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

Home Entertainment goes 3D
Mar 31, 2009 – As more 3D movies are released in the cinema, technology is arriving that will allow viewers to enjoy the experience at home. Screen Digest believes that autostereoscopic technology will eventually become popular as it has one major advantage: no glasses.
News categories: Screen Digest, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Digital Entertainment Companies in China to Support Dolby High-Definition Audio Technologies for Blu-ray Disc Format
Mar 19, 2009 – Dolby (NYSE: DLB) has announced that three companies in China - TCL, MIT Technology and Lite-On IT - have agreed to license Dolby® TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus for future Blu-ray Disc products.
News categories: Dolby, Blu-ray, China

Spain - March DTT monthly update released
Mar 11, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, January sales of DTV tuners in Spain once again exceeded one million units (1,123,439). The total volume of DTT receivers sold since 2003 is now over 16.3 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Germany: CE Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2008
Mar 9, 2009 – Results from Q1-Q4 2008 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are available for download.
News categories: GfK Retail and Technology, DVD, Gaming, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

TiVo and Alticast Announce Agreement
Mar 2, 2009 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) and Alticast have announced that they have entered into an agreement intended to reduce the time-to-market for pay TV operators seeking to harness TiVo's consumer experience in conjunction with the Alticast embedded software.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Alticast, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Panasonic, Philips and Sony to establish One Stop Shop product license for Blu-ray Disc™
Feb 25, 2009 – Panasonic (Tokyo:6752; NYSE:PC), Philips (AEX: PHI; NYSE: PHG) and Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) are currently working with other Blu-ray Disc™ patent holders to establish a one-stop-shop license for Blu-ray Disc™ products.
News categories: Sony Corp, Royal Philips Electronics, Panasonic, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Licensing, Optical Disc Recorder, Patent

Broadcom Extends chumby® Platform to Internet-Connected TVs, Set-Top Boxes and Blu-ray Disc® Players
Feb 23, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) and chumby® have announced the integration of the chumby rich media Internet platform into Broadcom's latest digital television (DTV), set-top box (STB) and Blu-ray Disc® system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions.
News categories: Broadcom, chumby, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Blu-ray disc sales to exceed 100 million units in 2009
Feb 23, 2009 – Research from Futuresource Consulting reveals that consumers are on target to buy in excess of 100 million Blu-ray discs (BD) across the USA, Western Europe and Japan this year.
News categories: Futuresource, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research

Netflix Passes 10 Million Subscribers, With 600,000 Net Additions Since the First of the Year
Feb 12, 2009 – Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) has announced that it has surpassed 10 million subscribers, a milestone that reflects the widespread and growing appeal of the company's service.
News categories: Netflix, Digital TV, DVD, Streaming, Subscribers, USA