Sony will sell its shares in the LCD panel joint-venture S-LCD to partner Samsung, the two companies have announced, in a deal worth $940m, as the Japanese firm struggles to coax profit out of its TV line. S-LCD Corporation had been established in 2004 by Sony and Samsung, with this new deal - that will leave S-LCD a wholly owned Samsung subsidiary - expected to close by the end of January 2012. Sony will continue to source displays for some of its TVs from S-LCD.
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LG 55-inch OLED HDTV promises cheaper LCD-beating at CES 2012
LG has revealed plans to bring a huge 55-inch OLED HDTV to CES 2012 in January, with the super-slim panel using new OLED technology to deliver better color quality and response times. The new set, LG Display claims, demonstrates how AMOLED systems more commonly used in the smaller displays of smartphones can be extended to encompass far bigger panels for televisions.
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Samsung CES 2012 teaser video promises Smart TV future
It's less than a month now before we're diving deep into the loving arms of the biggest gadget show of the year, the Consumer Electronics Show 2012, and Samsung has revealed their first dip into the teaser game, complete with a history lesson on the basics of television. This is not the first time we've seen Samsung work with smart televisions, it being one of the most visible names in the game over this past year without a doubt with such gems as the Samsung UN55D8000 55-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D LED Smart TV. What we're seeing here is a teaser showing not a whole lot of new information, but a teaser leading us to believe Samsung is dipping into the Smart TV game again soon.
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Verizon readying FiOS TV Media Streamer for late 2012
The new push in DVR tech for your home is the whole home DVR system and they are grand. It's so great to have content you can record on any TV and then playback on any TV. Verizon has a new device that it is working on for late 2012 launch that is a fiOS TV media server.
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Sony uses Wedding Invite site for CES 2012
If you've ever been in the position we're in as publishers headed to the Consumer Electronics Show for our umpteenth time in a row at the start of 2012, you know there's one whole heck of a lot of invites headed our way - thats why if a group wants to stand out, they've got to be unique - that's just what Sony's done with no less than a wedding e-vite for that very purpose. What this wedding is supposed to be is a tie between Internet and TV (by Bravia), and the whole shebang is here, photos, "about us", and everything in between. Not that we weren't going to go see Sony at the show, but we're doubly excited to attend now!
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Music video site Vevo wants to be like MTV
If you watch music videos on YouTube odds are many of them you have seen are actually vids from Vevo. Vevo is a music video streaming site that owes the bulk of its traffic to YouTube. The downside of that arrangement is that Vevo doesn’t make as much off advertising when its videos are watched via YouTube.
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Apple launches ‘Complete My Season Pass’ for TV shows on iTunes
Until recently, Apple has only offered a music-oriented "Complete My Album" feature in the iTunes Store to allow users who have previously bought individual songs to upgrade to the full album at a discounted price. However, users have not had a similar option for TV shows, until now, that is. Apple has just launched the new feature for TV shows, not surprisingly dubbed the "Complete My Season Pass" feature, and it's now available in the iTunes Store.
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Microsoft’s Xbox Live gets new TV channels
Microsoft has announced that it is adding eight new TV channels to Xbox LIVE. The Xbox Dashboard recently got an overhaul with a new more Metro-styled interface along with the addition of new content and video services. The addition today is part of Microsoft's plan to challenge cable TV and includes localized TV channels for both the US and Europe.
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Myriad Alien Vue puts Android apps on regular TVs
Myriad, the company behind the Alien Dalvik runtime that allows native Android apps to run on iOS and other platforms, has launched Myriad Alien Vue, intended to put apps on TVs and set-top boxes. Compatible with existing sets and STBs, rather than demanding a new smart TV box, Alien Vue comes with an app store and support for features like multi-screen playback and cross-platform TV/smartphone/tablet viewing.
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Apple talks TV and tablets with media execs
Apple has reportedly ramped up its TV strategy, outlining a Siri and motion controlled television system in recent meetings with media executives and fleshing out its wirelessly-enabled smart TV set. The company has been courting several of the larger media companies, the WSJ‘s insiders tell them, selling the benefits of a cross-platform system that could recognize viewers whether they were using their TV, a tablet or a phone. However, the talks have fallen short of entering the negotiation phase for actual content licensing.
The Next Apple-Samsung Battle: TVs
If you’ve been paying attention to the mobile market over the last several months, you know that Apple and Samsung are at each other’s throats over alleged patent infringement. And with lawsuits flying worldwide, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the war between the firms will spill over into next year.
Roku intros its official iPhone remote control app
Now there's a new way to control and navigate your Roku set-top box. Roku has released its official remote control app for your iPhone that goes beyond what the Apple Remote app does for the Apple TV. It offers not only traditional remote control capabilities but also provides a visual browser, letting you flip through channels directly on the iPhone without having to look up at your TV.
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