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If you needed reminding why Britain’s biggest broadcasters are stacking their eggs in a BritBox-shaped basket, then look no further than ITV’s third-quarter earnings this week. Tucked away in a table was a figure not mentioned elsewhere in the press release: the revelation that ITV’s total viewing hours fell by 700M…

Intelligent assistants are coming soon to a television screen near you. Several of the world’s leading television manufacturers announced at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that they would open their devices to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Samsung Electronics, the most successful television-maker…

Samsung Electronics said it will offer iTunes app on some of its internet-connected smart TVs beginning this spring, in a remarkable announcement for two companies that were locked in a bruising seven-year-long patent battle over whether Samsung copied Apple’s iPhone. The iTunes Movies and TV Shows app will be…

This may sound a little geeky, but could become important as television sets offer visually rich High Dynamic Range (HDR) images. Fox says today that it’s teaming with Panasonic and Samsung Electronics to create what they call “an open, royalty-free dynamic metadata platform,” tentatively called HDR10+. Translation…

South Korea’s ongoing political crisis continues as Cho Yoon-sun, the country’s cultural minister, was arrested by prosecutors due to suspected abuse of power. Among the other accusations brought against the minister, Cho is accused of drawing up a blacklist against artists and entertainers who criticized Park…

A warrant is being sought for the arrest of Lee Jae-yong, heir to Samsung and son of the current company chairman on multiple charges Including bribery in a case linked to the country’s ongoing political scandal that caused the impeachment of President Park Geung-hye. Lee will face a judge this week to determine if…

Samsung kicked off its annual CES product presentation and sales pitch today by acknowledging the gorilla in the room: its exploding Note 7 phones. The company is investigating what happened and will “make sure it doesn't happen again,” Samsung America COO Tim Baxter says. It’s also “recommitting to our customers in…

Samsung no longer has to fear a patent infringement suit from TiVo:  The DVR pioneer — recently bought by Rovi, which changed its name — announced today a “broad intellectual property license” with Samsung that includes a stay of their litigation “upon satisfaction of certain conditions.” The terms give Samsung the…

The Supreme Court said today it will review a $399 million judgment against Samsung stemming from their decades-long patent fight. The case involved Apple’s charge that the South Korean-based company illegally copied patented aspects of the look of Apple’s iPhone. The justices will decide whether Samsung can be…

The agreement for Felix & Paul Studios to produce “a slate of [virtual reality] experiences” for Facebook’s Oculus Rift beginning early in 2016 is “the largest live-action VR deal to date,” the companies say today. Directors Felix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël made a name for themselves, and their Montreal-based studio…

Samsung announced new models of its flagship Galaxy S series of smartphones and a mobile payment system designed to compete with the one that Apple debuted a few months ago. The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will come with Samsung Pay, which the company said will debut in the second half of the year, protected in part by new…

The announcement takes Hollywood’s flirtation with virtual reality another step closer to a full-fledged relationship. Lionsgate says that Insurgent – Shatter Reality will work on the Samsung Gear VR. It will run four-minutes and offer audiences “a fully-immersive, 360° narrative experience” based on the upcoming Diver…