Digital TV News: Matsushita

Sigma's Media Processor Is Selected to Power the Comcast/Panasonic Unique AnyPlay™ Portable DVR
Mar 31, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that its highly integrated EM8622L media processor has been selected by Panasonic (NYSE:MC) to power the new AnyPlay™ P-DVR being jointly developed with Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK).
News categories: Sigma Designs, Panasonic, Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Tablet, USA

Leading Companies and University Sue Alba for MPEG-2 Patent Infringement
Mar 4, 2008 – MPEG LA has announced that several leading companies and a university have filed patent enforcement actions in District Court Dusseldorf, Germany against Alba for infringing patents essential to the MPEG-2 digital video compression standard.
News categories: MPEG LA, Alba, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Amino Communications Sued for MPEG-2 Patent Infringement
Feb 28, 2008 – MPEG LA has announced that several leading companies and a university have filed separate patent enforcement actions in Germany against Amino Communications for infringing patents essential to the MPEG-2 digital video compression standard.
News categories: MPEG LA, Amino Communications, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box

DVD6C Announces New Licensing Program
Jan 25, 2008 – The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) has announced that it has revised its worldwide patent licensing program including offering a new license agreement, which offers reduced royalty rates on certain products and additional licensing options.
News categories: DVD6C, Digital TV, DVD, Licensing, Optical Disc Recorder, Patent

Panasonic Brings Photos, Videos to Consumers' Living Rooms With Google and YouTube
Jan 7, 2008 – Panasonic, the brand by which Matsushita Electric (NYSE: MC) is best known, has announced plans to bring viewers access to YouTube videos directly from Panasonic's new VIERA® PZ850 line of Plasma Internet-connected HDTVs.
News categories: Panasonic, CES2024, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Panasonic and Comcast Debut AnyPlay™ Portable DVR
Jan 7, 2008 – Panasonic (NYSE:MC) and Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have unveiled the industry's first Portable DVR/DVD player powered by tru2way™ technology at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show.
News categories: Comcast, Panasonic, Cable TV, CES2024, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, USA

Panasonic and Comcast Announce Products With tru2way™ Technology
Jan 7, 2008 – Panasonic (NYSE: MC) and Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have announced a series of new products powered by tru2way™ technology, including Plasma HDTV, HD DVR set-top boxes and portable DVR devices.
News categories: Panasonic, Comcast, Cable TV, CES2024, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, USA

DivX Certifies Blu-Ray Capable ''UniPhier'' Chip Platform from Panasonic
Jan 7, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced the DivX® Certification of Panasonic's UniPhier® System LSI. The UniPhier is a platform that enables high-quality video, such as DivX playback, in products such as Blu-ray DVD players and recorders, digital TVs, mobile phones and in-car devices.
News categories: DivX, panasonic.co.jp/, Blu-ray, CES2024, Digital TV, DVD, Media Player, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Smart TV

WirelessHD™ 1.0 Specification Launches With Widespread Industry Support
Jan 3, 2008 – WirelessHD has announced that it has completed the development of the first wireless specification for high-definition baseband video transmission and will present the format to Adopters in early 2008.
News categories: WirelessHD, Content Protection, Digital TV, Smart Home