Media Player News

2Wire MediaPoint Accelerates Service Provider Delivery of Entertainment Services, Bridging Television and the Internet
Nov 10, 2008 – 2Wire has introduced the MediaPoint™ broadband entertainment solution, a customizable platform that unites the television with Internet video, music, and photos, as well as personal networked media content.
News categories: 2Wire, Content Distribution, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

ZeeVee's Free Zviewer™ Internet Video Browser for the Big Screen
Nov 3, 2008 – Internet video enthusiasts now have a powerful springboard to the vast and rapidly expanding universe of online video content thanks to ZeeVee's new Zviewer software -- available as a free download in a limited beta.
News categories: ZeeVee, Digital TV, Media Player, Software, Streaming, USA

WD TV™ HD Media Player brings digital media collections to the big screen
Nov 3, 2008 – WD® (NYSE: WDC) has introduced the WD TV™ Media Player which connects to a user's TV or home theater and plays digital movies, music and photos from WD's My Passport™ portable drive or other USB mass storage device.
News categories: WD, Digital TV, Hardware, Media Player, USA

Broadcom Chips Bring Full 1080p DivX® Video to Digital Televisions
Oct 29, 2008 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) has announced the high-definition (HD) DivX Certification™ of three new digital television (DTV) SoCs (BCM3548, BCM3549 and BCM3556) from Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM).
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

BBC and Sky partner to offer access to BBC iPlayer via Sky Player
Oct 20, 2008 – The BBC and Sky (LSE:BSY) have announced that BBC iPlayer can now be accessed via Sky Player, Sky's online TV service. Sky Player now includes a series of BBC branded sections, with listings and links to all TV programmes on the iPlayer service.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Sky Player, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Samsung and DivX Announce Agreement to Add DivX Video Support to Leading Line of Digital Televisions
Oct 15, 2008 – DivX (Nasdaq:DIVX) and Samsung (Seoul:005930) have announced a multi-year agreement to add high-quality DivX® video playback to a number of Samsung digital television models, for availability in worldwide markets beginning in early 2009.
News categories: DivX, Samsung, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart Home, Smart TV

CyberLink Releases Digital Home Solution for Accessing High-Definition Video Remotely
Oct 13, 2008 – CyberLink (5203.TW) has announced the release of CyberLink Media Server 2 and CyberLink SoftDMA 2, home networking applications for remotely accessing and sharing high-definition videos, photos, and music throughout the digital home.
News categories: CyberLink, Home Server, Media Player, Smart Home, Streaming

BBC signs agreement to enable 'over the air' download from iPlayer to mobiles
Oct 10, 2008 – The BBC has signed a set of agreements to allow users to download television programmes from BBC iPlayer direct to their mobile handsets, via a wireless internet connection or 'over the air'.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, CMLA, CoreMedia, Intertrust, Open Mobile Alliance, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming, UK

VisualOn Announces Multimedia Software Solution for Texas Instruments OMAP35x Applications Processors
Oct 9, 2008 – VisualOn has announced software for TI (NYSE:TXN) OMAP35x application processors. The software supports essential functions needed to enable video for ARM-based applications, with support for larger screen sizes and higher resolution video.
News categories: VisualOn, Texas Instruments, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor