Streaming Media Magazine

Commentary: HEVC and AV1—A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Video Codec Race

There’s a codec race underway between HEVC and AV1, and recent events are making it even more interesting. Today, HEVC, the incumbent codec, is supported by more than 2 billion devices including ...
Streaming Media Magazine

A Video Codec Licensing Update

There have been several interesting IP-related developments in the codec market in the last few months that you should know about, including third-party HEVC pricing evaluations and the Media Coding ...
CNET

VLC steps into next-gen video wars with VP9, HEVC support

With VLC 2.1.1, VideoLAN continues to sidestep the software patent licensing minefield of video compression. Meanwhile, open-source allies put muscle behind the new Daala codec. Stephen Shankland ...
Business Wire

HP Joins the HEVC Advance Patent Pool

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Access Advance LLC (“Advance”) is pleased to welcome HP Inc. (“HP”) as a Licensee to the HEVC Advance Patent Pool. The PC industry continues to experience widespread HEVC ...