Panasonic Quietly Rolls Out Flagship 4K Blu-ray Player
From the get ’em while you can department: Panasonic has remained relatively quiet on the home theater front in the United States recently, but it just so happens, it is still selling one of the best performing 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players available today —…
Report: Vudu Gearing Up SVOD Service To Rival Amazon, Netflix
Walmart might be preparing to launch a subscription video on demand (SVOD) adjunct to its Vudu streaming movie service that will rival services Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, a report on Variety said Thursday. The discount-store giant has plans to launch the service in the fourth…
AV1 Codec Released To Rival HEVC In 4K Streaming Video Ecosystem
There’s a new codec coming and it might soon have an impact on how you watch streaming videos on smart TVs, set-top media streamers and other devices. It’s called AV1, and it is being promoted by an organization made up of some the biggest companies…
Lionsgate To Master In Dolby Vision, Atmos Formats
Hollywood studio Lionsgate said Thursday that it will begin mastering some of its content for the Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) format and Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound. Dolby has now enlisted five studios to back its Dolby Vision HDR platform and seven…
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