<s>
A	O
smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
connected	B-Device
TV	I-Device
(	O
CTV	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
television	O
set	O
with	O
integrated	O
Internet	O
and	O
interactive	O
Web	O
2.0	O
features	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
music	O
and	O
videos	O
,	O
browse	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
and	O
view	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
are	O
a	O
technological	O
convergence	O
of	O
computers	O
,	O
televisions	O
,	O
and	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
players	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
traditional	O
functions	O
of	O
television	O
sets	O
provided	O
through	O
traditional	O
broadcasting	B-Operating_System
media	O
,	O
these	O
devices	O
can	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
over-the-top	O
media	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
streaming	O
television	O
and	O
internet	O
radio	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
home	O
networking	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
should	O
not	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
Internet	O
TV	O
,	O
IPTV	O
,	O
or	O
streaming	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
,	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
preloaded	O
into	O
the	O
television	O
set	O
's	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
which	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
apps	O
and	O
other	O
digital	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	B-Application
applications	I-Application
can	O
be	O
preloaded	O
into	O
the	O
device	O
or	O
updated	O
or	O
installed	O
on	O
demand	O
via	O
an	O
application	O
store	O
or	O
marketplace	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
how	O
applications	O
are	O
integrated	O
into	O
modern	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
that	O
enables	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
is	O
also	O
incorporated	O
in	O
external	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
and	O
some	O
Blu-ray	O
players	O
,	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
players	I-Application
,	O
hotel	O
television	O
systems	O
,	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
network-connected	O
interactive	O
devices	O
that	O
utilize	O
television-type	O
display	B-Device
outputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
device	O
is	O
either	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
with	O
integrated	O
Internet	O
capabilities	O
or	O
a	O
set-top	O
box	O
for	O
television	O
that	O
offers	O
more	O
advanced	O
computing	O
ability	O
and	O
connectivity	O
than	O
a	O
contemporary	O
basic	O
television	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
is	O
an	O
information	B-Device
appliance	I-Device
and	O
may	O
be	O
thought	O
of	O
as	O
the	O
computer	O
system	O
of	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
integrated	O
with	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
runs	O
a	O
complete	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
or	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
that	O
may	O
provide	O
a	O
platform	B-Device
for	O
application	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
a	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
often	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
install	O
and	O
run	O
more	O
advanced	O
applications	O
or	O
plugins/addons	B-Application
based	O
on	O
its	O
specific	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
platform	B-Device
has	O
a	O
public	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
or	O
native	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
(	O
NDK	O
)	O
with	O
which	O
third-party	O
developers	O
can	O
develop	O
applications	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
app	O
store	O
so	O
end-users	O
can	O
install	O
and	O
uninstall	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
public	O
SDK	O
enables	O
third-party	O
application	O
developers	O
to	O
write	O
applications	O
once	O
and	O
see	O
them	O
run	O
successfully	O
on	O
any	O
device	O
that	O
supports	O
the	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
platform	B-Device
architecture	O
it	O
was	O
written	O
for	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
deliver	O
content	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
photos	O
,	O
movies	O
and	O
music	O
)	O
from	O
other	O
computers	O
or	O
network	B-Application
attached	I-Application
storage	I-Application
devices	O
on	O
a	O
network	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
Digital	O
Living	O
Network	O
Alliance	O
(	O
DLNA	O
)	O
/	O
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
(	O
UPnP	B-Application
)	O
media	O
server	O
or	O
similar	O
service	O
program	O
like	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
or	O
Network-attached	B-Application
storage	I-Application
(	O
NAS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
via	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
Internet-based	O
services	O
including	O
traditional	O
broadcast	B-Operating_System
TV	O
channels	O
,	O
catch-up	O
services	O
,	O
video-on-demand	B-Application
(	O
VOD	B-Application
)	O
,	O
electronic	B-Device
program	I-Device
guide	I-Device
,	O
interactive	O
advertising	O
,	O
personalisation	O
,	O
voting	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
social	O
networking	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
multimedia	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
enables	O
access	O
to	O
movies	O
,	O
shows	O
,	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
apps	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
those	O
apps	O
include	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
an	O
LSI	O
chip	O
with	O
memory	O
and	O
a	O
character	O
generator	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
receiver	O
enabled	O
Japanese	O
viewers	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
programming	O
and	O
information	O
transmitted	O
over	O
spare	O
lines	O
of	O
the	O
broadcast	B-Operating_System
television	O
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
descriptions	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
television	I-Device
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
public	O
discourse	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
earlier	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
videotex	B-Operating_System
services	O
,	O
particularly	O
teletext	O
information	O
for	O
reception	O
by	O
television	O
sets	O
,	O
leading	O
commentators	O
to	O
consider	O
that	O
televisions	O
and	O
accessories	O
would	O
evolve	O
to	O
encompass	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
related	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mass	O
acceptance	O
of	O
digital	O
television	O
in	O
the	O
mid-late	O
2000s	O
and	O
early	O
2010s	O
greatly	O
improved	O
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
TV	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
announced	O
production	O
of	O
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
only	O
for	O
their	O
middle-end	O
to	O
high-end	O
TVs	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
became	O
the	O
dominant	O
form	O
of	O
television	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
Nielsen	O
reported	O
that	O
29	O
percent	O
of	O
those	O
with	O
incomes	O
over	O
$	O
75,000	O
a	O
year	O
had	O
a	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
devices	O
also	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
user-generated	O
content	O
(	O
either	O
stored	O
on	O
an	O
external	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
or	O
in	O
cloud	O
storage	O
)	O
and	O
to	O
interactive	O
services	O
and	O
Internet	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
many	O
using	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Streaming	I-Protocol
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
HLS	O
)	O
adaptive	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
devices	O
facilitate	O
the	O
curation	O
of	O
traditional	O
content	O
by	O
combining	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
with	O
content	O
from	O
TV	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
devices	O
feature	O
additional	O
interactive	O
organic	B-Device
user	I-Device
interface	I-Device
/	O
natural	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
technologies	O
for	O
navigation	B-Application
controls	I-Application
and	O
other	O
human	O
interaction	O
with	O
a	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
with	O
such	O
as	O
second	O
screen	O
companion	O
devices	O
,	O
spatial	O
gestures	O
input	O
like	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Algorithm
Kinect	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
even	O
for	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
for	O
natural	B-General_Concept
language	I-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
develops	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
satisfy	O
consumers	O
and	O
companies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
payment	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
and	O
PaymentWall	O
have	O
collaborated	O
to	O
allow	O
consumers	O
to	O
access	O
purchased	O
apps	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
using	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
,	O
laptop	O
,	O
tablet	O
,	O
or	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
technology	O
and	O
software	O
is	O
still	O
evolving	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
proprietary	B-Application
and	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
frameworks	O
already	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
run	O
applications	O
(	O
sometimes	O
available	O
via	O
an	O
'	O
app	O
store	O
 '	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	B-Device
)	O
,	O
play	O
over-the-top	O
media	O
services	O
and	O
interactive	O
on-demand	O
media	O
,	O
personalized	O
communications	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
social	O
networking	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
Google	B-Application
TV	O
,	O
Horizon	O
TV	O
,	O
Inview	B-Device
,	O
Kodi	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Center	I-Application
,	O
Mediaroom	B-Application
,	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
,	O
OpenTV	O
,	O
Plex	B-Application
,	O
RDK	O
(	O
Reference	O
Development	B-Application
Kit	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Roku	O
,	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Alliance	O
,	O
ToFu	O
Media	O
Platform	B-Device
,	O
Ubuntu	O
TV	O
,	O
Vewd	O
,	O
and	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
are	O
framework	O
platforms	B-Device
managed	O
by	O
individual	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HbbTV	B-Device
,	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
Hybrid	B-Device
Broadcast	I-Device
Broadband	I-Device
TV	I-Device
association	O
,	O
CE-HTML	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
Web4CE	O
,	O
OIPF	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
HbbTV	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Tru2way	O
are	O
framework	O
platforms	B-Device
managed	O
by	O
technology	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
platforms	B-Device
used	O
by	O
vendors	O
are	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
Apple	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Haier	O
,	O
Hisense	O
,	O
Hitachi	O
,	O
Insignia	O
,	O
LG	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Netgear	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
Philips	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
Sharp	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
TCL	O
,	O
TiVO	B-Application
,	O
Toshiba	O
,	O
Sling	O
Media	O
,	O
and	O
Western	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
LG	O
,	O
and	O
Roku	O
TV	O
are	O
some	O
platforms	B-Device
ranked	O
under	O
the	O
best	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
platforms	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
52%	O
of	O
U.S.	O
households	O
subscribed	O
to	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
,	O
or	O
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	O
;	O
43%	O
of	O
pay-TV	O
subscribers	O
also	O
used	O
Netflix	O
,	O
and	O
43%	O
of	O
adults	O
used	O
some	O
streaming	B-Application
video	I-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
service	O
at	O
least	O
monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
platforms	B-Device
come	O
prepackaged	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
optionally	O
extended	O
,	O
with	O
social	O
networking	O
technology	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
social	O
networking	O
synchronization	O
to	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
and	O
HTPC	O
platforms	B-Device
may	O
provide	O
an	O
interaction	O
both	O
with	O
on-screen	O
content	O
and	O
with	O
other	O
viewers	O
than	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
to	O
most	O
televisions	O
,	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
providing	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
cinematic	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
than	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
with	O
most	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
platforms	B-Device
also	O
support	O
interactive	O
advertising	O
(	O
companion	O
ads	O
)	O
,	O
addressable	O
advertising	O
with	O
local	O
advertising	O
insertion	O
and	O
targeted	O
advertising	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
advanced	O
advertising	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
ad	O
telescoping	O
using	O
VOD	B-Application
and	O
DVR	B-Application
,	O
enhanced	O
TV	O
for	O
consumer	O
call-to-action	O
,	O
and	O
audience	O
measurement	O
solutions	O
for	O
ad	O
campaign	O
effectiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
marketing	O
and	O
trading	O
possibilities	O
offered	O
by	O
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
are	O
sometimes	O
summarized	O
by	O
the	O
term	O
t-commerce	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taken	O
together	O
,	O
this	O
bidirectional	O
data	O
flow	O
means	O
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
can	O
be	O
and	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
clandestine	O
observation	O
of	O
the	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
in	O
sets	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
configured	O
off-the-shelf	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
default	O
security	B-Application
measures	O
are	O
often	O
weak	O
and	O
will	O
allow	O
hackers	B-Application
to	O
easily	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2019	O
research	O
,	O
"	O
Watching	O
You	O
Watch	O
:	O
The	O
Tracking	O
Ecosystem	O
of	O
Over-the-Top	O
TV	O
Streaming	B-Application
Devices	I-Application
"	O
,	O
conducted	O
at	O
Princeton	O
and	O
University	O
of	O
Chicago	O
,	O
demonstrated	O
that	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
streaming	B-Application
devices	I-Application
will	O
covertly	O
collect	O
and	O
transmit	O
personal	O
user	O
data	O
,	O
including	O
captured	O
screen	O
images	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
network	O
of	O
advertising	O
and	O
analytics	O
companies	O
,	O
raising	O
privacy	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
marketing	O
research	O
firm	O
eMarketer	O
reported	O
a	O
38	O
percent	O
surgeto	O
close	O
to	O
$7billion	O
,	O
a	O
10	O
percent	O
television	O
advertising	O
market	O
sharein	O
advertising	O
on	O
connected	B-Device
TV	I-Device
like	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
Roku	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
underway	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
market	O
indicators	O
that	O
the	O
figure	O
would	O
surpass	O
$10billion	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
evidence	O
that	O
a	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
is	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
serious	O
security	B-Application
bugs	O
have	O
been	O
discovered	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
successful	O
attempts	O
to	O
run	O
malicious	O
code	O
to	O
get	O
unauthorized	O
access	O
were	O
documented	O
on	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
evidence	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
gain	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
to	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
install	O
malicious	O
software	O
,	O
access	O
and	O
modify	O
configuration	O
information	O
for	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
,	O
remotely	O
access	O
and	O
modify	O
files	O
on	O
TV	O
and	O
attached	O
USB	O
drives	O
,	O
access	O
camera	O
and	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
concerns	O
that	O
hackers	B-Application
may	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
remotely	O
turn	O
on	O
the	O
microphone	O
or	O
webcam	O
on	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
eavesdrop	O
on	O
private	O
conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
loop	B-Architecture
antenna	I-Architecture
may	O
be	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
bidirectional	O
transmission	O
channel	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
uploading	O
data	O
rather	O
than	O
only	O
receiving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2012	O
,	O
security	B-Application
researchers	O
discovered	O
a	O
similar	O
vulnerability	O
present	O
in	O
more	O
series	O
of	O
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
hackers	B-Application
to	O
get	O
an	O
external	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anticipating	O
growing	O
demand	O
for	O
an	O
antivirus	B-Application
for	O
a	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
some	O
security	B-Application
software	O
companies	O
are	O
already	O
working	O
with	O
partners	O
in	O
the	O
digital	O
TV	O
field	O
on	O
the	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
seems	O
like	O
there	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
antivirus	B-Application
for	O
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
available	O
:	O
"	O
Neptune	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
antimalware	B-Application
system	O
developed	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Blue	O
Software	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sophos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
antivirus	B-Application
company	O
Avira	B-Application
has	O
joined	O
forces	O
with	O
digital	O
TV	O
testing	O
company	O
Labwise	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
software	O
to	O
protect	O
against	O
potential	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
privacy	O
policy	O
for	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	I-Application
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
has	O
been	O
called	O
Orwellian	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
George	O
Orwell	O
and	O
the	O
dystopian	O
world	O
of	O
constant	O
surveillance	O
he	O
depicted	O
in	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
to	O
Telescreens	O
because	O
of	O
eavesdropping	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hackers	B-Application
have	O
misused	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
's	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
operating	O
source	O
codes	O
for	O
applications	O
and	O
its	O
unsecured	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Passwords	O
,	O
IP	O
address	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
credit	O
card	O
information	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
hackers	B-Application
and	O
even	O
companies	O
for	O
advertisement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
confidential	O
documents	O
,	O
codenamed	O
Vault	O
7	O
and	O
dated	O
from	O
2013	O
to	O
2016	O
,	O
include	O
details	O
on	O
CIA	O
's	O
software	O
capabilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
compromise	O
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
websites	O
can	O
block	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
access	O
to	O
content	O
at	O
will	O
or	O
tailor	O
the	O
content	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
received	O
by	O
each	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
TV-enabled	O
devices	O
were	O
blocked	O
by	O
NBC	O
,	O
ABC	O
,	O
CBS	O
,	O
and	O
Hulu	B-Application
from	O
accessing	O
their	O
Web	O
content	O
since	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
TV	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
TV	O
devices	O
were	O
also	O
blocked	O
from	O
accessing	O
any	O
programs	O
offered	O
by	O
Viacom	O
’s	O
subsidiaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
high-end	O
Samsung	B-Application
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
stopped	O
working	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
seven	O
days	O
after	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Application	O
providers	O
are	O
rarely	O
upgrading	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
apps	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Netflix	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
older	O
TV	O
versions	O
with	O
new	O
Netflix	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
