Articles Listing – 2006 (March-April)
MARCH Sony's first Blu-ray disc titles free from ICT restriction British to spend £1.7bn on downloads by 2010 Europe adds another HD logo for next-gen ware LG favours a dual format player over Blu-ray China to draft tougher copyright laws Cinram records 3.5% revenue growth last year Datarius seminar to tell hi-res disc manufacturing story Blu-ray backer Disney considers HD DVD titles too Leading London post house offers Expresso DVD film releases down for first time since 1997 20th Century Fox to attract female customers to DVD DATA Where will consumer spending go in 2009? Toshiba delays launch of HD DVD players JPK to increase production of DVD players for Sony NME to launch hi-def DVD on $150 red laser players Chinese OEM giants to manufacture EVD-VMD hi-def ware Call for UK retailers to support Operation Unity 4 PPC appoints senior designer to boost UMD/DVD dept PlayStation 3 launch delayed over BD drive UK video industry to call time on the pub pirates HD DVD launch is no smooth ride for US retailers Sonopress launches CD/DVD production in Russia Stream takes on UMD format TDK exits recordable CD/DVDs manufacturing TDK ships Blu-ray discs DVD players now cheaper than DVD films Thamesdown SDC ceases operations CeBIT Toshiba unveils first HD DVD laptop Oscar winner Tsotsi hit by widespread piracy Universal plans 'download-to-own' film service 'World's largest DVD buyer/seller community' under development Voilà pioneers DVDs accessible to visually-impaired APRIL AudioDev restructures operations, layoffs planned Content Protection Systems for BD-ROM released Cinram ships first next-generation HD DVD titles Databiz (UK) becomes ODS Business Services property Schiffer to head DaTARIUS' new Optimization unit DGP gains full service credentials with audio expansion DVD6C reduces DVD-R royalties EU lets Sony, NEC set up ODD venture CMC Magnetics Corp's European HQ closes media manufacturing German acquisition makes glowria No1 continental online renter HD DVD launched – 70% market share forecast by year end Hitachi unveils 940GB DVD cartridge Global 2006 sales of 177m DVD players, recorders forecast The Lynic Group acquires kdg UK Red laser HD pioneer buys into China's MPEG Technology Next-generation VMD developer 'opens order book' Blu-ray, HD DVD will never merged, say Matsushita Online DVD rental companies to merge Panasonic Blu-ray player set for September launch in US Paramount HD content available to Xbox Live PH-DVD stretches next-generation hi-def DVD format alphabet Toshiba launches first HD DVD player New optical disc standard vies for position Verbatim No1 supplier of recordable media in Europe No more breathing space for VHS in UK shops Warner Bros to debut online film service in Europe ZOOtech's interactive DVD software for education titles
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