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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]
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  1. Jean-Baptiste Kempf, president and lead developer of VLC, said that VLC has crossed 7 billion downloads across all platforms. · TechCrunch
  2. Amazon reduced the price of the Fire TV Stick 4K Select to $19.99. · Android Authority
  3. Bitmovin has developed the AI Session Interpreter powered by the Mistral 7B foundation model running on Amazon Bedrock. · Amazon Web Services
  4. VLC reached 6 billion downloads in January 2025, and the 7 billion milestone came about 18 months later. · TechCrunch
  5. The price reduction represents a 60% discount relative to the recommended retail price. · Android Authority
  6. A Gauge report from Nielsen indicates that streaming viewership has surpassed traditional broadcast and cable television combined. · Amazon Web Services
  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
  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
  9. Jean-Baptiste Kempf said VideoLAN is working on supporting all other platforms and codecs. · TechCrunch
  10. Jean-Baptiste Kempf said VLC is preparing for the VLC 4 release, but development is taking time. · TechCrunch
  11. The Fire TV Stick 4K Select supports 4K Ultra HD playback with HDR10+. · Android Authority
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