Google wants to put adverts on your Android TV
Sony Smart TVs, Mi Box 3 from Xiaomi, Nvidia Shield TV, and others
Search engine outfit Google is hoping to stick adverts on Android smart TVs because you can never have too much advertising.
Samsung pushes an 85-inch QLED TV in the 8K race
The Q900FN comes to the US in October
Samsung has unveiled its own 8K TV at the IFA 2018 show in Berlin, and this 85-inch Q900FN QLED TV will be available in the US as of October. Not that there's bitter rivalry been Lucky Goldstar (LG) and Samsung - both successful South Korean firms on the matter.
LG shows the world's first 8K OLED TV at IFA 2018
88-inches with over 33 million pixels
LG has officially unveiled the world's first 8K OLED TV at the IFA 2018 show in Berlin, packing a resolution of 7680x4320 on an 88-inch screen panel.
BBC, Roku locked in deadly embrace
Updated! We can rock you, baby
People using the BBC iPlayer and a number of streaming products are finding themselves between a Roku and a hard place.
Streaming overtakes satellite and cable TV for the first time
At least in the UK
The number of British people subscribing to TV services like Netflix, Amazon and Sky’s NOW TV, has overtaken traditional satellite and cable TV for the first time, media regulator Ofcom has announced.
People to spend more time on the net than watching TV
First time
According to estimates from media agency Zenith, next year, for the first time, people will spend more time using the internet than watching TV.
Vizio pays out in spying case
Collected viewing data
Telly maker Vizio has agreed to pay out $2.2 million to make a case claiming it unlawfully collected viewing data on its customers go away.
China expands AMOLED production
Because you can never have enough moles
China seems to expanding its AMOLED capacity, according to Digitimes Research.
Foxconn and Sharp set-up TV factory in China
Japan a bit too pricey
Foxconn and Sharp are to set up a $6.95 billion10.5G or 11G LCD TV panel factory in China. Needless to say Foxconn is stumping up most of the cash and Sharp is to providing the manufacturing technology.
LeEco US launch on October 19 is significant
As the company acquired Vizio too
LeEco is a company that used to be known as LeTV and now, since they have phones, TVs, smart bikes and many other products they decided to change the name to LeEco. The company plans to launch a few TV devices and a few phones in less than a week, and it is a great step from the Chinese based manufacturer.