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.

DVD6C Terminates Patent License Agreement with Premium Disc

The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba Corporation, has terminated its patent license agreement with Premium Disc Corporation.

DVD6C Lowers Prerecorded DVD Disc Royalty

The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that it is offering a reduced royalty rate for prerecorded DVD-Video, DVD-ROM and DVD-Audio discs to licensees in good standing.

DVD6C Continues Push to Collect DVD Royalties

The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba, has filed a demand for arbitration to collect royalties allegedly due under the DVD6C patent license with ChangZhou XingQiu Electric Co., Ltd. (China).

Panasonic and XpanD Forge 3D Eyewear Specification

Panasonic and XpanD announced their new M-3DI specification, which details a common communication protocol between 3D active-shutter eyewear products and 3D-capable TVs, front projectors, computers and cinema systems.

DVD6C Seeks to Collect Unpaid DVD Royalties

The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba, has filed demands for arbitration to collect royalties allegedly due under DVD6C patent licenses with Axiom Technologies Manufacturing Pte Ltd. (Singapore), GDD Manufacturing S.r.l. (Italy) and Premium Disc Corporation (Canada).

DVD6C Settles Royalty Dispute with QOL

The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba Corporation, has reached a settlement of its arbitration claim for unpaid royalties allegedly due from Quantum Optical Laboratories S.A.S. (QOL) (France) under the DVD6C patent license.