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LG shares vision for AI webOS ecosystem

LG Electronics (LG) last week held webOS Summit 2024 in Incheon, South Korea, sharing its strategic vision and future initiatives for expanding the AI webOS ecosystem and growing its platform business. Themed Empowering webOS with AI, the second webOS Summit played host to around 300 attendees representing 140 partner companies – including content developers, producers […]

September 30, 2024

LG teams with Razer, MediaTek on Bluetooth controller

LG Electronics has collaborated with Razer and MediaTek to introduce the a Bluetooth Ultra-Low Latency (BT ULL) Controller. Razer, a lifestyle brand for gamers, has developed the game controller featuring BT ULL technology. To showcase its upgraded performance at LG webOS Summit 2024, LG and Razer compared a BT ULL-enabled Bluetooth game controller to a […]

September 27, 2024

LG Movies & TV VoD launches in Europe

LG Electronics and Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, have announced the launch of LG Movies & TV, a new VoD service now available on LG TVs across the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy. The new app-based VoD service enables rental, purchase and viewing of movies from the latest blockbusters to celebrated classics. Accessible through […]

September 25, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Sandbox launches PlayKids+ on LG Smart TVs

Sandbox Group, the London-based group operating a network of learning businesses,  is launching a new app, PlayKids+, on LG Smart TVs worldwide that will go live in a new dedicated learning hub on the platform. The PlayKids+ mobile app features a collection of learning videos, original animations, nursery rhymes and lullabies and games for kids […]

September 16, 2024

Amasian TV launches in North & South America

Amasian TV, the live TV streaming service dedicated to pan-Asian entertainment, is now live. As a part of the ODK Media portfolio, Amasian TV is the ultimate destination for viewers in North and South America seeking a rich and diverse media experience.   The newly launched live TV platform, Amasian TV, offers a meticulously curated […]

September 10, 2024

LG Ad Solutions launches Native Screensaver Ads

LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in Connected TV (CTV) and cross-screen advertising, has launched Native Screensaver Ads, a full-screen advertising experience that activates across the Home Screen, LG Channels and Content Store on LG Smart TVs. This ad format capitalises on idle screen time, turning what may be perceived as a period of downtime into […]

September 6, 2024

Report: Hispanic Americans prefer streaming

LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in CTV and cross-screen advertising, has released a report titled The Inclusive Screen: Hispanic Americans, which highlights CTV as a key environment for advertisers to connect with Hispanic Audiences while prioritising user experience. The study, which polled over 1,400 US Hispanic CTV users in the US, found that 78 per […]

August 30, 2024

Report: TV sales impacted by pricing pressure

A report from TrendForce, which monitors the market for TV panels globally, says that while the increase in TV shipments is good, although slight, and that regional variances and shifting consumer behaviour still leaves some room for concern. For example – and as reported by Display Daily – China, traditionally a strong market, saw weaker–than–expected […]

August 30, 2024By Chris Forrester

LG Streaming Week offers multiple promos

LG Electronics has announced the LG Streaming Week campaign in 44 countries, starting from September 9th and running through October 13th, to celebrate a decade since the initial launch of webOS on the company’s LCD and OLED TVs. For owners of LG TVs above UHD released from 2018 onward (running webOS 4.0 and above), as […]

August 30, 2024

Report: CTV enabling brands to connect with Black Americans

LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in connected TV and cross-screen advertising, has released a report titled The Inclusive Screen: Black Americans, based on a survey of nearly 1,500 Black and African American CTV users, the report found that CTV is a pivotal environment for advertisers to connect with Black Americans in personalised and impactful ways. The […]

August 15, 2024