Smart TV (Connected TV, Integrated Digital Television, IDTV) News

Telly premieres new AI capabilities at CES
Jan 9, 2024 – Telly has released a slate of announcements at CES, including previewing one of its AI innovations - Telly’s new voice assistant powered by ChatGPT.
News categories: Telly, Advertising, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA, UX

Hisense TVs integrate Mediatek AI-SR stream enhancement
Jan 11, 2024 – MediaTek has announced that starting in 2024, MediaTek's AI-Super Resolution (AI-SR) technology will be integrated and supported across Hisense's full lineup of smart TVs.
News categories: Mediatek, Hisense, Alex Chen, Doug Kern, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

Coolita OS brings AI-based recommendations to users
Jan 8, 2024 – Coolita has launched its advanced intelligent TV operating system, Coolita OS, at CES. The OS is currently employed by brands Skyworth, Coocaa, Transsion and Realme.
News categories: Coolita, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, UX, Worldwide

Panasonic announces televisions with Fire TV built in
Jan 8, 2024 – Panasonic has announced two OLED TVs for 2024, the Z95A (65" and 55") and Z93A (77"), with Fire TV built in. The TVs are not just entertainment devices but also hubs for smart home management.
News categories: Panasonic, Akira Toyoshima, CES2025, Digital TV, HbbTV, Smart Home, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

Inscape extends OTA viewership data to include local TV
Jan 8, 2024 – Inscape is expanding coverage of local stations by tapping into tuners built into Smart TVs in every local US TV market to provide over-the-air viewership data as for national stations.
News categories: Inscape, Comscore, Charbel Makhoul, David Algranati, Josh Chasin, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

TCL TVs to integrate NEXTGEN TV technology
Jan 8, 2024 – Pearl TV has announced that TCL has joined the NEXTGEN TV receiver retail marketplace, adding to the more than 100 models from Hisense, LG, Samsung and Sony.
News categories: Pearl TV, TCL, Anne Schelle, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA

Xperi expands Powered by TiVo media platform's global footprint
Jan 8, 2024 – At CES 2024, Xperi (NYSE: XPER) has announced Konka as a new Smart TV OEM for its Powered by TiVo Smart TV platform and an extended partnership with BMW for its DTS AutoStage Video Service.
News categories: Xperi, Jon Kirchner, Automotive, CES2025, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Smart TV, TV OS, Worldwide

Tizen most popular Smart TV purchased in US in 2023
Jan 8, 2024 – Parks Associates has released research showing that 66% of US internet households now own a smart TV. The Q3 2023 survey shows that the most popular smart TV OS is Samsung's Tizen at 35%.
News categories: Parks Associates, Sarah Lee, Elizabeth Parks, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, TV OS, USA

BitRouter and Geniatech announce 13" and 15" NEXTGEN TV televisions
Jan 7, 2024 – BitRouter and Geniatech have announced the availability of NEXTGEN TV televisions, initially available as a 13" portable tablet TV and a 15" conventional TV with stand.
News categories: BitRouter, Geniatech, Gopal Miglani, Jijun Fang, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, USA