Media Player News

Adobe Delivers Flash Player 9 with H.264 Video Support
Dec 4, 2007 – Adobe Systems (Nasdaq:ADBE) has announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Flash® Player 9 Update 3 software, previously code named Moviestar. Adobe Flash Player 9 now includes H.264 standard video support and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio capabilities.
News categories: Adobe Systems, Free Flash Player download, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming

TI Delivers First Single-Chip, Real-Time HD Video Transcoding Solution with DaVinci™ Technology
Dec 3, 2007 – To allow consumers to seamlessly move content across their video end products, Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) is offering a new DaVinci™ technology digital media processor for video transcoding in media gateways, multi-point control units, digital media adaptors, video security DVRs and IP set-top boxes.
News categories: Texas Instruments (TI), Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

TiVo and Nero Partner to Deliver the TV Experience to the Personal Computer
Nov 28, 2007 – Nero and TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) have announced that they have entered into an agreement to further enable the connected digital home by integrating TiVo's TV user experience with Nero's next generation of PC software.
News categories: TiVo, Nero, Digital TV, DVR, Media Player, Streaming, USA

On2 Technologies and Texas Instruments Collaborate on Video Devices Providing Optimized Codec Performance
Nov 26, 2007 – On2 Technologies (AMEX:ONT) has announced an extensive agreement with Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN), under which the two companies will collaborate on technology to implement On2's TrueMotion® VP6™ and VP7™ video compression formats on TI's OMAP™ Platform and DaVinci™ technology for mobile handsets and digital video applications.
News categories: On2, Texas Instruments (TI), Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor

Grid-TV selects Mimundo TV Player
Nov 21, 2007 – Grid-TV and Mimundo are working together to establish an innovative Hybrid TV solution for the consumer market. The main focus of the partnership is on convergent applications for PC users to deliver mass market TV together with special interest channels, whether 24/7 program or on demand.
News categories: Mimundo, Grid-TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Streaming

Analog Devices And RealNetworks Team To Provide Key Video Technology In Portable Media Players
Nov 20, 2007 – Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) has announced that it is working with RealNetworks® to provide the latest generation of Personal Media featuring full D1 broadcast resolution playback of RealVideo® and RealAudio® media files, the same formats used in RealPlayer®.
News categories: Analog Devices, RealNetworks, Aigo, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Streaming, Tablet

DivX Acquires MainConcept AG, Leading Provider of H.264 Technology
Nov 15, 2007 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced that it has acquired MainConcept AG, a leading provider of H.264 and other high-quality video technologies for the broadcast, film, consumer electronics and computer software markets.
News categories: DivX, Digital TV, MandA, Media Player, Streaming

New RealPlayer Goes Portable by Providing Video Transfers to the iPod
Nov 15, 2007 – Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks® (Nasdaq: RNWK) has announced the consumer availability of its new RealPlayer® after a five-month public beta period.
News categories: RealNetworks, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, Tablet

Alcatel-Lucent becomes supplier and network integrator of IPTV solution for du in UAE
Nov 12, 2007 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has signed a frame agreement with du, the UAE's second telecom operator, for its upcoming Internet protocol television (IPTV) deployment based on the award-winning Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia platform.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft, 'du', Olivier Picard, Christine Heckart, Osman Sultan, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, UAE