Articles Listing – 2007 (January-February)
JANUARY Next-gen DVD encryption breach confirmed by AACS LA Next-generation DVD encryption system cracked? Analyst foresees speedy end to hi-def DVD format war Adult publishers embrace HD DVD ANALYSIS Mobile TV – Quo Vadis? AudioDev strengthens global sales network DATA Blu-ray Disc Association data presentation at CES US in Bollywood piracy probe, China copyright summit Freeridecoding allows overwrites with BurnAgain DVD Chinese police cracks down on piracy, pornography Cinram to manufacture MGM discs for European markets DCA, ODC-Nimbus kit for AACS, ROM Mark on Blu-ray disc ODS acquires Deluxe's US manufacturing plant Dolby showcases hi-def sound on next-generation DVD devices Lackluster sales for Chinese EVD players Major London pirate factory raided Fiji video industry in piracy clean-up campaign Fox research claims Blu-ray take-up trunce HD DVD HD DVD camp plans 51GB disc Hackers reported to have broken HD DVD encryption system Hitachi announces industry first 1Terabyte hard drive Intel, CinemaNow in tech deal to download DVD content LG launches first dual-format HD player MPA lauds Malaysia's anti-piracy efforts, raids Japanese lab Media-Tech's Barcelona convention builds MPEG LA refutes ODS license acquisition claim NME releases HD VMD software, PC drive; seeks NASDAQ listing NME offers HD VMD product range, secures global patents SanDisk unveils 'Flash DVD player' USBTV initiative French DVD market's second-year fall 18% US online users downloaded feature films Sonic unveils content protection to burn DVD Sonopress joins HD DVD Promotion Group Simon Staines joins Sonopress Sony pulls the plug on Superbit DVDs TDK showcases 200GB disc technology Technicolor closes plants in Europe and the US Testronic Labs expands, names Games executive DATA US Top 20 DVD movies: Box office vs DVD revenues Toshiba unveils industry first HD DVD writer Warner to announce dual-format Total HD disc Zoran unveils DVD upconverter with 1080p HDMI FEBRUARY 10-year ASBOs, prison sentences for DVD pirates AudioDev acquires ETA-Optik as part of growth strategy Axxicon supplies VCD-HD moulds Growth in HD-ready screens to favour Blu-ray, analyst says DaTARIUS develops QC tools for HD VMD DVD6C response to ODS licensing partnership statement New DVD Forum logo for legitimate film download Ecstasy smuggled in DVD player EMI, authoring unit bracing for layoffs East London DVD sellers ordered for deportation Cinema chains vs. Hollywood in window row Blu-ray 1st in US; HD DVD 1st in UK Lite-On joint venture with Philips Lynic is latest victim of market squeeze HIT Entertainment fights piracy with Macrovision kit Sony DADC to launch BD production alliance at MEDIA-TECH Philips' optical technology and R&D unit sold to Moser Baer MPEG LA to seek join BD licensing scheme New figures reveal downturn of UK VHS releases Network to move DVD distribution to Sony DADC NME signs US retail distribution deal for HD VMD players Panasonic opens Blu-ray test lab French video distrib body calls for release window change Sonopress produces first 3x DVD-ROM
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