Rovi Signs DivX HEVC Licensing Agreement with Panasonic

Rovi Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement with Panasonic’s System LSI Business Division to integrate Rovi’s DivX HEVC technology into its next-generation digital television and Blu-ray Disc ICs.

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).

NHK and Mitsubishi Develop 8K HEVC Encoder

NHK and Mitsubishi Electric announced that the companies have jointly developed the world’s first HEVC encoder for Super Hi-Vision 8K Ultra HDTV.