LG TVs are facing scrutiny due to a video seemingly showing the devices’ capability to track users when the TVs […]
Category: TVs
Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.
Ads and tracking have turned TVs into privacy nightmares. Both are so widespread among smart TVs that I’ve written a […]
Fox’s $22B Roku acquisition aims to expand its reach into smart TVs, advertising
Fox Corporation has agreed to buy Roku Inc. for $160 per share, an approximate enterprise value of $22 billion, the […]
Roku OS’s home screen now features a large, permanent ad
In a February earnings call, Roku CEO Anthony Wood said that he thinks the new home screen, which was in […]
Yearslong fight over users’ right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial
Access to TV OS’s source code could allow users to limit ads, tracking. Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Credit: […]
Samsung made a “mockery” of Dua Lipa by putting her picture on TV boxes, lawsuit says
About a year ago, I was in my parents’ living room, where a new TV sat in its box, waiting […]
Sony killing features for antenna, set-top box users of Bravia smart TVs in May
Sony is removing some features from its recent Bravia smart TVs next month, a move that will affect people who […]
Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features
A Walmart ads vehicle This week’s announcement shows Walmart further integrating Vizio and looking to more deeply leverage Vizio OS’s […]
TCL’s German QLED ban puts pressure on TV brands to be more honest about QDs
“Some products marketed as ‘QLED’ use conventional backlight architectures (standard phosphors, optical films, diffuser plates) and rely on picture modes […]
Panasonic, the former plasma king, will no longer make its own TVs
Panasonic, once revered for its plasma TVs, is giving up on making its own TV sets. Today, it announced that […]