'Constantly Having Conversations,' Says Walmart Exec of Comcast Smart TV

Walmart is “constantly having conversations with current and new suppliers about innovation and new products we can bring to our customers,” emailed Ryan Peterson, vice president-electronics. "We don’t share details." He responded to our questions about a report the retailer and Comcast are in talks to develop smart TVs (see 2011030059). The TVs, if produced, would likely run Comcast software with streaming apps on a platform similar to those offered by Amazon, Roku, Google and Apple.