Rovi and Broadcom Push HEVC

Rovi Corporation announced that it is working with Broadcom to drive 4K adoption by enabling device manufacturers and service providers to take advantage of the High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC/H.265).

ITU Gives Thumbs Up to H.265 Video Compression Standard

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced that one of its technical study groups has given first-stage approval to the H.265 (ISO/IEC 23008-2) High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video compression standard.

MPEG LA Planning HEVC Patent Pool

MPEG LA, LLC announced a call for patents essential to the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard (also known as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2), which is expected to be used in next generation mobile and Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV) video systems.