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Via Licensing and MPEG LA Form Via Licensing Alliance

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Via Licensing and MPEG LA announced they have merged to form Via Licensing Alliance.

STMicroelectronics STB Chip MoCA Certified

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STMicroelectronics announced that it has obtained MoCA®1.1 certification for its STi7108M video decoder, enabling HD Set-Top Boxes (STBs) and Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) to share content and services throughout the home.

STMicroelectronics STB Chips Support New Security Technologies

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STMicroelectronics announced that it is sampling Set-Top Box (STB) decoder chips that support the latest security and content protection technologies, including the NDS VideoGuard Security Kernel and DVB-CSA3 descrambler system.

Sigma Processor Powers Verismo STB

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Sigma Designs announced that its SMP8652 secure media processor is being used inside Verismo Networks’ broadband TV set-top-box (STB).

ViewSonic Embraces Sigma Media Processors

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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.

The Ins and Outs of Blu-ray Disc Replication and Licensing

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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.

Blu-ray Disc Licensing for Small Publishers, Duplicators, and Independent Studios

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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 …

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