DVD (Blu-Ray, HD DVD, DVD-Recorder, …) News

3D Portion of HDMI Specification Version 1.4 Available for Public Download
Feb 3, 2010 – HDMI Licensing, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface® (HDMI®) specification, has announced that it has made the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification Version 1.4 available for public download on the HDMI Web site.
News categories: HDMI Licensing, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Ultra-HD Video and 3D Video on the Horizon
Feb 3, 2010 – Pay TV operators are in the early stages of deploying 3D TV capability. Early 3D TVs and 3D Blu-Ray players will ship in 2010. In-Stat projects worldwide 3D TV shipments will reach 41 million in 2014.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

Panasonic Opens Blu-ray 3D Authoring Facility
Feb 1, 2010 – Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) has unveiled its Blu-ray 3D™ Advanced Authoring Center at the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory. The Center offers services which are capable of making Blu-ray 3D™ Discs commercially available as early as Spring 2010.
News categories: Panasonic, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Metaverse, USA

MPEG IC Shipments on Track to Reach 2 Billion units
Feb 1, 2010 – As consumers access digital video on more devices, applications for MPEG digital video compression technology are expanding, particularly in portable devices, reports In-Stat. As a result, shipments of MPEG ICs will reach 2 billion units by 2013.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV

1 in 5 Dutch households has a hard disk recorder
Jan 29, 2010 – The Dutch Audience Research Foundation (SKO) has published the results of its annual 'TV in the Netherlands' report. Penetration of digital TV in the Netherlands has increased from 41.3% in 2008 to 50.8% in the second half of 2009.
News categories: Stichting KijkOnderzoek, Intomart GfK, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, Gaming, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial

NEC Electronics Reports Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2009
Jan 27, 2010 – NEC Electronics (TSE: 6723) has announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Sales of semiconductors for game consoles and of the company's 'EMMA' series image-processing LSI chips for digital consumer declined year on year.
News categories: NEC Electronics, Blu-ray, Gaming, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Zoran Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2009 Results
Jan 25, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ:ZRAN) has reported results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. Revenues for the fourth quarter were $93.3 million, compared to $115.5 million last quarter and $74.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2008.
News categories: Zoran, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Blu-Ray and Network Connectivity Finally Start Encroaching on DVD in Disc Player/Recorder Market
Jan 25, 2010 – High-volume shipments of Blu-ray players, most of which feature network connectivity, are finally making inroads into the broader disc player and recorder market, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Streaming

Web-Enabled Devices Bring Internet Video and Applications to the TV
Jan 19, 2010 – Over-the-top (OTT) video services are increasingly offering compelling alternatives to traditional TV viewing. Web-enabled devices, which are a necessity to access these services, are now proliferating across device categories.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming