DCD Business Report articles from May 2004

DCD Business Report archives from May 2004

New Venture D Data Launches 15GB DMD Disc.
May 10, 2004... D Data, headquartered in both Russia and New York City, is bringing to market DMD, a Digital Multilayer Disc intended to capture the market gap between standard DVD and new high density optical disc formats such as HD DVD and Bluray. The young...

Delivering Music That's 'Good To Go'.
May 10, 2004... As the number of legal online music distribution services continues to grow, proprietary playback devices and bigger and better music selections are creating interesting options for consumers. New online music stores are featuring some of the...

License Revisions Simplify MPEG-4 Visual Patent Process.
May 10, 2004... If there's one thing the promoters of MPEG technology have agreed upon it's that the difficulty in obtaining the necessary licenses to produce products using MPEG-4 (Part 2) Visual patents has been holding back product development. In all areas...

Data Filter.
May 10, 2004... What's Happening?: In Demand, a provider of pay-per-view (PPV) and video-on-demand (VOD) services to cable TV operators reported that December 2003 marked the first month where orders for VOD programming were greater than those for PPV and...

Top-20 DVD Sales (Week ending May 1).(Illustration)
May 10, 2004... Weeks On Label Last Week This Week 1 Columbia --- 1 1 Universal --- 2 3 Fox 1 3 2 Disney 2 4 1 Warner...

Consumer Electronics Sales to dealers of Select Video Products (Week ending April 23).(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Month to Date Sales 2004 2003 Percent Change Analog Direct View Televisions 879,322 801,343 9.70% Analog TV/VCR Combinations 76,944 ...

Labels Agree To Pay Artists $50 Million in Unpaid Royalties.
May 10, 2004... In the wake of major controversy over the protection of copyrighted works that are distributed over digital networks, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has completed a deal with the nation's top recording companies that returns...

European Commission Questions Collective Licensing Practices.
May 10, 2004... The European Commission (EC) has warned 16 organizations that collect royalties on behalf of musicians that their so-called Santiago agreement is potentially in breach of European Union (EU) competition rules. In a prepared document, the...

Customization Technologies Converge On The Set-Top.(Agile TV Corp.)
May 10, 2004... Delivering entertainment and information content into consumers' homes is centered in large part on the set-top-box. It has become a point of convergence for viewing choices, marketing messages and multiple media recording and playback...

Full-Screen Internet Video Advertising.(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... While set-top boxes have potential to become the customized advertising masters of the universe in the living room, innovations in full-screen video advertising on the desktop are being investigated by Klipmart Corp. of New York City. The...

DivX Certified DVD Player Optimized for HDTV.
May 10, 2004... KiSS Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of next-generation consumer electronics products is working with DivXNetworks, Inc., to develop a DivX Certified DVD Player that will enable DivX users to archive high-definition broadcast content on their...

Converging Markets, Competing Technologies Mark Wireless Internet.
May 24, 2004... There's absolutely no doubt that wireless Internet access to rich media content from a plethora of mobile devices points to a burgeoning industry. But who are the players and from which industry sectors will the dominant technologies emerge?...

Reality TV Meets the Mobile World.(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... Sprint has launched an interactive drama series for users of its PCS Vision Phones. The series, called "The Spot" follows five "twenty-somethings" living together in a Santa Monica house, and is currently available on the enhanced Sprint...

DVD Maintains A Healthy--And Growing--Presence At E3.
May 24, 2004... By Steve Traiman The digital domain was more evident than ever at this year's E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo), that drew a record 65,000-plus to a sold-out L.A Convention Center, May 12-14. Sony's on-site demonstration of the new...

Hitachi Expands Southeast Asia 4GB Microdrive Facility.
May 24, 2004... Music--and in the very near future, video--on the go has become part of a global consumer society that is becoming increasingly accustomed to wireless Internet connections and ever smaller consumer electronics devices. To keep up with the...

Sony To Deliver Video Player And Downloads.(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... On the heels of reports last week that Sony plans to deliver a video version of its Vaio pocket player later this year--a competitive move to position itself as a challenger to market share garnered by Apple's iPod--comes news that the company...

BSA Study Indicates Youth Knowingly Make Illegal Downloads.
May 24, 2004... A poll conducted for the Business Software Alliance (BSA) by Harris Interactive indicates that an understanding of copyright law is not enough to stop the majority of youth from downloading copyrighted software, games, music and other digital...

Opening Up The DVD Spec Gives Rise To New Possibilities.(Digital Farm)
May 24, 2004... By combining digital media technology with plain old fun and the hands-on "feel" of a board game, two innovative companies have joined together to create a new entertainment experience using the interactive and compelling video content made...

Data Filter.
May 24, 2004... What's Happening?: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed using the airwaves between broadcast television channels for new wireless communications services. The move has received objections from some television broadcasters who...

Digital Music Usage Grows Among CD-Buying Consumers.
May 24, 2004... According to the latest data from The NPD Group Inc., a sales and market research firm, an increasing number of CD buyers are also purchasing from legal digital music download services, such as iTunes, Buy.com and others. Legal digital music...

Illegal Film and TV Downloads Triple in Britain.(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... Research conducted for the British Video Association (BVA) indicates that downloading of illegal films and television programs has tripled in the last twelve months. The report estimates 1.67 million people are downloading illegal film/TV...

Top 20 DVD Titles (Week ending May 16).(Illustration)
May 24, 2004... Weeks On Label Last Week This Week 1 Disney --- 1 3 Warner Home Video 1 2 1 Warner Home Video --- 3 2 DreamWorks 872 4 2 ...