Service Providers and Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Select VidiPath™ Brand to Identify Products
AMSTERDAM - Friday, September 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
News Highlights:
Subscribers will be encouraged to look for new brand name, VidiPath,
when shopping for retail devices that deliver service providers’ full
viewing experience on many different screens in home.
Previously identified as CVP-2, Guidelines were developed through a
close collaboration between service providers and consumer electronics
(CE) product manufacturers.
More than 15 companies have already begun pre-testing their products to prepare for Certification.
IBC2014
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- IBC (Hall 14, Booth L22) - The Digital Living Network Alliance
(DLNA®) today launched the VidiPath Certification program for retail CE
products supporting the organization’s subscription TV content-viewing
Guidelines. Guidelines have been given the new consumer-friendly
VidiPath brand name, which was chosen so that subscription TV customers
can more easily find products that best suit their needs for seamlessly
enjoying their providers’ content on multiple device platforms in the
home.
DLNA will demonstrate products supporting its
VidiPath Guidelines and share details about its Certification and
branding programs at IBC, Sept.12 -16, 2014 in Booth #L22, Content
Everywhere Hall at the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition & Convention Centre.
“We
are extremely pleased to be launching the VidiPath Certification
Program, and applaud service provider and CE members for developing the
consumer-friendly VidiPath brand name that will simplify product
shopping and selection as Certified devices become available later this
year,” said Scott Lofgren, chairman and president of DLNA. “Consumers
will know that VidiPath Certified products can stream and play
subscription TV content on multiple, interoperable home devices, and
their providers will use the VidiPath brand name to identify services
that can be enjoyed on these Certified devices.”
DLNA’s
VidiPath Certification program draws on expertise from more than a
decade of proven interoperability testing that the organization has
performed on over 25,000 device models, enabling more than 3 billion
devices to share personal content on many types of devices in the home.
The VidiPath Certification program adds key DLNA Certification elements
designed to test and validate the extended technology requirements for
viewing subscription TV content, including Digital Transmission Content
Protection over Internet Protocol (DTCP-IP), HTML-5, authentication
capabilities, IEEE 1905.1 and UPnP remote diagnostics, network power
save, and adaptive delivery technology to optimize streaming quality.
Additionally, VidiPath Certified products will interoperate and share
media with the billions of existing DLNA Certified servers. Alliance
members have been building and pre-testing products to the new
subscription TV content-viewing Guidelines all year, with the goal of
accelerating the Certification process. AwoX has developed the first
VidiPath Reference Device, a server that can be used to speed time to
market for Certified products.
“As products complete
the VidiPath Certification process and get introduced into the market,
we will be able to provide our services to customers on a growing choice
of compatible devices that they can choose based on their unique
requirements and preferences,” said Ken Klaer, senior vice president,
Comcast Cable. “VidiPath Certified products will provide a standardized
platform for our customers, enabling them to enjoy the content they love
on a broader range of devices in their homes.”
"We are
excited that the VidiPath Certification program has now begun. It will
facilitate the interoperability between cable operator supplied STBs and
VidiPath Certified CE devices. We look forward to all the benefits that
a growing VidiPath product ecosystem will deliver to our member cable
operators and consumers,” said Tom Lookabaugh, chief R&D officer,
CableLabs.
"DLNA has taken another important step
toward fulfilling the FCC’s vision for an industry standard that allows
TV services to be delivered to CE devices,” said Brett L. Sappington,
director of research with Parks Associates. “With their choice of a
consumer brand for devices that successfully complete the certification
process, North American cable operators have signaled their intent to
quickly adopt VidiPath. They have also shown their interest in working
with consumer electronics manufacturers to create a vibrant ecosystem of
interoperable products for subscription TV viewing in the home.”
About VidiPath Certification
DLNA
Certification administrators are available to assist Alliance Members
with all aspects of Certification testing preparation. Test tools are
also available to Members and can be used during product development to
streamline troubleshooting. Products can be submitted to any of five
Test Labs (ICVs) worldwide. ICVs can also provide pre-testing services
to help Members achieve VidiPath Certification.
Additional
details about VidiPath Guidelines are available by downloading the DLNA
VidiPath white paper. Click here to download the VidiPath Guidelines,
and here to learn more about the VidiPath Certification program. For
editors interested in meeting with DLNA executives while they are at IBC
2014, please contact kellyp@magnetprgroup.com to schedule a briefing.
About DLNA
The
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a technology standards
organization driven to build industry consensus to advance the
interoperability of products in consumers’ connected homes. Founded in
2003 with a current membership of more than 200 companies, this unique
multi-industry collaboration continues to implement an innovative set of
guidelines utilized by service providers, electronics manufacturers,
and software developers to provide consistent performance in a connected
home environment. Consumers can share and enjoy personal content on
DLNA Certified devices and subscription TV content on VidiPath Certified
devices, including mobile devices, PCs, set top boxes, AV receivers,
game consoles, TVs and more, regardless of manufacturer. DLNA has also
created a robust certification program which tests and verifies the
interoperability of products built to its standards, ensuring consumers
that devices branded with the DLNA Certified and VidiPath Certified
marks will successfully connect and exchange content. Additional
information about the Alliance is available at www.dlna.org. Find the
Alliance on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dlnacertified or on Twitter
@DLNA. DLNA's leading member companies include ACCESS, ARRIS, AwoX,
Broadcom, CableLabs, Comcast, Dolby Laboratories, DTS, Intel, LG,
Microsoft, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Time Warner Cable and
Verizon.
Contacts
Digital Living Network Alliance
Katie Gengler, 503-908-1115
Katie@global-dlna.org
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