discovery+, the streaming service from Discovery, is now available on Samsung Smart TVs and Amazon Fire TV devices in the UK & Ireland, following its launch direct-to-consumer and on Sky Q in November 2020. It will also be coming to Roku and Vodafone mobile customers in the UK & Ireland this year and on additional […]
A survey from ENGINE Insights has found that 69 per cent of Americans watched Super Bowl LV on a Smart TV on February 7th. Some 40 per cent of them watching via a Samsung TV, 21 per cent on LG devices, 11 per cent on Vizio and only 8 per cent on Sony. Over half […]
The number of OTT video services used per OTT video user has risen to more than 7.2 different services per month in the US, according to data from research firm Omdia. The increase in online video usage across the globe in 2020 has been driven by a greater uptake of subscription video platforms, which in […]
South Korean electronics giant Sausng is reportedly selling an LCD factory based in Suzhou, China. The South Korean government has given its permission for the sale. The permission is needed because LCD production is regulated as a core technology for the country and government approval is needed for any overseas asset transfer. Samsung is seen […]
Strong demand for home computers, tablets and games consoles helped consumer electronics trade revenues reach $358.5 billion (€299bn) in 2020, an increase of 7 per cent over 2019, according to the research from Strategy Analytics. According to the report, Global Consumer Electronics Market Forecasts 2014-2024, shipments of home computers and tablets rose 11 per cent […]
Spanish movie distributor A Contracorriente Films has signed with Magine to put their TVOD service SVdC on the Magine Pro platform. The concept of Virtual Cinemas has expanded in different countries during the 2020 lockdown. However SVdC is taking this further. Being a joint effort together with movie theatres, SVdC is inviting all cinemas and […]
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year 2020. The company posted KRW 61.55 trillion (€45.4bn) in consolidated revenue and KRW 9.05 trillion in operating profit in the quarter ended December 31st 2020. For the entire year, it reported KRW 236.81 trillion in revenue and KRW […]
Rakuten TV has announced the launch of the CNN International news channel on Samsung TV Plus in the UK and Germany, expanding the platform’s free content offer dedicated to news on its AVoD service. The CNN International feed provides award-winning news and features programming 24 hours a day and will be available on the TV […]
Video platform provider Alchimie and Samsung’s TV Plus platform have extended their partnership to provide a range of themed VoD channels to millions of Samsung Smart TV viewers across the UK, Spain, France and Italy. The 30+ themed channels on offer are all populated and updated by Alchimie’s 60,000 hour, multilanguage premium-content library. Additionally, the […]
Filmzie, the free film streaming and social platform, has announced its expansion into TV series streaming in the UK with content from All3Media International. The first show to launch on the platform is comedy favourite Fresh Meat, starring Jack Whitehall, which will be available from January 19th. Filmzie will then continue to roll out its […]