This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers , a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. When free TV startup Telly came out of stealth in 2023 , it did so with big promises: Company executives told the media at the time that Telly would ship 500,000 units of its unique TV set, which incorporates a second screen for ads and widgets, before the end of the year. “Shipping 500,000 TVs ... that’s not going to be a problem,”