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Links Week Ending 21st January 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. (quite a few this week as we …

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Google Claims 110M Devices Using Google and Android TV OS

by Bob Raikes

What They Say 9to5Google reported that Google TV and Android TV now have over 110 million active monthly devices, up by 30 million since May. Some of those devices will be Chromecast devices which …

Links Week Starting 3rd January 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. I spotted the chart below on the …

Roku Says ITC Ruling Won’t Harm its Imports

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on a release (Roku & UEI Slug it Out over Patents) by Universal Electronics last week that claimed success in a patent dispute with Roku and which, it said, …

Tags:Litigation| Patents| Roku

Roku & UEI Slug it Out over Patents

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Universal Electronics (UEI), the remote control specialist, said that it has won a dispute with Roku over a patent issue. The decision was given by the US ITC and applies also …

Prediction: Roku gets bought out in 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Advanced TV reports predictions for 2022 that include the prediction that Roku could be bought by a major tech company, and suggests that it could be a ‘perfect fit’ for Apple. …

TCL Google TVs Pulled from Shelves in the US Due to Software Issues

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Best Buy in the US has withdrawn TCL TVs based on Google TV (TCL Introduces Award-Winning 5-Series and 6-Series TV Lines with Google TV) from its stores and TCL confirmed to …

Hisense Debuts its First 8K Roku TV, the 75-inch U800GR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Hisense has a new Roku-based 75″ 8K TV, the U800GR, that will be promoted at CES, but has already started shipping from Best Buy in the US and Amazon at $2,700. …

Tags:Hisense| Roku| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| USA

Roku & Google Make Up

by Bob Raikes

What They Say NextTV reports that Roku and Google have finally resolved their dispute over the carriage of YouTube and YouTube TV in a multi-year agreement. The dispute had gone on since April and …

Tags:Google| Roku| Smart TV| Streaming Video| YouTube

Links Week Commencing 6th December 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. RAW and more updates on the Ninja …

Creating an 8K Channel “Not That Hard” Says TCL

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The 8K Association followed up the release by TCL about its 8K channel for its Roku-based Series 6 sets (Links Week Ending 19th November 2021). The organisation got Ben Schwarz to …

Tags:Roku| Streaming Video| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| TCL

Latest Roku OS Update Takes Down YouTube TV and Other Apps

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Roku has had to roll back un update to its OS that had run into trouble with some apps including the YouTube app. The version that was affected was V10.5 and …

Tags:Roku| Streaming Dongles| YouTube