FCC Warns Of Rise In Noncompliant Streaming Set-Tops
Says marketers of boxes could face hefty fines
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Says marketers of boxes could face hefty fines
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Sling TV launched several new user interface improvements to make content discovery on the service easier. The updates begin rolling out to Android users...
The line between traditional TV and online content continues to blur as Dish announced the addition of a YouTube app on its Hopper 3...
It appears Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Tom Wheeler could not secure the three votes needed for his set-top revamp proposal, at least not...
Amazon’s Alexa-infused streaming media players are getting even smarter. The retailer’s voice command-capable Fire TV set-top box and Fire TV Stick are presently receiving...
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler is going forward with a proposal that will force pay-TV providers to give customers access to all...
Amazon’s Fire TV and Apple TV are gaining on Roku in U.S. sales share, but Roku is holding on to its top spot even...
New Alexa voice-control capabilities coming to Amazon’s Fire TV set-top box and Fire TV Stick will lets consumers use their voice to select streaming-video...
Chipmaker ViXS Systems is using this week’s confab in Las Vegas to demo the CordCutter TV streaming stick, a device that converts over-the-air TV...
A new $49 Roku Streaming Stick gets slimmer and runs faster than its predecessor, and it lets consumers listen privately to soundtracks through headphones...
Sony expanded the availability of its PlayStation Vue over-the-top (OTT) video-streaming service to the entire U.S. following its March 2015 launch in seven metropolitan...
Following several weeks of almost constant public lobbying and importuning from both sides of the issue and the political aisle, a divided FCC, though...
Sales of smart TVs and streaming-media players could get a boost under a proposal by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler to open...
More consumers use a Roku streaming-media player than any other brand of streaming player, a Parks Associates survey found. Parks also found that the...
Cord cutters will be able to access the PlayStation Vue streaming service directly on a TV without connecting a PlayStation game console now that...
Roku will put streaming video into sharper focus with the launch this month of its first Ultra HD 4K set-top streaming player, the $129...
Google’s new $35 Chromecast could pose an even larger threat to cord-cutting rivals Roku, Apple and Amazon. “The new Chromecast brings enhancements in hardware...
When the fourth-generation Apple TV hits the market in late October, many of the complaints about the current product will be answered, but questions...
Foster City, Calif. – EchoStar subsidiary Sling Media is replacing its opening-price $149 Slingbox M1 with the $199 M2, which offers the M1’s features...
Boston – Roku’s recently updated Roku 3 streaming settop box excels in its ability to search for movies, TV shows and actors/directors across top...
Dallas – A total of 57 percent of U.S. broadband households subscribe to an over-the-top (OTT) video service, and 7 percent of broadband households,...
Englewood, Colo. – Sling TV, Dish Network’s OTT service for cord-cutters, said it has extended support to the Google Nexus Player (pictured) and other...
Sunnyvale, Calif. – Kaleidescape expanded its selection of movies that can be downloaded to its $2,495-suggested Alto movie player with the addition of Walt...
Dallas – A total of 57 percent of broadband households access OTT video-subscriptions services, but the numbers are as high as they are in...
LONDON — As consumers increasingly flock to overthe- top video solutions in an effort to save money and “cut the cord,” traditional pay-TV providers...
Saratoga, Calif. — Roku added voice search to its top-end Roku 3 streaming A/V player and accelerated the performance of its Roku 2. The...
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. – Apple TV has been losing share among streaming-audio/video devices, and Apple’s price cut to $69 from $99 likely reflects plans...
San Francisco — Nvidia plans May availability of a $199 Shield set-top media box that streams and downloads games and 4K video. The Shield,...
Seattle – Amazon added Dish’s Sling TV Internet-based TV app to the selection of apps and games available through the $99 Fire TV settop...
Port Washington, N.Y. – A new study predicts 40 percent of U.S. Internet-connected homes will have a streaming-media player by the end of the...
San Mateo, Calif. — Sony may have beaten Apple to the punch on delivering a long-rumored new TV-viewing paradigm. The electronics and movie...
Seattle — Enjoying strong interest in its Fire TV platform, Amazon wasted little time in rolling out the second iteration of the device Monday...
Foster City, Calif. — Sony’s much-hyped new PlayStation TV goes on sale in North America today at a $99 expected retail, or $139...
Taipei, Taiwan – Semi-conductor resource Sckipio Technologies introduced Tuesday what it called “the world’s first G.fast modem chipsets,” aimed at enabling telecom service providers...
Foster City, Calif. – Sony Computer Entertainment revealed through a tweet Friday that its recently announced PlayStation TV system will launch in the North...
Seattle — Amazon said Friday that Hulu Plus, Crackle and Showtime Anytime are integrating their full catalogs into Fire TV’s unified voice search. The...
Englewood, Colo. — Satellite-TV provider Dish said Thursday that it has just updated to its Dish Explorer iPad App, enabling users to control their...
New York – Showtime Networks said Tuesday that its Showtime Anytime on-demand streaming service is now available on Roku devices. Roku customers who subscribe...
Alviso, Calif. – TiVo, the developer of DVR systems and services, said Tuesday it has reached a deal with Blue Ridge Communications to exclusively...
Foster City, Calif. – EchoStar’s Sling Media unit unveiled Monday three clients that will enable video viewing from home entertainment centers on remote devices...
El Segundo, Calif. — The global market for connectable set-top boxes (STBs) is expected to surge by 91 percent from 2012 through 2017, driven...