USITC Targets Blu-ray Majors in Patent Investigation

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced that it will investigate a complaint filed by Walker Digital alleging that Blu-ray Disc (BD) players manufactured by Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Sony, Pioneer and others infringe a patent owned by the private research and development lab.

Samsung Joins One-Blue Blu-ray Patent Pool

One-Blue, LLC announced that Samsung Electronics has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.

Pioneer Joins One-Blue Blu-ray Patent Pool

One-Blue, LLC announced that Pioneer Corporation has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.

New Initiative Secures HD Content on Flash Cards

Panasonic, Samsung, SanDisk, Sony and Toshiba announced that they will work together to develop and promote a new HD content protection technology for flash memory cards and embedded storage devices.

TV Shipments Rise in Q3 2011

DisplaySearch announced that manufacturers shipped 62 million TVs in the third quarter of 2011, up 3.7% year over year and a 12% increase from the second quarter.