Consumer Electronics
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Samsung TV Plus Adds Impact Wrestling
Professional wrestling organization Impact Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, has inked an agreement with Samsung TV Plus, giving viewers access to its library of wrestling content through both a dedicated Impact Wrestling Channel and on VOD. Samsung TV Plus is a free ad-supported streaming (FAST) service, offering viewers instant access to more … Continue reading “Samsung TV Plus Adds Impact Wrestling”
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Vizio Adds 10 Free AVOD Channels on SmartCast TVs
Vizio May 4 added 10 lifestyle streaming channels to SmartCast, its connected smart-TV operating system. The free ad-supported VOD channels include PeopleTV, QVC, HSN, Jack Hanna, Love Nature, Real Wild, Fuse Sweat, Absolute History, Revry and Horse & Country. To support a growing consumer shift to streaming — and mine incremental revenue opportunities from AVOD … Continue reading “Vizio Adds 10 Free AVOD Channels on SmartCast TVs”
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PBS Kids Channel Available on Samsung TV Plus
The PBS Kids channel has been added to Samsung TV Plus and is available for free on tens of millions of Samsung smart TVs across the country. It joins eight other free kids’ channels on Samsung TV Plus. PBS Kids includes such shows as “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” “Wild Kratts” and “Odd Squad.” Other family friendly channels on Samsung TV Plus include … Continue reading “PBS Kids Channel Available on Samsung TV Plus”
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CES to Return to Las Vegas for Live Event in January
The Consumer Technology Association April 28 announced that CES 2022 will return to Las Vegas next year. CES heads back to Las Vegas Jan. 5-8, 2022, with Media Days taking place Jan. 3-4, 2022. After an all-digital CES 2021, CTA will convene the tech industry in-person and digitally, giving a global audience access to major … Continue reading “CES to Return to Las Vegas for Live Event in January”
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Amazon Bows Next-Generation Fire HD 10 Tablets
Amazon today announced the next generation of Fire HD 10 tablets — the all-new Fire HD 10 and first Fire HD 10 Plus offering a brighter full HD display and updated design. Plus buyers get a detachable keyboard case and a Microsoft 365 Personal subscription. Amazon also introduced an all-new Fire HD 10 Kids tablet … Continue reading “Amazon Bows Next-Generation Fire HD 10 Tablets”
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NPD: U.S. Households Have More Than 1 Billion Connected Devices
Consumer technology sales have seen historic growth since the pandemic began as consumers purchased new products to meet their growing technology needs or upgraded existing devices. While the COVID-19 pandemic turned homes into places of work, school and entertainment, the number of media devices used grew and changed to accommodate the changing lifestyle. New data from … Continue reading “NPD: U.S. Households Have More Than 1 Billion Connected Devices”
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Apple Announces New Apple TV 4K Device With High-Frame-Rate HDR and Dolby Vision
Apple April 20 announced the next generation of Apple TV 4K, delivering high frame rate HDR with Dolby Vision. The new Apple TV 4K features an A12 Bionic chip that provides a significant boost in graphics performance, video decoding and audio processing, according to Apple. The Siri Remote also has a new design. The new … Continue reading “Apple Announces New Apple TV 4K Device With High-Frame-Rate HDR and Dolby Vision”
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Estrella Media Streaming Ad-Supported Spanish-Language Content on Vizio TVs
Estrella Media, the Spanish-language media company, April 19 announced that its EstrellaTV and Estrella News streaming networks are now available on Internet-connected Vizio televisions. Launched in 2009, EstrellaTV has grown to 15-owned or operated stations and more than 30 broadcast affiliates with a catalog of more than 20,000 hours of programming. The network also has … Continue reading “Estrella Media Streaming Ad-Supported Spanish-Language Content on Vizio TVs”
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Report: Smart TVs Account For 50% of TVs Overall; Found in 70% of TV Homes
New data from Hub Entertainment Research shows that smart TVs are now in a large majority of TV homes, and account for over half of all TV sets. The findings underscore the fact that in the streaming video ecosystem, how consumers access content is changing. Ownership of a smart TV set is at 70% of … Continue reading “Report: Smart TVs Account For 50% of TVs Overall; Found in 70% of TV Homes”