DVD News articles from September 2003

DVD News archives from September 2003

DVDINSIDER: Corporate Technology Spending Confidence Jumps in August, Consumers Still Delaying Technology Purchases Tech Economy Reports.
September 2, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Tech-Economy.org, the leading provider of economic indicators for 21st century business announced the August results for its Technology...

DVDINSIDER: Sigma Designs EM8610 Powers KiSS Technology's High-Definition Plasma TV Integrated With DVD Capabilities and Wireless Internet.
September 2, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sigma Designs' EM8610 digital media processor will be used in KiSS Technology's new PD342 42-inch Plasma, high-definition TV (HDTV)...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo Delivers Enhanced DVD-Audio Support for Audigy 2.
September 2, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo announced the first software solution that fully supports the DVD-Audio functionality of Creative Labs' Sound Blaster Audigy...

DVDINSIDER: Macrovision Signs DVD Copy Protection Agreement with Artisan Home Entertainment.
September 4, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Artisan Home Entertainment has signed a multi-year agreement renewal to use Macrovision's technology to copy protect 100% of its DVD...

DVDINSIDER: Best Buy Second-Quarter Revenue From Continuing Operations Increases 17% To $5.39 Billion.
September 4, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Best Buy Co. reported that revenue from continuing operations rose 17 percent to $5.39 billion for the fiscal quarter ended Aug. 30,...

DVDINSIDER: EZQuest's Boa Slim DVD-RW Drive for Macs and PCs Available Now.(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). EZQuest's new external Boa Slim DVD-RW drive for Macs and PCs is available now. The super-small drive weighs less than a pound and...

DVDINSIDER: Lenmar DVD Player Battery Offers 50% Longer Movie Play.(Lenmar Enterprises offers high capacity replacement battery for portable DVD players)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Lenmar Enterprises announced a new high capacity replacement battery for portable DVD players. The new extended life battery is a...

DVDINSIDER: DVD Lawsuit Reaches the Courts of the UK.
September 8, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Last Friday evening, August 29th, 2003, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) filed a lawsuit in the UK High Court against 321 Studios,...

DVDINSIDER: Panasonic Premieres Industry Firsts At CEDIA.(Offers first cable-ready digital TV set, a widescreen (16:9) high definition projection TV)
September 8, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Panasonic appeared at the CEDIA Expo 2003 with an impact statement: consumers' and custom installers' need for innovation has been met...

DVDINSIDER: DTS Entertainment Establishes European Distribution.(by hiring Cadiz Music Ltd. to oversee the distribution of DTSE music titles in Europe)
September 9, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Marking its formal entry into the European retail market, DTS Entertainment (DTSE) has selected Cadiz Music Ltd. to oversee the...

DVDINSIDER: Pioneer Passes 5 Million Unit Sales of DVD Writers As DVD-R/DVD-RW Format Secures Clear Market Leadership.
September 9, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Pioneer announces that it will ship its 5 millionth DVD-R/DVD-RW writer this month, a landmark that establishes the company as the clear...

DVDINSIDER: JVC Taps Entertainment and Sports Stars for New National Ad Campaign.
September 9, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). JVC will launch a multi-million dollar national branding campaign this fall, featuring movie, music and extreme sports celebrities that...

DVDINSIDER: MainConcept Releases MPEG Encoder 1.4.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). MainConcept announced the release of a significant update to its popular standalone MPEG Encoder software for Microsoft Windows. Version...

DVDINSIDER: AMC, Falcon Picture Group and Genius Products Team to Produce and Distribute AMC Branded DVD Movie Collections.
September 10, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). AMC and Falcon Picture Group have signed a multi-year licensing agreement to produce and distribute AMC branded DVD movie and television...

DVDINSIDER: Pioneer Announces First DVD-Audio and SACD Player With HDMI.(Pioneer Elite DV-59AVi)
September 10, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Pioneer Electronics announces the Pioneer Elite DV-59AVi, a new industry reference DVD player that offers both a high definition...

DVDINSIDER: CyberHome Selects Cirrus Logic Chipsets, Software for New Consumer DVD Recorders.
September 11, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). CyberHome has selected Cirrus Logic Inc.'s DVD recorder reference design, which integrates Cirrus' flagship CS98200 DVD processor, the...

DVDINSIDER: Pioneer Unveils External DVD/CD Writer.
September 11, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Pioneer Electronics announced that a new multiple format external DVD/CD writer will be available in mid-September at a suggested retail...

DVDINSIDER: Luminex Software Named One of Los Angeles Area's Fastest Growing Technology Companies.
September 11, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Luminex Software has been named to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious Los Angeles Technology Fast 50 program, a ranking of the 50 fastest...

DVDINSIDER: Memorex Continues Digital Media Leadership, First to Offer DVD Media for Home Video Recorders.
September 12, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). The home video DVD recorder market is expected to hit new heights this holiday season, and Memorex is first to market with digital media...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Debuts DVD Producer 4 and SD-2000 Encoding for Windows XP Professional.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions debuted at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) DVD Producer4, the latest version of Sonic's professional...

DVDINSIDER: Sony's DVD Burners Ranked No. 1 by The NPD Group.
September 15, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sony Electronics is the clear DVD recording leader according to a recent report from The NPD Group, a market information company based...

DVDINSIDER: Avid Bundles Sonic's ReelDVD Software with Latest Editing and Finishing Solutions.(Sonic Solutions)
September 15, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions announced at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) that Avid Technology, Inc., will bundle Sonic's...

DVDINSIDER: New Personal Office Disc Duplicator Now Available at MARCAN.(Brief Article)
September 15, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). The new Rimage Endeavor CD/DVD publishing system is now available from MARCAN, a leader in digital media services. The Endeavor brings...

DVDINSIDER: Ulead Licenses DivX Video Compression Technology to Complement Video Editing Product Line in OEM Channel.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DivXNetworks and Ulead Systems announced a comprehensive software licensing and product integration partnership. Under the terms of the...

DVDINSIDER: QRS Music Technologies Opens Office in Australia.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Tom Dolan, President and CEO, QRS Music Technologies announced that the first non-United States location has been opened at the Baulkham...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Debuts New DVD-Audio Creator Software.(Sonic Solutions )(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). At the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Sonic Solutions introduced a new version of its DVD-Audio Creator software, the...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Ships Scenarist 3.(Sonic Solutions debuts new DVD authoring system)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions announced at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) that it is shipping Sonic Scenarist 3, the latest version...

DVDINSIDER: Samsung Lifts the Veil on Global Performance, Surge in Brand Value, and Corporate Strategy.
September 17, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Mr. Jong-Yong Yun, Vice Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., provided new insights on how Samsung achieved continuing...

DVDINSIDER: UMC and Ricoh Broaden 0.13um Manufacturing Partnership.(Brief Article)
September 17, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). UMC announced that the two companies have expanded upon their 0.13um partnership success with the introduction of several new...

DVDINSIDER: DTS Achieves Another Milestone: 200 Million DTS-Licensed Consumer Electronics Products Sold to Date.(Brief Article)
September 18, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) has reached another landmark in its consumer electronics business: More than 200 million consumer...

DVDINSIDER: TV Shows On DVD To Be Major Topic at East Coast Video Show.(Brief Article)
September 18, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Recognizing that television series on DVD have become a significant element of the home video sales and rental market, the organizers of...

DVDINSIDER: Millennium Direct Launches New Division - Appoints Alan Rubens.(Brief Article)
September 18, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Millennium Direct has entered into a three year employment agreement with Alan Rubens, formerly of QVC, to become President of its new...

DVDINSIDER: Pinnacle Systems Raises the Bar on CD/DVD Copy Technology with New Version Of InstantCopy.(Brief Article)
September 18, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Pinnacle Systems announced the latest release of Pinnacle InstantCopy, the company's disc-copying software. InstantCopy version 8 gives...

DVDINSIDER: GreenCine Announces Video-on-Demand and DivX Distribution System.
September 18, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). GreenCine has launched the first on-demand broadband movie service from a rental-by-mail company. GreenCine is currently at the...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Launches MyDVD Studio Deluxe 5.
September 18, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions announced the launch of MyDVD Studio Deluxe 5, a major upgrade to the industry's leading software for DVD creation....

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo WinDVD Creator Provides HP Notebook PCs with a Single, Integrated Solution for Video Capture, Editing and Sharing.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo announced that WinDVD Creator, InterVideo's award-winning movie-making software, will be bundled with all new HP notebook...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Solutions Announces $13.8 Million Public Offering of Common Stock.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions announced a public offering of 920,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $15.00 per share, for gross proceeds of...

DVDINSIDER: 321 Studios Announces Release of DVD X Copy Platinum.(DVD back-up software)
September 19, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). 321 Studios, the leader in DVD back-up software, announced the release of its latest breakthrough in DVD technology: DVD X Copy...

DVDINSIDER: Thomson Opens Expansion of Optical Replication Facility in Poland.
September 22, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Thomson announced a major growth initiative that triples the size and capabilities of its Technicolor Home Entertainment Services'...

DVDINSIDER: New Iomega Super DVD 4X External Drive Now Shipping.
September 22, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Iomega Corporation's Super DVD 4X External Drive is now shipping worldwide, joining the internal version which began shipping earlier...

DVDINSIDER: Toshiba and Samsung Electronics to Integrate Optical Disk Device Businesses.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Toshiba Corporation and Samsung Electronics Co. signed a memorandum of terms covering integration of their respective optical-disk-drive...

DVDINSIDER: Image Entertainment Sells DVDPlanet to Infinity Resources.
September 23, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Image Entertainment announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DVDPlanet, Inc. (formerly known as DVDPlanet.com, Inc.) has sold...

DVDINSIDER: Dolby Acquires Anti-Piracy Technology Company.(Dolby Laboratories acquires Cinea)
September 23, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Dolby Laboratories has acquired Cinea, a start-up content-protection and anti-piracy technology company based in Virginia. Cinea will...

DVDINSIDER: DivXNetworks and ITRI Enter Wide-Ranging Technology and Development Partnership.
September 23, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DivXNetworks and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), the primary R&D center for industry in Taiwan, announced an...

DVDINSIDER: Aladdin Ships New StuffIt Deluxe Compression Software with Plug-Ins for Adobe And Microsoft Products, Automatic Backup, CD/DVD Burning, Faster Compression And Archive Via Rename.(Aladdin Systems)(Brief Article)
September 24, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Aladdin Systems announced StuffIt Deluxe 8.0, a new Mac OS X version of the industry-standard access and compression utility. The new...

DVDINSIDER: ESS Technology Updates Guidance for 3rd Quarter.
September 25, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). ESS Technology provided an update regarding its third quarter guidance. Both revenues and profits are expected to be stronger than...

DVDINSIDER: Overallotment Option Exercised in SigmaTel Inc.'s Initial Public Offering.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). SigmaTel announced that the underwriters of its initial public offering exercised their overallotment option to purchase an additional...

DVDINSIDER: Video Without Boundaries Unveils MediaReady 4000 Internet/DVD Player for OEM Demo at Computex Taipei 2003.
September 25, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Video Without Boundaries, a leading provider of interactive, media-convergent home entertainment devices, today announced it is...

DVDINSIDER: Pioneer Entertainment Inc. to Become GENEON ENTERTAINMENT INC. After Acquisition.
September 26, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). On October 1, 2003, Pioneer Entertainment (USA) Inc., the premier provider of Japanese anime in North America, will officially change...

DVDINSIDER: SunnComm Technologies Lands Additional Revenue Deals with More Independent Record Labels Who Will Utilize MediaMax CD-3 Copy Management Technology.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). SunnComm Technologies, a leader in digital content security and enhancement for optical media, announced today it has entered into...

DVDINSIDER: Disney-Owned MovieBeam Service Launches this Week Amid Broad Industry Support.
September 29, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). The Walt Disney Company announced the launch of its MovieBeam on-demand movie rental service. MovieBeam will give consumers instant...

DVDINSIDER: Pioneer Passes 5 Million Unit Sales of DVD Writers As DVD-R/DVD-RW Format Secures Clear Market Leadership.
September 29, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Global Chip Sales Reach $13.42 Billion in August 2003 Worldwide sales of semiconductors increased 4.0 percent to $13.42 billion in...

DVDINSIDER: Bucking a Trend, GoVideo Moves Customer Service From Overseas to U.S.
September 29, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). GoVideo announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art Customer Support Call Center in its Scottsdale, Arizona headquarters to enhance...

DVDINSIDER: ArcSoft Brings High Quality Home Theater to the PC With New DVD Player Technology for OEMs.(Brief Article)
September 30, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). ArcSoft announced its entree into the DVD playback market with an easy-to-use, high-quality, full-featured DVD playback technology for...

DVDINSIDER: Arcube Multimedia Announces the Launch of Its New Division 'fromVHS2DVD.com' for Converting VHS Tapes to DVD.
September 30, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Arcube Multimedia, a multimedia and digital creative marketing solutions provider, announces the launch of its new division...

DVDINSIDER: DVDs Are Helping Independent Video Rental Stores Survive.
September 30, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DVDs are not only buttressing the bottom lines of the Hollywood studios, they are also helping to increase the profitability of...