Media Player News

CyberLink to Unveil Leading Solutions for the Connected Digital Lifestyle at CEATEC Japan 2008
Sep 30, 2008 – CyberLink (5203.TW) has announced that it will demonstrate the ubiquitous digital media lifestyle at CEATEC Japan 2008 with its software-based media applications for accessing and enjoying personal media anywhere inside and outside the home.
News categories: CyberLink, Media Player, Smart Home, Streaming

SoftAtHome and Etisalat Demonstrate Solutions for the Digital Home
Sep 29, 2008 – SoftAtHome has announced that Etisalat will be demonstrating SoftAtHome solutions for the Digital Home on their booth during the Gitex Technology Week in Dubai, paving the way for the deployment of convergent services in this part of the world.
News categories: SoftAtHome, Etisalat, Finance, Gateway, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, UAE

Nero and TiVo Deliver the Ultimate DVR Experience on the PC
Sep 29, 2008 – Nero and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced the unveiling of Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC. This new offering revolutionizes the way consumers experience television by offering an enhanced TiVo DVR experience directly from the PC.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Nero, Canada, Digital TV, Media Player, Mexico, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Smart Home, Tablet, USA

DivX Announces the Panasonic 'UniPhier' as the World's First DivX Certified® Blu-ray Chip to Support Full HD Playback
Sep 24, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced that Panasonic's UniPhier® System LSI (MN2WS0043DA) has achieved DivX Certification™ for 1080p high-definition playback - the first chip announced to have achieved DivX HD Certification for use in Blu-ray devices.
News categories: DivX, Panasonic, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor

DivX Strengthens Presence in Blu-ray Disc Market with Broadcom Chip Certification
Sep 16, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ: DIVX) has announced that it has significantly expanded its influence within emerging Blu-ray players through the DivX Certification™ of Broadcom's BCM7440 chip.
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Media Player, Semiconductor

NEOTION Pocket Recorder: the original credit card size Digital VCR that simply slots into your Flat idTV set!
Sep 13, 2008 – The NEOTION Pocket Recorder (NPR) is the first SD-Card based digital recorder for TVs. The NPR allows control over Live TV (pause and rewind), digital recording, and Ethernet connection to the PC, all in a low cost plug-in card.
News categories: NEOTION, Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, Media Player, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

On2 Technologies Unveils New Advanced Video Compression Format
Sep 13, 2008 – On2 (Amex: ONT) has announced the launch of its latest video compression format, On2 VP8. This eighth generation of On2 video is the perfect solution for delivering higher quality video using less data and requiring less system resource for playback.
News categories: On2, Digital TV, IBCShow, Media Player, Mobile, Silicon IP, Streaming

SoftAtHome Strengthens its Solution with Bluestreak Technology to Provide Further Innovation in the Digital Home
Sep 12, 2008 – SoftAtHome has announced that it has licensed Bluestreak Technology's MachBlue™ platform. MachBlue runs Flash®-formatted files with a series of custom ActionScript functions on iTV, set-top boxes (STBs), Web tablets and mobile devices.
News categories: Bluestreak, SoftAtHome, Digital TV, Gateway, IBCShow, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Microsoft Launches New Worldwide Platform for Broadcast TV on the PC
Sep 12, 2008 – At IBC2008, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced it has delivered to the marketplace its Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture (PBDA), Microsoft's new worldwide platform for broadcast TV on the PC.
News categories: Microsoft, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Media Player, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Streaming