration will reach 57% in Western Europe this year, according to new figures by Parks Associates. The research firm estimates that the increase… Read moreThursday, April 20, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Connected TV
Some 60% of US internet homes have at least one TV connected to the internet, according to new research by NPD. Streaming media players have… Read moreMonday, March 6, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Connected TV
TV maker Hisense is due to set up an ‘internet TV operation centre’ in the US, as it expects its smart TV user-base to more… Read moreTuesday, January 3, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Connected TV
Samsung is set to introduce new smart TV services at CES this week, in a bid to offer personalised content to viewers based on their… Read moreFriday, November 25, 2016 from Digital TV Europe » Connected TV
UHD TV shipments are forecast to account for 25% of all TV shipments this year, reflecting growth of 75% year-on-year, according to a report by… Read moreWednesday, November 2, 2016 from Digital TV Europe » Connected TV
Roku is rolling out new features such as live TV pause as part of an operating system update for its streaming players and TVs. Roku… Read moreWednesday, September 21, 2016 from Digital TV Europe » Connected TV
UK online TV platform, TVPlayer, has struck a deal with Samsung, establishing it as one of the first streaming video platforms to be pre-installed on… Read moreMonday, July 7, 2014 from Media Network: Connected TV | theguardian.com
Cord-cutters are on the rise as internet-only becomes a feasible alternative. But what are the implications for network identity? When The Onion published Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television in 2000 it could not...Tuesday, July 1, 2014 from Media Network: Connected TV | theguardian.com
Time zones and telephone voting revenues hold up social activity being woven into shows. But change is coming As audience viewing further fragments, content creators and broadcasters alike are increasingly looking to real-time audience...Tuesday, June 10, 2014 from Media Network: Connected TV | theguardian.com
Tech is creating many new opportunities as old and new players scramble for eyeballs in a recalibrated world The television business has changed from provider-driven to consumer-driven. For broadcasters and operators – who used to decide...Monday, June 2, 2014 from Media Network: Connected TV | theguardian.com
Though Maker's revenue is small, its reach is massive. The challenge will be to drive much higher revenues for Disney's shareholders We are all used to seeing movie and TV stars being promoted in the subway. Well, YouTube now feels that...Friday, May 16, 2014 from Media Network: Connected TV | theguardian.com
Lisa Hill asks whether channel identity matters when thousands of programmes are available on demand and online The 50th anniversary of BBC2 has brought those famous and much loved idents from the 90s back onto our screens. Over a...Thursday, May 15, 2014 from Media Network: Connected TV | theguardian.com
Knowing who is watching what, where and when is essential. Richard Asquith explains how measurement is evolving An overview of today's TV landscape presents a conflicting, and often confusing, picture. On the one hand, it would seem that...Friday, May 9, 2014 from Media Network: Connected TV | theguardian.com
In an on-demand world, there may yet be hope for the existing television industry model – if ads are handled correctly While the changes brought about by technology are threatening to dismantle the television industry as we know it, a...Friday, May 2, 2014 from Media Network: Connected TV | theguardian.com
Now is a great time to be a content creator, producer and owner. Debbie Mason explains the rewards of a joined-up digital world This is the best time there has ever been to be a content creator, producer and owner – a fabulous landscape...Wednesday, April 16, 2014 from Media Network: Connected TV | theguardian.com
With the news that The Voice is set to return for another two series, how will it manage to keep its record ratings status despite favourite judge Kylie Minogue's departure? Kylie has been credited with single-handedly reviving The...Wednesday, April 16, 2014 from Media Network: Connected TV | theguardian.com
Technology will continue to redefine the definition of television content, but 'the box' seems here to stay Orson Welles once said, "I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts." Nor, it seems, can...