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Research: US Smart TV ownership rising

The holiday season was good for many of America’s living rooms, with Smart TV ownership increasing in Q1 2024 to nearly eight in 10 households as consumers replace old TVs and embrace streaming video. Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Connected Home study reveals how consumers are still investing in home entertainment technology that improves their home […]

April 11, 2024

Masthead Ad Format from Samsung Ads Canada

Following the success of its advertising products on the home screen of Samsung TVs, Samsung Ads Canada, the advertising arm of Samsung Electronics in Canada and a specialist in advanced TV including Connected TV (CTV), has launched the First Screen Immersive Masthead. Currently available on 2024 Samsung Smart TVs, the First Screen Immersive Masthead provides […]

March 12, 2024

NetRange enables TikTok on smart TVs

NetRange, an Access company and provider of white-labelled, turnkey smart TV and OTT ecosystems, has announced a collaboration with TikTok, to enable users of the social media platform to access TikTok content globally on TV through the NetRange Smart TV Portal. “With an installed base of around a billion smart TVs globally, and with particularly […]

February 2, 2024

Gioteck launches Smart TV+ Duo Wireless Controller

Gioteck, a videogame accessory brand and part of Embracer Freemode, introduces the Smart TV+ Duo Wireless Controller, a wireless controller which can be used across cloud gaming services on Smart TVs and PC. Ideal for those with accessing gaming services via a smart TV, the Smart TV+ Duo Wireless Controller uses Dual Band Wireless technology […]

January 25, 2024

Smart TV, Smarter Gaming: The Emergence of TV-Enabled Casinos

The way we watch and consume media has completely changed as a result of smart TVs. Now, people spend most of their screen time using different applications, including content searchers, rather than watching linear TV. Furthermore, since their launch, Smart TVs have advanced significantly, providing a more individualised and immersive experience. These useful gadgets have […]

January 22, 2024

Research: Samsung’s Tizen most popular US smart TV OS in 2023

Parks Associates has released its latest Consumer Electronics Dashboard research, which shows 66 per cent of US internet households now own a smart TV. The survey from Q3 2023 shows the most popular smart TV operating system is Samsung’s Tizen at 35 per cent, a slight drop compared to Q1, but the decline was not […]

January 9, 2024

Research: 92% US homes have broadband

In advance of CES in Las Vegas, Parks Associates research reports 92 per cent of US households now have broadband at home. There has been steady growth in smart home and security adoption over the years as US Internet households accumulate more connected devices through an increasingly diverse list of channels, from retail to service […]

January 4, 2024

Everyone TV unveils Freely brand, Hisense partnership

Everyone TV – the organisation responsible for the development of free TV in the UK – has unveiled the brand identity and first smart TV partner for its new streaming service, Freely. Freely will be built into the next generation of smart TVs, with Hisense announced as the first partner to offer Freely from 2024, […]

December 13, 2023By Colin Mann

SalemNOW on VIZIO Smart TVs

Bitcentral, a provider of media workflows for broadcast and digital video, has announced that SalemNOW, a streaming service covering family, faith, news, and culture is now available on Smart TV manufacturer, VIZIO Smart TVs. The opportunity was provided due to Bitcentral being named a VIZIO Preferred Developer, enabling its customers to utilise ViewNexa to reach […]

October 24, 2023

3SS selects Grey Juice Lab

3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for STBs, smart TV, multiscreen and in-vehicle entertainment, has selected Grey Juice Lab as its strategic partner to help expand content partnerships for the 3Ready entertainment platform. Chosen for its expertise in tailoring, implementing and operating digital content strategies, Grey Juice Lab will be instrumental in […]

October 12, 2023