Blu-ray Disc (BD) News

Samsung Leads Consumers to a Life Made Simple at CES 2008, Unveils Breakthroughs in Digital Media Technology and Design
Jan 6, 2008 – Samsung Electronics opened the CES 2008 show unveiling its vision of a world of complete connectivity, one in which the boundaries to both rich content and beautiful design are gone and the result is a life made simple.
News categories: Samsung Electronics, Blu-ray, Camcorder, CES2025, DVD, HD-DVD, IPTV, Mobile, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

CyberLink Showcases Solutions that Make Digital Media Entertainment Come Alive at CES
Jan 4, 2008 – CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) is showcasing the latest advancements for enabling and enhancing digital media entertainment at the Las Vegas Hilton, Suite 2365 at CES 2008, from January 7-10.
News categories: CyberLink, Blu-ray, DVD, HD-DVD, Streaming

Warner Bros. Entertainment To Release Its High-Definition DVD Titles Exclusively In The Blu-ray Disc Format Beginning Later This Year
Jan 4, 2008 – In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year.
News categories: Warner Bros., Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD

Zoran Corporation Announces VaddisHD™ High-Definition Multimedia Processor Platform for Blu-Ray Disc and HD-DVD Players
Jan 4, 2008 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that it is demonstrating its VaddisHD™ High-Definition Multimedia Processor platform, supporting both the Blu-Ray Disc and HD-DVD emerging standards at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2008 in Las Vegas.
News categories: Zoran, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, ICs, Semiconductor

ArcSoft Demonstrates Multimedia Solutions at CES
Jan 3, 2008 – ArcSoft is demonstrating several of its multimedia solutions next week, January 7-10, at CES including TotalMedia Extreme, Print Creations, PhotoStudio Darkroom, and its embedded imaging technologies, and at Digital Experience! on January 6th, 7pm, at Caesars Palace, Augustus Ballroom, Las Vegas.
News categories: ArcSoft, Blu-ray, CES2025, DVD, HD-DVD, Media Player, Software, Streaming

Sigma Media Processor to Power Sharp's AQUOS Line of Blu-ray Disc Players & Recorders
Dec 19, 2007 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that its highly integrated SMP8634 media processor was selected by Sharp Corporation to power its new line of AQUOS® Blu-ray disc players and recorders.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Sharp Electronics, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, USA

Samsung's New Home Theater-in-a-Box (HTiB) Powered by Sigma Designs
Dec 14, 2007 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that its highly integrated SMP8634 media processor was selected by Samsung Electronics to power its new HT-BD2 home theater-in-a-box (HTiB), the first home theater product to combine a Blu-ray player and sound system into one product offering.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Samsung Electronics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Semiconductor

Sigma Designs, Inc. Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Results
Nov 28, 2007 – Sigma Designs' (NASDAQ:SIGM) net revenues for the third quarter were $66.2 million, up from $25.1 million reported for the same period last year. The increase was primarily attributable to increased SoC sales to manufacturers of IPTV set-top boxes and Blu-ray players.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Investor Presentation, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Macrovision to Acquire Blu-ray Disc Security Technology from Cryptography Research, Inc.
Nov 19, 2007 – Macrovision (Nasdaq: MVSN) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Cryptography Research Inc. (CRI) to acquire their SPDC™ (Self-Protecting Digital Content) technology, which forms the basis of BD+, a key element of Blu-ray's content security platform.
News categories: Macrovision, Cryptography Research, Inc., Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVD, MandA