Gaming & Games Consoles (Xbox, Playstation, PSP, Wii …) News

ABC iView plays with PlayStation®3 in Australia
Aug 19, 2009 – ABC TV and Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCE Aust.) are collaborating on a trial to deliver ABC iView via the PlayStation®3 (PS3) game console.
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, ABC TV, Australia, Digital TV, Gaming, Streaming

PlayStation 3 upgrade adds optimised BBC iPlayer
Aug 18, 2009 – Sony (SCEE) has announced that a PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system enhancement will give access to TV websites including the UK's BBC iPlayer on September 1st, followed shortly by Spanish, German, Dutch and Australian sites.
News categories: PlayStation, Australia, Gaming, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Streaming, UK

HDTVs in More than Half of All U.S. Homes
Aug 4, 2009 – A recent CTAM tracking Pulse report shows strong growth over the past year in HDTV ownership. In 2009, 53 percent of total U.S. households report owning a high definition television, an 18 percentage point increase in ownership over 2008.
News categories: CTAM, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Smart TV, USA

Consumer Electronics Market Looks Up...
Jul 7, 2009 – Although the global consumer electronics market returned to sequential revenue growth in the second quarter, the industry this year will not achieve an annual expansion that would signal a true recovery, according to iSuppli Corp.
News categories: iSuppli, Camcorder, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box

CANAL+ content to be available on Xbox in France
Jun 29, 2009 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and the the CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) have announced a strategic partnership for the distribution of CANAL+ products and services on Microsoft platforms in France.
News categories: Xbox, CANAL+, Digital TV, France, Gaming, Streaming

Fujisoft Teams with Sonic Solutions to Deliver Hollywood Hits to Wii Game Console
Jun 25, 2009 – Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has announced that it is partnering with Fujisoft to deliver premium entertainment to the Nintendo Wii game console via Fujisoft's 'Minna no Theater Wii' video-on-demand service in Japan.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, Fujisoft, Paramount Pictures, Digital TV, Gaming, Japan, Media Player, Streaming

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

Sonic Solutions Selects Widevine for Video Optimization and DRM
Jun 8, 2009 – Widevine® and Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) have announced that Widevine adaptive streaming, interactive DVD/Blu-ray features and DRM will help facilitate Roxio® CinemaNow® digital entertainment on broadband-enabled consumer electronics.
News categories: Widevine, Sonic Solutions, Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Gaming, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA