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VIZIO SmartCast App Expands to Include FandangoNOW

by Bob Raikes

Vizio said that it has integrated FandangoNow (previously M-Go) into the Vizio SmartCast app, joining Vudu, Hulu and Google Play Movies and TV. Consumers can control their Vizio SmartCast displays from any room in …

Coates Uses VR for QSRs & Retail

by Bob Raikes

Coates Group, a specialist in digital merchandising software, kiosks, and digital drive-thrus, claims to be the industry’s first to use Virtual Reality (VR) from a B2B perspective, allowing brands to physically see and develop …

September Tracking from PMA Research Shows Top-Selling Projectors

by Bob Raikes

PMA Research, the worldwide market information specialists on front projectors, has posted their most recent Projector Tracking Service results to the “Top-Selling Projectors” area of their website. Each month, PMA Research posts their “Top …

Next Gen TV Station in Cleveland Broadcasts World Series

by Milos Pavlovic

In a defining moment for the future of television, a local TV station in Cleveland is ushering in the era of Next Gen TV broadcasting with the first live ATSC 3.0 broadcast of a …

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ATSC 3.0 Tested in Cleveland

by Bob Raikes

The first live ATSC 3.0 broadcast of a major professional sporting event – Major League Baseball’s World Series – has taken place in Cleveland. The experimental station is simulcasting network and local programming from …

SES Boosts UHD TV in the US

by Bob Raikes

SES has done deals with the Insight TV UltraHD channel from TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN) and with the Nature Relaxation 4K channel to be broadcast from the SES satellites (SES-1, SES-3 and AMC-18) …

AT&T Wants to Buy Time Warner for $85 Billion

by Bob Raikes

Image: CNBCAT&T has agreed a deal to acquire Time Warner (which owns HBO, CNN and Warner Brothers, among other businesses). The deal will need the approval of US regulators and is one of the …

USA TODAY NETWORK Releases the First Weekly Virtual Reality News Show

by Isaac Oburu

Gannett Co., Inc. (“Gannett”), parent company for the USA TODAY NETWORK which currently comprises USA TODAY and 109 local media brands, including Arizona Republic and Indianapolis Star, today announced the release of ‘VRtually There,’ …

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FandangoNOW app comes to Android TV

by Bob Raikes

The FandangoNow OTT video service in the US is now available on Android TV and with a catalogue of 40,000 shows. The service was originally launched as M-Go and is now owned by NBCUniversal …

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LeEco Brings Boundary-Breaking Ecosystem Model to the U.S., Invites Users to Help Shape the Future

by Isaac Oburu

Today, LeEco™ officially launched its disruptive ecosystem model in the U.S., which breaks boundaries between screens to seamlessly deliver content and services on a wide array of connected smart devices – including smartphones, TVs, …

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SES Adds UHD and 360 VR in the US

by Bob Raikes

SES has done a deal with C4K360 to broadcast the UltraHD channel in North America on the SES-1, SES-3 and AMC-18 satellites at the centre of the orbital arc over North America. C4K360 wants …

DOT Bans All Samsung Galaxy Note7 Phones from Airplanes

by Bob Raikes

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), today announced it is issuing an emergency order to ban all Samsung Galaxy …

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