# VLC media player surpasses 7 billion downloads across platforms

VLC media player from VideoLAN has crossed 7 billion downloads, about 18 months after reaching 6 billion.

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Jean-Baptiste Kempf, president and lead developer of VLC, said that VLC has crossed 7 billion downloads across all platforms. [^1]

Amazon reduced the price of the Fire TV Stick 4K Select to $19.99. [^2]

Bitmovin has developed the AI Session Interpreter powered by the Mistral 7B foundation model running on Amazon Bedrock. [^3]

VLC reached 6 billion downloads in January 2025, and the 7 billion milestone came about 18 months later. [^4]

The price reduction represents a 60% discount relative to the recommended retail price. [^5]

A Gauge report from Nielsen indicates that streaming viewership has surpassed traditional broadcast and cable television combined. [^6]

The AI Session Interpreter automatically monitors viewer sessions and generates actionable insights to help support teams analyze quality of experience data more efficiently. [^7]

The AI Session Interpreter sends session telemetry to the Mistral 7B model, which returns a structured, plain-language summary explaining issues and steps to improve performance. [^8]

Jean-Baptiste Kempf said VideoLAN is working on supporting all other platforms and codecs. [^9]

Jean-Baptiste Kempf said VLC is preparing for the VLC 4 release, but development is taking time. [^10]

The Fire TV Stick 4K Select supports 4K Ultra HD playback with HDR10+. [^11]

## What this stands on

1. Jean-Baptiste Kempf, president and lead developer of VLC, said that VLC has crossed 7 billion downloads across all platforms. (TechCrunch, News)
2. Amazon reduced the price of the Fire TV Stick 4K Select to $19.99. (Android Authority, News)
3. Bitmovin has developed the AI Session Interpreter powered by the Mistral 7B foundation model running on Amazon Bedrock. (Amazon Web Services, News)
4. VLC reached 6 billion downloads in January 2025, and the 7 billion milestone came about 18 months later. (TechCrunch, News)
5. The price reduction represents a 60% discount relative to the recommended retail price. (Android Authority, News)
6. A Gauge report from Nielsen indicates that streaming viewership has surpassed traditional broadcast and cable television combined. (Amazon Web Services, News)
7. The AI Session Interpreter automatically monitors viewer sessions and generates actionable insights to help support teams analyze quality of experience data more efficiently. (Amazon Web Services, News)
8. The AI Session Interpreter sends session telemetry to the Mistral 7B model, which returns a structured, plain-language summary explaining issues and steps to improve performance. (Amazon Web Services, News)
9. Jean-Baptiste Kempf said VideoLAN is working on supporting all other platforms and codecs. (TechCrunch, News)
10. Jean-Baptiste Kempf said VLC is preparing for the VLC 4 release, but development is taking time. (TechCrunch, News)
11. The Fire TV Stick 4K Select supports 4K Ultra HD playback with HDR10+. (Android Authority, News)

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