Media Player News

LG to Launch First DivX Certified® DVD Player from a Major Manufacturer Capable of Playing HD Video
Aug 28, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) and LG (Seoul:066570) have announced the DivX Certification of a new LG DVD player capable of playing high-definition DivX® video. Using DivX technology, a full-length high-definition movie is able to fit onto a standard DVD.
News categories: DivX, LG Electronics, Digital TV, DVD, Media Player

Vestel First to Announce DivX STB for European Market
Aug 28, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) and Vestel (Istanbul:VESTL) have announced plans to release a new STB from Vestel supporting the playback of DivX video. Once certified by DivX it will be the first DivX capable STB to be announced for the European market.
News categories: DivX, Vestel, Digital TV, Europe, Media Player, Set Top Box

BBC to offer "series stacking"
Aug 23, 2008 – The BBC is to offer viewers the chance to catch up on every episode of some of their favourite series as 'series stacking' is introduced to BBC iPlayer and programme sites from 13 September 2008.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Realtek Multimedia Chip is First to Enable Full 1080p High-Definition DivX® Video on Media Box and Set-Top-Box Applications
Aug 20, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ: DIVX) and Realtek Semiconductor have announced the DivX Certification™ of a new Realtek chip for Networked Media Box and PVR Set-Top-Box applications capable of playing back full high-definition video at the 1080p profile.
News categories: DivX, Realtek, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

Vuclip Unveils New Personalized Mobile Video Search and Delivery Service
Aug 19, 2008 – Vuclip allows users to search for any Internet video, transcoding that video on the fly and optimizing it for each handset to ensure the best video viewing experience.
News categories: Vuclip, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming

BBC iPlayer now supports H.264
Aug 12, 2008 – Starting this week, the BBC will be encoding iPlayer content in H.264 format at 800Kbps. In addition, the media player will support hardware acceleration in full-screen mode, giving a greatly improved image at lower CPU usage than before.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK

DivX Certifies High-Definition Chip from Broadcom for HDTVs and Set-Top Boxes
Aug 11, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced the high-definition (HD) DivX Certification™ of Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM)'s BCM7405 system-on-a-chip (SoC).
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

ArcSoft TotalMedia 3.5 Supports DMB-TH, the New Digital TV Broadcast Standard in China
Aug 6, 2008 – ArcSoft has announced that its TotalMedia 3.5, a media hub which combines TV, video recording and editing, media conversion, and more, in one easy-to-use program, now supports Terrestrial Digital Multimedia TV/Handle Broadcasting (DMB-TH).
News categories: ArcSoft, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Media Player, Peripherals / Accessories

i-Vision China - First To Release CMMB Mobile Multimedia Player on MIDs
Jul 23, 2008 – At the China SARFT CMMB Administrative Bureau press event with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and mobile device manufacturers, i-Vision demonstrated its latest CMMB device software and the various TV applications that it supports on MIDs, Netbooks and UMPCs.
News categories: i-Vision, China, Digital TV, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Tablet