DVD News articles from April 2004

DVD News archives from April 2004

DVDINSIDER: Marvel Consolidates Licenses for Large Product Categories with Leading Partners Hanes Apparel, R.M. Palmer and Disguise, Inc.
April 1, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Marvel Enterprises, Inc., a global character-based entertainment licensing company, has recently signed agreements that effectively...

DVDINSIDER: Liberty Completes North American Distribution Deal for 65 Classical Music DVDs.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Liberty International Entertainment Inc. announces that it has signed a North American distribution deal with Nutech Digital, Inc. for...

DVDINSIDER: Providential Holdings' Subsidiary ATC Technology Corp. Confirms a New Order from Wal-Mart.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)
April 1, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Providential Holdings, Inc. announced its wholly-owned subsidiary ATC Technology Corp. will receive a new order from Wal-Mart Stores...

DVDINSIDER: Sonopress Replicates Close to 600,000 Units of Ubisoft's Tom Clancy Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow.(stealth action adventure game for Microsoft's xbox video game system)
April 5, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonopress LLC, a global leader in media services and turnkey operations, announced it completed multiple replication runs of Tom...

DVDINSIDER: JAQKAR Has Entered into a Technology Partner Agreement with OverDrive Inc.(JAQKAR, Edulink Inc.'s publishing services division)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Roxann Caraway, president of JAQKAR, the publishing services division of Edulink Inc., announced that JAQKAR has been selected as a...

DVDINSIDER: TriMedia Entertainment Group, Inc. Announces Appointment of President.(TriMedia Entertainment Group, producer of entertainment content)
April 5, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). TriMedia Entertainment Group Inc. announced that Daniel J.B. Taylor is joining the company as President and will be responsible for...

DVDINSIDER: Audio Precision Introduces Up to 10x Faster Dolby Digital Test & Verification.(Audio Precision, leader in audio test and measurement technology)
April 7, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Audio Precision, the world leader in audio test and measurement for nearly two decades, announced today the OPT-2711 Dolby Digital...

DVDINSIDER: Intersil Introduces Industry's First High-Voltage OR-ing FET Controller IC Suitable for Telecom and Datacom Power Distribution Applications.
April 7, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Intersil Corporation announced the release of the industry's first positive high-voltage OR-ing FET controller IC, the Endura ISL6144....

DVDINSIDER: nFusion Selected as Integrated Marketing Agency for Toshiba's Digital Products Division.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). The Digital Products Division (DPD) of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. announced has selected nFusion Group, a...

DVDINSIDER: ValuSoft Releases Burn & Go Nitro CD/DVD Burning Software.
April 8, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). ValuSoft, a division of THQ Inc. and leading global publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software, today announced the...

DVDINSIDER: EnXnet, Inc. Announces New EnXmedia Division.(Brief Article)
April 8, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). EnXnet, Inc. announces that it has formed a new division, EnXmedia, that will be charged with marketing the various media products it is...

DVDINSIDER: SAMSUNG Selects Teradyne's FLEX as Next Generation Test System.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Teradyne, Inc. announced Korea-based SAMSUNG Electronics Co. Ltd has selected the FLEX test system for next generation multi-site...

DVDINSIDER: GPX, Inc. Acquired By Its Management in Partnership with Synergy Enterprises, LLC.
April 9, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). GPX, Inc., a subsidiary of Hagemeyer N.V., one of the leading trading companies, has been acquired by its management team, led by...

DVDINSIDER: SunnComm's MediaMax CDs Surpass 2 Million in North American Commercial Sales.
April 9, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). SunnComm Technologies, Inc., a leader in the development of digital content security and enhancement for optical media, announced that...

DVDINSIDER: Navigator Technology Ventures announces acquisition of Sand Video by Broadcom.
April 9, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). A Navigator Technology Ventures (NTV) announced the acquisition of Sand Video, Inc. by Broadcom, a leading provider of highly-integrated...

DVDINSIDER: SmartSound Software Inks New Distribution Deals with WYNIT and D&H.
April 13, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). SmartSound Software, Inc. announced deals with two of the largest distributors in the United States. The complete line of SmartSound...

DVDINSIDER: New Wave Entertainment Standardizes on 30 Avid Media Composer Adrenaline Systems.
April 13, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Avid Technology, Inc. announced that New Wave Entertainment, one of Hollywood's largest motion picture and television marketing...

DVDINSIDER: Ulead DVD Workshop Garners Five Editor's Choice Awards.(Brief Article)
April 13, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Ulead Systems, a developer of digital image, video and DVD software, announced that DVD Workshop 2, the latest version of its...

DVDINSIDER: LG Electronics Selects Genesis Microchip gm5221 and FLI2300 Controller Combination for Three New LCD TV Platforms.
April 14, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). LG Electronics has designed Genesis Microchip's gm5221 display controller and FLI2300 video format converter into its new 23-inch,...

DVDINSIDER: Macrovision Renews Multi-Year Copy Protection Contract With Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Macrovision Corporation announced that Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has signed a multi-year contract to copy protect all of...

DVDINSIDER: VtoDVD Systems Launches 'RocketDVD Professional' at NAB 2004.
April 14, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). RocketDVD Professional is a fully automated DVD Authoring and Production system. RocketDVD Professional is the first DVD Authoring...

DVDINSIDER: eWan 1 Inc. Announces $30 Million Dollar Manufacturing Contract for Its Advance Digital Media Center.(Brief Article)
April 15, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). eWan 1 Inc. announced that a $30 million (USD) agreement has been signed between Cocom International Ltd., a wholly-owned eWan...

DVDINSIDER: Sorenson Media and Ulead to Bundle Sorenson Squeeze 3.5 Compression Suite with Ulead Professional Digital Video Products.
April 15, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sorenson Media and Ulead Systems announced an agreement to bundle Sorenson Squeeze 3.5 Compression Suite for Windows with two of...

DVDINSIDER: ArcSoft Appoints Michael Downs as Vice President of DVD & Video Group.(Brief Article)
April 15, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). ArcSoft announced the appointment of Mr. Michael Downs as Vice President, DVD & Video Group. In this role, Mr. Downs will help lead the...

DVDINSIDER: I/OMagic, DVD Recordable Market Share Leader, Plans to Ship 12X Drive in Late May.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). I/OMagic Corporation will begin shipping the next generation of high-speed dual drives -- an Internal 12X DVD+/-RW/+/-R Dual Format...

DVDINSIDER: Genesis Microchip Wins Patent Infringement Case Against Mstar.(Mstar Semiconductor, Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Genesis Microchip Inc. announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued an initial determination that Mstar...

DVDINSIDER: Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Debuts Two Multi-Media DVD Players.(digital video disk)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America introduced two DVD players that can read and decode a wide selection of disc formats. Mitsubishi...

DVDINSIDER: MainConcept Releases MPEG Pro Plug-In for Adobe Premiere Pro.(moving picture experts group)
April 19, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). MainConcept, a leader in video codecs and editing technology, released its MPEG Pro editing plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro at the NAB04...

DVDINSIDER: Fairchild Semiconductor Showcases Advanced Performance Video Filter and Video Driver Products at NAB2004.(national association of broadcasters trade show)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Fairchild Semiconductor will showcase their full line of products for video applications at the National Association of Broadcasters...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo Demonstrates Double Layer DVD+R Burning Capabilities at Retail Vision 2004.
April 20, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc., a pioneer in advancing DVD and MPEG-related software technologies, announced today that Double Layer DVD+R burning...

DVDINSIDER: New Line Home Entertainment's The Butterfly Effect Breaks New Ground for Innovative DVD Bonus Features.
April 20, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterActual announced that the upcoming DVD release of the hit thriller The Butterfly Effect from New Line Home Entertainment will be...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Introduces Major Product Advances at NAB 2004.
April 20, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions announced four important additions to its line of professional DVD creation systems. The four additions -- SD-series...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Debuts Next-Generation WebDVD Application Powered by Industry Leading Technology.
April 21, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions introduced eDVD 3, the latest upgrade to its industry-leading application for linking DVD to the Internet. The new...

DVDINSIDER: Advanced Media Introduces RIDATA 8x DVD +/-R Optical Discs.(digital video disk)
April 21, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Advanced Media, Inc., a subsidiary of RITEK Corporation, announced the addition of 8x DVD +/-R discs to their RIDATA brand lineup of...

DVDINSIDER: Sony Unveils Powerful New Versions of Vegas and DVD Architect Software at NAB 2004.(digital video disk)
April 21, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sony announced the availability of its new Vegas+DVD Production Suite of software tools, which includes Vegas 5, DVD Architect 2 and a...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo's First WinDVD 5 Software with CPRM Support Selected for New Panasonic ''Let'snote'' Wireless Notebooks.(content protection for recordable media)
April 22, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc. will provide Matsushita Electric Industrial, best known by its Panasonic brand name, with WinDVD 5 (OEM 5) DVD playback...

DVDINSIDER: Apple Announces DVD Studio Pro 3.(digital video disk)
April 22, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Apple announced DVD Studio Pro 3, the latest version of Apple's professional DVD authoring application that gives users a complete set...

DVDINSIDER: Pioneer Showcases New DVD Player at National Association of Broadcasters 2004.(digital video disk)
April 22, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). A new, full-featured but low-cost industrial DVD player designed for professional applications was introduced at the National...

DVDINSIDER: KiSS Technology and DivXNetworks Partner to Develop DivX Certified DVD Player Optimized for HDTV.(digital video disk, high definition television )(Brief Article)
April 27, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). KiSS Technology, Inc will work with DivXNetworks, Inc., to develop a DivX Certified DVD Player optimized for the high-resolution HDTV...

DVDINSIDER: I/OMagic Expands Its Sales & Marketing Team to Support Growth Initiatives.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). I/OMagic Corporation has appointed Tee Nguyen to the position of Marketing Manager for the Company. In her new position, Nguyen will be...

DVDINSIDER: Rimage Introduces Next-Generation 2000i Desktop CD/DVD Publisher.(compact disk, digital video disk)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Rimage Corporation announced the market launch of the Rimage 2000i, its next-generation desktop CD/DVD publishing system, at last...

DVDINSIDER: Cipher Multimedia Signs Agreement with Kaye Levin Entertainment.(Brief Article)
April 28, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Cipher Multimedia signed an agreement with Kaye Levin Entertainment to develop and market CD distribution campaigns for independent...

DVDINSIDER: Research and Markets: Worldwide Optical Disk Device Market Has Gone Through Drastic Changes Since 2001.
April 28, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Research and Markets has announced the addition of 2004 Worldwide Optical Disk Device Market Data Book to their offering. The data...

DVDINSIDER: NEC Chooses InterVideo's WinDVD Creator 2 Solution for New PCs.(personal computers)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc. has agreed to provide NEC Corporation with an OEM version of WinDVD Creator 2 for a new line of NEC multimedia PCs...

DVDINSIDER: QRS Music Technologies, Inc. Opens European Office.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Tom Dolan, President and CEO, QRS Music Technologies, Inc. announced that a European office, warehouse has been opened in Oeffelt,...

DVDINSIDER: Research and Markets: Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac 2004.
April 30, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Research and Markets has announced the addition of Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac 2004 to their offering. No other guide...