Everything about the new 85-inch 8K TV in Samsung’s Q900 series just seems like a beast. Larger-than-life. From the specs to the crazy-high price tag (a mere $15,000). And, well, to the reviews, early examples of which are starting to trickle out and seem to be mostly praising the TV in pretty glowing terms. From …
A new report is out that shows Samsung is not only continuing to boast the biggest share of the high-end TV market here in the U.S., but that the tech giant’s lead is only continuing to grow — thanks in part to “aggressive marketing and the company’s extensive distribution network.” That’s according to SamMobile, which …
Cord-cutting, as we’ve said endless times before, is happening faster than anyone could have anticipated. Every quarter brings another round of dismal news for cable and satellite TV providers, who are watching their cash cow vanish before their eyes, replaced by a cut-throat world of streaming TV subscriptions that barely make any money. With the …
Almost as soon as you learn that NBCUniversal licenses a version of Saturday Night Live to be produced locally in China with help from the Alibaba-owned video site Youku — and that said local Chinese version of SNL actually started airing a few weeks ago – you may find yourself wondering about, let’s say, aspects of …
Samsung is bringing a larger collection of virtual artwork to its line of Frame TVs, which the company first introduced in 2017 and which use what would otherwise look like a boring piece of glass when it’s turned off to brighten up a home’s interior with art and beautiful imagery.
The TV industry is always looking for its next big thing. Back in 2013, it was going to be “real” 3-D, an idea that quickly died the messy death it deserved. Since then, we’ve had 4K and HDR make gains, but sets that combine those features with a screen that actually looks good still cost …
While giving testimony as part of AT&T’s ongoing lawsuit against the Department of Justice yesterday, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson let slip that the network will be throwing a bone to cord-cutters in the form of a new streaming service. Called AT&T Watch, it will cost $15 per month, and reportedly contain most of the same …
Cord-cutting and the shift to streaming TV services poses an existential threat to pay TV companies. The last two years have seen record numbers of subscribers leave cable and satellite for much cheaper streaming services, resulting in price hikes from content owners and a great amount of navel-gazing. Unfortunately for pay TV execs, the bad …
On the same day Apple is going after the education market with a cheaper-than-ever iPad that’s going to compete directly against affordable Chromebooks, Google is making a different kind of push. The company is looking to improve your entertainment experience on Android by bringing a unified streaming experience to its Google Play Movies & TV …
The pay TV industry is in the midst of a huge change. Half a million pay TV customers cancelled their contracts in the last three months of 2017 alone, analysts at MoffettNathanson Research calculated this week. That makes a drop of 3.4% from the same period a year earlier, the biggest change since 2010. This …
