Licensing (Patents, Royalties, …) News

SISVEL Announces Progress in the Formation of the DVB-T2 Patent Pool
Sep 10, 2009 – On the occasion of IBC2009, SISVEL has announced that it has been coordinating meetings among owners of patent rights that have been evaluated as essential to the DVB-T2 standard by independent experts.
News categories: SISVEL, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Patent, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

RMI® Corporation Signs Licensing Agreement for DivX Plus™ HD Certification
Sep 3, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and RMI Corp have announced a licensing agreement for next-generation DivX Plus™ HD Certification. Under the agreement, RMI is granted a license to support DivX Plus HD technology on its Au1200 and Au1300 processors.
News categories: DivX, RMI Corp, Licensing, Media Player, Portable, Semiconductor, Streaming

DivX Announces Licensing Agreement With Realtek for DivX Plus™ HD
Sep 3, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and Realtek have announced a licensing agreement at IFA. Under the agreement, Realtek will incorporate DivX technology into Realtek's RTD1283/RTD1073 chips, enabling playback of DivX Plus HD video in the MKV file container.
News categories: DivX, Realtek, IFABerlin, Licensing, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Streaming

Ambarella licenses Imagination Technologies' graphics processor core
Aug 24, 2009 – Imagination Technologies (LSE: IMG) has signed a multi-use license agreement with Ambarella, a technology leader in HD video compression and image processing SoCs, for a member of Imagination's POWERVR SGX graphics processor family.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, Ambarella, Licensing, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Chips&Media Licenses Sorenson Spark Video Decoder
Aug 24, 2009 – Sorenson Media has announced that Chips&Media has licensed the Sorenson Spark Software Developers Kit (SDK) to include the Sorenson Spark video decoder in Chips&Media's optimized video IP.
News categories: Sorenson Media, Chips&Media, Licensing, Media Player, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Streaming

NEC Licenses DivX Plus™ HD for EMMA™ chips
Aug 18, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and NEC (TSE: 6723) have announced a multi-year licensing agreement covering the integration of DivX Plus™ HD technology into NEC Electronics' 'Enhanced Multi-Media Architecture' (EMMA™).
News categories: DivX, NEC Electronics, Licensing, Media Player, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Echostar offering to license out Sling technology
Jul 28, 2009 – According to Cable Digital News, EchoStar (Nasdaq:SATS) is in discussions to license its 'SlingLoaded' video place-shifting technology to third-party set-top box suppliers, TV makers, and other digital media providers.
News categories: EchoStar, Digital TV, Licensing, Middleware, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Smart TV

SENSIO Signs Licensing Agreement With Hyundai IT
Jul 21, 2009 – SENSIO (TSX Venture Exchange: SIO) has announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with manufacturer Hyundai IT for integration of SENSIO's technology into Hyundai IT's LCD HD 3D televisions, developed for the consumer electronics market.
News categories: SENSIO, Hyundai IT, Digital TV, Licensing, Metaverse, Smart TV

Macrovision and ADB Sign Patent Licensing Agreement
Jul 9, 2009 – Macrovision [NASDAQ: MVSN] and Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) [SIX:ADBN] have entered into a patent license agreement for Interactive Program Guides (IPGs) for consumer electronic products.
News categories: Macrovision, Advanced Digital Broadcast, Licensing, Middleware, Patent, Set Top Box