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Blu-ray licenses granted to 11 Chinese manufacturers |
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
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| The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has granted licenses to 11 China-based manufacturers. |
This license allows these manufacturers to undertake R&D, production & marketing of players or drives & BD discs, according to Digitimes.
The 11 makers include Malata, TCL, China Hualu Panasonic AVC Networks (a joint venture between Panasonic & the China-based Hualu Group) & Desay.
The licensees will focus on the design of BD movie players using technologies transferred from Japan-based partners. Volume production is expected to begin in 2009. So expect a wave of cheap(er) Blu-ray player on the market.
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