Consumer Electronics
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Best Buy CEO Under Scrutiny for Alleged Personal Conduct Issue
Best Buy’s board of directors has opened an investigation regarding CEO Corie Barry having a previous personal relationship with a senior executive, who has since left the company and is now CFO of 24 Hour Fitness. Barry, a former CFO of the consumer electronics retail giant, was named CEO last year after former chief executive … Continue reading “Best Buy CEO Under Scrutiny for Alleged Personal Conduct Issue”
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Sling TV Granted Technology & Engineering Emmy Award
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Jan. 15 awarded Sling TV a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for its work developing and launching the nation’s first live over-the-top television service. A pioneer in adaptive bit rate streaming, Dish Network launched Sling TV on Feb. 9, 2015 as the first streaming service to deliver … Continue reading “Sling TV Granted Technology & Engineering Emmy Award”
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Sling TV Granted Technology & Engineering Emmy Award
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Jan. 15 awarded Sling TV a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for its work developing and launching the nation’s first live over-the-top television service. A pioneer in adaptive bit rate streaming, Dish Network launched Sling TV on Feb. 9, 2015 as the first streaming service to deliver … Continue reading “Sling TV Granted Technology & Engineering Emmy Award”
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CES 2020 Concludes Its Run With More Than 20,000 Product Debuts
LAS VEGAS — CES 2020 concluded its four-day run Jan. 10 after seeing more than 20,000 product debuts, most of them in the technology sector. Over 4,400 exhibiting companies launched their latest products to 170,000 attendees across more than 2.9 million square feet of exhibit space. The focus, as it’s been in recent years, was … Continue reading “CES 2020 Concludes Its Run With More Than 20,000 Product Debuts”
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Cinedigm’s Viewster AVOD Service on Philips TVs
Cinedigm’s relaunch of its AVOD service Viewster is available worldwide via global television manufacturer Philips, the content supplier announced. The Viewster app was developed using Cinedigm’s proprietary Matchpoint Blueprint application development platform. The partnership establishes Cinedigm’s entry into the international marketplace. In addition to the ZEASN-supported Philips televisions, Cinedigm’s roster of digital networks have distribution across top-tier TV … Continue reading “Cinedigm’s Viewster AVOD Service on Philips TVs”
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CES 2020 Opens With Spotlight on Innovation
LAS VEGAS — CES 2020 opened Jan.7 with innovation and concepts once again overshadowing the show’s legacy consumer electronics. This year’s CES features more than 4,400 exhibiting companies, including 1,200 startups. A press release from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which produces the annual event, touts the show’s focus on “the latest transformative technologies, including … Continue reading “CES 2020 Opens With Spotlight on Innovation”
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Sony Unveils Electric Car at CES
LAS VEGAS — So much for hype. Sony Electronics went to its 49th CES and unveiled an electric car — dubbed Sony Vison-S. It also showcased myriad CE products. The car is meant to showcase the CE giant’s myriad technological features, including 33 different sensors inside and outside of the car, multiple widescreen displays, 360 … Continue reading “Sony Unveils Electric Car at CES”
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TiVo Unveils $50 4K Streaming Video Device With Sling TV
LAS VEGAS — TiVo Jan. 7 at CES announced TiVo Stream 4K, a $50 streaming video device with live TV and featuring cloud DVR from a Sling TV app, in addition to other third-party content services. TiVo Stream 4K will launch with Dish Network’s Sling TV (separate subscription required) as the preferred source for online … Continue reading “TiVo Unveils $50 4K Streaming Video Device With Sling TV”
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Amazon Working With Cable Group to Incorporate Fire TV
Amazon announced it is working with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) to enable the trade group’s distribution members to deliver Fire TV streaming media players directly to their customers. Amazon claims Fire TV has surpassed more than 40 million active users. As the cable industry continues to lose subscribers to alternative distgribution channels, including … Continue reading “Amazon Working With Cable Group to Incorporate Fire TV”
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Tubi Service Coming to Hisense’s Vidaa Platform
AVOD service Tubi has entered into a deal with Vidaa International, a subsidiary of TV manufacturer Hisense, to offer its library of more than 20,000 movies and TV shows on Hisense’s new Vidaa platform. Beginning in spring 2020, Tubi customers in the United States, Canada and Australia, as well as the United Kingdom — where … Continue reading “Tubi Service Coming to Hisense’s Vidaa Platform”