Media Player News

Samsung Galaxy S™ is World's First DivX HD™ Certified Android Mobile Phone
Aug 24, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and Samsung (KRX:005930, 005935; LSE:SMSN, SMSD) have announced that Samsung's Galaxy S is the world's first Android mobile phone that is DivX Certified for HD and the second overall DivX HD Certified phone, after the Samsung Wave.
News categories: DivX, Samsung, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming

UK - ITV Player to launch on PlayStation 3
Aug 18, 2010 – UK commercial television network, ITV (LSE:ITV), has announced a deal to make the ITV Player available on Sony's PlayStation®3 (PS3™) consoles by the end of 2010.
News categories: ITV plc, PlayStation, Gaming, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Vimeo Releases Universal Player to Support Embedded Videos on Mobile Devices
Aug 17, 2010 – Online video sharing site Vimeo® (Nasdaq: IACI) has released a Universal Player that allows people to watch embedded Vimeo videos on mobile devices such as iPhone or iPad using HTML5.
News categories: Vimeo, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming, Tablet

Worldwide Hybrid Web-to-TV Set Top Box Market Will Reach US$ 1.3 Billion by 2014
Aug 10, 2010 – Hybrid Web-to-TV Set Top Boxes will bring a new set of Internet services to TV sets. The value of Hybrid Set Top Boxes that are immediately put into use will reach US$ 1.3 Billion worldwide by 2014, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Media Player, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Sonic Solutions and Widevine Team to Expand Mobile Movie Access
Aug 5, 2010 – Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) and Widevine have announced that they are collaborating to provide retailers the opportunity to offer movie services on a broad array of mobile devices and smart phones from a range of manufacturers.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, Widevine, Content Protection, DRM, Media Player, Mobile, Portable, Streaming

DivX Continues to Build Global Momentum in Digital TVs with New Skyworth Partnership
Aug 2, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and Skyworth (Hong Kong: 0751) have announced a new partnership in which Skyworth will integrate DivX® technology into its line of 2010 digital TVs (DTVs).
News categories: DivX, Skyworth, Media Player, Smart TV

Sorenson Spark Provides its Video Decoder to LGs Full Line of Mobile Phones
Jul 28, 2010 – Sorenson Media has announced that LG Electronics (LG) has licensed the Sorenson Spark video codec to enable their full line of mobile devices to access the broadest selection of videos on the Internet.
News categories: Sorenson Media, LG Electronics, Licensing, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming

Antik Technology to integrate Google TV into its Juice set-top boxes
Jul 27, 2010 – Antik Technology plans to bring the features of Google TV to the owners of its Juice set-top boxes. Google TV will enable the owners of the Juice set-top boxes to interact with web content and TV together seamlessly.
News categories: Antik, Google TV, IPTV, Media Player, Set Top Box, Streaming

Sorenson Spark Video Decoder Licensed by Pantech For Mobile Devices
Jul 21, 2010 – Sorenson Media has announced that Pantech has licensed the Sorenson Spark video decoder to be included in the company's range of mobile devices. The decoder will give Pantech handset users access to the most comprehensive range of internet video.
News categories: Sorenson, Pantech, Licensing, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming