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A record 68 percent of U.S. consumers plan to buy tech gifts this holiday season — up 6 percent over last year — setting the industry up for what may be its best Christmas ever... More

More than 15% of American consumers have more than one SVOD subscription today, up from 10% three years ago, and those “self-bundlers” tend to be more affluent and have kids, a... More

CenturyLink announced today that fiber-ready broadband speeds up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) are now available to 14,000 multi-tenant units (MTUs) in more than 600 cities. With ... More

Apple has now officially axed its old and by now rather dated third generation Apple TV HD model set-top box. With this cutting off of the device, only the flagship fourth-generati... More

Disney in August agreed to invest $1 billion for a one-third stake in BAMTech, the video-streaming arm of Major League Baseball. Mr. Iger plans to use that platform to offer an onl... More

Not a shocker, but cord cutting remains on the uptick and TV consumption habits are changing at a fast clip along with it, according to a newly released national poll of 2,000 Amer... More

Yesterday represented a big day for the mighty Google, with the internet giant unveiling a number of new hardware products as it moves even further into consumers’ lives. While i... More

For consumers, having content options is no longer a luxury, but an imperative. And so, too, are the multitude of devices that they use to engage with that content—be it a TV, ta... More

In light of the FCC’s recent decision to eliminate the cable box, calls are growing for a secure universal guide to support both traditional pay-TV content and all legal web-base... More

Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi is going to give Roku and other 4K streaming devices a run for their money in the U.S. The company announced Oct. 3 that it will debut t... More

Amazon.com Inc. will add video-game streaming features to its $99-a-year Prime membership, expanding its entertainment services while positioning itself to challenge video game con... More

Twenty-three thousand technology professionals gathered in Atlanta this week to learn about Microsoft's vision for the future. A constant theme throughout the Ignite conference wa... More

It probably won’t be the last time most PlayStation VR purchasers ever pull themselves away from their console long enough to leave the house, but just in case, Best Buy is turni... More

In a surprise move, the FCC has announced at Thursday's open meeting, it won't be taking up a proposal touted as the beginning of the end of expensive cable set-top boxes. FCC c... More

With the FCC's imminent decision on the future of the cable set-top box grabbing headlines, it's easy to forget about the reality of the TV business. Consumers won't continue to pa... More

HBO is pulling out of the Netherlands, closing down its channels at year’s end. While some Dutch cable-TV subscribers will likely be able to watch high-profile HBO shows such as ... More

What's most impressive about Atmos is that you don't have to visit a properly equipped cinema to get it. Within the past year, both Yamaha and Samsung revealed Atmos-enabled soundb... More

The city of Pasadena’s decision that it will impose a 9.4 percent tax on SVOD services like Netflix and Hulu caught some of its council members off guard, and has some wondering ... More

As expected, Redbox corporate parent Outerwall Sept. 27 formally closed its $1.6 billion sale to investment group Apollo Global Management. As a result of the transaction, Outerwal... More

Technicolor is working with semiconductor manufacturers to enable advanced HDR set-top-boxes to be produced in volume at low cost, according Brian Jentz, Senior Director of Product... More