Research: Consumer device market to see “explosive” growth
Despite the mass disruption to production lines and supply chains caused by the pandemic, consumer technology devices such as 5G smartphones, video streaming devices, and
March 19, 2021
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Research: Tizen widens gap as leading smart TV platform
Samsung’s Tizen smart TV streaming platform further extended its lead in 2020 as the number of Tizen devices in use worldwide increased by 21 per cent year-on-year to 162.3 million, according to research from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. Strong growth was also seen in Google’s Android TV (+42 per cent), Roku TV OS (+40 […]
March 17, 2021
Amagi partners with Google Cloud to accelerate cloud adoption
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and streaming TV, has announced that its award-winning cloud solutions are now available on Google Cloud’s platform for media and entertainment companies across the globe. Broadcast and streaming TV companies can launch, manage, and distribute linear channels – all on Google Cloud. As a result […]
March 17, 2021
Solas wins Samsung patent dispute
Dublin-based Solas OLED has won a patent dispute against Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display and Samsung Electronics America for “wilfully infringing patents” owned by Solas. A jury trial at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas found against Samsung for two patents (US patent numbers 7,446,338 and 9,256,311) and which were claimed to […]
March 11, 2021By Chris Forrester
Nokia, Samsung sign patent licensing agreement
Nokia has signed a patent licence agreement with Samsung, which covers the use of Nokia’s innovations in video standards. Under the agreement, Samsung will make royalty payments to Nokia. The terms of the agreement remain confidential. Jenni Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies, said: “We are delighted to have reached an agreement with Samsung which further […]
March 11, 2021
CYPHER premieres on The Roku Channel on March 19
Roku has announced a new scripted series, CYPHER, will premiere exclusively on The Roku Channel on March 19. CYPHER will be available for the first time to viewers in the US and Canada. The show features seven one-hour episodes and will be available to viewers of The Roku Channel for free. CYPHER puts viewers in the passenger seat […]
March 11, 2021
Research: Amazon tops connected TV device sales
Global sales of connected TV devices soared to a new record in Q4 2020, reaching 109.1 million units, according to research from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. According to the report, Amazon became market leader for the first time with sales of 13.2 million devices and a market share of 12.1 per cent. Samsung […]
March 10, 2021
hayu on Samsung TVs
NBCUniversal International (NBCUI) has announced that hayu, the all-reality SVoD service, is now available through Samsung Smart TVs. Reality TV enthusiasts in 27 territories can now watch reality content via the hayu app through Samsung’s in-built application portal. hayu offers over 8,000 episodes of top reality TV content. The service offers extensive choice, with a […]
March 10, 2021
FITE App available globally on Samsung Smart TVs
FITE, the global platform for sports and entertainment, has announced that its Smart TV app is now available natively on Samsung TVs worldwide. Samsung television models from 2016-2021 and onward will now feature th FITE app, which offers premium Pay Per View events, SVOD package options as well as free programming including the free linear […]
March 1, 2021
Canela.TV on Samsung TV Plus
Canela.TV, one of the first AVoD streaming services for US Hispanics, is now available on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free ad supported video service on 2016 – 2021 Samsung TV’s and select Galaxy devices. Available on channel 1272, Canela.TV, features a mixture of Spanish-language movies and series, is unique to Samsung TV Plus users and […]
February 25, 2021