Tag: Best Buy
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Best Buy Is Reportedly Removing DVDs and Blu-Rays From Its Shelves
If you want to buy a DVD or Blu-ray at Best Buy, you’ll soon be out of luck. The box store chain has reportedly begun to remove physical media and displays from its store shelves, according to reports on X, formerly Twitter. The social media posts come after Best Buy’s October confirmation that it would…
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Best Buy Will Reportedly Stop Selling DVDs and Blu-Ray Starting Next Year
Best Buy could be saying goodbye to physical media — DVDs, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD discs — for good. The consumer electronics retailer will exit out of the physical media business as soon as the end of the first quarter of 2024, according to The Digital Bits. The move is another hint at the…
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Comcast and Charter are Partnering With Best Buy For Xumo-Branded TVs
A new line of televisions integrating Comcast and Charter’s Xumo platform is coming to Best Buy. The streaming platform, jointly owned by Charter and Comcast, will launch the Pioneer Xumo TVs online and in stores in November. The Pioneer Xumo 4K Ultra HD Smart TV is designed to help users quickly find the content they…
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T-Mobile is Reportedly Ending Its Partnership With Best Buy
Since T-Mobile merged with Sprint, it acquired a partnership with Best Buy that saw T-Mobile products sold at Best Buy stores. Now Best Buy is going to reportedly end this partnership and, over the next few weeks, will stop selling its plans through Best Buy. First reported on Reddit and confirmed by The Mobile Report,…
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Best Buy is Laying Off Hundreds of Employees
Following layoffs at Amazon and Walmart, we now learn that Best Buy will be laying off hundreds of employees. This move comes as Best Buy hopes to focus more on e-commerce and is cutting jobs in its physical stores, according to the Wall Street Journal. Best Buy ended 2022 with more than 90,000 employees in…
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Roku & Best Buy Team Up
Earlier today, Roku and Best Buy announced a new partnership that will have the two companies working together to sell ads and streaming players. With this partnership, Best Buy will get exclusive access to Roku-branded TVs, and Roku will get access to Best Buy’s Ad platform. “Our goal is to create a better TV experience…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: YouTube TV vs. Disney, TCL’s TV Issues, and More
This week, we’ve been following the latest carriage dispute — this one between Google’s YouTube TV and Disney. Elsewhere, DIRECTV STREAM confirmed incoming price hikes, and Best Buy pulled TCL’s Google TV models off store shelves. And several big-name streaming companies are reportedly interested in streaming rights for Major League Soccer. Here’s what happened in…
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Best Buy Stops Selling TCL Google TVs After Reports of Poor Performance
Retailer Best Buy has reportedly pulled a pair of TCL smart TVs running the Google TV platform after reports of poor performance. The Verge reported on the move last week, which involves the TCL 6-Series with Google TV (model R646) and the 5-Series with Google TV (model S546). Both models were introduced back in August…
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Best Buy Black Friday Deals & Holiday Shopping Tips
Black Friday is in full swing and Best Buy has some of the best deals on everything from TVs to streaming devices to routers, and more. Best Buy also has some early shopping tips to make buying gifts easier and more convenient. Check out our Black Friday page to stay updated on streaming deals as we spot…
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VIZIO’s Class M-Series SmartCast TVs Are on Sale This Month at Best Buy
In the market for a new TV? VIZIO is running promotional prices on the M-series TV at Best Buy this month, with some models up to $300 off the original price. Sizes included in the deal run from a modest 50 inch screen to their 75 inch TVs for more serious viewing. Check out these…