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AI: Transforming the TV into the Ultimate Computing Hub for Smart Homes

by Omid Rahmat

From dumb devices to intelligent assistants: how AI can turn TVs into windows on the world and why they should be integrated into the total mobile computing experience.

Tags:Android| Apple| Artificial Intelligence (AI)| HarmonyOS| home hub| Huawei| iOS (Apple)| LG| PC| Samsung| Smart TV| Tizen

Smart TVs Outpace Bridge Devices for Streaming Video in Connected Homes

by Artem Alekseenko

According to Aluma Insights, in the early days of connected TV, consumers used various bridge devices to connect high-speed internet services to home televisions. However, as costs decreased, smart TV penetration increased, and today, …

Tags:Aluma| Analytics & Tools| OTT TV| Smart TV| SVOD

LG Smart TVs Add MasterClass Streaming for Educational Content Access

by Artem Alekseenko

This month, LG Smart TV owners can access MasterClass, the streaming platform offering various subjects taught by industry professionals. The MasterClass app is available on LG Smart TVs running webOS 4.0 (2018 TVs) up …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Smart TV

Amazon Has Sold Over 200 Million Fire TVs

by Artem Alekseenko

Amazon announced the expansion of its Amazon-built TV family. The Amazon-built TV lineup will now include three new sizes of the Fire TV Omni QLED Series lineup, which includes the Fire TV Ambient Experience; …

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Vizio Gets a Step Closer to MRR With Ad Serving Deal

by Omid Rahmat

The company recently made a deal with Whip Media to manage its ad revenue reporting for WatchFree+. As a pretty hefty US TV brand already, the company has managed to start making a transition …

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The Deathknell of the STB

by Omid Rahmat

“Ultimately STB manufacturers are focusing on the needs of the purchasing company, which increasingly favour business rather than technology objectives, ” said Hans Jurgen Desor, CEo of iWedia. “Recently nothing from the technology side …

Tags:AndroidTV| iWedia| Smart TV| STBs

Streaming Dominates Viewing on TVs

by Omid Rahmat

The competition for viewers in December led to losses of viewing share across broadcast, cable and streaming. The “other” category benefited, gaining 2 share points, driven in part by video game usage during holiday …

Tags:Smart TV| Streaming Video| TV Viewing