MEDIA RELEASE PR39799
More Than 600 Million Devices Worldwide Use RealNetworks' Technology to Playback
Digital Content
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
- RealVideo is one of the most popular consumer formats in China
- Leading CE and semiconductor companies license RealVideo
COMPUTEX -- RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), the digital entertainment
services company, today announced that RealVideo has been shipped on more than 600
million mobile and consumer electronic devices worldwide. RealVideo (RMVB) delivers
higher quality videos to consumer devices by compressing the file size, which is
essential for connected devices. Strong consumer demand makes RealVideo a requirement
for consumer electronic products such as mobile phones, televisions, personal media
players, mediaboxes, set-top boxes, DVD/HD players, smartbooks, netbooks, and
tablets.
RealVideo is supported across most leading platforms and operating
systems. Companies that have shipped products with RealVideo (including CE
products and chipsets) include Lenovo, Motorola, Nokia, Phillips, Samsung,
LG, Sony Ericsson Nokia, Oppo, Aigo, Haier, Hisense, Konka, ChangHong, TCL
Corporation, Qualcomm, Freescale Semiconductor, Zoran, Sigma Designs, MStar,
Realtek, MediaTek, Amlogic and Rockchip.
The availability of chipsets supporting RealVideo makes it easier for
OEMs to create a variety of consumer electronics devices that provide great
video experiences, including: high definition video, optimized video decoding
for digital TV, and better battery life for smartphones and other portable
devices.
Quotes from RealVideo licensees:
Oppo
"The majority of internet content being consumed in China today is in the
RealVideo format and our customers expect their mobile devices to also
support RealVideo," said Zeng Yuan Qing, vice president at Oppo. "At Oppo we
support RealVideo in our mobile phones and our other digital products."
Qualcomm
"Qualcomm was among the first companies to support RealVideo playback,
and the technology continues to be an important part of being able to offer a
complete multimedia solution to our customers serving the Chinese wireless
market - and other markets worldwide," said Rob Chandhok, senior vice
president of software strategy for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies.
Freescale Semiconductor
(Freescale Semiconductor has implemented RealVideo on their i.MX51x
product family used in smartphones, tablets, and automotive infotainment
systems.)
"We have seen a tremendous increase in the availability of HD and near-HD
content in RealVideo throughout China," said Sri Subramanian, senior product
manager for Freescale's Multimedia Applications Division. "We are one of the
first major SoC providers to offer 720p high definition support for
RealVideo, and continue to enable high definition devices for the Asian
market."
Zoran Corporation
"There is a growing market for connected multimedia systems in China
where consumers expect their connected devices to support all the latest
popular formats. Zoran is including high definition 1080p optimized RealVideo
in its SupraHD(R) and SupraXD(R) multimedia processor products used in DTV,
DVD Multimedia Box and Blu-Ray applications to meet these consumer demands,"
said Anthony Simon, vice president, multimedia systems products, at Zoran
Corporation.
Sigma Designs
(Sigma Designs has just released an optimized RealVideo port for their
SMP8650 series of products used in IP set-top boxes and media players for the
Asia market.)
"As demonstrated with this new solution, we remain committed to being a
leader in innovation as well as supporting the wide range of standards that
are valuable to our customers, such as RealAudio and RealVideo," said Ken
Lowe, vice president of strategic marketing at Sigma Designs.
Rockchip
"We are glad that we can cooperate with RealNetworks for market leading
solutions for mobile phones, MIDs, and multimedia devices and promote the
very popular RealVideo 720p format in China," said Li Min, CEO of Rockchip.
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ABOUT REALNETWORKS
RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers
via PC, handheld device, home entertainment system or mobile phone. Real(R)
created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead the
market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R), the
first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and recording
of Internet video; GameHouse(R), one of the largest casual games destinations
on the Web; and a variety of mobile entertainment services, such as ringback
tones, offered to consumers through leading wireless carriers around the
world. RealNetworks' corporate information is located at
RealNetworks, Real, RealPlayer, GameHouse and the Real logo are
trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. or its
subsidiaries. All other trademarks, names of actual companies and products
mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: RealNetworks, Inc.
CONTACT: Sally Julien,
+1-206-399-1419,
sally@sallyjulien.com,
for RealNetworks, Inc.
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