Media Player News

PowerDVD™ and Qvu™ Combine to Bring a 'Beyond HD' Viewing Experience to Netbooks & Laptops
Dec 22, 2009 – Quartics and CyberLink (5203.TW) have announced a partnership to enable the PowerDVD player software with the new Qvu™ video processor. The result will bring a 'Beyond HD' viewing experience to consumers using the software on netbooks and laptops.
News categories: Quartics, CyberLink, Blu-ray, CES2025, Media Player, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Streaming

BBC Trust gives provisional approval to Project Canvas
Dec 22, 2009 – The BBC Trust has given its provisional approval to the BBC's involvement in Project Canvas, saying that the likely public value of the proposal justifies any potential negative market impact.
News categories: Project Canvas, BBC Trust, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

DivX and Sonic Solutions Announce Strategic Partnership to Enable Digital Video Distribution
Dec 16, 2009 – Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC) and DivX (Nasdaq:DIVX) have announced a partnership to enable the digital distribution of movies to DivX Certified® CE devices. Sonic Solutions will make movies available for download in the DivX® format.
News categories: DivX, Sonic Solutions, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Introducing CuboVision by Telecom Italia
Dec 15, 2009 – Telecom Italia (Milan:TIT) has unveiled CuboVision®, an all-in-one multimedia broadband device for home TV access to digital terrestrial TV channels, Web TV, and pay-per-view films, as well as for organizing content such as photos, videos and music.
News categories: Telecom Italia, Digital TV, Italy, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Terrestrial

AMD to demonstrate Blu-Ray Stereoscopic 3D Playback at CES
Dec 7, 2009 – AMD (NYSE: AMD) has announced that it will demonstrate the forthcoming Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D standard at the 2010 International CES, showcasing how consumers will soon get to enjoy high-fidelity 3D entertainment once reserved only for theaters.
News categories: AMD, CyberLink, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, Media Player, Metaverse, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Streaming

Global Online Television Announces GOTV IPTV Launch Date
Dec 4, 2009 – Atlantis Technology Group (PINKSHEETS: ATNP) subsidiary Global Online Television Corporation has announced its launch date for the GOTV IPTV service to be on January 11th, 2010.
News categories: Global Online Television, Atlantis Technology, Media Player, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

SENSIO and Cyberlink Join Forces to Integrate SENSIO® 3D Into the PowerDVD Videoplayer
Nov 30, 2009 – SENSIO Technologies (TSX: SIO) and CyberLink (5203.TW) have signed a letter of intent to integrate SENSIO's software solution, the S3D software decoder, into Cyberlink's PowerDVD videoplayer.
News categories: SENSIO, Cyberlink, CES2025, DVD, Media Player, Metaverse, Streaming

Adobe AIR 2 and Flash Player 10.1 Beta Software Now Available
Nov 17, 2009 – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) has announced that beta versions of its AIR® 2 and Flash® Player 10.1 software are now available. Flash Player 10.1 is able to use hardware decoding of H.264 video on Windows PCs, netbooks and mobile devices where available.
News categories: Adobe Systems, Media Player, Streaming

BBC issues guidelines for iPlayer porting
Oct 20, 2009 – The BBC has published new guidelines that outline how potential partners can syndicate the standard iPlayer product. They also lay out the scope for BBC investment in customisation and bespoke development for larger platforms.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK