The worldwide market for smart devices, including connected lights, smart speakers, connected thermostats, smart TVs, home monitoring/security products and digital media adapters grew by 38.5% to 130.1 million shipments in the second quarter.
Google Chromecast out of action for 12 hours
Google has rolled out a fix for its Chromecast product after users were unable to use the streaming device for almost 12 hours.
ProSiebenSat.1 launches live TV app in Austria
ProSiebenSat.1 Puls 4, the Austrian subsidiary of German media company ProSiebenSat.1, has bundled the free-of-charge live-streams of its Austrian free-to-air channels in a central app for smartphones and tablets.
waipu.tv launches on Amazon Fire TV, plans 4k
German IPTV operator Exaring has made its TV platform waipu.tv available on the Amazon Fire TV box and stick.
Philips disables 2009 model smart TVs
STORY UPDATED. Philips is disabling the smart TV functionality of twelve models in the 2009 range of models on December 28.
Digital media players co-exist with traditional pay-TV
Consumers increasingly see digital players as complementing cable, satellite service, according to GfK’s latest Home Technology Monitor.
Google reportedly to launch Chromecast 4k
Google will announce its Google Home and the 4K Chromecast Ultra devices at its October 4 event, according to Android Police.
Chromecast Ethernet adapter now in Europe
Google has now made its Chromecast Ethernet adapter available in Europe in the Google Play store.
Amazon bans Apple TV and Google Chromecast
Amazon will stop selling Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast since those devices don’t “interact well” with Prime Video, the company said in an email to its sellers.
One in three Dutch homes have their TV connected
Dutch households with connected TVs rose to 31% from 23% a year ago, according to the Media Standard Survey by TNS Nipo for ratings group SKO.