Netflix To Raise $2.8 Billion For New Shows From Debt Market
Expect more big blockbuster movies and TV series from Netflix after the US Streaming Company moved to raise $2.8 Billion for new... Read More
JBL Link View Lands At JB Hi-Fi For $349
Local retailers such as JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman have beat JBL Australia to the chase, by releasing the new ‘Link View’... Read More
8K TV Sales Forecast To Hit 430K In 2019, 4K OLED TV Soars Ahead
Sales of 8K resolution TVs will hit 430,000 units in 2019, from a standing start in 2018, according to IHS Markit. The... Read More
65% Of Aussies Rank TV Main News Source
Latest numbers from Roy Morgan reveal over 13 million Australians (65.6%) consider TV their main source of news, with over 12.6 million... Read More
Foxtel Shuffles Leadership With New Marketing Chief
Foxtel CEO, Patrick Delaney, has further shuffled the pay TV provider’s leadership team, with the appointment of new Chief Sales & Marketing... Read More
eBay & Stan Join Forces To Combat Amazon
Netflix Australia’s arch rival, Stan, has joined forces with eBay, offering a free three month subscription to eBay Plus members, in a... Read More
Hisense Moves To ‘Minimialist” TV’s, Attempt To Gough More Profits Out Of Consumers
Hisense who are desperate to not be seen as a Chinese TV Company, as furore over devices with built spying technology are... Read More
Foxtel Launches ‘Fox Cricket’ After $1 Billion Investment
Pay TV-provider, Foxtel, has launched Australia’s sole dedicated cricket channel ‘Fox Cricket’, as it seeks to boost subscribers, promote its 4K ‘Chanel... Read More
Google ‘Home Hub’ Takes On Amazon Echo Show
Google has intensified competition in the smart display screen market, by unveiling its new ‘Home Hub’ overnight. The device is scheduled to... Read More
Samsung Releases 2nd-Gen Frame TV In Oz
Samsung has finally released its second-generation Frame TV in Australia – available in either a 55-inch (A$2,699), 65-inch (A$3,899) or 43-inch (A$1,799) model.... Read More
Oz Video Streaming Audience Growing
The average Australian now spends online spend 12 minutes of every hour online to stream video, making it the most popular form... Read More
New 85″ Samsung 8K TV Tipped To Be $19K, On Sale Soon
An 85″ Samsung 8K TV is set to be launched in Australia with the new TV is tipped to be priced at... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Offers Free Google Home Mini With Lenovo Smart Display
JB Hi-Fi has intensified retail competition for Lenovo’s new Smart Display, by offering a free Google Home Mini to pre-order buyers before... Read More
Epson To Launch New 4K UHD Home Cinema Projector, Ideal For New Foxtel 4K Network
Epson is set to reveal a new home cinema projector that will take it right up to their competitors. The new Epson... Read More
FUJIFILM Launches World’s First 2-Axial Rotating Lens Projector
Fujifilm launches new FUJINON projector with the world’s first two-axial rotatable lens, capable of multi-directional image projection. Fujifilm plans to enter the projector... Read More
Toshiba TV Brand Tipped To Go From Harvey Norman
Hisense sources in China have said that the Toshiba TV brand will not be continued in Australia due to the strength of... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: B&O To Move To New Store Within A Store Model New TV’s Coming
Bang & Olufsen is set for a major shakeup in Australia, with a brand new, go to market strategy that will see... Read More
Foxconn To Rank World’s Largest TV ODM This Year
Chinese component giant, Foxconn Electronics, is tipped to become the world’s largest TV ODM (original design manufacturer) this year, surpassing TPV Technology after... Read More
Foxtel Makes Bathurst 1000 Australia’s First 4K TV Event
Foxtel has accelerated its 4K TV push, confirming this year’s Bathurst 1000 will broadcast on the new ‘Channel 444’ – the first... Read More
Is Foxtel talking to Netflix?
Foxtel has several big announcements up their sleeve, one is Fox Sports News streamed live to a TV screen during games. The... Read More
LG Display To Ship 4M OLED TV Panels This Year
LG Display is reportedly on track to ship 4 million OLED TV panels this year, with the Korean giant already shipping 1.3... Read More
Optus & Telstra Sports Apps Put Pressure On Foxtel
Latest research from Deloitte claims pay TV providers (such as Foxtel) will face mounting pressure from telco streaming apps – e.g. Optus... Read More
Interdyn Snares Panasonic Blu-ray Distribution After Oppo Loss
Melbourne-based Interdyn has inked a new deal with Panasonic, for the distribution of its specialist Blu-ray players in selected Australian AV retailers... Read More
Toshiba Takes On Hisense With New 55″ 4K Android TV
Following its Australian relaunch last year, Toshiba has announced its new 55-inch 4K Android TV (A$1,499) will land at Harvey Norman later... Read More
Mobile Gaming Drives Tablet Growth Up 3.6%
Australian tablet sales have climbed 3.6% year-on-year, notching 1.5 million devices sold in H1Y18. According to Telsyte, mobile gaming is a key... Read More
Samsung & LG Battle It Out Over Large Screen Micro LED TVs
Samsung Electronics used IFA 2018 to show off new micro LED technology which several experts have said is the future for large... Read More
OLED TV Burn In Issues Tests Reveal Problems
New concerns have emerged regarding the life expectancy and burn in issues associated with OLED TV’s following extensive testing in Canada. TV... Read More
CBS To Take On Netflix With ‘Ten All Access’ In December
CBS has confirmed its local streaming on demand service ‘Ten All Access’ will launch in December, igniting competition against Netflix and Aussie-owned... Read More
Major Dimming Problems With Sony OLED TVs Revealed
One of Europe’s leading TV reviewers John Archer whose reviews often appear in SmartHouse has revealed a series of flaws and firmware... Read More
Foxtel Raises Prices Ahead Of IPO & 4K Push
Pay TV provider, Foxtel, has issued its first price rise in over two years, after announcing the country’s first 4K TV channel,... Read More
Amazon Set To Mout TV Sell Push In 2019, New Prime Content
Amazon Australia executives at the IFA trade show in Berlin are shopping for TV’s with brands being told that they are planning... Read More
New Foxtel iQ4 Box Owners To Benefit From New Samsung 8K AI Upscaling Technology
Upscaling of 4K and HD content to 8K is set to deliver a major boost to owners of the new iQ4 box... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Samsung Reveal 8K TV Range, In Stores Soon
In the battle of the TV brands both LG and Samsung have today revealed new 8K TV’s at IFA in Berlin. Samsung... Read More
IFA 2018: LG Brings 8K Battle to Samsung
8K televisions will be the new flashpoint between electronics manufacturers, with LG and Samsung using IFA to display their newest giant screens.... Read More
IFA 2018: Samsung Brings 8K QLED To Consumers
Samsung has used IFA to tell the world they are bringing 8k to consumers in Europe and North America from October 2018... Read More
NEC Oz Shows Off Large Displays
NEC Australia is launching seven new ultra-high definition (UHD) large-format displays at this week’s Integrate Expo 2018 event at Sydney’s Darling Harbour... Read More
Samsung Unveils New Gaming Monitors
Samsung has further expanded its curved gaming monitor range, launching the new CJG5 and CHG90 at Gamescom in Germany. The Korean giant... Read More
LOEWE’s TVs Gets Alexa Control
LOEWE has rolled out Alexa controls for their BILD series of televisions the upgrade was delivered via a software update. Loewe claim... Read More
REVIEW:Logitech Video Conference Kit, Big Sound 4K Vision
Boardroom conferencing is becoming an essential part of Australian business life, traffic, airport delays and the costs associated with an interstate trip... Read More
ALDI Unveils $469 iPhone 6s For Father’s Day
German supermarket chain, ALDI, has unveiled a slew of consumer electronics for its ‘Father’s Day’ Special Buys sale on Wednesday August 22nd,... Read More
Westan Snares Exclusive Philips Hotel TV Distribution
Westan has secured exclusive Asia Pacific distribution for Philips Hotel TVs, as the brand continues its “resurgence” in the Australian and New... Read More
Foxtel Debuts Australia’s First 24/7 4K TV Channel
Pay TV provider, Foxtel, has sought to re-invigorate its brand name, debuting Australia’s first 4K TV channel – with an emphasis on... Read More
The Foxtel Dots Have Gone, Now It’s All About 4K Streaming & Premium Content
The dots have gone and 4K HD streaming over satellite is the next big thing at Foxtel with Cricket NRL Football and... Read More
Panasonic Chasing Profits Not Volume In The CE Market Claims CEO
Panasonic Australia is looking for profits not volume in the consumer electronics category according to CEO Paul Reid who also believes that... Read More
Surface Pro Update Fixes Pen Issues
One of the many complaints consumers have had about the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is getting a fix, with a new firmware... Read More
REVIEW: MSI GS65 Stealth Thin – Pretty, Powerful & Pricey
Taiwanese PC manufacturer, msi, has sought to capitalise on the growth of the female gamer, debuting a stylish, gold accented laptop with... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Hisense World Cup Investment A Flop As Bitter Battle Looms In TV Market
It was supposed to be the event that parachuted Hisense into global markets, but the 2018 World Cup in Russia which... Read More
Epson Announces New Top End Projectors Integrate 2018 Launch
Epson has announced that they will be demonstrating a whole new range of projectors at Integrate 2018. The flagship models for these... Read More
Sharp OLED Smartphone Screens Take On Samsung
Japanese-based Sharp is set to further put pressure Samsung Display and LG Display, following reports the company has commenced manufacturer of OLED smartphone... Read More
Netflix Nears 10 Million Aussie Users, Foxtel Slumps
Latest numbers from Roy Morgan reveals Netflix’s user base jumped a whopping 29.9% YoY in Q2, with the streaming giant tipped to... Read More