María Rua Aguete, Senior Research Director/Media & Entertainment at Omdia, told delegates to the 4K/HDR Summit in Malaga that 8K television ownership will be extremely modest. “8K will grow very slowly, even slower than we thought last year. Even in Japan, the only country that has launched an 8K channel, there is no clear commercial […]

With Black Friday just days away – always a huge event in the sale of TV sets – a report from analysts at KB Securities says that with Samsung entering the OLED market next year there could well be a shortage of OLED panels. LG Display (LGD) is the sole supplier of the high-end TV […]

Portuguese telecom operator NOS has launched the new Android NVIDIA Shield TV and the NOS TV App for Android TV. The NVIDIA Shield TV features a modern tubular design, designed to sit discreetly behind the TV screen and, being a Wi-Fi box, it can be installed anywhere in the house. It takes picture quality to […]

Consumer electronics specialist LG is rolling out a feature update which will enable all LG 2020 and 2021 4K and 8K UHD Smart TV customers around the world to be able to view movies and series on Prime Video in Filmmaker Mode automatically, allowing them a viewing experience the way the content creators intended it. […]

Eutelsat, in its latest blog, written prior to the announced departure of Rodolphe Belmer, says that Ultra-high definition (UHD) provides many advantages for content-makers and broadcasters, and is important to the satellite industry. One extremely important benefit in the need for UHD is in viewer retention, says the item. “While SDTV used to be the […]

Following the European launch of connected TV product Sky Glass, Comcast has announced the launch of XClass TV, extending the reach of the company’s global technology platform to smart TVs throughout the US. For the first time, Comcast’s entertainment and voice platform is available direct to consumers nationwide, without an Xfinity subscription, both inside and […]

Telco TV specialist Netgem is to supply Netgem TV, its multi-screen operated entertainment platform, to UK multiplay telco TalkTalk Group for the launch of the operator’s next generation TalkTalk 4K TV service. TalkTalk intends to be at the heart of Britain’s plans for Full Fibre, offering the best user experience for connected TV and streaming […]

Following the unveiling of streaming aggregation product Sky Glass and confirmation that Foxtel would be the first global syndication partner, the Australian pay-TV operator has confirmed that the device will form another element in the group’s streaming-led roadmap and is expected to be available in Australia in late 2023. The confirmation follows Foxtel’s successful launch […]

At a press event in London, Sky has unveiled its first TV devices which are branded as ‘Sky Glass’. Dana Strong, Sky Group Chief Executive Officer, unveiled the device declaring: “Just like a smartphone is more than a phone, Sky Glass is more than a TV.” “This is a product that can only come from […]

Leveraging its combined group technology expertise, Comcast has launched the XiOne, a new global wireless streaming device currently available in Italy and Germany to Sky Q customers and beginning its rollout in the United States to Xfinity Flex customers. In Europe, the XiOne enables the first delivery of video services over IP for Sky customers. […]