Media Player News

RealNetworks Powers Entertainment Experiences on Netbooks
Jun 2, 2009 – RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) has entered licensing agreements with OS vendors Canonical, Xandros, Phoenix Technologies and DeviceVM to license RealPlayer for Mobile Devices for use in Linux OSs and Instant-On OSs for Windows-based Netbooks.
News categories: RealNetworks, Media Player, Streaming

Ittiam and NXP Semiconductors License Sorenson Spark Video Decoder
Jun 2, 2009 – Sorenson Media has announced that Ittiam and NXP Semiconductors have licensed the Sorenson Spark decoder to enable Internet video on consumer electronic devices, including mobile phones, mobile computing devices, set-top boxes and connected TVs.
News categories: Sorenson Media, Ittiam, NXP, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Adobe and Broadcom Bring HD Flash Video to Atom-based Netbooks
Jun 2, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) and Adobe Systems (Nasdaq: ADBE) have announced a collaboration to enable hardware accelerated playback of high definition (HD) Adobe® Flash® based video content on platforms powered by Intel® Atom™ processors.
News categories: Broadcom, Adobe Systems, Media Player, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Streaming

Adobe and NVIDIA Announce GPU Acceleration for Flash Player
Jun 2, 2009 – NVIDIA (Nasdaq:NVDA) and Adobe Systems (Nasdaq:ADBE) have announced that they are collaborating as part of the Open Screen Project to optimize GPU video and graphics acceleration to enable Adobe® Flash® Player on a range of mobile Internet devices.
News categories: NVIDIA, Adobe Systems, Open Screen Project, Media Player, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Streaming

BSkyB and Microsoft Join Forces to Offer TV through Xbox
May 29, 2009 – Sky (LSE:BSY) and Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) have announced that from this autumn, millions of Xbox owners in the UK and Ireland will have the opportunity to access Sky Player, Sky's online TV service, through their broadband-enabled games consoles.
News categories: BSkyB, Xbox, Digital TV, Gaming, Ireland, Media Player, Satellite, Streaming, UK

LG and DivX Announce World's First HD 1080p DivX® Certified Blu-ray Player
May 19, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) have announced the first LG Blu-ray Disc player (the LG BD390) capable of playing back 1080p high-definition (HD) DivX® video files.
News categories: DivX, LG Electronics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Europe, Media Player, Streaming, USA

Sorenson Spark Video Decoder Licensed by Qualcomm for Mobile Video
Apr 29, 2009 – Sorenson Media has announced that its Sorenson Spark video decoder has been licensed by Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) for chipsets targeted at the next generation of multimedia-rich mobile phones, mobile computing devices, and other consumer products.
News categories: Sorenson, Qualcomm, Digital TV, Licensing, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor, Streaming

UK - BBC HD comes to BBC iPlayer
Apr 20, 2009 – The BBC HD channel is now available via BBC iPlayer, enabling users to stream HD programmes for seven days after first broadcast, or download and watch them within 30 days.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Microsoft Smooth Streaming Provides True High-Definition Video Delivery
Apr 20, 2009 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has released Smooth Streaming, a feature of Internet Information Services (IIS) Media Services. IIS Media Services is an HTTP-based media delivery platform that includes extensions for measuring, monetizing and caching media.
News categories: IIS, Content Distribution, Media Player, NABShow, Streaming