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rlaxx wins new connected TV deals

European AVoD service rlaxx TV is now available on Apple TV as well as smart TVs by Panasonic and Grundig in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The service launched on Amazon Fire TV devices and Android TV in early January 2021. The new availability on Apple TV, Panasonic and Grundig smart TVs adds around […]

February 18, 2021

ZEASN launches WhaleLive AVoD on Philips TVs

ZEASN, a provider of OTT and Smart TV services, has announced the launch of WhaleLive, a new AVoD service on the Philips Smart TV platform providing consumers with free access to a wide selection of news, movies, kids, music, sports, and entertainment channels. WhaleLive is initially available in the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It […]

August 28, 2020

Vulnerabilities discovered in Philips and Thomson STBs

Researchers from Avast’s IoT Labs have discovered serious security flaws in two popular TV set-top boxes which could allow cybercriminals to store malware on the devices for the purposes of launching botnet attacks or ransomware using a weather forecast service. The boxes under the microscope are manufactured by consumer electronics companies Thomson and Philips. The […]

August 26, 2020

Forecast: Smart home device markets to rebound in 2021

A desire to keep a closer eye on what is happening around their homes as consumers shelter-in-place will help the smart home market weather the global Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, according to research published in the latest versions of Strategy Analytics’ Global Smart Home Device Forecast. Strategy Analytics forecasts global consumer spending in 2020 on […]

July 15, 2020