The arrival of VVC (H.266) is continuing apace, with InterDigital announcing a new technology license from LG for TVs and PCs and Japanese codec developer Spin Digital unveiling a software VVC codec suitable for live 8K video workflows. Looking back at our sister service Rethink TV’s codec timeline, published in April 2021, it seems that while the clarity on the patent pools was slightly behind schedule, we should be seeing the first VVC-capable TVs earlier than expected – in 2023, not 2024. While the MPEG realm received clarity that Velos Media would not be pursuing VVC royalties, and that it was significantly reducing its HEVC efforts, the more existential questions concern the fate of the non-MPEG codec – the Alliance…