DVD News articles from July 2002

DVD News archives from July 2002

DVDINSIDER: Oak Technology Introduces Three-Chip Set For Recordable DVD Drives.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Oak Technology has introduced the industry's first integrated three-chip set for recordable DVD drives. The chip set includes the...

DVDINSIDER: Toshiba Ships RD-X2 DVD Recorder Featuring Spatializer's N-2-2.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Spatializer Audio Laboratories reported that its Spatializer N-2-2 has been incorporated into the RD-X2 DVD recorder from Toshiba,...

DVDINSIDER: Denon's DVD-A1 DVD Player Deemed "One Of The Most Technically Sophisticated Players On The Planet".(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). ESS Technology revealed that the new Denon DVD-A1 DVD player, powered by ESS's ES6038 Vibratto DVD chip, has been labeled "one of the...

DVDINSIDER: Phasing Out VHS To Make Room For DVD.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Whether or not the VHS format is slowly being phased out by its digital adversary, DVD, is being continuously debated, more so now than...

DVDINSIDER: DVD's Popularity Stimulates Home Theater Component Sales.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). The popularity of the DVD is having a tremendous impact on sales of home theater components, according to the latest sales figures...

DVDINSIDER: Netflix Reports 118 Percent Increase In Subscribers For 2Q.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Netflix, Inc. reported that it has ended the second quarter of 2002 with 670,000 total subscribers. This represents a 118 percent...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo Releases WinProducer 3 DVD & WinProducer 3 CD.(Product Announcement)
July 2, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc. has reported the immediate availability of WinProducer 3 DVD and WinProducer 3 CD, the latest versions of...

DVDINSIDER: Black Hawk Down Tops Rental Charts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 2, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Black Hawk Down, the searing war drama from Director Ridley Scott, Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Revolution Studios, was the...

DVDINSIDER: Hitachi Creates Digital Media Division.(Brief Article)
July 2, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Hitachi America, Ltd., reported the formation of the Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division (DMD) effective July 1st. The...

DVDINSIDER: Oakwood Adds DVD Player Option At Select Corporate Housing Locations.(Brief Article)
July 7, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Oakwood Worldwide revealed that DVD players are now available at its corporate housing locations throughout the U.S. as an optional...

DVDINSIDER: Roxio Unveils VideoWave Movie Creator.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 7, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Roxio has unveiled VideoWave Movie Creator, an automated, yet powerful way for consumers to edit video, burn it to DVD or CD, and...

DVDINSIDER: CMGI Enters Agreement To Acquire Software Logistics Corporation.(Brief Article)
July 7, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). CMGI, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the worldwide assets and operations of Software...

DVDINSIDER: DTS Creates Two New Positions To Expand DTS-Encoded DVD Content.(Brief Article)
July 8, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DTS has created two new executive positions dedicated to expanding DTS-encoded DVD movie and music content in the U.S. and Europe....

DVDINSIDER: Zoran Introduces Sixth-Generation Vaddis 6 SOC Solution.(Brief Article)
July 8, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Zoran Corporation reported that its sixth-generation Vaddis 6 is a complete advanced DVD system-on-a-chip (SOC) solution, which...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo's WinDVD Bundles With CenDyne's DVR-104.(Brief Article)
July 8, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo reported that its flagship product, WinDVD, has been included in CenDyne's DVR-104 DVD-burning bundle, which enables...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo Introduces WinDVD Creator.(Brief Article)
July 9, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc. has introduced WinDVD Creator, it's easy-to-use DVD and VCD creation software that offers a storyboard approach to...

DVDINSIDER: MedioStream Demonstrates DVD+VR Support For DVD+RW Recordable Drives At DVD+RW Alliance Asia Pacific Seminar.(Brief Article)
July 9, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). MedioStream will demonstrate its DVD+RW Video Recording (DVD+VR) support for DVD+RW recordable drives at the DVD+RW Alliance Asia...

DVDINSIDER: Vital Statistics.(Brief Article)
July 9, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). According to statistics released by Nielsen VideoScan, DVD title sales for the week ending June 30, 2002 were 2,770,000, slightly down...

DVDINSIDER: All-Star Cinematographers Sign On For Panel Discussion At 5th Annual DVD Entertainment Conference & Showcase.
July 10, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). The 5th Annual DVD Entertainment Conference & Showcase announced today that all-star cinematographers Allen Daviau, ASC (whose...

DVDINSIDER: Dolby Meets Demands For In-Car Entertainment.(Dolby Laboratories technology used in Toyota Brevis and Alpine, Clarion products)(Brief Article)
July 10, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). For consumers looking to enjoy the surround-sound benefits of Dolby in-car entertainment technologies, Dolby Laboratories announced...

DVDINSIDER: VCA Interactive Begins Beta Testing For First Voice-Activated DVD.(Brief Article)
July 10, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). VCA Interactive intends to release the first fully-realized, voice-activated DVD with their upcoming title Double O Blonde. Public...

DVDINSIDER: Samsung & Klipsch Unveil Ultimate DVD Home Theater In A Box System.(Samsung Electronics America, Klipsch Audio Technologies introduce HT-SK6)(Brief Article)
July 10, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Samsung Electronics America and Klipsch Audio Technologies have joined forces to introduce the ultimate DVD Home Theater in a Box...

DVDINSIDER: Spatializer's Natural Headphone Available For License.(Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 10, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. revealed that its Natural Headphone is now available for license based on Cirrus Logic's...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo Releases WinDVD 4 & WinDVD 4 Plus.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo, Inc. reported that availability of WinDVD 4 and WinDVD 4 Plus, the latest versions of the InterVideo's popular DVD...

DVDINSIDER: WEA Chairman & CEO David Mount Retires.
July 11, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Warner Music Group (WMG) has revealed that David Mount, chairman and chief executive officer of WEA Inc., for the past nine years, has...

DVDINSIDER: Thomson Joins MPEG LA Patent Pool & Expands Licensing Activities.(Thomson Multimedia S.A.)(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Thomson multimedia has joined the MPEG LA, LLC MPEG-2 patent pool as of July 1st. Thomson also announces that it is expanding its...

DVDINSIDER: VSDA Report Reveals 2001 Best Year Ever For Home Video Industry.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). The home video industry experienced its best year ever in 2001 with U.S. spending totaling $18.7 billion. Home video consumers spent $7...

DVDINSIDER: Canopus Ships Video Out Plug-In For Adobe After Effects FREE With DV Storm SE & DVStorm SE Plus.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Canopus Corporation has begun bundling its Canopus Video Out Plug-in for Adobe After Effects free with DVStorm SE and DVStorm SE...

DVDINSIDER: SAI Releases UDF Development Toolkit Version 2.0 For MS Windows.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). SAI, a leader in UDF file system technology, reported the release of Version 2.0 of its UDF Development Toolkit for MS Windows. V2.0...

DVDINSIDER: MPEG-4 Visual & Systems Patent Portfolio Licensing Terms Decided & Scheduled To Issue In September.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). MPEG LA and patent holders to the MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License, MPEG-4 Systems (without MPEG-J) Patent Portfolio License and...

DVDINSIDER: WEA Names New CEO.(Jim Caparro)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Warner Music Group (WMG) announced that Jim Caparro, former chairman of the Island Def Jam Music Group, has been named CEO of WEA...

DVDINSIDER: Vital Statistics.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 15, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). According to statistics released by Nielsen VideoScan, DVD title sales for the week ending July 7, 2002 were 2,850,000, up from the...

DVDINSIDER: DVD Entertainment Group Reports Shipment Of One-Billionth DVD.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 16, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). As DVD celebrates its fifth year in the marketplace, the one-billionth DVD software unit is anticipated to ship to retail this month...

DVDINSIDER: DTV Sales For June Up 86 Percent Over 2001.(digital television)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 16, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). According to figures released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), June 2002 digital television (DTV) factory-to-dealer...

DVDINSIDER: MGM Home Entertainment Expands Sales & Marketing Operations Into France & Germany.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). In a move that underscores the continued significant growth of its home entertainment business, MGM Home Entertainment Group, a unit of...

DVDINSIDER: Hitachi PC Bundles Pruius Deck PCs With MedioStream's neoDVDstandard.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 17, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). MedioStream reported that Hitachi PC is bundling MedioStream's neoDVDstandard authoring software with its new line of Prius Deck PCs,...

DVDINSIDER: SRS Labs Licenses Circle Surround II & TruSurround XT To Orion Studios.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 17, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). SRS Labs, Inc. has licensed its Circle Surround II (CS II) and TruSurround XT audio technologies to Orion Studios, a multimedia...

DVDINSIDER: Panasonic Picks Tripath's Class-T For Its WP-D204 Amplifier.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 17, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Tripath Technology's Class-T advanced 1-bit digital audio amplifier has been chosen by Panasonic/ Matsushita Communication...

DVDINSIDER: ADS Technologies Unveils USB Instant DVD For Macs.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 17, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). ADS Technologies has announced a new real-time DVD video capture device, USB Instant DVD for Macs. While DVD creation was once limited...

DVDINSIDER: Hollywood Newcomer & Legend Sign On For Director's Panel Session At 5th Annual DVD Entertainment Conference & Showcase.
July 18, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Just confirmed for this year's version of the popular Director's Panel session at the 5th Annual DVD Entertainment Conference &...

DVDINSIDER: MedioStream Releases neoDVDstandard 4.0 For OEM Bundle.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 18, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). MedioStream has reported the release of neoDVDstandard 4.0 for bundling with original equipment manufacturers (OEM). This latest...

DVDINSIDER: Zoran Reports Strong 2Q Financial Results.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 18, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Zoran Corporation has reported results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2002. Revenues for the second quarter of 2002 increased 55...

DVDINSIDER: SRS Labs' TruSurround Featured In ESS' Vibratto Line.(SRS Labs Inc., ESS Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). SRS Labs, Inc. and ESS Technology, Inc. jointly announced that SRS Labs' TruSurround is a new feature on ESS's Vibratto family of DVD...

DVDINSIDER: Konica Photo Imaging Partners With YesVideo For New Transfer Service.(video transfer service)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Konica Photo Imaging and YesVideo have teamed up to offer a new service to help more camcorder users easily and affordably share and...

DVDINSIDER: B1 Media Appoints Dudley Johnson As Producer.(Brief Article)
July 21, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). B1 Media, the design studio with an extensive and diverse resume in the creation of interactive menus and games for DVD, as well as...

DVDINSIDER: Rimage Corporation Reports Strong 2Q Earnings.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 21, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Rimage Corporation has reported net income of $1,801,000 for the second quarter of 2002 ended June 30th, up 93 percent from $931,000 in...

DVDINSIDER: Image Inks Agreement With QD3.(Image Entertainment Inc.)(QD3 Entertainment)(Brief Article)
July 22, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Image Entertainment has reported the signing of an exclusive, multi-year distribution and license agreement with QD3 Entertainment, a...

DVDINSIDER: Smarte's SmarteCD Supports DCA's Encoding Equipment.(Brief Article)
July 22, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Smarte Solutions Inc., a provider of piracy management solutions, and DCA Inc., a provider of mastering equipment for CDs and DVDs,...

DVDINSIDER: Vital Statistics.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 22, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). According to statistics released by Nielsen VideoScan, DVD title sales for the week ending July 14, 2002 were 2,827,000, down slightly...

DVDINSIDER: DVS Implements 24-Hour Production Schedule In Shanghai.(Brief Article)
July 23, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Digital Video Systems, Inc. reported that its Shanghai factory is on a production schedule, which runs around the clock. Workers at the...

DVDINSIDER: Sony President & COO To Deliver Keynote Address At 2003 International CES.
July 23, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) announced that Kunitake Ando, the president and COO of Sony Corp., will deliver the...

DVDINSIDER: Atmel Introduces Fully Functional DVD Chipset.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 23, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Atmel Corporation has introduced a fully functional DVD chipset with embedded microcontrollers. Allowing the system designer to take...

DVDINSIDER: Addonics Announces New Mobile DVD/CDRW Drive.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 23, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Addonics Technologies has unveiled a new Mobile DVD/CDRW drive that takes the best of both multimedia worlds -- DVD movie watching and...

DVDINSIDER: Blockbuster Reports Profitable 2Q.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 23, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Blockbuster Inc. has reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. Total revenues for the second quarter...

DVDINSIDER: Director Rob Minkoff Signs On For Filmmakers Panel Session.
July 24, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). IRMA is pleased to announce that Hollywood Director Rob Minkoff -- whose smash hit Stuart Little 2 is currently in theaters-- will team...

DVDINSIDER: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Renews Contract With Macrovision.(Brief Article)
July 24, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., has signed a multi-year contract renewal to...

DVDINSIDER: Netflix Reports Record 2Q Results.(Netflix Inc.'s financial data for second quarter)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 24, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Netflix, Inc. has reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. Total revenue for the second quarter was $36.4...

DVDINSIDER: Apex Digital Selects Cirrus' CS98000 DVD Processor.(Apex Digital Inc., Apex Digital Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 24, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Cirrus Logic, Inc. revealed that its CS98000 DVD processor has been selected to power a popular line of portable DVD players from Apex...

DVDINSIDER: SRS Labs Posts Profit For First Time In 10 Consecutive Quarters.(SRS Labs Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 24, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). SRS Labs, Inc. reported financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2002, and posted a profit for the first time in...

DVDINSIDER: Broderbund Prepares To Ship MovieShop Deluxe.(Broderbund Software Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 24, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Broderbund is preparing to ship MovieShop Deluxe, a powerful video editing product that combines the ease-of-use and quality consumers...

DVDINSIDER: Paul Ramaker Appointed President Of DVD Planet.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DVDPlanet has announced the appointment of Paul Ramaker as president; effective July 29, 2002. In the newly created position, Ramaker...

DVDINSIDER: Vigobyte de Mexico Completes IRMA Anti-Piracy Compliance Program.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Vigobyte de Mexico has completed the internationally approved Anti-Piracy Compliance Program developed by the International Recording...

DVDINSIDER: Amoisonic Selects Microsemi's AudioMAX Class-D Audio Amplifier Technology.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Microsemi Corp. revealed that its patented AudioMAX Class-D audio amplifier technology has been selected by Amoisonic Electronics Co....

DVDINSIDER: Aiwa Chooses Tripath's Class-T For Its Latest DVD Home Theater System.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Tripath Technology Inc. revealed that its Class-T one-bit digital audio amplifiers have been chosen by Aiwa, a wholly-owned subsidiary...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Solutions Reports Record Revenues For 1Q.(Brief Article)(Short Story)
July 25, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions has reported results for the Company's first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2002. Revenues for the quarter were...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Solutions' CEO & CFO To Deliver Presentation At 22nd Annual Adams, Harkness & Hill Summer Seminar.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions reported its President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert J. Doris, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial...

DVDINSIDER: Pioneer To Ship Portable DVD/CD/Video CD Player.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., reported it will begin shipping the PDV-LC20 portable DVD/CD/Video CD player in the United States,...

DVDINSIDER: ESS Technology Reports 2Q Financial Results.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). ESS Technology has reported net revenues for the second quarter of 2002 of $86.0 million, up $21.1 million or 32.5 percent from the...

DVDINSIDER: Intersil Introduces New Laser Driver For DVD/CD Dual Writer Optical Disk Drives.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Intersil Corporation has unveiled a new dual output laser driver targeted for the rapidly emerging DVD/CD dual writer optical drive...

DVDINSIDER: Pinnacle Systems Ships Pinnacle Edition DV & Pinnacle Edition DV500.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Pinnacle Systems, Inc. reports that it is shipping Pinnacle Edition DV, its powerful professional video editing and DVD authoring...

DVDINSIDER: Consumer DVD Rental Spending Surpasses Rentals For Entire Year Of 2001.
July 29, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). As of July 21st, 2002, consumer spending on DVD rentals has surpassed DVD rentals for the entire year of 2001, both in number of...

DVDINSIDER: Plextor Releases Portable Optical Disk Drive With Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Interface.
July 29, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Plextor Corp. has reported the immediate release of the PlexCombo 8/8/24-8U optical disk drive with Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. The new...

DVDINSIDER: Macrovision Reports 2Q Financial Results.
July 29, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Macrovision Corporation announced that its second quarter 2002 net revenues were $24.9 million, compared with $25.8 million in the...

DVDINSIDER: Vital Statistics.
July 29, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). According to statistics released by Nielsen VideoScan, DVD title sales for the week ending July 21, 2002 were 2,844,000, up from the...

DVDINSIDER: Cirrus Confirms Decrease In Q1 Revenue.
July 29, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Cirrus Logic Inc. has reported its financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2003, ended June 29, 2002. Fiscal first quarter...

DVDINSIDER: CEA Statistics Indicate Digital Transition Is Well Underway.(Consumer Electronics Association )(Brief Article)
July 30, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Manufacturer-to-dealer sales of video products continued to rise during June reaching 5,889,261 units, according to figures released...

DVDINSIDER: DVD Technology Key To Improving Sluggish PC & Chip Industries.(Brief Article)
July 30, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). New research from IDC, sponsored by Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., identifies DVD technology, the fastest growing technology in the...

DVDINSIDER: Henninger Completes 500th DVD.(Brief Article)
July 30, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). With the recent completion of Night of the Living Dead Millennium Edition for Elite Entertainment, Inc., Henninger Vision has now...