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InterDigital awarded injunction against Disney

InterDigital, a mobile, video and AI technology research and development company, has been awarded a preliminary injunction against Disney by a court in Brazil. The 7th Corporate Court of the Judicial District of the Capital of Rio de Janeiro ruled that InterDigital is entitled to a preliminary injunction over Disney’s infringement of two InterDigital patents […]

September 11, 2025

Roku loses legal royalty actions

In July, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed all 10 counts filed by Roku against clients of lawyers Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) including Access Advance, Dolby Laboratories, and other Dolby entities (Dolby), and Sun Patent Trust (SPT), in a lawsuit seeking to set a global royalty (FRAND) rate for the HEVC […]

August 1, 2025By Chris Forrester

V-Nova joins Access Advance HEVC Patent Pool

V-Nova, a provider of compression solutions, has announced its inaugural participation in a patent pool, joining the Access Advance HEVC Patent Pool. This strategic move showcases V-Nova’s commitment to fostering industry collaboration and ensuring access to some of its  technologies. With over 1,200 patents across advanced compression, AI-driven processing, and immersive media technologies, V-Nova is […]

March 31, 2025

Net Insight partners with NETINT

Net Insight is taking a step forward in enhancing its internet media transport solutions by partnering with NETINT Technologies to integrate their cutting-edge ASIC Smart VPU video processing chip with AI into the next release of Nimbra Edge. This integration marks a strategic expansion of Net Insight’s capabilities, moving beyond transport to include advanced video […]

March 19, 2025

DTG launches D-Book 12.9

The Digital Television Group (DTG) has announced the release of D-Book 12.9, the latest version of the UK’s universally-deployed technical standard for digital television. Developed in collaboration with industry, D-Book 12.9 introduces critical updates that reflect the fast-changing landscape of the TV market, ensuring the UK remains a leader in digital television innovation. Key updates […]

October 31, 2024

Appear releases latency reduction capabilities

Appear, a specialist in media processing and delivery technology, has announced a significant update to its HEVC and AVC compression solutions at IBC 2024, further solidifying its market leadership in low-latency media transmission. Through its X Platform, Appear can now deliver up to a 73 per cent improvement in latency performance without compromising picture quality. […]

September 13, 2024

VisualOn collaborates with Intel

VisualOn, a specialist in video software technology, has announced that it now supports Intel Xeon CPUs and Intel Datacenter GPUs to improve live video streaming efficiency and quality. VisualOn’s AI-enhanced universal content-adaptive encoding (CAE) solution, the VisualOn Optimizer, now supports the Intel QuickSync Video (QSV) hardware encoder for H.264, HEVC, and AV1. In addition, the […]

September 13, 2024

Net Insight’s Nimbra 400 now features HEVC 4:2:2

Net Insight unveils that the Nimbra 400 platform, now features multi-channel HEVC 4:2:2 video encoding and decoding. This advancement sets a new standard for video quality and bandwidth efficiency, making the Nimbra 400 the ultimate choice for live event contributions over both managed and unmanaged networks. The Nimbra 400’s new capabilities ensure the highest quality […]

August 22, 2024

Nevion Virtuoso extends video compression options

Nevion, a Sony Group Company and provider of virtualised media production solutions, is increasing video encoding choice in its versatile Virtuoso software-defined media node with the addition a low latency H.265/HEVC capability. The new media function, which provides low bitrate and low latency encoding and decoding without compromising on quality, is the ideal solution for bandwidth-constrained […]

August 21, 2024

Italy: RAI switching to DVB-T2 HEVC in August

From August 28th, as established in the National Service Contract between the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy and RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (the Italian public broadcaster), a mux of the public broadcaster (Mux B) will switch exclusively to transmissions in the DVB-T2 HEVC standard. In particular, Rai Storia, Rai Scuola and Rai Radio […]

July 12, 2024