Roku’s latest update adds short-form video, a universal save list and ‘continue watching’ feature

par | Sep 12, 2022 | apple tv, broadcasting, cable TV, Canada, crackle, HBO, Internet Radio, internet television, ireland, Media & Entertainment, Multimedia, Netflix, roku, Showtime, smart tv, Social Media, starz, streaming services, TC, television, United Kingdom, video on demand, voice search

Alongside its fall hardware update, which included new streaming and audio devices, Roku today unveiled the features it has in store for the next version of its media software, Roku OS 11.5. This time around, the platform maker is looking to advance its own offerings,...

LG Electronics launches NFT platform that lets users buy and sell digital artwork

par | Sep 5, 2022 | Companies, crypto, deutsche telekom, Enterprise, Google, IBM, LG Electronics, NFT, NFTs, non-fungible token, smart tv, smartphone, smartphones, south korea, TC, technology, United States, WebOS

LG Electronics said today it has released its non-fungible token (NFT) platform LG Art Lab, which lets users discover, buy, sell and trade NFTs on LG’s smart TVs. The announcement comes roughly eight months after LG Electronics said at its press conference that it...

Streaming viewership surpassed cable TV for the first time, says Nielsen

par | Août 18, 2022 | Amazon Prime Video, consumer, digital television, Disney, HBO Max, Hulu, mass media, Multimedia, Netflix, smart tv, Streaming Media, streaming services, television, The Nielsen Company, United States, YouTube, YouTube TV

Streaming viewership reached new highs last month, exceeding cable usage for the first time, according to Nielsen. The measurement firm today released its total TV and streaming report for July, stating that streaming represented a 34.8% share of total TV viewing in...

Roku points finger at advertising slowdown for missing the mark on quarterly results

par | Juil 28, 2022 | consumer, earnings, entertainment, mass media, Media, operating system, roku, smart tv, streaming service, streaming television, TC, the roku channel, video on demand

In this current climate, Roku needed a win. Despite the company reporting total net revenue growth of 18% year over year to $764 million– a nice increase from $737.7 million last quarter — the company missed Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts expected revenue...