Media Player News

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

Samsung Introduces DivX Certified® MP3 Player at IFA
Sep 3, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and Samsung (Seoul: 005930) have announced the launch of Samsung's first DivX Certified® MP3 player, the R1, the newest edition to Samsung's BEAT line of portable media players. The R1 is designed to playback DivX® video.
News categories: DivX, Samsung, Europe, IFABerlin, Media Player, Russia, Streaming, Tablet

ViXS® Xtensiv™ Delivers Powerful Application Software for Multimedia
Sep 1, 2009 – ViXS Systems has announced the availability of its new Xtensiv™ software for Set Top Box (STB), PC and Consumer Electronics (CE) manufacturers designed to accelerate software development and help deliver extraordinary multimedia solutions.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DRM, DVD, DVR, Home Server, Media Player, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Dolby Multistream Decoder Now Available on NXP Digital TV Chipset
Aug 31, 2009 – Dolby Labs (NYSE:DLB) has announced that NXP Semiconductors has become the first semiconductor company to successfully implement the new Dolby® MS10 Multistream Decoder with its TV543 iDTV single-chip system solution.
News categories: Dolby, NXP, Media Player, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

DivX and Film Fresh Partner to Offer Digital Downloads in DivX® Format
Aug 26, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) has announced that Film Fresh is the first U.S. download-to-own (DTO) online store to provide major motion picture titles in the high-quality secure DivX® format.
News categories: DivX, Film Fresh, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

QuickPlay Announces 'Mobile Set-Top Box' for TV Service Providers
Aug 24, 2009 – QuickPlay Media has unveiled its new Mobile Set-Top Box solution. The solution will enable TV service providers to easily extend set-top box capabilities beyond the living room to popular consumer electronic and mobile devices.
News categories: QuickPlay, Cable TV, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Placeshifting, Portable, Set Top Box

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

ViewCast Streaming Media Appliance Supports H.264 Streaming to Adobe Flash
Aug 12, 2009 – ViewCast (OTC: VCST) has unveiled the Niagara® 2120, a low-cost, easy to use streaming media appliance that supports H.264 streaming via the Adobe® Flash® platform.
News categories: ViewCast, Adobe, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Media Player, Streaming