Customers purchased millions more Amazon Devices this holiday season compared to last year – the best-selling Amazon devices this holiday included all-new Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick 4K with all-new Alexa Voice Remote, and Echo. The company announced a record-breaking holiday season thanks to its customers all around the world, with more items ordered worldwide […]
Samsung Electronics has unveiled Remote Access, a new feature that will be available on its Smart TV line-ups starting 2019. The Remote Access feature will provide enhanced wireless connectivity with PCs, tablets, and smartphones – allowing consumers to control compatible programs and apps remotely through their Samsung Smart TV. With Remote Access, input devices, including […]
Slovenian multiplay operator Telekom Slovenije has launched NEO, the next generation of home entertainment that integrates an open, secure, cloud-connected, state-of-the-art smart home solution, that also supports pay-TV services, gaming and e-commerce. By developing a smart living and entertainment platform, Telekom Slovenije offers its users the option of managing TV content and smart home devices […]
Connekt, an innovative technology company activating smarter TV experiences, has announced that more than 100 carriers, content and media companies, as well as cross-device advertisers, partnered with the company during the third quarter of 2018. The growth is attributed to a strong demand for the smart TV ad, content and commerce opportunities that Connekt’s patented […]
Cinedigm (CIDM) has partnered with Samsung to give viewers access to a pair of popular digital-first networks – the fandom-dedicated CONtv and the faith-based Dove Channel – available now on Samsung’s TV Plus video service. TV Plus is Samsung’s owned and operated video service, which provides access to a variety of free streaming channels covering sports, […]
In 2019 Orange Spain will launch Djingo, a smart speaker that will enable subscribers to manage their TV service, make calls and control all home connected devices. Djingo will make its debut in France in the spring and then in Spain later in the year, announced Orange’s executive president Stéphane Richard at an event in […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku is kicking off its first-ever Stream-a-thon, a week during the holiday season dedicated to delivering a selection of top shows and premium TV to Roku users for free. Starting December 26th, viewers will be able to watch hand-picked, unauthenticated quality television, including complete seasons and movies from such networks […]
New Zealand digital service Freeview has just launched its first Live TV streaming platform, the latest in a range of recent Freeview innovations. In collaboration with Dish TV and Google, the first Freeview streaming device – the Dish TV SmartVU X – is now available. The Freeview streaming device provides Kiwis access to live TV […]
Findings from analyst firm Parks Associates reveal that consumers are steadily adding connected entertainment devices to their households and using their smart features—83 per cent of Smart TV owners connect their device to the Internet, up from 70 per cent in 2014. Ownership of streaming media players has almost doubled from about 21 per cent […]
Ad-funded provider of free linear OTT Pluto TV is continuing to gain traction in Europe: Following its successful entry into the British market, the streaming provider, which already reaches over 10 million people in the USA, is now also available in Germany and Austria. Pluto TV suggests its experience is fundamentally different from other digital […]