DVD News articles from February 2004

DVD News archives from February 2004

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Solutions Reports Results For Third Fiscal Quarter Ended December 31, 2003.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions announced results for the Company's third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2003. Net revenue for the quarter was...

DVDINSIDER: Memorex Adds 52X Combo Drive to Optical Storage Lineup.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Memorex enhances its growing optical drive line-up with an all new 52X CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive, featuring the fastest CD recording...

DVDINSIDER: ESS Announces Vantage II MX Integrated MPEG2 Encoder and Decoder Chip With DivX Playback Support.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). ESS Technology, a leading supplier of silicon solutions for digital audio, video and imaging consumer electronics, has started sampling...

DVDINSIDER: Gateway to Acquire eMachines.
February 4, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Gateway, Inc. has agreed to acquire privately-held eMachines, Inc., one of the fastest-growing and most efficient PC companies in the...

DVDINSIDER: American Vantage Media Acquires Wellspring Media Inc.
February 5, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). American Vantage Media Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Vantage Cos., has acquired Wellspring Media Inc., a leading...

DVDINSIDER: Macrovision Signs VOD Copy Protection Agreement with LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation.
February 5, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Macrovision Corporation announced that LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation has signed a multi-year agreement to use Macrovision's...

DVDINSIDER: Genesis Microchip Names Michael E. Healy as CFO and Senior Vice President of Finance.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Genesis Microchip Inc., a world leader in the development of display technologies for consumer and PC-display products, announced that...

DVDINSIDER: Primera Technology Introduces the Bravo II Disc Publisher - The World's Only 'All-in-One' CD/DVD Burning and Printing Solution.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Primera Technology, Inc. announced its Bravo II Disc Publisher. Bravo II burns and prints CDs and DVDs hands-free and completely...

DVDINSIDER: Schaeffer's Market Observation Features Pixar.
February 6, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Today's Market Observation features Pixar. Schaeffer's Market Observations are market-based reports that provide insight and analysis...

DVDINSIDER: Electronic Arts and Marvel Partner on Super Hero Fighting Videogames and Licensing Program.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Electronic Arts and Marvel Enterprises, Inc. announced that they have entered into an agreement, whereby EA will develop a new...

DVDINSIDER: Intersil Introduces Advanced Regulator Chip Set Which Solves Power Challenges in Next-Generation Intel-Based Computing Platforms.
February 9, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog solutions, announced two new Endura power...

DVDINSIDER: Belkin Selects Cypress for High-End USB 2.0 Hubs; Cypress's TetraHub Technology Lets Users Simultaneously Operate Multiple Full-Speed USB Devices.(Universal Serial Bus)
February 9, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Cypress Semiconductor Corp., the market share leader in USB, announced that its TetraHub USB hub controller chips are shipping in a new...

DVDINSIDER: InPhase Technologies Ships the First Blue Laser Holographic Media.
February 9, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InPhase Technologies, the leader in holographic data storage media and systems, has developed and is shipping the first blue laser...

DVDINSIDER: The Most-Requested DVD Ever Is Finally Available In September When the STAR WARS TRILOGY Comes to DVD for the First Time.(Digital Versatile Disk)
February 10, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). All of the unforgettable heroism, villainy and epic adventure of George Lucas's STAR WARS trilogy comes to the ultimate...

DVDINSIDER: IGN Announces January's Editors' Choice DVD Awards.(awards)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). IGN Entertainment -- home to IGN.com, the web's largest gaming and entertainment destination with over 15 million unique visitors --...

DVDINSIDER: Optical Laser and ICG Create Alliance in Response to Growing Electronic Messaging Compliance Demand.(Integration Consulting Group Inc.)
February 10, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Optical Laser and Integration Consulting Group Inc. (ICG) announce an alliance to bring unmatched Compliance services and Instant...

DVDINSIDER: Miramax Home Entertainment Inks Consulting Agreement With Industry Pioneer Warren Lieberfarb in Support Of Its DVD & Video Assets.(Warren Lieberfarb & Associates to provide counsel on the marketing and distribution)
February 11, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Miramax Home Entertainment has entered into a consulting agreement with Warren Lieberfarb & Associates to provide counsel on the...

DVDINSIDER: Safe Technologies Concludes Agreement For New 'DVD' Product.(Time Bytes)
February 11, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Safe Technologies International, Inc. issued the following statement. Michael J. Posner, President, said, "Safe Technologies is...

DVDINSIDER: JVC's Line of DVD Recorders Powered by LSI Logic are Recognized for Top-Quality Video.
February 11, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). LSI Logic Corporation, a leader in multimedia processing for the Digital Home, announced that JVC (Victor Company of Japan, Limited) has...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo Unveils Mobile, Desktop Versatility of New Recorder Platinum 5 Software with Integrated WinDVD 5.(WinDVD Recorder Platinum 5)
February 11, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc. announced WinDVD Recorder Platinum 5, the latest version of its award-winning digital video recorder (DVR) and DVD...

DVDINSIDER: Rimage Forms Strategic Partnership with Anacomp To Strengthen Field Service Organization in U.S. and Europe.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Rimage Corporation, a provider of recordable CD and DVD publishing systems for business applications, has formed a strategic partnership...

DVDINSIDER: MediaWorks Licenses the Tensilica Xtensa Processor Core and Turnkey Audio/Video Packages.(MediaWorks Integrated Systems, Inc)
February 12, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Tensilica announced that MediaWorks Integrated Systems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company with the highest integrated...

DVDINSIDER: Musicland Selects Deluxe Media Services as Distribution and Fulfillment Provider.
February 12, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Musicland Group Inc., one of the nation's leading specialty retailers of music, movies and entertainment-related products, announced an...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo Announces WinDVD 5 Playback of High-Definition DVD Discs with InterActual Add-on Pack.
February 13, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc. announced that WinDVD 5, its award-winning software solution for watching DVDs on a PC, provides playback of the new...

DVDINSIDER: DTS and LTC Partner to Provide Digital Subtitling and Access Technology for France & Belgium.(Digital Theater Systems)(Laboratoire des Technologies de Communication)
February 13, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DTS has reached a distribution and services agreement with France-based LTC to provide subtitling, captioning and audio description...

DVDINSIDER: Liberty Acquires DVD Distribution Rights to a Catalogue of 65 Classical Music Performances.(Liberty International Entertainment Inc.)
February 13, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Liberty International Entertainment Inc. has acquired the world wide home video rights, excluding Europe, to a 65 title Catalogue of...

DVDINSIDER: Zoran Demonstrates Seventh Generation Digital Camera Processor With Affordable DVD Quality Video Recording at PMA in Las Vegas.(Camera On A CHip)
February 16, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Zoran Corporation announced that its highly integrated seventh generation COACH (Camera On A CHip) processor is available in sample...

DVDINSIDER: CyberLink Showcases Creative DVD Solutions at CeBIT 2004.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). CyberLink Corp., a leading developer of digital video software and training solutions, will preview newly added TV and radio features to...

DVDINSIDER: Thomson Provides Studios Assistance with Security Services On VHS and DVD Screeners For 2003 ACADEMY AWARD Season.(Video Home System ,Digital Video Disc )
February 16, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Thomson, the leading provider of technology and service solutions for integrated media and entertainment companies, announced the use of...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo DVD SlideShow Launched as Ideal Companion for Digital Cameras and Camera-Phones.
February 16, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc. announced InterVideo DVD SlideShow, a new software solution that lets users organize, author and burn digital photo...

DVDINSIDER: Lions Gate Entertainment Reports Revenues of $77.4 Million for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2004, 25% Increase from Prior-Year Quarter.
February 17, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Lions Gate Entertainment, the leading independent filmed entertainment production and distribution studio, reported revenues of $77.4...

DVDINSIDER: DivXNetworks Partners With Plextor to Release First DivX Certified Hardware Video Encoder.
February 17, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DivXNetworks Inc., the company that created the revolutionary, patent-pending DivX video compression technology, and Plextor Corp., a...

DVDINSIDER: In-Stat/MDR Reports DVD Recorders Coming on Strong, Players Subsiding.
February 18, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DVD recorders are expected to slowly take over for DVD players, in standalone products as well as in combination products such as...

DVDINSIDER: Sigma Announces New EM8510 Media Processor for Portable Market.
February 18, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sigma Designs, a leader in digital media processing for consumer appliances, announced the EM8510, a new media processor for the growing...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo Announces New Distribution Agreement with Navarre.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc. has entered into a new distribution agreement with Navarre Corporation and its Distribution Services Division. Under...

DVDINSIDER: Disc Makers Launches Industry's First Ever Web-based DVD Duplication Service.
February 19, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Disc Makers, the nation's leading independent media manufacturer, becomes the first company in the industry to make DVD duplication...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Solutions Completes Acquisition of InterActual Technologies.(Brief Article)
February 19, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions, the leader in DVD/CD creation software, has completed its acquisition of InterActual Technologies on February 13,...

DVDINSIDER: SigmaTel, Inc. Prices Follow-On Public Offering.(Brief Article)
February 19, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). SigmaTel, Inc., announced the follow-on public offering of 8,548,193 shares of its common stock priced at $25.01 per share. The...

DVDINSIDER: Microlite Maximizes Value of Recordable DVD-MULTI Devices for the UNIX and Linux Platforms.
February 19, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Microlite Corporation has certified the Panasonic OEM SW-9572 DVD MULTI Drive for use as a backup and disaster recovery storage device...

DVDINSIDER: Roxio Introduces Easy Media Creator 7.
February 20, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Roxio, Inc. defines a new software category with the unveiling of Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 at the world's premier launch pad for...

DVDINSIDER: Sipex Introduces Photo Detector IC for Mobile DVD-Write Drives.(SP8056 )(Brief Article)
February 20, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sipex Corporation, a leading provider of high performance, analog integrated circuits (ICs), announced its latest photo detector IC,...

DVDINSIDER: Navarre Corporation Announces New Corporate Structure Aligning the Company For Future Growth.
February 20, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Navarre Corporation, a leading distributor and publisher of a broad range of home entertainment and multimedia software products,...

DVDINSIDER: SigmaTel Chooses MoSys' 1T-SRAM Embedded Memory Technology for Consumer Applications.(Static Random Access Memory)
February 24, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). MoSys, Inc., provider of high density SoC embedded memory solutions, and SigmaTel, Inc. a provider of application-specific mixed-signal...

DVDINSIDER: Intersil Introduces Industry's Fastest Triple Current Feedback Amplifiers.
February 24, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Intersil Corporation, a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog solutions, announced three new triple high-speed...

DVDINSIDER: Sigma Designs, Inc. Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter Results.(Brief Article)
February 24, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sigma Designs, Inc., a leader in digital media processors for consumer appliances, provided preliminary, unaudited results for its...

DVDINSIDER: Image Entertainment Signs Exclusive Deal to Distribute The Source Hip-Hop Hits Series, the Music Industry's Top-Selling Hip-Hop Compilation Albums.
February 25, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Image Entertainment, Inc., a leading licensee and distributor of DVD programming in North America, and an emerging audio distributor,...

DVDINSIDER: Navarre Corporation Raises Guidance for Net Sales and Net Income for Fiscal 2004.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Navarre Corporation, a distributor and publisher of a broad range of home entertainment and multimedia software products, today raised...

DVDINSIDER: Zoran Corporation Reports Record Fourth Quarter and 2003 Year End Results.
February 25, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Zoran Corporation, a leading provider of digital solutions-on-a-chip for applications in the growing digital entertainment and digital...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo WinDVD Hits 75 Million Users.(InterVideo's WinDVD5)
February 27, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc., announced that more than 75 million copies of WinDVD, the leading software for watching DVDs on a PC, have been sold...

DVDINSIDER: Marcan Inc. Now Offering the Bravo II Disc Publisher from Primera.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Marcan, Inc. announced the addition of the Primera Bravo II Disc Publisher to its line of quality production systems. The Bravo II...

DVDINSIDER: JVC Taps Entertainment and Sports Stars for New National Ad Campaign.(Intersil's Elantec EL6935)
February 27, 2004... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2004 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Intersil Announces Industry's Fastest Dual Laser Diode Driver Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of...