In-Stat announced that the value of MPEG IC revenue will grow to $4.5 billion by 2014. According to the statement, video decoding chips are becoming video decoding systems and standalone video encoding chips have given way to highly programmable system-on-chip (SoC) devices, which are now expanding to include the radio and communication components around them.
My Eye Media announced that it has completed its 5,000th evaluation of digital media content destined for mobile devices, web portals, Video on Demand and other digital entertainment platforms. According to the statement, My Eye Media is an industry leader in postproduction technical services and a pioneering specialist in providing unbiased clinical QC analysis to …
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ViewSonic and Sigma Designs announced that ViewSonic’s new VMP74 and VMP75 Media Players are based on Sigma’s SMP8650 series media processor System-on-Chip (SoC) products. According to the statement, ViewSonic’s new media players allow consumers to surf the web, watch television programs from around the world and tap into online video sources.
RealD Inc. and Sigma Designs announced that support for the stereoscopic RealD Format will be incorporated in Sigma Designs’ Media Processors. According to the statement, the integration enables manufacturers of set-top boxes, televisions and other consumer electronics to take advantage of the RealD Format for the delivery and display of high definition 3D content with …
Motorola, Inc. announced software enhancements for its DCX line of set-tops that provide consumers with a seamless 3D TV experience in their home. According to the statement, by enabling 3D content to be processed in the set-top before delivery to the 3D-capable television, consumers will no longer be confused by having to use remote controls …
Harmonic Inc. announced it will feature a 3D television demonstration in conjunction with DIRECTV and Panasonic at NAB 2010, April 12-15 in Las Vegas.
ArcSoft announced that ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre has received Blu-ray 3D (Profile 5) certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA).
MPEG LA, LLC announced that the November 2007 action brought by MPEG LA against Alcatel Lucent, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Multimedia Patent Trust in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware was settled last week.
MPEG LA, LLC announced that several patent holders in MPEG LA’s MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License have filed separate patent enforcement actions in Landgericht Düsseldorf, Germany against Aldi Nord GmbH & Co. oHG (Aldi Nord) and Aldi Süd GmbH & Co. oHG (Aldi Süd), as well as Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG and Lidl Dienstleistung GmbH …
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It takes more than just imagination and hard work to put together a Blu-ray video disc. Outside of the usual authoring mechanics, content owners and publishers must not only make physical production decisions but also contend with numerous legal and financial obligations to the technology, patent, trademark, and other intellectual property holders.
Whether we acknowledge, like, or even understand them, we all have obligations. Traditionally, legal responsibilities for videographers, photographers, filmmakers, and service bureaus fall along the lines of managing copyright interests as well as privacy and publicity rights. Distributing digital audio, video, text, and still images, either electronically or on physical media, often involves equally important …