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New York — CBS and Amazon.com have expanded a content-licensing agreement to bring classic series and TV shows from CBS Television Distribution and Showtime Networks to Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service, the companies said Wednesday.
Amazon Prime members will be able to instantly stream the content at no additional cost to the annual membership fee.
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Paris – Subscription music service Deezer, based here, said Tuesday it is teaming up with TV manufacturers LG, Toshiba and, in Europe, Samsung to bring Deezer’s services to connected smart TVs.
Deezer provides unlimited access to more than 20 million song tracks to subscribers who own Deezer-enabled mobile connected devices, and now smart TVs.
The service is available in more than 180 countries. The company claimed to have added 43 million smart TVs in the last year, and it is predicting that to reach 95 million by 2016.
City of Industry, Calif – Sceptre introduced Wednesday its first LED LCD TV featuring Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) technology, capable of connecting with smartphones, tablets and aftermarket streaming devices like Roku’s SmartStick.
Sceptre’s FullHD 1080p ultra-slim 32-inch back-lit LED LCD will be part of a series of HDTVs designed to easily connect with smart devices and carrying universal remote controls that can operate connected devices.
New York – ‘Tis the season to sell big-screen TVs.
Super Bowl week is upon us and both the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and The NPD Group are ready to celebrate by pointing out the big-screen and second-screen sales opportunities that await.
According to the CEA’s new "Sports and Technology Study V" report, nearly a quarter of HDTV owners in the U.S. (22 percent) purchased their televisions for the specific purpose of watching the Super Bowl.
Mahwah, N.J. – Sharp Electronics revealed Monday that it was found to be the top market share leader for 60-inch and larger LED LCD TVs in the United States in 2012, according to The NPD Group’s Retail Tracking Service.
The feat was achieved by Sharp’s larger selection of large-screen choices, picture quality performance and brand strength, Sharp said. The TV manufacturer added that it more than doubled its market share between 2010 and 2012 (based on revenue share).
Glenview, Ill. — Abt Electronics has become the first retailer in the Greater Chicago area to add LG’s 84-inch Ultra High-Definition LED LCD TV.
In a statement, LG said: “Abt Electronics is the first retailer in Chicagoland to officially launch an Ultra High-Definition flat-panel TV.”
Model 84LM9600 ($19,999 suggested retail) was demonstrated to more than 500 area consumers at Abt’s gala unveiling last Thursday night. The set offers 3,840 by 2,160 resolution — four times that of FullHD 1080p displays.
Irvine, Calif. – Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been voted the 2012 Vizio Top Value Performer, for his regular season on-field performance against his 2012 earnings.
Vizio said a record-breaking number of fans agreed that Wilson provided his team with the greatest value this past season.
San Francisco — Smart-TV app developer Flingo said Wednesday that MStar Semiconductor has agreed to integrate Flingo’s new Samba multi-screen synchronization software into the new MStar system on a chip (SoC).
Flingo said Samba will enable synchronization of any screen — TV, tablet, phone or PC — with live TV shows.
Samba automatically identifies advertisements and TV shows, and presents the viewer with real-time information and social media discussions about the programming being playing on TV, Flingo said.
LAS VEGAS – DarbeeVision (LVH suite 1965) is revealing here its consumer-priced video clarity and depth enhancement device called Cobalt.
While DarbeeVision’s original product, the Darblet, is optimized for high-end home theater video enthusiasts, the Cobalt has been designed to add Darbee Visual Presence depth and clarity to HDMI video for a $269 suggested retail price.
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