Comments on: DivX CEO: “It’s Win or Go Home”

By: Cathie

Cathie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:39:56 +0000

Great post, thanx.

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By: DivX Lays Off 21 People « NewTeeVee

DivX Lays Off 21 People « NewTeeVee — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:42:45 +0000

[...] CEO Kevin Hell stopped by our office in August to talk about the transition DivX was undergoing as it moved from a PC-based video [...]

By: jhm212

jhm212 — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:13:02 +0000

DIVX deserves accolades for how they were able to monetize the bazillion hours of pirated content as the format flourished during the ‘rip-off’ days. They convinced dozens of DVD manufacturers that the content was relevant, leveraged licensing for the inclusion of the brand and built it into $100M a year in revenues….
….but is the party over for DIVX??
DVD players are still selling, but the growth story there is over….it appears Blu-ray, not DVD will be the last major ‘family room’ hardware format standing….
How does DIVX replace the DVD royalties that will decline?
Hell knows that video is moving to devices and it’s the the RIA’s that will determine the formats. DIVX is upgrading the tech to H.264 over the decade old MPEG4 offering, a smart move as it will allow DIVX to play in the move to standardization, but it also brings it to the level of a half dozen others who are offering superior and more comprehensive video device IP solutions…..
Thanks for the information Chris!