Blu-ray Disc (BD) News

ViXS® Xtensiv™ Delivers Powerful Application Software for Multimedia
Sep 1, 2009 – ViXS Systems has announced the availability of its new Xtensiv™ software for Set Top Box (STB), PC and Consumer Electronics (CE) manufacturers designed to accelerate software development and help deliver extraordinary multimedia solutions.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DRM, DVD, DVR, Home Server, Media Player, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

3D to be incorporated into the Blu-ray Disc format
Sep 1, 2009 – The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has announced its plans for incorporating 3D into the widely successful Blu-ray Disc format.
News categories: Blu-ray Disc Association, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Metaverse

DivX and Film Fresh Partner to Offer Digital Downloads in DivX® Format
Aug 26, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) has announced that Film Fresh is the first U.S. download-to-own (DTO) online store to provide major motion picture titles in the high-quality secure DivX® format.
News categories: DivX, Film Fresh, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Toshiba Applies to Join Blu-ray Disc Association
Aug 10, 2009 – Toshiba (TOKYO: 6502) has announced that the company has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) and plans to introduce products that support the Blu-ray format.
News categories: Blu-ray Disc Association, Toshiba, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD

CBHD More Popular than Blu-Ray in China?
Jul 27, 2009 – According to a media report, movies in China Blue High-definition Disc (CBHD) format command 3% of the Chinese market, well ahead of the share held by Blu-ray.
News categories: Blu-ray, China, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research

Blockbuster and Samsung Sign Agreement to Deliver BLOCKBUSTER® OnDemand Services to Select Samsung HDTVs, Home Theater Systems and Blu-ray Players
Jul 14, 2009 – Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B) and Samsung (Seoul: 005930) have announced they are joining forces to enable consumers to access Blockbuster's library of premium digital entertainment via Samsung HDTVs, home theater systems and Blu-ray players.
News categories: Samsung, Blockbuster, Blu-ray, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Blu-ray unable to halt DVD sales slump
Jun 15, 2009 – The global video business lost more than $2.6bn in 2008 due to a combination of a fall in both DVD purchase and rentals by consumers. The figure, which equates to a downturn of 4.8% globally, is published in the latest report from Screen Digest.
News categories: Screen Digest, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research

Game Consoles to Remain Preeminent Device for Web Video on TV in the U.S.
Jun 15, 2009 – The range of connected consumer electronics devices delivering web video into the living room is growing. Networked video game consoles are currently the most utilized devices and will remain so through 2013, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

AACS Finalizes Managed Copy for Blu-ray Discs
Jun 12, 2009 – The AACS licensing authority has finalized specifications that would allow consumers to make legal copies of Blu-ray content, but that will require new hardware.
News categories: AACS, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DRM, Gaming, Smart Home