Advanced Television

Connected TV

Verizon: live streaming made easy

Jason Friedlander, Director of Solutions Engineering for Verizon Digital Media Services, introduces their latest major enhancement; Live Events Manager. This application means any content provider – however large or small – can provide live streaming and can monitor and manage output from a simple dashboard that shows the pre and post encoding stream and the audience view. […]

October 23, 2016

Price and size key factors for TV buyers

According to findings from consumer purchase data specialist InfoScout, despite TV makers’ hype over the latest technologies and features heading into the holiday shopping season, most TV buyers are not persuaded by product and brand differentiation messages during their path to purchase. For the great majority of buyers, finding a TV at the right price […]

October 20, 2016

LeEco brings ecosystem model to the US

Global technology company LeEco has launched what it describes as its “disruptive” ecosystem model in the US, which aims to break boundaries between screens to deliver content and services seamlessly on a wide array of connected smart devices – including smartphones, TVs, smart bikes, virtual reality and electric self-driving vehicles. The company has unveiled its […]

October 20, 2016

Hisense, Foxxum extend strategic partnership

Working together closely since 2012 on an exclusive basis for Western Europe, high-tech specialist Hisense and Foxxum, a player in Smart TV solutions, have built up a successful Smart TV platform for the Hisense brand in this entire area. In order for Hisense to take advantage of this platform outside of Western Europe the contract between […]

October 17, 2016

Facebook adds TV video streaming

Facebook is rolling out the ability for users to stream videos from Facebook to their TV, allowing them to enjoy their favourite videos on a larger screen through devices such as Apple TV or Google Chromecast. According to Brent Ayrey, Product Director, Facebook is focused on creating video experiences that people want, and is responding […]

October 14, 2016

Amazon unveils Music Unlimited service

As anticipated, Amazon is entering the music streaming sector to compete with iTunes and Spotify with the launch of Amazon Music Unlimited, an on-demand music service that Amazon says redefines music streaming by putting a catalogue of tens of millions of songs and thousands of hand-curated playlists and personalised stations not just at the tips […]

October 13, 2016

4K Hitachi Roku TVs now available

The first ever Ultra HD Hitachi Roku TV models are now available in the US. Writing in the company blog, Chas Smith, SVP and general manager Roku TV & Players, notes that the three new TV models feature the Roku OS for one of the best streaming experiences in the industry and have access to […]

October 10, 2016

Australians continue to embrace OTT, connected devices

The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report – from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen, and covering Q2 (April-June) 2016 – continues to explore the impact of digital technologies, new channel and platform choices, and take-up of connected devices on audience behaviour. Most households now own numerous screens, the majority Internet-capable and many portable, leading people to spread […]

October 7, 2016

Roku introduces Direct Publisher

Streaming device specialist Roku has revealed a major update to the Roku Publishing Platform allowing content owners to quickly reach its 10 million + households. Content owners can now use a new solution called Roku Direct Publisher to launch streaming channels without entering a single line of code. With a few simple steps, including providing […]

October 6, 2016

Turkey: Foxxum for Atmaca smart TVs

Atmaca Elektronik, the third largest electronics manufacturer and third biggest exporter in Turkey, has chosen Foxxum as their exclusive smart TV solution provider for all of today‘s and future Atmaca brands worldwide. The agreement includes its most popular brand Sunny as well as all international OEM projects and devices. Through this cooperation and by taking […]

October 6, 2016