Alibaba Moves Into Internet TV Market With Smart OS

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Aug 25, 2013 | Alibaba, China, E-Commerce, Internet Development | 0 |

Alibaba Group is moving into a new field: Internet television.

Alibaba announced the development of a smart TV operating system (OS) and set-top box that the company hopes will form the nucleus of a TV-centric “ecosystem” allowing Chinese consumers to access digital content, share content with mobile phones and other devices, as well as shop and pay bills via their TVs.

Source: Alibaba Group

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