Sharp Sticks with DivX
Rovi announced that it is renewing its multi-year DivX licensing agreement with Sharp Corporation.
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Samsung to Offer M-GO 4K Streaming Service
M-GO announced that it will debut its new 4K video streaming service on Samsung’s Ultra High-Definition TVs in the spring of 2014.
Gracenote Has Rhythm
Gracenote, Inc. announced its new Gracenote Rhythm platform for Internet radio service developers.
UCN Set-Top Boxes Offer Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Laboratories announced that UCN’s HD Set-Top Boxes (STBs) will feature the Dolby Digital Plus audio codec.
Sony to Sell Gracenote for $170 Million
Sony Corporation of America announced that it is selling its Gracenote subsidiary to Tribune Company for $170 million.
M-GO and Disney Ink Streaming Agreement
M-GO announced that it has entered into a content licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Studios.
Connecting TVs Gets Serious
The NPD Group announced it reckons that there will be a little over two hundred million Internet-capable TVs and related devices in U.S. homes by 2015.
Xbox Video Hits Windows Phone 8
Microsoft announced the launch of Xbox Video on Windows Phone 8, as well as a new Xbox Music preview app.
Connected TV Device Ownership Set to Double
Strategy Analytics announced it forecasts that the installed base of Internet-connected TVs, Set-top Boxes (STBs) and other devices will reach 1.8 billion by 2017.
Amazon Studios Goes 4K Ultra HD
Amazon Studios announced that it plans to shoot and offer original content in 4K Ultra High-Definition (Ultra HD).
Studios Embrace Dolby Digital Plus for UltraViolet
Dolby Laboratories announced that Twentieth Century Fox and Anchor Bay now encode movies and TV programs in the UltraViolet Common File Format (CFF) using Dolby Digital Plus.