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Apple TV app coming to LG, Sony, Vizio smart TVs
Apple said the app will be made available "later this year"
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Is your TV watching you watching it?
"Platforms based on ad targeting will likely turn to data mining"
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Facebook ‘is preparing to launch smart TV device’
Expected to launch in time for 'the holiday season'
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Roku brings smart TVs to Europe
Hisense models powered by Roku's operating system to be sold in the UK
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Samsung, Amazon to play Premier League in 4K
Samsung's Quantum Processor can upscale to "pristine 8K quality"
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Nenda, Norigin Media partner for hotel streaming interface
Aims to integrate smart TV apps for AndroidTV, Tizen and WebOS
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Netflix reveals recommended smart TVs
Samsung, Sony and Panasonic models listed as "Netflix Recommended TVs"
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NAGRA, HD PLUS renew technology partnership
Includes NAGRA content security integrated in Smart TVs
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STARZPLAY enters Spain on Orange TV
Orange TV subscribers can watch on-demand STARZ content across set top boxes, smart TVs, smartphones and tablets
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LG extends Hillcrest Labs software licence for Smart TVs
The software is used in the LG Magic Remote
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Driving innovation at CES 2019
Self-driving vehicles, 5G and 8K TVs take centre stage at the Las Vegas trade show
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Growth forecast for smart TV market
Azoth Analytics report projects 7.4 per cent growth over five years
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Samsung introduces remote access feature for smart TVs
Allows users to access their PC, apps and documents via their TV
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European internet users watch less online video content than the US
Viewers in Europe are also less likely to watch online video daily
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Why collaboration will be key to the future of Smart TV
How can Smart TV manufacturers capitalise on technology trends to increase their value proposition? Tony Guo, CEO of FFalcon Technology, TCL Group explains
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State of the Smart TV
As viewing habits shift and the consumer electronics market stagnates, what does the AV industry need to do to ensure that the market doesn’t...
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Video viewers turn to smart TVs and phones
New research from Ampere Analysis says 26 per cent of viewers watch videos on their phone on a daily basis
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Zenterio helps COSMOTE TV deliver Smart Remote experience
New EUROBOX allows pay-TV service to support on-demand content
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Over 40 per cent of streaming media player owners use their device daily
US consumers report spending 10.4 hours per week watching online video content on their device
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Amazon ‘developing own smart TV’
Set is reportedly being developed alongside a group of Chinese manufacturers including Huawei
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549.5 million smart home devices expected to ship worldwide in 2018
International Data Corporation expects 26.8 per cent growth compared to 2017
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OTT subscriptions will exceed 265 million by 2022
Growing trend has driven a steady increase in adoption of smart TVs and streaming media players since 2010
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Sevilla FC unveils official Smart TV app
OTT platform lets fans access “premium content and high definition”
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Netflix reveals recommended Smart TVs for 2018
TV must meet five of seven criteria set by the streamer
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Rakuten TV to offer Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos on Smart TVs
It becomes the first VoD service in Europe to offer the technology
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Movistar+ app available on Sony smart TVs in Spain
App available on sets released in 2015 or later
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New app Fanominal lets users chat on Smart TV
Viewers will no longer have to second screen to chat about their favourite TV shows
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Samsung releases “smartest ever” TV
Samsung has launched the new QLED TV series - described as its “smartest ever” TV range. The series, which spans the Q9, Q8, and...
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TV Connect award winners announced
TV Connect has announced the award winners for its 12th annual event. The TV Connect Industry Awards, organised by Informa, celebrate excellence, innovation and...
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LMT to provide first Latvian smart TV service
Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) is looking to launch the first smart TV service in Latvia, according to the company’s president Juris Binde.The project, which...
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M-net selects ABOX42 for M-net IPTV service
German regional carrier M-net has selected the ABOX42 M20-Series smart set-top box platform for its new IPTV service M-net TVplus, which will be deployed...
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Fifty three per cent of UK to be smart by 2019
53 per cent of the UK’s TV homes will have smart TVs by 2019, according to the IHS
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Molotov and Samsung announce partnership
Molotov and Samsung Electronics France have announced a partnership to make the OTT service available across the entire Samsung product range
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Work and the commute are new prime viewing locations
The idea of TV watchers being wedded to the couch has officially come to an end, according to a the phase-three findings of a...
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Germany’s n-tv unveils HbbTV news app
3 Screen Solutions has designed a new app for German news channel n-tv, embracing the HbbTV technology standard and implementing the app for use...
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TVPlayer Plus boosts channel line-up
TVPlayer Plus will launch this month from TVPlayer, an OTT live streaming provider for broadcast TV channels. At the core of the live-streaming and...
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Children switch off TV as smartphone use surges
Smartphones have overtaken laptops as the most popular device for getting online, Ofcom has revealed in its 2015 Communications Market Report
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TVPlayer to launch OTT pay-TV service
UK OTT platform TVPlayer will launch a subscription service this summer.
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Vonetize and Hisense launch global channels on smart TVs
MoffettNathanson revealed recently that during Q1 of 2015, the pay-TV industry lost an estimated net total of 86,000 subscribers ��� marking the first time...
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Sky launches Online TV box in Italy
Sky in Italy this week launched the Sky Online TV box. Similar to its NOW TV offering, the device turns a standard TV set...
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Tesco and Wuaki.tv bring film and TV content to hudl
Video on-demand streaming service Wuaki.tv will be pre-installed on all Tesco hudl2 tablets. The supermarket’s own-brand model is currently the second best-selling tablet on...
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Vonetize launches global channels on Toshiba smart TVs
Seven VoD themed channels from Vonetize will be featured on Toshiba smart TVs in countries across Europe.
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Smart TV sales rise, service engagement falls
There has been a 15 per cent increase in smart TV ownership by industry professionals since 2012, according to the Smart TV Report by...
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Opera’s top predictions for the connected TV space in 2015
Aneesh Rajaram, senior vice-president for TV & Devices at Opera Software, shares his top predictions for trends to watch in the connected TV space...
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Live video broadcasting to be the new ‘selfie’ by 2017
Video and visual technologies are becoming increasingly important for interacting with customers and each other, according to information technology research and advisory company Gartner.