Intel buys RealNetworks patents and next-gen video codec
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Intel has snapped up around 190 patents and 170 patent applications from RealNetworks, along with the company’s next-gen video codec software, with the two firms pledging to work together on future multimedia codecs. The deal, worth around $120m, will see Intel acquire RealNetworks’ “foundational streaming media patents” though the company will be licensed to use the patented technology moving forward. »read more
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