Sport support for your favorite World Cup team with Sol Republic’s custom headbands
Sol Republic today revealed its FUTBOL Series of special-edition headbands for the Tracks headphones, each one representing a different World Cup country.
Popular open-source media player, VLC, to get Chromecast support
VLC developers revealed that they're working on integrated Chromecast support for iOS, Windows, OS X, Linux, and PC versions of the top open-source player.
Logitech’s Harmony adds Sonos integration and speech-to-text search
Logitech updated its Harmony Ultimate and Harmony Smart Control, adding voice search and support for third-party devices such as Sonos hi-fi systems.
Game of Thrones overtakes The Sopranos as HBO’s most popular show of all time
Game of Thrones' average season four audience recently increased to 18.4 million, beating out The Sopranos' peak average audience of 18.2 million in 2002.
Are cord cutters really cheapskates? Many ‘TV Everywhere’ viewers continue to pay
New data shows that consumers aren't simply divided into two camps: cord-cutters and pay-TV subscribers. Many draw on both TV Everywhere and OTT services.
Samsung brings Spotify Connect support to its Shape wireless speaker systems
Samsung announced today that it has integrated Spotify Connect support into its wireless multiroom Shape systems (both M5 and M7), making it the first
Logitech expands its Bluetooth speaker line with the super-affordable X300
The Swiss audio maker revealed its X300 portable Bluetooth speaker today, which serves to expand Logitech's burgeoning line of wireless Bluetooth speakers.
Chromecast gets WatchESPN support (and more) just in time for World Cup
Google announced today that, in addition to Google+ and Crunchyroll, ESPN's apps and services now have Chromecast support, just in time for the World Cup.
LG slings 1 million WebOS-enabled smart TVs in just three months
South Korea-based LG announced Monday that it has surpassed one million units sold with its line of WebOS-enabled smart TVs, which was launched in March.
Investor aims class-action lawsuit at AT&T-DirecTV merger
A DirecTV shareholder, Teresa Silvestri, filed a class-action suit Thursday against the proposed merger, claiming the companies neglected investor concerns.
This Android-powered 1080p webcam could replace your Apple TV, Roku
Sam and Beau Haginas wanted to connect to top health professionals live via TV screens, and created a powerful, versatile set-top box as the platform.
Study finds cord-cutters suffer no remorse over nixing pay-TV
A new report from nScreenMedia finds that the cord-cutting subculture is, overall, satisfied with its decision to sacrifice traditional pay-TV services
Netflix nabs Sony licensing agreement, tightens grip on animated movies in US
Netflix struck a multi-year arrangement with Sony to bring its animated features in the first pay-TV window to Netflix's U.S. subscribers.
Comcast gives customers access to trio of Starz TV Everywhere apps
The U.S.'s largest pay-TV operator earlier this week extended access to its customers for a trio of Starz apps: Starz Play, Encore Play, and MoviePlex Play.
The doomsayers were wrong: TiVo is doing better than ever
The popular DVR-maker announced today that it also added a record number of cable subscribers, contributing to the net 341,000 MSO subscription adds in Q1.
Sharp throws its Aquos Quattron and 4K TVs under universal pricing policy
The Japanese company announced it has broadened its unilateral pricing policy to include all of its Aquos Quattron and Ultra HD televisions.
HBO moves a bundle of classic content to Amazon Instant, preps HBO Go for Fire TV
The content deal HBO and Amazon struck has begun to bear fruit. Here's a list of the HBO shows and movies added to Amazon Prime Instant video today.
Could Apple’s new ISP connection deals be linked to its plans for online TV?
Apple is reportedly working on deals with ISPs for faster connection, in line with a new content delivery network it has been building up.
Game of Thrones is still the most pirated TV show on air, by a long shot
The breakout series from HBO has been a hot target for piracy since its premiere in 2011, and the show is currently still the most pirated TV series.
Netflix wants to ditch its navigation grid for a more personalized, streamlined UI
The streaming video service's chief product officer, Neil Hunt, today revealed Netflix's future plan to phase out its somewhat messy navigation system.
Bang & Olufsen reveals its new $6,300 BeoLab 20 wireless speaker
The new high-end floorstanding speaker reveal follows B&O's release earlier this month of its first Ultra-HD/4K TV, the nearly $8,000 BeoVision Avant.
Ultra-HD TV shipments skyrocketed last March, exceeding 1 million units worldwide
Research shows that the total number of Ultra-HD/4K televisions shipped per month has increased sevenfold since March 2012, breaking 1 million last March.
Comcast jumps up in Netflix’s ISP Speed Index for second time since cash deal
The updated rankings come just days before the vote for a new net neutrality proposal, and again raise questions as to whether Comcast is throttling video.
ESPN to stream every 2014 World Cup match online, with Sony filming it in 4K
ESPN announced late last week that - via its many broadcast networks and online/mobile viewing platforms - it will live-stream all of this year's Cup.
Netflix will start streaming Breaking Bad in 4K this June
The news comes about one month after the service launched 4K offerings of its prized House of Cards original series and a handful of nature documentaries.
Research suggests OTT subscribers are big fans of ‘TV Everywhere’
New data from the NPD Group indicates that consumers with over-the-top video-on-demand subscriptions aren't necessarily cord cutters.
Nielsen report confirms what you’ve always known: 189 channels and nothing to watch
The average U.S. television-watching home has access to 189 channels, but viewers consistently stick to just 17 networks on a regular basis.
Study finds online movie pirates are happy to pay while stealing
New research from the University of Portsmouth points to a variety of significant differences between pirates of movies and music.
Redbox Instant’s Android app among the latest to tie in Chromecast support
Joining the rising number of services and devices with support for Google's $35 dongle, users of Redbox Instant's Android app can now "cast" to big screens.