One of the more intriguing questions surrounding Brazil’s TV 3.0 broadcast upgrade is whether it will help drive LCEVC’s success. LCEVC seems like a technology in need of a tailwind — will TV 3.0 provide it? Alongside VVC, LCEVC is now mandated in receiver devices as part of the spec, which is a significant milestone. But inclusion in a standard …

Nokia has announced a patent agreement with Amazon, covering video technologies used in both “streaming services and devices.” That wording matters. While device licensing is nothing new, this marks one of the clearest public signs yet that content-side patent claims are being taken seriously and successfully enforced. This is the first time Nokia has publicly named a licensee tied to …

Netflix just announced that it is delivering AV1 video with HDR10+ to certified devices, which means that AV1 has achieved practical parity with HEVC for premium content delivery. This long-awaited announcement, when combined with YouTube’s proprietary HDR support, tends to indicate that there is a critical mass of AV1/HDR10+ capable devices worth addressing. Let’s review the history. Netflix started streaming …