DVD News articles from March 2002

DVD News archives from March 2002

DVDINSIDER: Eisner Urges Lawmakers To Facilitate & Establish Standards For Technological Protection Of Digital Content.(Walt Disney Company's Michael D. Eisner)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Michael D. Eisner, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, urged federal lawmakers to facilitate and establish open and common...

DVDINSIDER: Verbatim Unveils DataLifePlus 4.7GB DVD+R Write-Once Discs.(dvd product introduction)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Verbatim Corporation has introduced its new DataLifePlus 4.7GB DVD+R media-a companion product to DVD+RW, which was introduced in...

DVDINSIDER: SONICblue Licenses Patented Dual-Deck Technology To LG Electronics.(SONICblue Incorporated patent details)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). SONICblue Incorporated, the Company at the cutting-edge of digital audio and video technology, announced that it has licensed its...

DVDINSIDER: CyberLink To Exhibit At CeBIT 2002.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). CyberLink Corp., is excited to report that the company will exhibit at CeBIT 2002 from March 13th-20th in Hannover, Germany. With high...

DVDINSIDER: I/OMagic Reports 260 Percent Increase In Sales Over Last Year.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). I/OMagic Corp. has reported that its optical storage business unit has grown significantly over the past year. The company posted more...

DVDINSIDER: Hitachi Restructures European Operations.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Effective April 1, 2002, Hitachi Home Electronics (Europe) Ltd. will cease to trade as a legal entity and its two business groups will...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Introduces AuthorScript Version 3.1.(Brief Article)
March 6, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions has introduced AuthorScript Version 3.1, an enhanced version of the industry's most widely adopted set of developer...

DVDINSIDER: DTS Adds Seven New Professional Audio Dealers/Distributors.(Brief Article)
March 6, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.), the digital audio technology company dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment...

DVDINSIDER: Buy.com Partners With Baker & Taylor.(Brief Article)
March 6, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Buy.com, Inc., The Internet Superstore, has reported a partnership with Baker & Taylor (B&T), the premier supplier of books, music,...

DVDINSIDER: CMC Magnetics To Manufacture & Distribute DVD+RW Media.(company product introduction details)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). CMC Magnetics Corp. (CMC) revealed it will begin manufacturing and worldwide distribution of DVD+RW media in April 2002. "The...

DVDINSIDER: Navarre Corporation Retains Brainerd Communicators.(contract details)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Navarre Corporation reported it has retained Brainerd Communicators, Inc. to provide investor and financial public relations...

DVDINSIDER: Best Buy Reports 4Q Financial Results.(company financial reporting data)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Best Buy Co., Inc. has reported total sales of $6.98 billion for the Company's fiscal 2002 fourth quarter, which ended on March 2, a...

DVDINSIDER: CyberLink Licenses SRS' TruSurround XT For Its PowerDVD XP 4.0.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). CyberLink Corp., and SRS Labs, Inc., have reported the licensing of SRS TruSurround XT by CyberLink for inclusion in PowerDVD XP 4.0,...

DVDINSIDER: Pioneer Ships First Modular Disc Flip Unit For DVD-Based Data Storage.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 8, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., Business Solutions Division, has reported the shipping of the DRM-UF701, the industry's first modular...

DVDINSIDER: Denon & Marantz Make Merger Plans For May.(Brief Article)
March 8, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Marantz Japan Inc. and DENON, Ltd. have reported the establishment of D&M Holdings, Inc. a joint holding company to merge the...

DVDINSIDER: Rimage Receives EMedia Editor's Choice Award.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Rimage Corporation reported it will receive the EMedia Editor's Choice Award for its revolutionary Everest CD/DVD label printing...

DVDINSIDER: Oakwood Becomes First Global Lodging Firm To Place DVD Players In Every Room.(lodging firm Oakwood Worldwide)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). The hottest technology in the entertainment industry is at last reaching the world of hotels and serviced apartments. At its new...

DVDINSIDER: Alliance Entertainment & Tower Records Enter A Fulfillment/Distribution Agreement.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Alliance Entertainment Corp. and Tower Records revealed that they have entered into an agreement for fulfillment and distribution...

DVDINSIDER: Philips Electronics Responds To Amsterdam Hostage Situation.(Brief Article)
March 12, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). On Monday, March 11, 2002, a lone gunman entered the 445-foot-high Rembrandt Tower in Amsterdam and took several hostages to lash out...

DVDINSIDER: Ulead Unveils Ulead DVD PictureShow Imaging Suite.(Brief Article)
March 12, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Ulead Systems, Inc. has introduced Ulead DVD PictureShow Imaging Suite, the first complete slideshow generating software that lets...

DVDINSIDER: Vital Statistics.(sales of DVD titles, DVD players and VCR units to dealers, week ending March 3, 2002, U.S.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 12, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). According to VideoScan's First Alert Reporting Retailers, DVD title sales for the week ending March 3, 2002 were 3,109,000, up from...

DVDINSIDER: Thomson Acquires Still in Motion.(Thomson multimedia acquisition details)(Brief Article)
March 13, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Thomson multimedia has reported the acquisition of Los Angeles, California-based Still in Motion, a privately held DVD compression and...

DVDINSIDER: HP Launches Latest Super Combination DVD Writers.(Hewlett-Packard Company )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 13, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Hewlett-Packard Company has introduced its latest super combination DVD writers, which allow customers to create and share custom CDs...

DVDINSIDER: Netflix Files Registration Statement For IPO.(Netflix, Inc)(Brief Article)
March 13, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Netflix, Inc. recently announced the filing of a registration statement for an initial public offering of its common stock. All of...

DVDINSIDER: DVD+RW Alliance Announces New DVD+RW Products With DVD+R Functionality.(product announcement details)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Several executive members of the DVD+RW Alliance, a voluntary association of industry-leading personal computer manufacturers, optical...

DVDINSIDER: Sony Selects MedioStream's neoDVDstandard Software For Bundle.(DVD product details)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). MedioStream has revealed that its neoDVDstandard software, with its patent-pending "Direct-to-Disc Recording" and "Smart Buffering"...

DVDINSIDER: Ritek Declares Support For DVD+RW Technology.(with Hewlett-Packard Co)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Ritek Corp. has declared its support for DVD+RW technology and a working relationship with the Hewlett-Packard Co. for DVD+R and DVD+RW...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Reveals Enhancements To MyDVD At CeBIT.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions announced at the CeBIT convention in Hanover, Germany, significant enhancements to MyDVD, the world's most popular...

DVDINSIDER: DV Studio Ships APOLLO EXPERT ARCHIVER.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DV Studio Technologies, LLC (DVST) reported it is now shipping the newest product in its Apollo range, APOLLO EXPERT ARCHIVER. APOLLO...

DVDINSIDER: Nero Demonstrates New Nero Express Software Suite At CeBIT.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2002 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Racing its way to the exhibition booths at CeBIT this year will be the new Nero Express software suite, recording and authoring CDs...