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Kaleidescape's New Strato K Brings 8K And 4:4:4 Content To Market
Kaleidescape's New Strato K Brings 8K And 4:4:4 Content To Market
Since the first mass-market 8K displays hit the market from Samsung, Sony and LG back about seven or eight years ago, which was more or less concurrent with the availability of large screen size native 8K dvLED systems starting with Samsung's first official 8K The Wall model in 2019 and the given current availability of 8K pixel shift technology projectors for large screen applications, perhaps the major complaint many had with 8K was certainly not the quality of the image. Rather, the beef was with the lack of native 8K content. Yes, given most any input content, the upscaling in any 8K display delivered stunning images, but without true, native 8K content, some have paraphrased the old TV commercial and asked: "Where's the 8K native beef?"
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Kanto Living Acquires Furrion Outdoor TV Assets
 
Kanto Living Acquires Furrion Outdoor TV Assets
Kanto Living has entered into an agreement with Lippert Components to acquire select assets associated with the Furrion outdoor TV product line, expanding its footprint in the outdoor entertainment market. The acquisition includes outdoor televisions, related audio products, mounts, protective covers, customer relationships, inventory, and manufacturing tooling.
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Walmart Connect and Vizio deliver shoppable TV ads
 
ANKARA, TURKIYE - MARCH 06: In this photo illustration, a market cart model is seen in front of the logos of Walmart and Vizio displayed on a computer screen in Ankara, Turkiye on March 06, 2024. (Photo by Betul Abali/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Walmart's retail media network and connected TV subsidiary are partnering to enable advertisers to present branded shoppable content. The Walmart Connect retail media network and the Vizio connected TV/streaming platform, which the discounter purchased at the end of 2024 and made a wholly-owned subsidiary, have an offering called One Walmart Integrated Marketing Programs.
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