Tag: TV
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Home TV Sets Were Born 97 Years Ago Today
Today marks the 97th anniversary of a groundbreaking moment in technological history: the installation of the first home television sets in 1928. On April 28 of that year, RCA and General Electric (GE) placed three experimental television sets in homes in Schenectady, New York, marking the dawn of a new era in entertainment and communication.…
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As Cord Cutting Grows More Americans Will Listen to The Radio Than Watch Traditional TV in 2025
The ongoing shift in media consumption habits has reached a tipping point: AM/FM radio is poised to definitively surpass television in audience ratings, cementing its dominance as the top reach medium in America. This trend, fueled by radio’s enduring appeal and evolving listener engagement, is expected to accelerate dramatically in the coming years. Over the…
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The First Color TV Went On Sale 70 Years Ago Today & Would Have Cost You $13,000 in Today’s Money At Just 15″
A new era of television dawned today as the first color television sets officially went on sale, bringing a vibrant spectrum of hues to the previously black-and-white world of home entertainment. While the hefty price tag of $1,175 (equivalent to roughly $13,000 today) places these technological marvels out of reach for most families, the arrival…
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TV Networks Are Making You Wait Longer for New Seasons of Popular Shows
Do you feel like it’s taking longer for your favorite show to release a new season after that big cliffhanger? You are not wrong as fans often face agonizing waits of 18 months, two years, or even longer between seasons of their beloved shows according to Vulture. Streaming has shifted programming from the traditional broadcast…
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Sonos Is Reportedly Releasing a New Android TV Streaming Box This Year
Sonos is rumored to be cooking up a swath of new hardware and expanding into a brand-new market: TV and video. The company is planning to release a TV set-top box that would run streaming services by the end of the year or early 2025, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The device, code-named…
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These New TVs Will Use Thermal Cameras to Make It Easier for You To Buy Stuff You See in Ads
In the future, you might be able to buy something from a commercial straight through your TV. Startup company Displace is demoing two unreleased wireless TVs at CES 2024 — the Displace Flex and the Displace Mini — that will incorporate artificial intelligence, advanced thermal cameras, and NFC payment readers “to deliver a seamless shopping…
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More People Are Considering Buying an Antenna To Watch News, Sports, TV Shows, and Movies
Even as cord cutters embrace streaming and a move away from old-fashioned cable TV plans, they’re also increasingly looking at something even older: an over-the-air TV antenna. Twenty percent of U.S. internet households own a TV antenna, according to research firm Parks Associates’ ATSC 3.0: Impact and Opportunity for Video Services industry report. It also found…
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Cord Cutters Will Outnumber Cable TV Subscribers By The End of The Year
For the first time, the number of cord cutters is expected to surpass the number of viewers paying for traditional TV services like cable and satellite. By the end of 2023, the number of pay TV customers in the U.S. is expected to drop 10.2% to 121.1 million while non-pay TV customers will climb 12.5%…
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Beware of Antennas Claiming To Give You ‘Free’ Cable TV Networks Like CNN, ESPN, and Nickelodeon
If you’re shopping for TV antennas this holiday season, make sure the seller isn’t promising access to cable TV networks. Multiple Amazon listings for antennas falsely claim to offer customers channels that are only available with a subscription from a cable TV provider. Cord Cutters News spotted several product pages for antennas claiming customers can…
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Hollywood is Running Out of Time to End the Strike and Save the Fall TV Season, Dooming Us With Reality TV & Reruns
There’s seemingly no end in sight for the actors or writers strikes even as the fall TV season — the window for when networks premiere their biggest shows — approaches fast. The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) need to find common ground by October…