The relentless march toward digital media technology has driven the evolution of consumer electronics from specialised electronic devices to multipurpose, networked computing devices, with the advent of ‘smart CE devices’ having a profound effect on the digital multimedia home, according to research firm NPD In-Stat, who forecast that smart CE device unit shipments will surpass […]
Mobile content services specialist MobiTV is collaborating with Dolby Laboratories to deliver a seamless high-quality surround sound experience across multiple platforms including mobile phones, tablets, PCs, Internet TVs and set-top boxes. MobiTV will integrate Dolby Digital Plus into its established DRM-protected content delivery platform to provide immersing surround sound to end-users across multiple screens.
Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes has defended the autumn 2011 launch of digital movie technology UltraViolet, led by the Warner Bros. studio, stressing the importance of launching early rather than waiting for further improvements. Speaking at the Deutsche Bank Media and Telecommunications conference in Palm Beach, Bewkes said the reason the studio didn’t wait […]
Nextreaming, a provider of mobile multimedia software, and Verimatrix, a provider of secured content delivery solutions, announced the integration of NexPlayer media player with the Verimatrix ViewRight for Web security client. The resulting combination allows service providers to securely deliver live streaming content to any Android device. Il-Taek Lim, CEO of Nextreaming, said: “We are […]
US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores is in discussions with companies behind the UltraViolet (UV) common file format and digital rights authentication ecosystem to provide an in-store service that will assist customers in registering DVDs they already own, reports The Wall Street Journal. UV has some 800,000 household accounts in the US since the first UV-enabled […]
Samsung and Qualcomm have confirmed they will release a secure HD service utilising Qualcomm’s Snapdragon StudioAccess and ARM’s TrustZone technologies. This service allows consumers to watch HD videos directly on their mobile device through Samsung Media Hub. This secure HD service will be debuted on the 5.3″ HD Super AMOLED display of the Samsung Galaxy […]
Rovi has announced its DivX Plus Streaming technology will be integrated into the latest Freescale i.MX 6 series ARM-based processors for tablets and other smart mobile devices. The agreement continues the industry momentum for DivX Plus Streaming and will enable mobile device manufacturers to more rapidly release devices that support the adaptive streaming solution. DivX […]
MobiTV, a provider of managed mobile TV and video solutions, is collaborating with Texas Instruments (TI) to enhance delivery of secure HD content on multiscreen devices by optimising its technology on TI’s OMAP platform. This collaboration has enabled MobiTV to develop a mosaic viewing experience within a single screen that enables secure simultaneous playback of […]
Voddler, a next-generation VoD provider, and Dolby Laboratories have launched a mobile movie streaming service for smartphones using Dolby Digital Plus audio. The new app from Voddler delivers cinematic surround sound to Nokia smartphones. The Voddler implementation of Dolby Digital Plus audio provides high quality movie streaming with cinematic Dolby surround sound to select Nokia […]
Telecoms equipment specialist Ericsson has teamed up with chip manufacturer Qualcomm to demonstrate evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (eMBMS) at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona. Ericsson describes the solution as a highly efficient means of broadcasting content to multiple users simultaneously, utilising LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks and suggests it has the potential […]