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Sonic Solutions—the company that make the Roxio media-burning software and owns the CinemaNow movie streaming service—has announced it is acquiring video codec company DivX in a deal worth about $300 million. DivX is probably best known as a video format for distributing online video—especially via peer-to-peer sharing networks like BitTorrent—but has also has been adopted by an growing range of consumer electronics… Read More

The DivX video format has long been a popular option for folks encoding video to hard disk and DVD (since it gets good compression while maintaining decent video quality)—and, of course, DivX is a frequently-seen video format on torrents and fire sharing networks. While a growing number of consumer electronics devices have been intregrating support for DivX—including set-top boxes, HDTVs, disc players, and systems like the PlayStation 3—there… Read More

In Europe alone, DivX powered DVD players represented 25% of the total market as of July 2004, according to GFK research. For a list of DivX Certified DVD players currently available at retail outlets all over world visit www.divx.com/hardware. “The DVD player has become such a popular platform because it offers consumers a vastly improved video and audio experience,” said Parks Associates' Vice President and Principal… Read More