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Android 7.0 Update for Sony 2015 and 2016 TVs Out in Europe

by Andrew Fenn

The long-awaited Android 7.0 upgrade for Sony’s 2015 and 2016 TVs recently landed in the US and is also now finally available for users in Europe, bringing support for Chromecast 4K, multiple Google accounts, …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Vestel and Vewd Add New HbbTV Standard to Smart TV Partnership

by Andrew Fenn

Vewd—previously known as Opera TV—and Vestel announced a multi-year contract renewal that will see more Vewd products delivered across the full range of Vestel televisions. This agreement will result in a deployment of smart …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 25 - Issue 10

UK Government Rolls Out New Cyber Security Guidelines for Smart Devices

by Andrew Fenn

Bosses behind ‘smart’ devices such as televisions, toys and speakers found in millions of homes in the UK will be expected to build in tough new security measures that last the lifetime of the …

Sharp and TiVo Extend Interactive Program Guide Deal

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has announced that Sharp will continue to use TiVo’s G-Guide HTML across its ranges of Ultra HD smart TVs and Blu-ray recorders in Japan, as well as TiVo’s G-Guide xD app and remote …

ETNews: Samsung Will Account for 60% of Global Smart TV Sales

by Andrew Fenn

ETNews predicts that Smart TVs will account for 60% of the global TV sales going forward. Citing market data from IHS, the publication anticipates that Samsung will take the largest market share, accounting for …

4C Insights Integrates Inscape’s Smart TV Data

by Andrew Fenn

4C Insights, a data science and marketing technology company in the US, has announced a deal to integrate automatic content recognition from Inscape with data from SmartTVs. Through the partnership, marketers can now access …

ReThink Releases Report on the Future of TV Voice Control

by Andrew Fenn

ReThink Technology Research has released a report regarding TV voice control and the challenges and pitfalls involved, predicting that the number of voice control units will increase 570% by 2022. The report apparently explains, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Roku Adds Audio and Connect for TVs

by Bob Raikes

Roku is developing by adding a voice assistant technology and is also offering a multiroom audio platform that it will license to other brands – the first of which is TCL which is expected …

BrightLine Launches Data Platform for OTT Ad Targeting

by Andrew Fenn

BrightLine has announced that it is launching DataCast, a unified OTT data platform that, for the first time, will enable advertisers to target and measure across three screens: mobile, desktop and television. Designed to …

HbbTV Association Publishes Specification for Operator Applications

by Damir Lokas

The HbbTV Association announced that it has finalised and published its Operator Applications Specification. Building on HbbTV 2, the specification allows TV operators, in partnership with TV manufacturers, to provide an operator-branded experience as …

Tags:HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Vizio Brings NBC App to Select SmartCast TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Vizio announced the addition of the NBC app to Vizio SmartCast TV. The NBC app will join other top apps such as Amazon Video, Crackle, FandangoNOW, Hulu, iHeartRadio, Netflix, Pluto TV, Vudu and Xumo …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 45

HbbTV Starts Application Discovery Service

by Bob Raikes

RadioDNS and HbbTV announced that RadioDNS has implemented support for HbbTV’s “Application Discovery over Broadband” specification. This new functionality is intended to benefit consumers that live in markets where the existing HbbTV triggers are …