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The Netflix button is a button available on many modern remote controllers, used to directly connect to the popular streaming service Netflix. It was initially implemented in America in 2011. [1] In 2015, the button was added to European remotes. [2] This button sends an infrared (IR) signal to the television and opens up the Netflix app.
In 1981, United Video Satellite Group launched the first EPG service in North America, a cable channel known simply as The Electronic Program Guide.It allowed cable systems in the United States and Canada to provide on-screen listings to their subscribers 24 hours a day (displaying programming information up to 90 minutes in advance) on a dedicated cable channel.
EIA-608, also known as "Line 21 captions" and "CEA-608", [1] is a standard for closed captioning for NTSC TV broadcasts in the United States, Canada and Mexico. It was developed by the Electronic Industries Alliance and required by law to be implemented in most television receivers made in the United States.
Harmony 670, a universal remote. A universal remote is a remote control that can be programmed to operate various brands of one or more types of consumer electronics devices. . Low-end universal remotes can only control a set number of devices determined by their manufacturer, while mid- and high-end universal remotes allow the user to program in new control codes to the re
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In the United Kingdom, of 7.5 million people using TV subtitles (closed captioning), 6 million have no hearing impairment. [ 22 ] Closed captions are also used in public environments, such as bars and restaurants, where patrons may not be able to hear over the background noise, or where multiple televisions are displaying different programs.
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1950s TV Remote by Motorola SABA corded TV remote. One of the first remote intended to control a television was developed by Zenith Radio Corporation in 1950. The remote, called Lazy Bones, [15] was connected to the television by a wire. A wireless remote control, the Flash-Matic, [15] [16] was developed in 1955 by Eugene Polley.