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Google Aims at VP10 in 2016

by Tom Allen

Google has spoken to CNet about the company’s plans for its VP10 codec which is under development. Google’s existing VP9 codec is an alternative to the more mainstream HEVC. However, it has recently been …

DLNA Announces 3.0 Certification Program and Updated Guidelines

by Tom Allen

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA®) today announced it has expanded the DLNA Certification Program to give CE manufacturers more options for certifying their products based on how they plan to differentiate them in …

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T2 and HEVC Trial Begins in Germany

by Tom Allen

Media Broadcast and public service broadcaster WDR, in Germany, has begun a trial using the DVB-T2 platform and HEVC codec, in Bonn and Cologne. An official launch of these services is expected in June …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 33

DLNA Extends Codec Support

by Tom Allen

A tiered certification programme has been created by the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), providing more options for consumer electronics makers seeking to certify their products. Certification for v3.0 is open today, while plans …

Cisco Brings Down the Hammer on Codec Fees

by Tom Allen

As predicted, the fragmented nature of the HEVC patent pool (HEVC Advance Accepts Patents) has already begun to spawn new market entrants. Meet Thor. Marvel’s lightning-slinging superhero is nowhere to be seen. Thor is …

Tags:Cisco| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

HEVC Advance Accepts Patents

by Tom Allen

Pete Moller of GE Licensing has been named as the group’s CEOHEVC Advance (the patent pool for IP rights holders who have contributed to the HEVC standard: HEVC Advance Offering Essential HEVC Patents) has …

Canal+ Group Chose Envivio

by Tom Allen

Envivio has said that it supplied encoding support to the Canal+ Group, for its trial satellite and OTT distribution of the UEFA Champions League final in UltraHD last month. Envivio’s Muse UltraHD solution was …

Ateme Chosen for Tennis Open Encoding

by Vanessa Browning

Preliminary live video encoding for the French Tennis Open, in UltraHD with HEVC, are being provided by Ateme. Images are now being broadcast on Fransat, at 50fps and using the Rec.2020 colour gamut.

Ultra HD Blu-ray Authoring Group Formed

by Chris Chinnock

The new Ultra HD Blu-ray specs have been approved and new players and content are expected by the end of the year. But authoring UHD Blu-ray content is more complex than HD, so a …

Thomson Enables UltraHD in Italy

by Tom Allen

Thomson Video Networks has announced that Chili, the Italian content provider, is using the ViBE VS7000 multi-screen and HEVC encoding platform. The VS7000 is being used to deliver UltraHD content through Chili’s pay-TV platform.

NHK Compresses 8k to 85Mbps

by Tom Allen

NHK will show its latest developments in Super Hi-Vision (8k) transmission at its Science & Technology Research Labs open days (28th – 31st May). Content will be sent to the location of the event …

Selevision Claims UltraHD at 4Mbps

by Tom Allen

A Saudi Arabian company, Selevision, has launched ‘Nukodec’, designed to replace the H.264 and HEVC codecs. The technology will be launched worldwide and is designed to lower the bandwidth of Full HD content to …