Sony Corporation announced that its Video On Demand powered by Qriocity, a streaming video service, will be available this fall in five European countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K.
The European Information Technology Observatory (EITO) announced that sales of Blu-ray Disc (BD) players in Europe are set to reach a new record high in 2010. According to the statement, around 4.6 million units will be sold in EU member states, more than doubling the previous figure (+110%). EITO predicts that sales of Blu-ray players …
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The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba, has filed demands for arbitration to collect royalties due under DVD6C patent licenses with Coby Electronics Co., Ltd. (Coby) (China), Quantum Optical Laboratories S.A.S. (QOL) (France), and Tonic Digital Products Limited (Tonic) (Hong Kong).
Technicolor announced that it is providing play-out services to the Canal+ Group for live 3D broadcast of 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, which began June 11 in South Africa.
Apple announced that iPad sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3, 2010. According to the statement, Apple began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and …
The Digital Entertainment Group Europe announced that, following robust sales in 2009, strong Blu-ray Disc (BD) sales continued during the first quarter of 2010, topping 151.4 million Euros.
Panasonic Corporation announced a joint partnership with the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT), Orange and Eurosport, that will see the French Open Tennis, Roland Garros, transmitted live in high quality 3D. This will be the first multi-day sporting tournament held in Europe to be broadcast live in 3D.
Singulus Mastering announced that MPO France, a subsidiary of the MPO group, has formally accepted its CrystalLine Blu-ray Disc Mastering system for both BD25 and BD50. According to the statement, the Singulus Mastering CrystalLine system passed the final acceptance test with flying colors. The final acceptance test run was based on a full week production, …
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IFPI announced that a survey published by Rennes University into the effectiveness of France’s new “HADOPI” anti-piracy law was premature.