8K Displays Coming Soon You’ve had High Definition (HD) TV. It was once revolutionary, and now is commonplace. HD gave way to 4K or Ultra HD TV, with four times the resolution of standard HD- which is why it’s called…Continue Reading →
2018: What Will Be New in TV Displays? The last ten years have seen dramatic innovation in TV screens. We don’t expect the pace of technical improvement to slow down anytime soon- in fact it’s likely to accelerate for a…Continue Reading →
Curiositystream Carried by Sling TV Sling TV has never been hesitant to forge deals to broaden its appeal. Now it has signed a distribution contract with Curiositystream, and will offer the documentary channel as a premium for $6.00 per month….Continue Reading →
Technology: Is It Overrated? Is technology overrated? I don’t mean to imply that it’s unnecessary. I certainly wouldn’t deny that it’s been highly valuable. I just suspect that we rely on it more than we should. We often assume that…Continue Reading →
FCC Approves New Broadcast TV Standards On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission endorsed next generation TV broadcast specs. By a 3-2 vote, the FCC agreed to support ATSC 3.0, which some supporters say will enable radical innovation in video entertainment….Continue Reading →
JOINT AT&T-VERIZON CELL TOWERS It’s not often that fierce competitors in the communications industry will work together. This morning marked a rare exception, with AT&T and Verizon announcing a joint project to build cell towers all over the U.S. Tillman…Continue Reading →
DISH JOEY FEATURES ALEXA VOICE CONTROL Dish Network has long been known to lead the TV industry in technical innovation. It has been shoring up this reputation lately with improvements to its Hopper-Joey system. One of the most important is…Continue Reading →
VOD CBS Channels Offered by DirecTV Now DirecTV Now, AT&T’s internet streaming video platform, continues to add video on demand (VOD) content. On October 24, AT&T announced that DirecTV Now and DirecTV, its satellite TV platform, will carry CBS content…Continue Reading →
STATES WITH FASTEST INTERNET Do you want to know where you can get the fastest internet speeds? Would it affect your decision about where to live? Would it help to know which states get the fastest broadband speeds? Fortunately for…Continue Reading →
MEDIACOM EXTENDS ‘GIGASPHERE’ Mediacom is ambitious. It wants to offer gigabit-speed internet service everywhere it operates. To this end, it just extended its DOCSIS 3.1 system to three more states: Delaware, Michigan, and Maryland. Mediacom calls the high-speed network ‘Gigasphere’….Continue Reading →