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Vizio pop-ups may invite viewers to sue them

Owners of Vizio Smart TVs could soon see a message inviting them to take legal action against the maker. Vizio, one of the leading TV brands in the US, was caught gathering large amounts of user data in 2015, which was then passed on to advertisers. It settled with the US trade regulator for $2.2 […]

September 11, 2018

7% growth for OTT TV devices in US to 2021

In the US, at the end of 2017, 210 million devices were installed in consumer homes actively delivering internet connectivity to the TV screen, and by the end of 2021 there are forecast to be 275 million, according to The NPD Group. While smart TVs and streaming media players will continue to drive installed internet-connected […]

September 7, 2018

Access, Zeasn Smart TV collaboration

Access and Beijing Zeasn have announced a joint solution that turns Smart TVs into entertainment hubs. The collaboration capitalises on the connectivity features of Smart TVs to offer a smart digital library and apps, while enabling the entertainment industry to manage their custom apps, statistics and revenue. “Smart TVs have changed radically over the past twelve […]

September 6, 2018

JVC becomes latest Roku TV brand

Roku has announced that Shenzhen MTC Co. (MTC) has joined the Roku TV licensing programme to build smart TVs under the JVC brand. MTC will leverage TV hardware reference designs and the Roku operating system (OS) to create a line of JVC smart TVs with the first HD JVC Roku TVs expected to ship in […]

August 31, 2018

Research: Pay-TV execs expect increased competition

The global findings of the 2018 Pay-TV Innovation Forum, produced by content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA in partnership with international research and strategy consultancy MTM, highlight that 84 per cent of pay-TV executives expect competition for paid-for video services to increase dramatically over the next five years. The programme seeks to identify

August 30, 2018

GfK: High-end TVs lifting the market

In the first half of 2018, GfK recorded total sales of €45 billion for the global market for TVs). That is about one per cent more than in the same period last year, spurred by this year’s FIFA World Cup in Russia. Global sales of a total of 238 million devices are expected for 2018, […]

August 30, 2018

Insight TV partners with TCL, LG

Insight TV, the UHD broadcaster and producer of native UHD HDR content, has created and launched a Smart TV app in partnership with TV manufacturer TCL. Launched globally for Android 5 and higher TCL television sets, the new Insight TV Smart TV app is easy for customers to navigate to find their favourite Insight TV […]

August 28, 2018

Report: Marketers struggling to master Connected TV ads

By 2022, more than 204 million people in the US will watch connected TV at least once a month. That will represent more than 60 per cent of the population, and will add around 183 million more viewers to the US connected TV audience in 2018. With such a large installed base, connected TV ad […]

August 24, 2018

Samsung, beIN partner for OTT 4K football

Electronics manufacturer Samsung and OTT service beIN Connect, owned by Mediapro, have agreed a deal to stream 4K football matches through Samsung smart TVs. The deal includes the best football matches from La Liga featuring Real Madrid and/or Barcelona. Subscribers to beIN Connect will be able to watch the football matches in 4K through its […]

August 24, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Nielsen: US live TV viewing up 16min in 6 months

The amount of time Americans spend with media continues to increase, largely the result of the widespread connectivity and available content platforms. In just the few months since the end of the third quarter of last year, US consumers 18 and older increased their time with media by more than a full half hour, according […]

August 23, 2018