In a world where all-episodes-at-once has quickly become ubiquitous, what else will consumers want out of their entertainment experience in the future? Netflix believes that while consumers access their favourite TV shows and films across a number of electronic devices in the age of streaming, the television still endures as the primary viewing device for […]
Roku is making its streaming platform available to consumers and content publishers in Argentina, Central America, Chile, Colombia and Peru. The company unveiled two players that will come to market in the coming weeks – the Roku Express+ which for HD streaming, and the Roku Streaming Stick+ capable of streaming HD, 4K and 4K HDR […]
Samsung Electronics and Insight TV are partnering to bring premium Ultra-HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) content from Insight TV to Samsung TV PLUS viewers in Europe. Through this new partnership, Samsung Smart TV users will be able to access up to 500 hours’ worth of original UHD content, featuring sports, entertainment and lifestyle programming, […]
A bankruptcy court in Florida has ruled that Amit Bhalla, a retailer of IPTV streaming devices with unauthorised channels, cannot use a bankruptcy case to shield himself from monetary liability for copyright infringement. In 2016, the US District Court for the Central District of California issued a permanent injunction halting the unlawful distribution of television […]
Hot on the heels of its release in the UK, streaming platform and device specialist Roku is to launch its popular Roku Express streaming player in France. Roku Express is the most affordable streaming player Roku ever launched in France, priced at €34.99 MSRP. It comes with everything in the box to get started, including […]
Vewd (formerly Opera TV), a global market player in enabling OTT, has announced that ten of the world’s top TV app agencies will support the Vewd ecosystem in a bid to unify the fragmented TV app market around an independent and open platform. The ten app agencies are: Accedo, Cisco, Easel TV, Floatleft Interactive, Fractal […]
Digital security specialist Kudelski has agreed a patent cross license and technology collaboration with streaming set-top box provider Roku. The comprehensive agreement provides each company the freedom to operate with respect to the other’s patent portfolios. The agreement also establishes a framework for the companies to collaborate on incorporating Kudelski’s security solutions with Roku’s platforms […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has unveiled two new streaming players in the UK, which it says will give people who enjoy TV better ways to connect to the streaming entertainment they love. Roku Express is the most affordable streaming player Roku ever launched in the UK, priced at just £29.99 (€33.50) MSRP. Roku […]
Fresh from a successful IPO, streaming platform and device specialist Roku has announced five new streaming players which it says will give people who enjoy TV better ways to connect to the streaming entertainment they love. The new line-up includes a range of player models that Roku says offer better performance, improved wireless reception, new […]
Advocacy body the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) – which defends civil liberties in the digital world – has described recent initiatives by copyright enforcement bodies against preconfigured Kodi boxes as “abusive”, suggesting that courts should reject such expansions of copyright liability. In a Deeplinks Blog Post, The War on General-Purpose Computing Turns on the Streaming […]