Optical Disc Recorder (DVD, Blu-ray) News

Germany: CE Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2007
Feb 22, 2008 – Results from Q1-Q4 2007 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

DVD6C Announces New Licensing Program
Jan 25, 2008 – The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) has announced that it has revised its worldwide patent licensing program including offering a new license agreement, which offers reduced royalty rates on certain products and additional licensing options.
News categories: DVD6C, Digital TV, DVD, Licensing, Optical Disc Recorder, Patent

Magnum Semiconductor Announces MS9410 Advanced DVD Codec
Jan 7, 2008 – Magnum Semiconductor has announced the MS9410 Advanced DVD Codec IC, the newest member of the MS94xx series of market-leading DVD encoder and consumer entertainment system controller chips.
News categories: Magnum Semiconductor, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor

DivX Certifies Blu-Ray Capable ''UniPhier'' Chip Platform from Panasonic
Jan 7, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced the DivX® Certification of Panasonic's UniPhier® System LSI. The UniPhier is a platform that enables high-quality video, such as DivX playback, in products such as Blu-ray DVD players and recorders, digital TVs, mobile phones and in-car devices.
News categories: DivX, panasonic.co.jp/, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, Media Player, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Smart TV

ViXS Debuts Next Generation HD Multi-stream Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder SoC
Jan 3, 2008 – ViXS Systems has announced the North American debut of the XCode™ 3290, the world's most advanced MPEG4 AVC (MPEG4 Part 10/H.264) Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder System-on-a-Chip (SoC).
News categories: ViXS Systems, CES2025, Content Protection, DRM, DVR, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor

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 Develops World's First 65nm Digital TV Receiver Chip
Dec 13, 2007 – Samsung Electronics has announced the development of a new digital TV receiver chip (S5H1432) using 65nm process technology for terrestrial digital video broadcasting (DVB-T), the digital broadcasting standard in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
News categories: Samsung, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

DVD Players UK: the first ten years
Dec 12, 2007 – To date, approximately 35 million DVD Players have been sold in the UK, with a total retail value of £3.7 billion.
News categories: GfK, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, UK

Macrovision Agrees to Acquire Gemstar-TV Guide
Dec 7, 2007 – Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN) and Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST) have announced a definitive agreement for Macrovision to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide in a cash and stock transaction.
News categories: Macrovision, Gemstar-TV Guide, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, MandA, Middleware, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial