Tag: TV
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Entertainment Industry Loses 17,000 Jobs in August As Strike Continues
The Hollywood writers’ strike has surpassed 120 days and the U.S’s labor market is starting to feel the effects. The motion picture and sound recording industries lost 17,000 jobs “reflecting strike activity,” according to an employment report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Writers Guild America and SAG-AFTRA are demanding concessions like increased…
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Scammers Are Targeting Cord Cutters. Know How To Keep Yourself Safe
It’s difficult enough to cancel a service when companies are trying their hardest to keep you subscribed with tricky wording, barely visible unsubscribe buttons and troublesome cancellation processes. The last thing you need is a scammer sneaking into the middle of the process to drain your bank account. If you’re ready to call it quits…
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TCL’s New 98-Inch S5 TV Is Available With NFL Sunday Ticket Deal
If you’re in the market to go big on a new television set, TCL’s new Smart S5 TV is available for preorder for $5,000. The new model boasts features like a 120Hz native panel refresh rate, high brightness LED backlight, HDR ULTRA with Dolby Vision IQ and hands-free voice control. The new model joins TCL’s…
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MeTV Might Expand Cartoon Content With Toon TV Trademark Grab
Weigel Broadcasting, owners of MeTV, has filed for a trademark on Toon TV. It’s possible Weigel Broadcasting intends to create a new programming block or cartoon-focused TV network. MeTV currently includes an anthology series called Toon in with Me. The show runs shorts from classic cartoons like Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry and Popeye. The…
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TCL Says its Displays Are Certified to Reduce Eye Strain, Guard Against Harsh Blue Light
Featured image: Eyesafe Display maker TCL says it’s earned Eyesafe Display Certification for Low Blue Light and Color Performance, which means its screens could be a bit easier on our eyes when it comes to eye strain. There’s been growing interest in the effects of extended exposure to blue light, especially as TV makers continue…
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Smart TVs for Every Budget
Over the years, smart TVs (TV’s with built-in operating systems that support streaming services and apps), have become much more common. We’re well beyond that days where only the highest-end TVs offered onboard support for the Netflixes and Hulus of the world. So if you’re just getting into cord cutting and could use some help…
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Congress Wants to Update TV Laws To Address Cord Cutting & End Broadcast TV Blackouts
This week House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) introduced the Modern Television Acto of 2019. This bill would replace the 1992 Cable Act. Part of it would address TV blackouts and seek to increase competition in the world of TV. “Congress today begins a reboot of the rules governing…
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Streaming Makes Up Nearly Half of Music Revenue is TV Next?
A post from Tech Crunch says that streaming music is now accounting for 47% of global recorded music revenue. Of that 47% of revenue from subscriptions and audio streams, 37% is made up of paid streaming accounts while the remaining 10% is ad-supported streaming. Music streaming brought in $8.9 billion in 2018. The same report…
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Study: Most Americans Still Prefer Their Big TV to a Smartphone
For years we have heard that smartphones and tablets are how Americans are watching TV and that they no longer watch TV on a TV. A new study from nScreenMedia seems to show that while short form content is being consumed more on phones and tablets overall most Americans are still watching TV on their…
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T-Mobile is Launching a “Disruptive” TV Service in 2018
Well, add one more live TV service for cord cutters to the list. Today T-Mobile announced that they plan to take on cable and satellite TV with their own TV service. Here is the announcement from T-Mobile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=hZJDAJDD-uw “People love their TV, but they hate their TV providers. And worse, they have no real choice but…