Digital TV News: International CES
Panasonic shows next generation Blu-ray disc player prototype at CES 2015
Jan 5, 2015 – Panasonic has announced that it has developed the world's first Blu-ray Disc™ player supporting technologies such as 4K and High Dynamic Range, which are expected to be adopted in the next generation Blu-ray Disc standard (ULTRA HD BLU-RAY™).
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Panasonic, Blu-ray, CES2024, Digital TV, Japan, Worldwide
Alliance formed to establish standards for UHD content and devices
Jan 5, 2015 – Hollywood studios, CE brands, content distributors, post-production and technology companies have together announced the launch of the UHD Alliance – a coalition of companies aiming to establish standards to support innovation in video technologies.
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Samsung, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros, Hyunsuk Kim, Mike Dunn, Ron Sanders, CES2024, Digital TV, Worldwide
Realtek first chip certified for DivX HEVC 4K streaming
Jan 5, 2015 – DivX and Realtek Semiconductor have announced that Realtek's RTD2984DX-GR Ultra HD SoC has achieved DivX HEVC Certification, enabling streaming of highly efficient DivX HEVC video at up to 4K resolutions on new Ultra HD TV sets.
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DivX, Realtek, Dr. Kanaan Jemili, Yee-Wei Huang, Asia, CES2024, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide
Siligence chooses DivX HEVC Ultra HD technology for 4K STBs
Jan 5, 2015 – DivX and Siligence have announced that Siligence has signed a license agreement to implement DivX HEVC technology in its set-top boxes, enabling the playback of video at up to 4K resolution in the living room.
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DivX, Siligence, Dr. Kanaan Jemili, Didier Zwierski, CES2024, Digital TV, Europe, Media Player, Set Top Box, Streaming
GoLive selects DivX OmniView to power Smart TV OTT service
Jan 5, 2015 – DivX has announced that GoLive Movie has selected its DivX OmniView to power the secure delivery on-demand movie content to smart TVs. The service will be available initially in China on televisions from TCL.
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DivX, TCL, Dr. Kanaan Jemili, Apps, CES2024, China, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming
M-GO adopts Beamr Video streaming bitrate reduction
Jan 5, 2015 – Beamr and M-GO have announced that M-GO is using Beamr Video for the company’s streaming service. Beamr Video automatically reduces the bitrate of any H.264 or HEVC HD and 4K video stream by up to 50% while retaining the perceptual quality and format of the original file.
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Beamr, M-GO, Eli Lubitch, Samir Ahmed, CES2024, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, USA
Roku announces Roku TV 4K plans
Jan 5, 2015 – Roku has announced its plans to support 4K Ultra HD streaming. The company has prepared a Roku TV reference design for 4K smart TVs for license to TV OEM partners. TCL is an initial partner to build 4K models.
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Roku, TCL, Netflix, Anthony Wood, Chris Larson, Neil Hunt, CES2024, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming, USA
ALi STB chip embeds Microsoft PlayReady
Jan 5, 2015 – ALi Corporation has announced a hardware-assisted DRM solution integrating Microsoft PlayReady Porting Kit 2.5 on its M3733 set-top box platform. ALi’s M3733 embeds a dedicated security engine that has been approved by multiple security certification laboratories.
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ALi Corp, Daniel Huang, CES2024, Digital TV, DRM, Semiconductor, Set Top Box
Seiki first to deliver Freeview Connect to the U.K.
Jan 4, 2015 – Seiki has announced that it will be the first major TV brand to introduce HD TV models in the U.K. featuring the Freeview Connect TV service. Freeview Connect combines Freeview TV with streaming media channels.
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Seiki, Mickey Cho, Apps, CES2024, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, UK
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