Adding New Applications to Blu-ray Players

A new Blu-ray player software solution from Related Content Database (RCDb) and Videon Central enables Blu-ray players to load applications and connect with third-party services and content. Currently, BD Live material is generally accessed through software embedded into Blu-ray discs. Users must insert BD Live-enabled discs into players to view Web-based bonus features. With design partner Videon Central, RCDb has come up with a disc-free solution that will increase the number of ways studios can offer content to Blu-ray hardware owners. Going forward, studios could offer extra content to Blu-ray households that isn’t tied to a specific Blu-ray disc.