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Global value of pirated/counterfeited goods up to $2.8 trillion by 2022
Global home video entertainment set to rise to $280bn by 2020
Knowledge gap between broadcasters and consumers as 4K technology arrives
3D fades away as LG, Sony are latest makers to drop the feature on new sets
Video streaming cannibalises physical media sales, with caveats
More than 250 Ultra HD Blu-ray titles expected in 2017
Digital services help music, video, games hit GBP6.3bn sales
The Force Awakens the video category as consumer spend increased 2.2% in 2016
Netflix launches app for its 4.3 million DVD-by-mail subscribers
Sharp decline of physical video retail in France over Q1-Q3 2016
Sonopress wins innovation award for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 100 disc
Amazon Prime Video goes global in 200 countries
Mobile dominates $91bn worldwide gaming industry in 2016
FTI launches high-end optical disc label printing technology
Worldwide home audio market finishes year on a $11bn high
Outlook brightens for sales of UK's packaged media entertainment
Novobox's media packaging meets Augmented Reality
UK video entertainment market: DVD, Blu-ray disc sales of new releases still growing
UK government considers sentences up to 10 years for internet pirates
Reborn VDC Group, Sony DADC partner to deliver enhanced services in the UK
Majors, indies, retailers recognised at BVA 2015 Awards extravaganza
DATA: MEDIA-TECH takes stock of the physical media place in the digital age
To manufacturers: some DVD, Blu-ray patents expire this year
BARB: traditional TV viewing still dominates; Netflix is no paradigm shift
Pirate website blocking may increase use of paid legal streaming sites
Blu-ray Disc Association finalises Ultra HD BD specifications, releases new logo
The Blu-ray Disc journey - number of releases down in 2014 to 2,035 titles
Vigilant UK cinema staff recognised for catching 'cammers'
In administration, QOL is acquired by Media Industry's kdg France
Belgium: 2014 home entertainment digital revenues top physical media sales
Scenarist sets up focus group to support Ultra HD Blu-ray format
ANALYSIS: Transactional TV-based Video-on-Demand on the rise
Q1 2015 Technicolor Group revenues up 8.3%; DVD services down 11%
Australia's 2014 home entertainment market tops $1bn; DVD outstrips digital
Revenues from video streaming to top UKP1bn by 2019 in UK
FEATURE: Evolve or Die - a personal journey through videoland
Japan's Blu-ray Disc market keeps growing, topping $1 billion last year.
A Room With A View - Lavinia Carey reflects on 20 years at the helm of the BVA
Futuresource reveals 4K roadmap; 4K Blu-ray Disc specs yet to be finalised
ANALYSIS: UHD TV - not yet ready for primetime
Verbatim, Millenniata launch MDISC 100GB Blu-ray Disc for lifetime archival
Japan's digital video market up 31%; packaged media still industry cash cow
ANALYSIS: European video market - declining physical media consumption
Online onslaught victims, VDC, Sound Performance call the administrators
Digital spend in the Netherlands forecast to exceed packaged media in 2015
UK market buoyant as consumers spend UKP2bn on video; digital up 30%
Fitness DVD production keeps in shape despite digital alternatives
British disc/digital sales up 2.2% to record UKP5,7bn in 2014 ... with 'Frozen' help
Europeans take pole position in the global online video watching league
In 2015, video streaming revenues will top DVD/Blu-ray disc sales
DEG: Q3 2014 consumer spending stable; BD homes hit 80m; EST up 33%
UltraViolet's value increases as consumer awareness, satisfaction grow
DVDs of Sony's 'The Interview' to be dropped in North Korea by balloon
ANALYSIS: Watching Video in the Multiscreen Era
Worldwide consumer electronics market forecast to grow 4.5% this year
... and 4K TV demand should grow at 72% until 2018
VDC launches NtertainU, a new digital direct-to-consumer platform
Improved guidance for video users on the Private Copy Exception
Cyberlockers reap $100 million a year in profit from content thieves
'Father of the DVD' Warren Lieberfarb reflects on packaged media for Variety
With 2.5m copies, Disney's 'Frozen' is UK's biggest-selling DVD/BD disc to date
Blinkbox getting UltraViolet, but cloud-based system still too complicated
Digital transations are now revenue backbone of home entertainment
Europe's cultural industry may lose up to Euro240bn, 1.2m jobs by 2015
FindAnyFilm presents a Dracula moment worth paying for
Sony DADC partners with Adon Production to grow the Swiss market
Strong video sales help UK high street entertainment chains fight back
IBC - Go with UHD-1 or wait for UHD-2?
IBC - Stunning 4K is pirate-proof...for now
IBC - Delivering super high-definition
IBC - This year is all about delivery
Carbon footprint of games distribution - advantage packaged media
BDA: 4K Blu-ray discs on retail shelves by Christmas 2015
33 months behind bars for illegal camcording, upload and counterfeit
US disc maker OEM acquires Germany's CDA to support European expansion
Alpha Duplication awarded FACT Certification
UltraViolet users buy (slightly) more digital movies than non-UV customers
US video entertainment spend to peak at $123bn in 2015
Popularity up, vinyl records offer strong competition against digital
Ultra-HDTVs still lacking market penetration ... even in China
Lack of awareness, price sensitivity plague short-term 4K/UHD TV demand
German police raids Europe's largest illegal CD/DVD pressing plant
Packager Novobox unveils FuturePak
Digital video revenues to exceed packaged media revenues in Sweden
British Video Association, Industry Trust for IP Awareness to join forces
North Korea embraces 4D cinema
Is video streaming 'greener' than packaged media? It depends
Cinram relocates Canadian disc manufacturing activities to the US
22 million British people still buying DVDs, Blu-ray Discs
Universal Music UK signs new supply-chain services with Sony DADC UK
DVD Copy Control Association reaches settlement with Kaleidescape
Advertising to outpace consumer spending in digital media migration
UltraViolet user satisfaction up; UV movie viewership on TVs surges 43%
Online music service Spotify hit 10-million subscriber milestone
French video & TV entertainment spend set to reach Euro7.9bn by 2018
Cinram acquires JVC America's videogame software division
VOD rentals, EST, Blu-ray Discs to grow to a $43bn business by 2019
UK ISPs, rights holders set up 'alert' programme to combat piracy
Return to growth forecast this year for global TV set market, topping $105bn
Watching TV 'live' is the way most global viewers consume television
84% of content consumed in Spain illegally accessed; half the people at it.
6m Curved TVs to break into the global market by 2017, NPD forecasts
UK packaged video entertainment market - Europe's No 1, World's No 3
Research unclear on why people share files; whether it's economically harmful
Discs still part of UK broadcaster BSkyB's new download-to-own service
London police seeks support for pirate website advertisers' blacklist
Samsung, 20th Century Fox set up new Ultra HD content ecosystem
Nielsen: Traditional TV consumption massive; online video sideshow
Sony, Panasonic release 300GB+ next-generation 'Archival Disc' specs
GameFly announces DVD/Blu-ray movie mail-order expansion
ZOO passes 10-million mark for its cloud-based subtitling service
Streaming is up, but music, video store total hits all-time high in UK
DVD/Blu-ray discs preferred over digital video downloads - CEA study
Disney debuts cloud-based digital movie service on Apple ecosystem
Taiwanese panel manufacturers to lead 4K display shipments in 2014
Global 3D TV market to grow 19.7% annually over 2013-2018.
Online video piracy websites draw $227 million in annual ad revenue
Home video entertainment in Africa: banking on VOD?
Technicolor: 'second best year ever' for DVD/Blu-ray disc volumes
France's leading Blu-ray replicator QOL in administration
Alpha Duplication launches new disc packaging product lines
Launching legitimate DVDs in Morocco - a personal experience
HMV launches cinema ad campaign to promote DVD/Blu-ray catalogues
Online distribution to account for 16.6% of total movie revenues by 2018
UKP213,000 assets seized from DVD counterfeiter; 8-month jail for another
MPEG LA announces license terms for new High Efficiency Video Coding
BluFocus to administer DECE's UV Compliance Verification Programme
US home entertainment market grows modestly for 2nd year; disc sales resilient
French DVD/Blu-ray disc market down 16.7% in 2013
2013 US consumer spending tops $18bn led by EST, VOD, Blu-ray sales
4K content - Samsung talks up 4-layer 100GB Blu-ray Disc
Julian Lennon revealed via aeCreate's groundbreaking multi-platform App
Cloud control - Transforming creative and production process management
Growth in connected devices helps digital services sustain video market
INTERVIEW: The quest for sound perfection on Blu-ray Disc
2014 will be 'The Year of UltraViolet' if marketers make consumers see the light
FEATURE: UltraViolet in Europe -
Quo vadis?
Kaleidescape's movie server awarded 2014 CES gong
ANALYSIS: Breaking barriers - what does television mean today?
FEATURE: The future of TV displays - no time to rest
UK Police IP Crime Unit pursues illegal websites by targeting ad revenues
Packaged media not dead - Black Friday crowds fight for Blu-ray players
Industry Trust breaks new ground with copyright education as users go online
FEATURE: European video market - resilient packaged media
BVA: Shadow Minister spells out Labour strategy for the creative industries
Accessing and consuming content - what the people say
3D BD player giveaway to energize sluggish Spanish video market
Start-up video publisher gets funds from Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
ANCHORMAN 2 trailer first with 100% original content to support IP awareness
Overall US consumer spending flat in Q3; BD disc sales down, EST up 46%
ANALYSIS: UltraViolet - the Cloud's silver lining if the industry gets it right
MPAA draws list of world's most notorious markets for counterfeit discs
EPC maps consumer usage, purchase intentions in the digital landscape
DEG introduces 'Digital', 'Digital HD' terminology to enhance products
France's DVD/Blu-ray revenues down 15.5% over Q1-Q3 2013
Germany passes UK to become Europe's largest Blu-ray Disc market
HP files price-fixing lawsuit against 7 DVD, Blu-ray drive makers
DVD/games rental chain Blockbuster calls on administrators the second time
Early US consumer assessment of UltraViolet positive; only 15% aware of it
ANALYSIS: Blu-ray Discs and the 4K UHDTV dilemma
BVA: Impulse purchase is key to UK video industry success
Sizing piracy - 24% total bandwidth used to access illegal content
Futuresource: Global 3DTV sales to increase 166% by 2017
Labour shadow minister to address BVA's Annual General Meeting
ANALYSIS: Transactional movies - the big picture; global spending hits $62bn
UK police IP crime unit goes into action
UV member CinemaNow launches disc-to-digital service in Canada
2% of UK internet users account for 74% of all infringements
Singulus test produced 3-layer 100GB Blu-ray Disc on new replication line
Hollywood majors test VOD rental while films still playing in cinemas
Cinram acquires video platform firm Saffron Digital in cloud transition move
Germany's physical media market buoyant - DVD up 3%, Blu-ray up 41%
Haiku-loaded DVD to be carried on NASA's next mission to Mars
Industry Trust, BBFC to help parents keep kids' online video viewing safe
Renamed Piksel, KIT digital to exit bankruptcy protection, sues spin-off
Testronic opens a new dedicated games facility in Poland
If UltraViolet replaces discs, worldwide accounts could hit 100 million by 2020
Rental kiosk chain Redbox hits 3-billion DVD milestone
Ofcom's portrait of the British nation - the reinvention of the 1950s living room
Web access can be blocked under Russia's first online anti-piracy law
Renamed Int'l 3D & Advanced Imaging Society expands brief to 4K
Strong packaged media performance in Technicolor's H1 2013 results
Sony, Panasonic join forces to develop 300GB optical discs
Trailblazing DVD/BD creative house The Pavement pulls the plug after 13 years
TV market returns to growth; 22 million 4K TV sets forecast by 2017
French DVD/Blu-ray disc market down 12.5% in first semester 2013
4 years behind bars for man convicted of half million pound CD, DVD fraud
Pure Audio Blu-ray format backers set up official promotion group
Sony DADC launches global platform to manage third-party operations
Internet cutoff dropped from France's 'three-strike' graduated response
BDA secures permanent injunction against Pivos Technology Group
Resilient DVD/Blu-ray market key to studios' financial health
Testronic unveils new brand identity
James Bond's 'Skyfall' is UK's biggest selling video in first half of 2013
UK unit to tackle online piracy and counterfeit crime
DVD, Blu-ray discs first port of call to watch movies, TV shows, says NPD
Majority of young Canadians purchase DVDs of films they enjoyed in cinemas
Bricks-and-mortar retailers link with online brethren; video spending stable
High Fidelity Pure Audio Industry Group officially launched in London
Silicon Philosophies finalises acquisition of Cinema Craft product line
France's 'graduated response' - first user to have internet service cut off
Disney replaces disc-based digital copy with cloud-based digital locker
In Brazil, Domino's Pizza could become a smelly DVD rental affair
MIP Packaging in plastic injection leadership with Due-Ci's tray addition
Volfoni acquires 3D pioneer TriOviz
Universal Music bets on consumer longing for quality with hi-fi Pure Audio
Cinram beefs up Blu-ray production capabilities in Europe, North America
Key holdouts will determine if UltraViolet simmers or sizzles
41% of UK internet users unclear about what is, and is not, legal online content
Most smart TV owners do not connect their TVs to the Internet
Belgian Blu-ray Disc retail volumes and consumer spending grew in 2012
One-Blue brings patent infringement action against Imation Corp.
21% of Brits use EST services on holiday; 90% know about them
Access Digital Entertainment launches UltraViolet VOD services in Australia, UK
MPAA unveils internet gateway to legitimate films, TV programmes
ANALYSIS: The future of video is here - Europe's 'hybrid consumers'
Lescure Report: France's 'graduated response' relaxed; Hadopi abolished
Digital, Blu-ray boost News Corp's filmed entertainment Q1 results
NHK, Mitsubishi Electric develop HEVC encoder for 8K Super Hi-Vision
Swiss homevideo retail closures will hit physical media market footprint
Toshiba, Rovi team up to launch first TVs Certified for DivX Plus Streaming
Blu-ray discs ride the wave with US sales up 28.5% in Q1 2013
UK video spending up 10.1% in Q1 - strong performance of physical media
Industry celebrates achievements across the board at BVA extravaganza
BDA assesses 4K upgrade proposals for year-end recommendations
Ireland's Xtra-vision video chain goes into receivership
Disappointing media sales will hit Coral Products' yearly results
Technicolor's Q1 2013 revenues - strong disc replication performance
Sony Pictures: abandoning DVD for online viewing will cut CO2 by 75%
Despite challenges, 3DTV homes forecast to reach 113 million by 2017
Deploying UltraViolet in Europe - marketing muscles, passion needed
UK video rental market plunges in 2013 as half of Blockbuster stores close
KIT digital heads for Chapter 11 protection after months of turbulence
FindAnyFilm.com adds UltraViolet, EE Film Store in new upgrades
Bottoms to lead Blu-ray Disc Association's European industry outreach
Accenture research: Online TV access - preference for Connected TV subsiding
Rising star Rob Beckett to host the 2013 BVA Awards
Second-screen apps capabilities not turning on TV viewers
Australian police seizes counterfeit DVDs worth an estimated $20 million
Industry launches new rights model to improve legal access to online content
Film, TV, music industries join Childnet to tackle confusion over pirate websites
Vinyl, disc manufacturer Pallas Group facilities destroyed by fire
SES tags disc manufacturer EDC for wrestling DVD/Blu-ray production
Sony DADC to manage supply chain for Odeon Entertainment Group
Industry Trust, Disney launch 'Moments Worth Paying For' IRON MAN 3 trailer
Denmark, first Northern European market to see decline in Blu-ray
Following decline in 2012, global TV market won't recover until 2015
DVD rentals still a profitable business for the next few years
Global consumer electronics industry revenue fell by 2% in 2012
HMV could stay alive and kicking in Asia thanks to strong CD, DVD market
Consumers frustrated with delivery of video content, says Motorola research
UK ISPs ordered to block access to illegal file-sharing websites
DVD burners cost-effective way to manufacture graphene-based chips
Netflix's low-key mailer announcement of 4 billionth disc milestone
BluFocus offers QA services for Sony Creative Software's authoring tool
Intel, Allied Vaughn, Entertainment One, M-Go join DEG
'Six-strike' anti-piracy programme launched by US Internet providers
The rise of Japan's 3D BD home video market; locally-produced titles up
Entertainment in Video expands partnership with Sony DADC
Funai Electric moves DVD/BD hardware production out of 'high cost' China
Technicolor's 2012 results up 2.2%; packaged media revenues 'stable'
Hindi, Bollywood films now on legit gateway FindAnyFilm.com
Homevideo rental will surpass retail spending in 2013
Pakistani market shopkeepers selling 'vulgar films' risk Taliban ire
DVDs most common source of information for North Koreans
Behind-the-scene Queen Elizabeth II's 3D Christmas message
FEATURE: Why the time for mobile video has finally arrived
Najafi Companies affiliate acquires Cinram's European Operations
AGI Amaray changes to ASG Amaray
Blu-ray, DVDs by far still largest source of Hollywood's home video revenue
Further sponsors for 2013 BVA Awards
Philips turns the page on home entertainment business with Funai sale
Cinram joins One-Blue's Blu-ray Disc Licensing Programme
New video codec to ease pressure on global networks agreed by the ITU
Virgin France declares bankruptcy
Silicon Philosophies acquires Cinema Craft Encoder product line
FEATURE: Taking DVD content online
In Deloitte calendar, 2013 is the Year of the 4K television
Worldwide consumer spending on movies sees accelerated growth in 2012
2012 French video market: DVD down 12%; BD up 9%; VOD up 23%
48 hours after HMV, it's Blockbuster UK's turn to throw the towel
FEATURE: TV display innovations continue apace
Testronic adds UltraViolet interoperability testing to its QC Lab
Rovi's DivX Plus Streaming DRM approved for UltraViolet services
Millenniata announces non-degradable Blu-ray Discs for Spring 2013
2012 consumer spend tops $18bn; UV hit 9m accounts, EST up 35%, BD up 10%
'Avatar' is first to sell a million UK copies on Blu-ray Disc
Consumers seek, embrace built-in features in HDTVs, CEA study finds
KIT digital spin-off relaunches as utd. by content
With Nabla, Dimenco introduces 'the ultimate glasses-free 3D experience'
UK digital video spending up 49% as screens get connected
Global 3D market flourishes across homevideo, cinema, TV VoD platforms
14% of children want to find a tablet under their Christmas tree
UK government 'sneaks' broader exceptions in copyright draft
UK's biggest haul of counterfeit CDs seized at Manchester Airport
London pirate DVD trader jailed for 18 months
Sony Pictures offer virtual gift wrapping for UltraViolet digital movies
Technicolor expands global footprint via strategic tie with Village Roadshow
Kaleidescape launches industry's first DVD/BD-quality Internet movie delivery
Britain's Channel 4 opens online DVD/Blu-ray store
EC imposes record Euro1.5bn CRT price-fixing fine on electronics manufacturers
MEDIA-TECH Association' s executive board appointment to revitalize mission
kdg obtains costly BDA certifications, an 'obstacle to independents'
Sony DADC appoints business head of Indian manufacturing operations
FEATURE: The future is here - how people interact with technology
Strong releases will push Blu-ray up the UK's Christmas shopping list
Industry Trust's education campaign 'inspires illegal downloaders to play fair'
Global industry project to improve online digital rights management
Half of UK internet users unsure if the content they access is legal
FEATURE: Towards a viable auto-stereoscopic display solution
Culture Chair stresses government's IP commitment at BVA annual gathering
Singulus' negative 9-month results are basis for restructuring operations
PrimeDisc and Bestdisc join One-Blue Blu-ray Disc Licensing Programme
'Global Blu-ray Disc player installed base to hit 100m in 2012'
FEATURE: The rise of second screen applications
New portal to help consumers navigate legal online marketplace
Digital delivery up 50%, Blu-ray Disc sales up 13% in Q3 in the US
INTERVIEW: A replicator adapts to market realities
Cannes classrooms experiment with 3D 'exceeded expectations'
Students need better education about intellectual property, says report
Post-Olympics lift boosts UK's September DVD new release sales
Academics develop 1-2 Terabyte optical discs for cheaper data storage
Consumer electronics industry set for modest revenue growth in 2012
One-Red unveils licensing programme for DVD software, DVD PC makers
ANALYSIS: Few winners, so far, in 'The Installation Game'
No smooth sailing for DECE plans to deploy UltraViolet internationally
No stand-alone DVD - Fox Nordic test new 'Prometheus' Blu-ray strategy
Verbatim introduces 3-layer, 100GB recordable Blu-ray disc
BBC Worldwide's first UltraViolet DVD/BD titles to be released for Christmas
UK film, TV, video industry taps into students' creativity to address piracy
4K TVs to gain marginal share of LCD TV market through 2017
International 3D Society & 3D@Home Consortium: No sector untouched by 3D
Switzerland, Italy first time on US International Anti-Piracy watchlist
ANALYSIS: Towards a new era for video and television
First person convicted under France's anti-piracy, three-strike law
Japanese group to promote new high resolution Blu-ray audio format
Cinram, Allied Vaughn to expand Manufacturing-on-Demand in Europe
Fox tries out movie downloads ahead of DVD/Blu-ray release
Sony's diode laser developer awarded 2012 Leibinger prize
81% of US consumer spending on filmed entertainment comes from DVD/BD.
Industry Trust for IP Awareness new custodian of FindAnyFilm.com
Deluxe launches managed workflow for UltraViolet Common File Format
ZOO launches cloud-based subtitle tool
ANALYSIS: Europe's packaged media - the unabated transition
Sony re-opens UK distribution centre destroyed during London riots
BluFocus sets up a focus group division
Stream TV takes the lead in glasses-free 3D TV with Ultra-D 2160p launch
Rovi unveils Digital Copy solution for in-store, in-home disc-to-digital services
LG claims a stake in 4K market with world's first 84in Ultra HDTV 3D display
What retailers should know about Blu-ray Disc patent protection
South Korean researchers develop glasses-free 3D projection system
TV manufacturers will fail to cash in on Internet-connected TV, report says
3D capability low on totem pole in consumers' HDTV purchasing decision
Rovi technology to power Sainsbury's new digital video service
Second screen marches on - what about the economics?
Berlin's 3D Innovation Center to bring all stakeholders under one roof
3D@Home Consortium, International 3D Society form world's largest 3D body
Despite growth of streaming, most movies are still rented on discs
Poor returns push Warner Bros. to close direct-to-video operations
Cinram reports Q2 2012 loss of $91.8m
Four-year prison sentence for UK owner of one of largest pirate websites
B.R. Productions & Packaging joins the One-Blue Licensing Programme
Early-adopter adult entertainment industry still lukewarm on 3D format
European Commission investigates price fixing on CD/DVD disk drives
Report calls for 'Copyright hub' funded by UK creative industries
Blu-ray, online streaming adrenalin shots in US home entertainment arm
Digital video spending bright spot in morose UK home video market
Olympics showcased on 'breakthrough' glasses-free 3D technology
TVs, Blu-ray players will surpass games consoles as key Connected devices
Zero Creative launches brightest glasses-free 3D display to date
Rovi's DivX+ tech brings BD functions to Panasonic's video streaming chipset
France's DVD/BD/VOD down 5% in 1H 2012; help sought from Hollande
Premier PR acquires Dubbs-Eyeframe, creatives, to build one-stop shop
1-year-old One-Blue unveils five steps to effective patent licensing
While a promising road to market, Digital Copy needs more explaining
2012 LCD TV forecast lowered to 216m units; 3D key growth segment
Glasses-free 3D TV looks nearer, with help from the MIT Media Lab
Blu-ray 3D to account for 35% of BD sales in Western Europe in 2016
Blu-ray Disc player is key web-connected gateway to content
Japan's tougher copyright law leaves download masses puzzled
Stereoscopic 3D viewing can cause sickness (but 2D too), says study
DVDNow brings franchised self-service DVD kiosks to Costa Rica
CE multinationals lower patent royalty rates for DVD, CD technologies
UK cinema staff rewarded for preventing piracy
EDC expands to Scandinavia as DVD Norden goes into administration
MPEG LA calls for patents essential to High Efficiency Video Coding
Top pirate website owner guilty of conspiracy to defraud
Game on as Nintendo goes green with Livewire/AGI-Shorewood innovation
Video revenues lifeblood of UK film and TV industry, says new report
European Parliament rejects the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Najafi Companies to acquire assets and business of Cinram
Lionsgate joins Industry Trust for IP Awareness with anti-piracy trailer
Monetised mobile content, micro-publishing at London Video Rendezvous
Next-generation television format - UHDTV - agreed at ITU meeting
The Pirate Bay hit by Distributed Denial of Service attack and bans
Disc Makers' free guide to creating 'professional-looking' DVD menus
In multiscreen universe, the TV set is still primary device to watch video
Unwelcome bonus material on DVD, BD discs - new anti-piracy warnings
Germany's Blu-ray health sees Singulus winning orders for BD lines
New study finds consumers want more 3D content options at home
Dolby enhances the quality of lossless audio on Blu-ray with 96k upsampling
Cinram's Q1 2012 revenues contract in tough market conditions
Best of British talent, craft celebrated at BVA Awards extravaganza
London Video Rendezvous attracts international delegates, select speakers
Biggest film opening in China follows with Blu-ray 3D bundle deal
Europe's 3DTV adoption predicted to grow 122% in 2012, ahead of Smart TV
Blu-ray discs, kiosks, streaming subs kept US consumer spending up in Q1 2012
UK video entertainment holds its own in the first quarter of 2012
Global content industry coalition embarks on rights management project
Germany's CD/DVD manufacturer EDC adds Blu-ray Disc capabilities
French video publishers put five proposals to presidential candidates
Xbox LIVE backs Industry Trust's pro-copyright education campaign
European commercial broadcasters invest Euro15bn in content
IBM survey maps consumers' digital behavioral personalities
Rovi, Renesas bring BD-style functions to dynamic video streaming
London Video Rendezvous offers fresh perspectives to creative community
Rimage unveils Blu Lock anti-rip copy protection for Blu-ray Discs
Coinstar's strong Q1 results show there is still life in discs
KIT Digital founder steps down in midst of 'post-consolidation' phase
Holographic storage technology company hVault goes commercial
Dolby, Philips unveil 3D HD format also suited for glasses-free displays
The Pavement first UK facility to license ZOO Digital's ICE software
Wal-Mart launches disc-to-digital service with 4000 titles; DreamWorks is in
FEATURE: Packaged media still dominate the European market
Singulus turned to profit in 2011, forecasts bright future in 2012
Sony DADC UK distribution centre rises from 2011 riot ashes - bigger, better
Budget tax relief to boost UK animation, videogames, high-end TV production
Americans to spend more for online movies in 2012 than for DVDs, BD discs
Piracy-looking treatment for Sony's 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'
Samsung, LG compete for pole position in global 3D TV market
Quality assurance specialist Testronic Labs joins DECE and UltraViolet
Home media server Kaleidescape loses case against DVD Copy Control Assn.
Emerging markets will push up 2015 global movie spend close to $70bn
Rental kiosk chain Redbox hit 2-billion disc milestone
Walmart launches Disc-to-Digital service on VUDU with Hollywood studios
Testronic expands London base to support Games testing services
UK court clears Government to send warnings to illegal filesharers
SeeFront and Tobii combine glasses-free 3D and gaze interaction
Project Phenix to make HD content acquisition, consumption easier
The BD4C Licensing Group changes name to PREMIER BD
Singulus delivers its first production machine for rewritable Blu-ray Discs
Technicolor's 2011 group revenues down, DVD/Blu-ray receipts up
MPEG LA offers MVC Patent Portfolio License used for 3D Blu-ray
DVD6C wins arbitration against Chinese manufacturer over royalties collection
Waning appeal of piracy in France possibly linked to HADOPI crackdown
UltraViolet accounts rise to 800,000 in the US; facing growth in rentals
Disney Studio All Access ecosystem yet to be deployed
BitTorrent is byproduct of int'l release windows in global box office losses
France's 2011 physical media sales down 9%; VOD shot up 50%
Panasonic pulls the plug on production of VHS videocassette recorder
Cloud-based digital lockers, ownership rights hard to understand, PwC reports
Too early to jump on UltraViolet bandwagon, says Disney boss
Corel acquires Roxio product portfolio from Rovi Corporation
Target Technology keeps fighting over DVD silver alloy patent protection
'4th dimension' experience comes to UK Cineworld cinema chain
FEATURE: Theatrical sector key driver of global movie spending growth
MEDIA-TECH Association flexes muscles in battle over Blu-ray royalty claims
Cinram UK signs new multi-year deal with the Beckmann Group
15 years after its creation, the DVD Forum goes into hibernation, job done
1,000-year storage technology receives Visionary Product Award
Disc packager AGI Shorewood confirms closure of Welsh plant
Online streaming popularity up; Brits willing to pay, survey shows
Bricks-&-mortar retailers keep losing movie-rental market share; kiosks gain
World's largest file-sharing website shut down; Megaupload leaders arrested
FEATURE: 'Signs are bright for UltraViolet' says IHS Screen Digest
Photo technology pioneer Kodak files for bankruptcy protection
TED launches brainy, customised DVD-On-Demand service
Technicolor unveils M-GO cloud-based media storage app
Strategy Analytics' digital consumer technology predictions for 2012
DaTARIUS brings more affordable disc testing equipment
Swedish government recognises illegal file-sharing as religion
750,000 households gone UltraViolet to date; Amazon on board
Dimenco enables 3D, 2D content for glasses-free 3D displays
France switches 3D TV channel off; China switches it on
Blu-ray pioneer Infodisc closes; MD joins kdg launching own BD production
Samsung unveils Rovi's UV-friendly Disc-to-Digital feature on BD players
Blu-ray up 20%, breaking $2bn homevid barrier since format launch
BD-Live patent owner files infringement case with US int'l trade commission
EDC expands European footprint with two new appointments
Christmas video sales surge ups UK revenues 8.4% over December 2010
Blu-ray players become affordable to HDTV-equipped Chinese
Fox teams with Shazam on first Shazam-enabled Blu-ray/DVD title
ZOO Digital's 6-month revenues hit by declining DVD numbers
INTERVIEW: Rovi's fingers on all links of the digital supply chain
Fortium secures discs, files with Civolution's NexGuard watermarking
UltraViolet launches in the UK with Warner Bros' 'Final Destination 5'
Digital services to boost Russian home video market
Details of new One-Red BD Licensing scheme add to replicators' headaches
Tesco, Blinkbox launch DVD/BD+online movie service ahead of UltraViolet
'The King's Speech' first to use Technicolor's second screen App
Entertainment Distribution Company continues under new ownership
Obligation for ISPs to set anti-piracy filters dealt blow by EU Justice Court
UK's biggest fortnight of the year for DVD/Blu-ray sales kicks off
Online video revenues to exceed $3bn in 2011; over 770 billion viewings
Black Friday broke new records with consumer spend hitting $52 billion
Internet TV in 60% of homes by 2014; new business, content models needed
3D@Home provides 3D products database to help consumer decisions
Six arrested in crack down on counterfeit CDs/DVDs organised crime
Zero Creative 3D Solutions in Indian joint venture
FEATURE: Divergence of devices, convergence of functions
Italy's largest optical disc replicator latest victim of economic downturn
South America's leading CD-R/DVD-R manufacturer destroyed by fire
FEATURE: Augmented Reality - where does packaged media fit?
French video revenues: DVD down 12.9%, Blu-ray up 20.4%
50% of consumers use second screen while watching television
UK government to close loophole that allows VAT-free DVD retailing
Europe BD disc sales up 49%; BD gains make up for DVD losses in Germany
LED TV, Smart TVs drive Digital TV units in 2011 as 3D TV wanes
Technicolor's MediaEcho synchronises content across devices with BD-Live
Cinram reports positive Q3 results over Q2; still down over 2010
Blu-ray disc's future is bright for Taiwanese optical disc makers
Andrews UK launches world's first 3D video eBook on Apple iBookstore
First rise of consumer spending on home entertainment since 2008
UK consumers lose taste for entertainment product ownership
DEG members Blu-ray promotion is Facebook's largest campaign
Disc maker uses new screening technology to prevent theft by staff
DVD, Blu-ray discs are silver lining on Technicolor's dark Q3 revenue clouds
AGI gets accolades for packaging solutions
'UK AV sector punches above its weight, so don't let anyone mess it up!'
Entertainment Distribution Company key to success of Golden Pallet winners
Industry Trust, Warner Bros launch 'anti-piracy' Happy Feet Two trailer
FEATURE: The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - fighting IPR infringements
Lack of availability, poor pricing, quality issues plague online film services
Singulus reports healthy growth in Bluray Disc production lines
More kids download entertainment; most still prefer physical media
California governor signs new anti-piracy legislation
Sony Creative Software acquires prosumer toolmaker Netblender
Removal of DRM restrictions can decrease music piracy, say academics
Fox, Sony Pictures form join DVD/BD distribution venture in Brazil
Sony DADC starts local PlayStation3 disc manufacturing in Russia
UN Commission sets ambitious, global broadband targets for 2015
Disc pirates jailed in Hong Kong's first Internet copyright infringement case
AGI extends packaging services to lenticular printing
Britons stash UKP2.3bn worth of assets in the Cloud, but fear security, privacy
With specs agreed Ultra High Definition TV nearing reality, says ITU
FEATURE: The slow, but inexorable march of 3D in the home
'Don't mess with DVDs' Netflix customers tell CEO forcing U-turn
Spanish survey: 3DTV experience tops 2D television
Cinram, Universal Pictures receive Amazon's Golden Pallet Award
Sony studios will stop subsidizing moviegoers' 3D glasses
Germany's Imagion is first Apple-certified European iTunes Extras studio
British Video Association urges fresh approach to UK film policy
HP joins One-Blue licensing programme for Blu-ray Disc products
105m Blu-ray players will ship in 2015; BD recorders phased out
Gamers unimpressed with glasses-free 3D Nintendo 3DS console
Volfoni announces the next-generation of active 3D glasses for cinema
Panasonic-commissioned study: US consumers prefer 3DTV
Coral Products diversifies into food packaging with Interpak acquisition
FEATURE: Physical media are hanging on for dear life
Organised crime is involved in online IP theft, says Alliance chair
Ultraviolet needs huge industry support to challenge iTunes
First Baltic Blu-ray Disc manufacturing plant opens in Vilnius
Sunlyte, EDC, shorewood.blueprint form sustainability alliance
IFA REPORT: How far away is the Promised Land of glasses-free 3D?
Optical disc maker CMC Magnetics expects 10% growth in 3Q11 revenues
Rovi's DivX Plus Streaming brings BD functionality to online distribution
Blu-ray still on a winning streak in Germany
Scandinavia video retailers add online film2home service
BBC, Panasonic plan 3D, Super HDTV for London Olympics
FEATURE: 3D subtitling - a new approach beyond technology
Media, entertainment packaging suppliers AGI, Shorewood to merge
3D mobile devices predicted to surpass 148 million in 2015
Cinram, Cert Octavian lend helping hand to Sony after warehouse blaze
Packaged media still favorite format for consumers according to EMA
Global 3D cinema box office more than doubled in 2010
Two-thirds of 3DTV owners watch 3D shows at least once a week
Sony DADC back in business after North London warehouse burnt down
Four 3D big players join forces in 'Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative'
DEG 'encouraged to see stabilization' as Blu-ray moves into second semester
Sony DADC warehouse looted and torched in London arson attacks
Warner first to put a toe in UltraViolet water with two films
Testronic launches On-Site service
One-Blue launches new licensing programme for Blu-ray Disc products
Weak economy impacts on UK video, but optimism ahead with strong titles
BT ordered to block website providing illegal access to films
Rise of non-linear TV not about to threaten traditional broadcasters
DIVX patent portfolio to be sold at auction; stalking horse bid at $750,000
GE breakthrough in holographic storage supports 500GB disc
Sony to wind up MiniDisc Walkman shipments
US consumers scooped up 3.5m BD3D discs in first 12 months of availability
UltraViolet begins B2B deployment in the US market
Media and entertainment executives ill-prepared for digital realities
Electronic Sell-Though growth short lived as digital rental gains momentum
Irdeto acquires Rovi's BD+ technology for Blu-ray Disc security
Digital entertainment spend will exceed $50bn by 2014
Japanese engineers help China's homegrown hidef disc development
First 7.1 3D Blu-ray animated music title - Lichtbound
Connected Blu-ray players key drivers to watch broadband movies
'Passive' LG vs 'active' Samsung - the 3D TV tech competition hots up
Ban on sale of pirated discs officially started in Manila
Brickbox Digital Media becomes Kit Digital in wake of acquisition
Thailand distributors struggle against pirate DVD industry
Demand, prices up make optical disc industry a seller's market
PayPal, MPA join forces to shut down Blu-ray, DVD counterfeit sellers
7 years in jail for gang behind Britain's largest illegal DVD factory
Retailers association endorses enhanced penalty for infringement
15% of US consumers used a BD player in 1H 2011, up from 9% last year
Lack of compelling post-Avatar movies causes 3D, overall market to fall
BluFocus targets Europe with UK office opening
Infomedia, Inception Digital Services in content distribution deal
QA specialist Testronic opens new File-Based Laboratory
EDC expands market reach with new appointment
Europe's largest multi-country raid closes film piracy-enabling site
British film, TV productions increasingly reliant on video revenues
Germany's Blu-ray player sales overtake DVD; BD title prices fall
DEG's 3DTV owners survey spells good news for 3D home entertainment
Investment in 3D content production technology low priority for broadcasters
Large order brings Singulus brighter balance sheet
GDMX licenses ZOO's automated Blu-ray, EST production solutions
CONFERENCE REPORT: Pushing the 3D frontiers - where is the industry heading?
Illegal file-sharing tracking firm working for 'three-strikes' HADOPI is hacked
'22 million homes will be watching 3DTV by 2015' says Informa
Cinram's 1Q 2011 disc revenues plunge 44% with loss of WHV contract
In the US, DVD sales down 19%, Blu-ray discs up 10% in 1Q 2011
Top performers honored at British Video Association's annual awards night
Awareness of 3DTVs, Blu-ray players grows, according to NPD, BDA
Cinema staff rewarded for preventing camcording piracy
Packaged media still favourite way of watching movies in the US
Cinram renews multi-year 20th Century Fox deal; signs France's TF1 Video
BT, TalkTalk appeal against online anti-piracy measures thrown out of court
Consumer spending on 3D Blu-ray titles to rise 533% in 2011
DVD pirates running rampant in China - an annual $6bn business
BVA goes social with Facebook hub to promote Blu-ray experience
CMC, Ritek ramp up Blu-ray Disc production to meet demand
Interest in 3D TVs fall flat with American, British and Canadian buyers
3D autostereoscopic advances key feature at Hamburg conference
Unearthed 3D World War II live-action footage to be shown on TV
CDSA expands content protection role with new appointments
World's first 3D porn film attracts Chinese tour operators' attention
Digital distribution no threat yet to physical media, study says
BDA-financed test 'proves' Blu-ray 3D engages viewers more than BD, DVD
Nintendo 3DS brings 3D autosteroscopic immersion to gaming
Leading-edge 3D TV professionals to convene at Hamburg next month
MPO acquires BDMO France to beef up European packaging presence
42% of European homes forecast to have a 3D TV set by 2014
UltraViolet: a 12-month contract, no ad infinitum compact
Partnership to improve understanding, health safety of 3D stereo viewing
Prasad Group, imcube labs tie up to provide 2D-to-3D conversion for films
Cinram wins distribution agreement with large UK supermarket chains
ANALYSIS: TV and physical media still drive entertainment spending
World record fiber optics transmission - 10.2 Terabit/s or 240 DVDs per second
Sony DADC's movieIQ feature gets European launch on French film
Brickbox produces first multi-territory 3D Blu-ray - Piranha 3D
Broadcasters key to provide 3D content, educate consumers
German scientists develop advanced 2D-to-3D conversion software for films
Pioneers to speak on all facets of 3D at 2nd Blu-ray Disc Academy conference
Penthouse launches first pan-European 3D adult channel
Volfoni unveils world's first hybrid/universal 3D glasses
LG unveils world's first 3D smartphone and a partnership with YouTube
A quarter of global internet traffic estimated to be infringing
Campaign to promote positive attitude towards copyright launched in UK
Worldwide 3D TV market predicted to pass $100-billion mark by 2014
PEVE 2011: Physical, digital, online, windows, piracy take centre stage
German file-hosting sites now focus on pirated games for handheld devices
Cinram moves deeper into digital platforms with 1K Studios acquisition
kdg's logistics arm in charge of Media Markt e-commerce setup in Austria
The Pavement brings out the UK's first home-grown 3D Blu-ray release
Italy gets world's first terrestrial 3D TV; broadcasters work on specs
New UK research 'could make the internet 100 times faster'
Hadopi warnings yet to deter half the French who download illegally
FEATURE: Is this truly the year when Video-On-Demand takes off?
Piracy, 3D Blu-ray, digital delivery, key topics at forthcoming PEVE 2011
One-Blue will launch one-stop shop licensing programme for BD products
France: 2010 spending on DVD, BD, VOD stable at Euro1.5 billion
Global TV advertising bounced back in 2010, reaching Euro290 billion
China updates IPR rules, takes tougher stance on online piracy
Sharp growth predicted for 3DTV sets; Chinese most enthusiastic
Green packaging leader Sunlyte unveils first carbon-free optical disc
Network delivery of video fails to live up to the hype in 2010
Glasses-free 3D TVs are on the horizon, not around the corner
Sony unveils first 'Double Full HD' 3D Handycam camcorder
Ocean Blue Software demos world's first digital TV assistive technology
MARC DORCEL launches Europe's first 3D video download service
Blu-ray growth brings US home entertainment market close to $19bn
DECE finalises UltraViolet multiplatform content distribution system
Data show UK video entertainment remains as popular as ever
Ireland's DVD piracy likely to have hit record levels over holidays
Germany: 1 in 10 discs sold is a Blu-ray
Spanish legislators reject proposals to shut down file-sharing sites
FEATURE: Monetising strategies to mitigate falling video spending
Rovi Corporation to acquire Sonic Solutions in $720m transaction
Kaleidescape introduces the industry's first Blu-ray Movie Server
Illegal file sharers are 28 year-old males, Robin Hoods of the digital age
Blu-ray disc production could reach 2 billion units by 2014
FEATURE: 3D Blu-ray comes into focus - studios' title release strategies
Multi-format packaging designs get consumer thumbs up, BVA study reveals
Sony Pictures' On-The-Go brings 3D 'Green Hornet' content to smartphones
'Technicolor Certifi3D' programme to ensure delivery of quality 3D content
Ocean Blue Software launches low-cost USB video recorder solution
Key Solutions closes, Mango takes over
3m US homes expected to buy connected TVs during holiday season
Apple patent granted for 3D glass-free stereoscopic multi-viewer projection
AudioDev in strategic cooperation with DaTARIUS on sales, services in Europe
Global sales of 4 million 3DTVs predicted this year; 1.2 million in Europe
Sweden's Appeal Court confirms criminal convictions in Pirate Bay case
Deluxe acquires Ascent for $68 million
MARC DORCEL launches first 3D Video On Demand platform in Europe
Fresnel Institute's mirror trick could boost Blu-ray disc capacity
ViewSonic unveils 3D glasses-free portable devices
INTERVIEW: Peter Van Hooke pushes the frontiers of 3D filmmaking
2 entertain launches BBC DVD titles with Digital Copy
Deluxe beefs up language services expertise with ECI acquisition
Europeans' 2010 home entertainment spending reaches 4Billion euros to date
Singulus' bright BD line business does not make up for weak solar activities
Amazon.com expands Disc+ On Demand programme
Pico house's Easy3D tool brings 3D BD video production to wider constituency
ANALYSIS: 3D bandwagon rolls on, but will the wheels come off?
Leading entertainment companies create registry for movie, TV content
WHV contract loss severely hit Cinram's 3rd quarter 2010 revenues
Technicolor unveils first Blu-ray 3D interactive menus, games capabilities
msm-studios, sofatronic partner to offer Pure Audio BD as web-based service
Avatar 3D Blu-ray hits high street via exclusive bundle with Panasonic kits
Deloitte's technology-usage survey identifies the Next Big Thing
Online piracy is no victimless crime, take it from indie filmmaker Greg Carter
6 months in jail for illegal camcording in cinema; staff rewarded
A majority of iPad users have already paid for content
Spanish replicator Duplico 2000 moves into Blu-ray Disc with Singulus line
Slow to grow, 3DTV will become mainstream by 2014, says DisplaySearch
Compatibility-solving 'universal' 3D glasses hit the market
CEA survey reveals 3D is picking up speed; not flying yet
FEATURE: Producing for 3D - what are the challenges?
TDK develops a 16-layer, 1 Terabyte capacity optical disc
Connected TV begins moving mainstream, says Futuresource
ITU forecasts 2 billion people will be online by the end of 2010
Grim climate forces leading optical media maker to downsize production
Apple iPad's initial sales rate surpasses the DVD player
FEATURE: Green packaging - what is the industry's commitment?
Global BD player sales expected to hit 24m units this year
DVD copy protection supplier X-PROTECT is latest market casualty
Three London creative houses consolidate into Silversun Media Group
Minister to speak at BVA's annual event supported by DVD Intelligence
Deluxe acquires assets of ITFC in Europe
Blockbuster files for Chapter 11
Marner takes the helm of the Blu-ray Group Germany
Brickbox, IDM acquired by global player KIT digital Inc
ANALYSIS: Filtering & graduated response against online infringers
ANALYSIS: Mobile Video - the rise of the Apps
HDCP Key protecting Blu-ray content streams has been leaked
London 2012 Olympic Games in Super Hi-Vision, courtesy of Japan's NHK
ETRI pushes 3D TV frontier with 4th-dimension sensory experience
Survey sheds new light on changing TV consumption of Brits
France's release windows reform stops video market decline
Eclipse adds Fortium's Patronus DVD copy-protection support
Belgium-led European anti-piracy sweep results in 10 arrests
DVD6C Group announces new licensing programme
Swiss Supreme Court rules tracking online file sharers is illegal
Sonic streamlines Hollywood Blu-ray 3D production with upgraded toolset
REPORT: IFA 2010 - 3D permeates all corners of consumer electronics
Berlin institute pushes viewer-friendly 3D autostereoscopic technology
Industry first: 3D video on a smartphone
Consumer electronics makers forge ahead with glasses-free 3D TV
French BD pioneer replicates first 3D BD disc, for Panasonic campaign
MPO, Zomax joint venture for Irish operations
Xbox 360 games only on DVD-9 discs
NME to release 100+ HD VMD titles in US market
Mini DVD+R double layer from Verbatim
Toshiba reports sales, profit gains
Tony Spath, VP International Marketing, Dolby Laboratories
Sony to launch first Blu-ray notebook PC
FedEx uses burnt DVD dog sniffers
Low interest for next-gen DVDs in 2006
SURVEY How replicators cope in a changing marketplace
Rank finds it hard to dispose of Deluxe Media
Launch of Blu-ray PlayStation 3 set for November
London police stumbles on pirate DVD factory
DVD piracy 75% higher than anticipated
Pioneer and Sonic ship first Blu-ray package
VDL-ODMS to make pressing tools for VMD HD discs
Pioneer and Sonic ship first Blu-ray package
VDL-ODMS to make pressing tools for VMD HD discs
LSI brings new chips to drive global DVD recorder market
Lite-On plans Philips-based Blu-ray drives
LG first with 4x BD disc burner
Balbo to head kdg Italia sales office
Apple wants Blu-ray discs to be iPod-friendly
InterVideo to support HD DVD playback
Hybrid DVD/HD DVD discs arrive into the market
DVD Forum to consider region coding for HD DVD
Studios look set to delay use of HDCP copy protection
France’s glowria acquires Germany’s No 2 online DVD rentailer
Prolific eBay DVD pirate jailed for 6 months
Piracy hotspots targeted with DVD amnesty
DTS unveils audio tools for next-generation formats
Cinram reports European DVD revenue growth in 1Q
Two jailed after raid on UK's biggest pirate DVD factory
CDA steps up copy protection for DVDs
ANALYSIS Outlook for High Definition video disc formats in Europe
Blue Ray Technologies to launch Blu-ray games
Sony, Panasonic announce new HD format
Australia's pirates risk stiffer penalties
ZOOtech's interactive DVD software for education titles
Warner Bros to debut online film service in Europe
No more breathing space for VHS in UK shops
Verbatim No1 supplier of recordable media in Europe
New optical disc standard vies for position
Toshiba launches first HD DVD player
PH-DVD stretches next-generation hi-def DVD format alphabet
Paramount HD content available to Xbox Live
Panasonic Blu-ray player set for September launch in US
Online DVD rental companies to merge
Blu-ray, HD DVD will never merged, say Matsushita
Next-generation VMD developer 'opens order book'
Red laser HD pioneer buys into China's MPEG Technology
The Lynic Group acquires kdg UK
Global 2006 sales of 177m DVD players, recorders forecast
Hitachi unveils 940GB DVD cartridge
HD DVD launched – 70% market share forecast by year end
German acquisition makes glowria No1 continental online renter
CMC Magnetics Corp's European HQ closes media manufacturing
EU lets Sony, NEC set up ODD venture
DGP gains full service credentials with audio expansion
Schiffer to head DaTARIUS' new Optimization unit
Databiz (UK) becomes ODS Business Services property
Cinram ships first next-generation HD DVD titles
Content Protection Systems for BD-ROM released
AudioDev restructures operations, layoffs planned
Voilà pioneers DVDs accessible to visually-impaired
'World's largest DVD buyer/seller community' under development
Universal plans 'download-to-own' film service
Oscar winner Tsotsi hit by widespread piracy
CeBIT Toshiba unveils first HD DVD laptop
Thamesdown SDC ceases operations
DVD players now cheaper than DVD films
TDK exits recordable CD/DVDs manufacturing
Sonopress launches CD/DVD production in Russia
HD DVD launch is no smooth ride for US retailers
UK video industry to call time on the pub pirates
PlayStation 3 launch delayed over BD drive
PPC appoints senior designer to boost UMD/DVD dept
Call for UK retailers to support Operation Unity 4
Chinese OEM giants to manufacture EVD-VMD hi-def ware
NME to launch hi-def DVD on $150 red laser players
JPK to increase production of DVD players for Sony
Toshiba delays launch of HD DVD players
20th Century Fox to attract female customers to DVD
DVD film releases down for first time since 1997
Leading London post house offers Expresso
Blu-ray backer Disney considers HD DVD titles too
Datarius seminar to tell hi-res disc manufacturing story
Cinram records 3.5% revenue growth last year
China to draft tougher copyright laws
LG favours a dual format player over Blu-ray
Europe adds another HD logo for next-gen ware
British to spend £1.7bn on downloads by 2010
Sony's first Blu-ray disc titles free from ICT restriction
Sony Pictures unveils plans for UMD/DVD bundles
Sonopress now replicates memory cards
Sonic Solutions reports record profits
French video publishers' 2005 revenue down 12%
ANALYSIS DVD bucks the downturn in packaged entertainment
ANALYSIS The staggering of international releases
Clampdown on DVD crime in pubs
Nero, Samsung to bring out first functional Blu-ray devices
US nationwide launch for revived on-demand MovieBeam
Direct-to-DVD series to teach financial literacy to kids
Replicator kdg sells poorly-performing UK subsidiary
Imation unveils printable discs with improved surface
How holographic technology works
Next-generation DVD to use HDTV output until 2011
French court overturns Mulholland Drive ruling
EC ends probe into Philips CD-R disc patent licensing
DVD players used to smuggle guns
Study highlights importance of Surround Sound to DVD users
Dolby Laboratories appoints new head of consumer division
Direct-to-DVD titles sell 1 million a week
UK film first to get simultaneous release
Rob Barnes to head Services at AudioDev
Warner, Amazon to launch movie downloads
CES Weinstein, Canal Studio to release HD DVD titles
State funded piracy operation uncovered
Verbatim to roll out new LightScribe media for faster label printing
First hi-def DVD player in pre-order retail pipeline
CES Toshiba's $499 HD DVD player to ship in March
Sonic, Technicolor produce first interactive BD and HD DVD discs
Stream doubles design capacity with new hires
Seven arrested in the Revenge of the Sith pre-release piracy
Taiwanese get Sony order for portable DVD players
Sonopress to show DualDisc services at MIDEM
Sonic debuts DVD on Demand kit for electronic sell-though material
Singulus completes acquisition of competitor Steag HamaTech
Growth in Europe video market comes to an end
Making sense of the Munich screener 'debacle'
Pioneer DVR-111 series shipping in March
Pioneer unveils combo Blu-ray/DVD/CD burner
20th Century Fox to stop retailer screeners
Malaysian disc counterfeiters arrested
LoveFilm movie download service launched
'DVD Jon' now wants to crack next-gen formats' AACS
'Magnetic tapes better storage devices than recordable discs'
Hong Kong busts website selling Japanese DVDs
Bill Gates: 'Beating piracy in China, India will take 10 years'
20th Century Fox to stop retailer screeners
SmartMark anti-piracy technology to protect film distribution
Chinese EVD/VMD hi-def DVD players readied for March launch
El Salvador pirates protest new copyright laws
dr.schwab opens US Service Center
Top adult video publisher backs Blu-ray
Rank disposes of Deluxe Film for $750 million
UK disc counterfeiter ordered to repay £59,000
New chip decodes both Blu-ray and HD-DVD
Blu-ray Disc format specs completed, open for licensing
$3.7m pirate DVD lab busted in Australia
AACS consortium to require analogue signal restriction
Networked HD player – bridging packaged and online worlds
Zoran unveils DVD upconverter with 1080p HDMI
Warner to announce dual-format Total HD disc
Toshiba unveils industry first HD DVD writer
Testronic Labs expands, names Games executive
Technicolor closes plants in Europe and the US
TDK showcases 200GB disc technology
Sony pulls the plug on Superbit DVDs
Sonopress joins HD DVD Promotion Group
Sonic unveils content protection to burn DVD
18% US online users downloaded feature films
French DVD market's second-year fall
SanDisk unveils 'Flash DVD player' USBTV initiative
NME offers HD VMD product range, secures global patents
NME releases HD VMD software, PC drive; seeks NASDAQ listing
MPEG LA refutes ODS license acquisition claim
Media-Tech's Barcelona convention builds
MPA lauds Malaysia's anti-piracy efforts, raids Japanese lab
LG launches first dual-format HD player
Intel, CinemaNow in tech deal to download DVD content
Hitachi announces industry first 1Terabyte hard drive
Hackers reported to have broken HD DVD encryption system
Fox research claims Blu-ray take-up trunce HD DVD
Fiji video industry in piracy clean-up campaign
Major London pirate factory raided
Lackluster sales for Chinese EVD players
Dolby showcases hi-def sound on next-generation DVD devices
ODS acquires Deluxe's US manufacturing plant
DCA, ODC-Nimbus kit for AACS, ROM Mark on Blu-ray disc
Cinram to manufacture MGM discs for European markets
Chinese police cracks down on piracy, pornography
Freeridecoding allows overwrites with BurnAgain DVD
US in Bollywood piracy probe, China copyright summit
AudioDev strengthens global sales network
ANALYSIS Mobile TV – Quo Vadis?
Adult publishers embrace HD DVD
Analyst foresees speedy end to hi-def DVD format war
Next-gen DVD encryption breach confirmed by AACS LA
Next-generation DVD encryption system cracked?
Sonopress produces first 3x DVD-ROM
French video distrib body calls for release window change
Panasonic opens Blu-ray test lab
NME signs US retail distribution deal for HD VMD players
Network to move DVD distribution to Sony DADC
New figures reveal downturn of UK VHS releases
MPEG LA to seek join BD licensing scheme
Philips' optical technology and R&D unit sold to Moser Baer
Sony DADC to launch BD production alliance at MEDIA-TECH
HIT Entertainment fights piracy with Macrovision kit
Lynic is latest victim of market squeeze
Lite-On joint venture with Philips
Blu-ray 1st in US; HD DVD 1st in UK
Cinema chains vs. Hollywood in window row
East London DVD sellers ordered for deportation
EMI, authoring unit bracing for layoffs
Ecstasy smuggled in DVD player
DVD6C response to ODS licensing partnership statement
New DVD Forum logo for legitimate film download
DaTARIUS develops QC tools for HD VMD
Growth in HD-ready screens to favour Blu-ray, analyst says
Axxicon supplies VCD-HD moulds
AudioDev acquires ETA-Optik as part of growth strategy
10-year ASBOs, prison sentences for DVD pirates
Thomson to open R&D center in India
TDK introduces world's first thermal printable BD-R discs in Europe
Sony DADC helps Singulus, Oerlikon get BD DL lines out
Sony NEC Optiarc establishes European operations
Sony announces $599 settop Blu-ray player
Chinese forecast to spend $500m on DVDs by 2010
Russia raids largest ever pirate factory
Ricoh unveils 16x DVD+R DL media
Sony DADC helps Singulus, Oerlikon get BD DL lines out
Original Video kiosk celebrates 1st year in UK/Ireland
ODS settles MPEG-2 licenses issue with MPEG LA
HD-VMD available in Europe through French connection
War of the format worlds played at MEDIA-TECH theatre
Malaysia pirates put bounty on DVD sniffer dogs
Online DVD rental service considers £100m flotation
LOVEFILM launches download-to-burn service
DVD copying home server in 'fair use' court case
Most movie downloading illegal despite access to pay services
Car hire Hertz offers portable DVD players
European HD DVD Promotion Group set up; 600 titles in 2007
Guatemala police nets 1m counterfeit discs in city raids
Germany's DVD unit sales up, revenues down
Consumer electronics – buying green is tough act
eBay partners with FACT to fight pirated DVD trade
Cinram Q4 2006 net profit up 26%, down 60% in FY2006
China pursues pirates, but fines too small, says MPA
First independent Blu-ray film distributor set up
VMD replication lines for Russia's Bars Media Group
ASDA sells Casino Royale at cut price – £7 (€10.30)
ZOOtech expands Int'l Business Development team
Microsoft unwraps Xbox 360 Elite
WTO copyright case against China planned by US
Godzilla creator brings HD VMD format to Japan
Toshiba files complaint for DVD patent infringement
China's Citron found in $36 million breach of DVD6C Licenses
CMC Magnetics settles patent, slow to produce HD discs
Imation acquires TDK' recordable media business
Taiwan film distributor traps illegal DVD traders
Sony updates ARccOS protection after incompatibility hitch
Paris court upholds no right to private DVD copying
Samsung hedges bets with dual-format HD player
DVD street sales in Russia outlawed
Physical media value dropped 13% in 2006, RIAA says
News of $299 HD DVD player premature
Major distribution deals for HD VMD format in France
Planet Optical Disc to bring HD VMD to Middle East
MPAA committed to interoperability, DRM
EXCLUSIVE Growing the DVD business in Morocco
Mexican police seize 25 tons of counterfeit material
Mempile develops 1TB multilayer disc
Swedish optical disc tool maker M2 restructures
Ruling for Kaleidescape in DVD CCA challenge
UK's first street posters hitting at film piracy
DVDA Excellence Awards announced; DVDA-UK launched
59 million DVD recorders forecast to ship by 2011
China Film Group plans new DVD manufacturing facility
Brazil counterfeit raids net $100,000+
Americ Disc, Dering in CD/DVD manufacturing joint venture
AACS LA announces security updates
Optical disc technology on track for 200GB and beyond
ZOOtech teams up with Scope Seven on iDVD
Verbatim announces archival grade DVD-R
115 million 'HD Ready' European homes by 2010 forecast
Thin-film patent holder sues Sony over Blu-ray technology
Police closes down Polish DVD subtitle archive
Singulus Technologies reports positive 1Q results
FRONTLINE Making a DVD documentary? Think 'rights'
FRONTLINE How producers adapt to a changing marketplace
Philips goes environment-friendly with Green Tick
NXP, Kestrel Wireless partner on DVD anti-theft system
NME signs HD VMD distribution deal with Scanbox
NME, Optikey ready 'unbreakable' encryption system
MPEG LA works on joint HD DVD patent pool
Managed Copy' implemented once AACS finalised
Hitachi's 500GB under development
HD DVD Promo Group launches rebate campaign
Neil Goodall, CEO of Testronic Laboratories
Finnish court rules CSS protection 'ineffective,' unlocking lawful
Three jailed up to 15 months in UK counterfeiting conspiracy
£2m pirate DVD seizure is UK's largest ever
THX lab hosts DVDA Excellence Awards; deadline extended
Home entertainment trade body undergoes make-over
DVD hardware, software still healthy, DEG says
Hustler publisher to release first Blu-ray adult title
Blu-ray disc covermount – a world first
AACS struggles to stay one step ahead of hackers
ZOOtech signs deals with educational publisher, subtitler
INTERVIEW Pioneering next-generation disc replication
Taiwan police raids 'underground' pirate DVD factory
Sony sued over Blu-ray patent infringements
Sony predicts 600,000 BD players shipped in US this year
Sony unveils a new Blu-ray player for under $500
Scanavo opens SteelBook production plant in Ohio
Following LG, Samsung announces dual-format player
Global filmed entertainment spending to top $100bn by 2011
MPA launches anti-piracy trailer in Philippines
BAC Films to release titles on HD VMD in France
MPAA joins Chamber of Commerce in anti-piracy campaign
BD recorders will sell if price fall below ¥100,000
Lionsgate shows healthy DVD revenues
ICON Australia to distribute catalogue on HD VMD format
ANALYSIS Europe - battleground for next-generation formats
Rebates propel HD DVD players to settop pole position in US
FEATURE The art of re-versioning
DVDA 'Day of Excellence' features Awards ceremony
23m counterfeit discs from China seized in Europe
'China needs to focus on higher-value DVD product exports'
1 billion DVDs sold in UK over 10 years
Blockbuster takes Blu-ray side
Bandai releases first anime title on HD DVD/DVD disc
ew audio watermarking for next-generation formats
VDC Group completes IRMA Anti-Piracy Compliance programme
Warner' Total HD format delayed
Toshiba patent infringement action against EDD Bizz
TDK launches 4x 25/50GB Blu-ray recordable media
Samsung to launch hybrid player
Ricoh unveils multi-standard optical device
UK DVD trade growth shot up in wet June, says BVA
Shortage over, Lite-On drops Blu-ray disc drive price
Casino Royale, The Departed top next-gen awards
Corel, NetBlender partner on hi-def DVD authoring tools
MEDIA-TECH Association elects new board members
LG sues Quanta over patent infringement
LG to unveil new BD/HD DVD hybrid drive, 6x BD burner
kdg mediatech adds X-Protect to product portfolio
MPA launches piracy awareness campaign in Japan
Officials arrested in Italy piracy raids
Toshiba claims 71% of European next-gen markets
'World DVD player, recorder market to reach 128m units'
VDC Group links with download-to-burn Filmon.com
Fiji police raids DVD bootleggers
First-time DVD counterfeiter gets 12-month jail sentence
EU probes state of competition in next-gen formats
ODS launches ‘environmentally-friendly’ 0.6mm disc
DVD Forum issues DVD Download specifications
CSS body wants to extend control over home servers
DVD holds its ground despite new tech, says research
DVD Forum's Euro conference to showcase HDi applications
DVD Association announces 2007 Excellence Award winners
Disc piracy rampant in Czech Republic
RESEARCH The cost for broadband
Top China pirate DVD retailer ordered to pay US studios
Toshiba to bring HD player to China ahead of Olympics
China-made DVD recorders use Taiwanese loaders
1 Terabyte optical discs on the horizon
Leading HD authors to speak at DVD Forum Euro conference
BDMO, MIP win 'Double Push Tray' case against Pozzoli
First Blu-ray camcorder debuts later this year
New Australian HD DVD promo group set up
Microholography could put 500GB on 50-layer disc
ZOOtech sets eyes on Scope Seven assets
Verbatim to launch world's first Mini BD Media
Toshiba unveils 3rd generation HD DVD players
Enteractive unveils first HD DVD game
Sony launches two new Blu-ray Disc players
Sonopress expands HD DVD, Blu-ray disc making capacity
Sonic software part of HD DVD disc specs patent portofolio
Weak DVD market hit No 1 adult publisher
Paramount, DreamWorks Animation go HD DVD only
Oerlikon to install first Blu-ray line in Europe
Industry veteran Solomon named NME Chairman
NME unveils €179 HD VMD player for Europe, $199 for the US
DVD, TV preferred film viewing option over downloading
Microsoft denies Paramount HD DVD payment report
DVD6C revokes patent licensing of two Chinese DVD makers
Cargo Records extends logistics contract with kdg
IRMA renamed Content Delivery & Storage Association
Imation in dispute with Philips over cross-licensing
Pirate raid uncovers counterfeit money, fake documents
DVD recorder sales rise as player sales fall
Dolby demonstrates Volume technology at IFA
Disney's first Pixar shorts on Blu-ray Disc
DaTARIUS hosts DVD Forum Verification seminars
CDA opens in-house printing facility
The CD celebrates 25; 200bn discs sold
Blockbuster acquires Movielink
In US, Blu-ray outpaces HD DVD in 1H 2007
UK's Ofcom publishes wide-ranging report on consumer usage
Disney breaks new ground with BD movie/PS3 game combo disc
FEATURE: Inexorable, but slow - the march of Blu-ray Discs
Sunny Ocean Studios demos largest 3D display without need for 3D glasses
Sales of Blu-ray players set to reach 4.6 million units in EU countries
THX, BluFocus aim to bring quality certification to 3D production chain
German video market bucks Europe trend: Blu-ray, DVD up
The video watching habits of global online consumers
Leaked HADOPI report spells out specs for anti-piracy software
UK's largest independent replicator installs first Blu-ray line
AIX Records releases first music album in 3D Blu-ray format
Consumers willing to pay for 3D movies above 3D TV shows, sporting events
Warner Home Video announces first worldwide Blu-ray 3D bundles
Internet-enabled TV trumps 3D TV in 2010, says iSuppli
FEATURE: BD-Live's consumer usage - the story so far
Brickbox's restoration work earns film festival's Rediscovery DVD Award
UK's Sky broadcaster to launch Europe's first 3D TV channel in October
Technicolor authors half the 30 Blu-ray 3D discs breaking into the market
US consumers spent $1.1bn on EST/VOD, $982m on BD in H1 2010
Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem unveils UltraViolet brand
Key Solutions successfully sues packaging counterfeiter
Is China's CBHD format withering in view of lukewarm take-up?
Sharp unveils BD recorders that support quad-layer 128GB discs
Taiwan LCD makers win levy trade dispute with the European Union
Blu-ray players' global shipments to exceed 62.5 million units in 2011
India imposes anti-dumping taxes on Vietnam's DVDs
Hallen is new Testronic Labs CEO
EcoDisc survey points to consumers still holding on to discs
FEATURE: Crossing the Digital Divide
Deadline approaching for consumers in DVD/Blu-ray price fixing lawsuit
Blu-ray Disc Association approves final 100/128GB BDXL specifications
Sony DADC expands supply chain services with Czech plant
Roxio gets BD 3D certification for CinePlayer; unveils VideoLab 3D
Consumers will spend $1.7 trillion on media and entertainment by 2014
Pushing Blu-ray frontiers - the rise of Augmented Reality
Blinkbox offers 1-week free streaming film service to deter piracy
Sonic Solutions links with MOD Systems on self-service digital download kiosks
Spain's massive piracy keeps Hollywood home video out
Global online video community to exceed 1 billion users in 2010
Glasses-free 3D TVs on 2015 horizon, according to ITRI labs
European Commission's Digital Agenda calls for speedier broadband
Testronic Labs to open Digital Entertainment Test Lab in July
Why Blu-ray won't plug DVD's global home entertainment gap
Visionare unveils rental/sell-though system on a Blu-ray disc
Investment in 3D Blu-ray puts re:fine in UK pole position
Sony DADC brings OceanWorld 3D Blu-ray to the surface
Infodisc readies Copy-To-Go HD in time for iPad arrival
REPORT Blu-ray Disc Academy: Pushing the creative and commercial frontier
'Blu-ray and digital failing to offset declining DVD sales' - Strategy Analytics
Sales of Blu-ray discs doubled in Q1 2010, topping 150 million euros
Environmentally-friendly EcoDisc now available in the UK
Report calls on EU to protect on-demand content rights owners
Infodisc launches 3D production services
First Europe-made 3D Blu-ray title unveiled by Imagion
NEC unveils technology to detect illegal web video content
Forthcoming Blu-ray Disc Academy forum attracts industry leading lights
DVD Forum asks members to define future agenda of organisation
British Video Association turns 30 at Awards extravaganza
Chinese hi-def CBHD format examines 3D option
US Blu-ray Disc sales up 74 %, BD players up 125% in 1Q 2010
Eyeframe gets Kaleidoscope platform to push BD-J creation
MPO France tops up Blu-ray capacity
MEDIATECH Association board changes
Brickbox acquires significant stake in International Digital Management
Strong UK performance of Blu-ray drives home entertainment growth in Q1
Sonic launches 3DAccess programme for Blu-ray authoring community
Lithorade is latest media packaging supplier to bite the dust
Austrian design award for environmentally-conscious JakeBox
Sony to release Blu-print 3D, Z Depth 3D authoring applications
Global 3D LCD TV market could reach 4 million units this year
MIT Media Lab unveils augmented reality's 'Surround Vision'
6 million Brits believe they are watching HDTV when they are not
Pure Audio Blu-ray-to-computer copy technology mShuttle now in use
UK Parliament passes Digital Economy Bill, with 'three strikes' policy
Blu-ray Disc Association announces enhancements for BD format
Rovi unveils personal media 'cleaning' software application
Discounter chains Aldi, Lidl sued for MPEG-2 patent infringement
Two million CD/DVD discs seized in Mexico
ZOO brings translation management, automated BD authoring system
UK-based Newzbin website liable for copyright infringement
Blu-ray Disc Academy to showcase BD format's advanced applications
Europe's creative industries could lose E240bn, 1.2m jobs to piracy by 2015
LG Electronics unveils the world's first Full LED 3D TV
European Union no advocate of French-style 'three-strikes' policy
Blu-ray Disc demand below expectation in China
Movie-going more popular than ever; consumption on the rise
ZOO licenses DVD automation software to CBS Home Entertainment
Content is vital to sales of 3D-enabled TVs, study finds
3D Eye Solutions tests glasses-free 3D application for videogames
Technicolor provides online streaming service for LOVEFiLM UK
CyberLink unveils PowerDVD 10 to upgrade playback to HD and 3D
TrusCont offers new DVD-ROM security system free for limited period
Blu-ray players make it into the nation's official shopping basket
Heaton is new head of the BDA's European Promotion Committee
RealNetworks permanently barred from manufacturing RealDVD software
Botswana studio uses anti-piracy DVD system to protect local fare
China's web firms lose video ad sales because of piracy
FS Film releases first Finnish Blu-ray title, with unique feature
Infodisc adds Infopictures to roster of services to publishers
Cinram seeks CDSA Content Protection and Security certification
In a first, Lute Productions brings local Blu-ray content to Croatia
BD4C joint patent licensing programme established
BVA advertising campaign shifted consumers' attitude towards Blu-ray
wewow announces winner of packaging design competition
Technicolor off bankruptcy protection, Warner replication contract bright light
Gutowski, Hartwig elected on MEDIA-TECH Association Board
Ultra HDTVs in 5% of European homes by 2021, 28% by 2025
Saudi Arabia may send its first DVD pirate to jail
'Ponyo' gets Grand Prix at DEG Japan's second annual Blu-ray fest
First 'movie mania' smartphone with DivX player
'Global 3D TV shipments set to soar to 78 million units in 2015'
With 2009 sales of E116.4m, Singulus is 'within own forecast'
Content overload makes electronic programme guides critical
Cinram's Q4 2009 revenue down 9%, gross earnings up
Birmingham DVD counterfeit stockist ring smashed
German court upholds MPEG-2 verdict against Greek replicator
New breed of Blu-ray Disc players will drive 3D forward, analysts foresee
Eyeframe expands authoring operations with PPC DVD merger
BD pioneer Infodisc extends global network with HK subsidiary
Europe's Blu-ray disc sales shot up 167% in 2009
Dutch DVD market down 11%, Blu-ray sales up 98% in 2009
Sony announces first 3D Blu-ray players, 3D firmware upgrades
RealD's Mayson, Sony DADC's Reiser to speak at PEVE conference
sofatronic's BD software technology migrates to interactive TV
BluFocus transitions into 3D with launch of 3D-Focus Laboratory
Brickbox expands into Hungary with acquisition of Media Vision
Panasonic opens advanced Blu-ray 3D authoring facility
In world first, Sunny Ocean Studios to showcase 3D without glasses at CeBIT
Shorewood.blueprint implements structural changes
Senior Warner executive to give digital keynote at forthcoming PEVE forum
National Film Board of Canada offers high-def and 3D films online
Cinram stock plunges as WHV switches replication business to Technicolor
Screen Digest's 2010 predictions
Comedian Danny Wallace fronts Sony Pictures UK Blu-ray campaign
sofatronic's Kaleidoscope used for production of Asia's first BD-J title
Brickbox's Blu-ray restoration of classic horror film receives kudos
Sharp uptake of connected TVs, BD players in 2010, predicts IMS Research
Nexpak Europe files for bankruptcy
International Telecommunication Union sets out roadmap for 3D broadcasting
Movie-on-Demand revenues to reach E430m in Europe, $2.4bn in US by 2013
Fitzgerald to head EDC's European operations
First all-in-one universal remote to control multiple AV devices
SPHE's McMahon keynote speaker at forthcoming PEVE 2010
France's 2009 video market up, reversing 4-year decline
WTO rules against China's restrictive US film/DVD access
Blu-ray Disc Association unveils 3D logo
Swiss Internet downloader fined for illegally sharing files
Poland's TAKT moves into Blu-ray with Infodisc partner
Sales still robust in a transition year for British video industry
New method could bring BD layer capacity up to 33.4GB
Blu-ray disc spending surpasses $1 billion for the first time
Rovi grows European content provider list for its Media Guide
Testronic Laboratories debuts new 3D Test Lab
China Blue High Definition disc price drops 40%
European Blu-ray Disc supply outstrips demand
3D display revenues to reach $22bn by 2018
DECE reaches milestones for open digital market
Cinram, Sony DADC improve capacity at respective UK fulfilment centres
DivX launches new Internet TV platform
Technicolor hires team for new digital content delivery business
Warner unveils Blu-ray combo packs for new theatrical releases
Philips interim BD Licence explained at MEDIA-TECH's Replicators Committee
Blu-ray Disc Association finalises 3D format specifications
ANALYSIS: Demand for mobile content finally here, but can the industry profit?
Romania' Optical Disc Solutions gets CDSA Programme accreditation
Technicolor, Testronic team up to offer comprehensive Blu-ray Disc testing
ATSC certification programme for mobile digital TV equipment
Newly-launched Blu-ray Disc Academy to showcase BD apps in May event
50,000 discs seized in German raids
NetBlender brings first Blu-ray authoring certification programme
Universal introduces a new 'flipper' disc
Czech Republic's CZ Digital sees blu future, installs BD line
Chinese hi-def CBHD player available in the UK
Italy: Anti-mafia investigation hits major pirate ring
ANALYSIS: Alternative content will offer significant income for cinemas
South Korea forges ahead with 3D TV service trials
Sales of Blu-ray players and discs 'in line with expectations'
DGP, Rainbow become The Mews, with wider service offering
Packaging designer JakeBox signs Japanese licensing deal
Heavy digital content consumers, iPhone users 'happier to pay online'
China Hualu launches new Blu-ray Disc recorder
India's DVD price in free fall as piracy bites
China tightens screw on DVD counterfeit e-tailers
Cinram's Q3 2009 revenue down 15%
Tough new law to target illegal downloaders unveiled in UK
The Pavement launches first DVD/Blu-ray bit budget iPhone app
Blu-ray will return physical business to growth in 2010, despite price pressure
UK industry launches Blu-ray TV advertising campaign
International Digital Management opens up Los Angeles office
Peter Falk is new CEO of AudioDev
Austrian replicator kdg mediatech goes Nordic
wewow launches its first eco-friendly packaging solution for DVD
German BD-Live technology embraced by US Giant Interactive
EU agrees on illegal downloader crackdown, Internet users' rights
DVD on iconic Trabant chronicles East Germany's rise and fall
INTERVIEW: Rising to the green challenge - a thinner disc
Disney's buy-once, view-anywhere movie Keychest technology to launch
Ultra HDTV not yet around the corner
French video publishers want funding for ambitious film digitisation project
In changing times, think different
INTERVIEW: Striving in the corporate market
Blu-ray Disc Association pushes message to retailers, consumers, media
41% of all software on personal computers obtained illegally
USA: Blu-ray Disc sales up 83% for the year; BD players up 112%
British living rooms stuck in the past with outdated technology
More than 700 on-demand audiovisual services available in Europe
itfc launches Blu-ray authoring services
Night vision goggles get green light in Germany to catch camcording pirates
BluFocus only BDA-approved US Testing Center for movie player verification
US Q3 video rentals up 9.9% thanks to Blu-ray, kiosk growth
TDK unveils 10-layer, 320GB disc prototype, but movies will stick to BD50
50% of DVD sales in Ireland 'going to pirates'
Consumers want 3D TV, but don't want to pay for it
Sony BD titles to include PSP digital copy
DVD pirate caught with 4,000 counterfeited discs
REPORT: ESCA Europe - Supplying content in an uncertain marketplace
Italy's RAI carries out 35mm-quality 4K HDTV broadcast transmission
DIIVA to compete with HDMI for world AV equipment domination
Sales of Chinese hidef CBHD disc players 'to reach 10 million by 2012'
ANALYSIS: Get those glasses ready - 3D is headed for your living room
INTERVIEW: From vinyl to VOD - how to strive in a changing marketplace
French National Assembly adopts revised HADOPI 2 anti-piracy bill
ANALYSIS: DVD users and the rise of online video services
msm-studios pushes BD audio copy technology envelope
Infodisc brings digital content to mobile devices
Could video kiosks breathe life into European DVD rental sector?
French QOL opens 3rd Blu-ray line
A WiFi-enabled Blu-ray BD-Live player, at last
European broadband grows to 135 million subscribers
German disc market holding thanks to Blu-ray
Blu-ray Disc Association provides updates on 3D technology
Clear-Vu acquires Nexpak assets
Sonic simplifies and broadens high-end BD creation
UKP1 million campaign paves way for a Blu Christmas
DEG redefines its mission and objectives
Three-strikes row escalates in the UK
arvato sells printing plant, acquires digital content distributor
ANALYSIS: Towards a new world order in mobile content
Hollywood welcomes rulings against RealNetworks, Kaleidascape
BDA launches consumer-focused information blog
Toshiba applies for BDA membership
CDA brightens up market with fluorescent discs
Singulus CEO shock resignation
Haier, Medion sued for infringing digital TV, MPEG-2 patents
Cinram's Q2 2009 revenues in 22% fall
Seizures of counterfeit CDs, DVDs drop sharply in the Czech Republic
Blu-ray Disc price drops 40% in last six months
Childrens DVDs, BDs pass 12-million mark in UK
18 years in jail for piracy crime business ring leaders
Blu-ray trails home-grown hi-def CBHD format in China
Italian replicators set up forum to address economic downturn
The Pavement expands into iPhone Apps
Universal brings BD-Live functionality to the iPhone
Paid online video to generate $3.8bn this year
UK adults 'embrace' digital piracy
Toshiba decides to enter the Blu-ray Disc market
Half-year US home entertainment spending dips 3.9%; BD sales up 91%
Macrovision changes name to Rovi, unveils Liquid media guide
With restrictions lifted French video publishers OK new release windows
MPEG LA reduces MPEG-2 license royalty rates
Global entertainment/media forecast to be $1.3 trillion business by 2013
French QOL gains official Blu-ray test centre status
Illegal file-sharing between teenagers falls
Home broadband to exceed 500 million connections by 2010
Family-run industrial-scale counterfeit business raided in UK
French senate votes through three strikes law
Filtering & graduated responses against online video infringers
Czech Brickbox sets London foothold
MPAA files new complaint against RealNetworks
Striving US online video services to reach $1.45bn by 2013
UK Blu-ray disc sales up as DVD market falls 9.5%
Pioneer and Sharp join forces on optical disc operations
Nearly half of South Koreans watch mobile TV
Sofatronic's Kaleidoscope BD authoring tool released
$26bn global video business in continued decline
Slashed AACS license fees will help independents
AudioDev AB files for bankruptcy
Digital Britain report sets out to crack down on online piracy
ANALYSIS: Bringing the Internet to the TV screen
French anti-piracy HADOPI law loses teeth after court ruling
New DVD technology points to 1.6TB disc capacity
Final AACS agreement mandates Blu-ray managed copy provision
DVD6C celebrates 10th anniversary
MEDIA-TECH's new committee to give a voice to independent replicators
Sony DADC introduces user-friendly Digital Copy solution
Blu-ray Disc Association sets up 3D taskforce
Toshiba sues leading disc makers over patent infringement
US Blu-ray player sales up 72%
French lawmakers approve internet anti-piracy 'three-strike' bill
Amergence signs DVCD+ license with Hong Kong's PanPacific Business
Universal reaps another successful year at BVA Awards 2009
European consumer electronics market in 9% fall this year
NEC announces 3D display without need for glasses
Imagion propels Star Trek crew onto new BD-Live frontiers
Hollywood court battle against RealNetworks begins
Internet download-busting law back before French National Assembly
GE holography breakthrough validates 500GB disc technology
Enteractive pushes BD-Live VoD envelope with Videociety
Microboards latest OEM to distribute Fortium copy-protection software
EcoDisc developer obtains injunction against DVD FLLC claim
The Pavement joins forces with Goldcrest Group
Packaged media still good business, but no room for complacency
Chinese home-grown HD players officially launched
Warner helps reluctant HD DVD customers switch to Blu-ray
Global music sales fell 8% in 2008
BDA technical seminar at MEDIATECH
Global 2009 shipment of 12m Blu-ray players forecast
Pirate Bay operators found guilty, get year in jail
Nexpak files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Consumer entertainment spending weathers economic downturn
NEC Electronics, Renesas Technology in semiconductor merger
Overwhelming support for DVD backups, reveals survey
Internet more popular than the TV in 2010
2.5m North American homes ready to buy a Web-connected TV set
Global DVD Video business generated $53bn in 2007
Sharp, Pioneer in optical disc business merger talks
Crime documentary first to use DVD Sequr copy protection
Key Solutions buys Serbian factory, opens in-house design unit
German replicator CDA goes green with PRO-EARTH Pack
Sony DADC's new packaging division focuses on eco products
Hollywood hits CO2 reduction level ahead of Wal-Mart benchmark
Illegal downloading: Anti-piracy law adopted in France
With unified standard 3D TVs could account for 16% of TV sales by 2015
EDC to close UK optical disc replication plant
UK's largest illegal DVD factory shut, hundreds of burners seized
French replicator QOL expands with VTV acquisition
IEEE honors Philips for the development of the Compact Disc
Warner debuts manufacturing- on-demand service
Digital media company earnings grew 20% in 2008
Blu-ray Discs added to shopping basket to calculate UK inflation
Illegal 100,000 DVDs-a-week factory uncovered in London
More Blu-ray Disc replication lines needed to meet European demand
Tackling film pirates would generate UKP614m for the UK economy
Technicolor extends services to Disney, creates post facility at Paramount
Chinese-developed audio technology part of Blu-ray specs
CDA offers first 'managed copy' LiveDigitalCopy solution to DVD-Video
UKP100,000 of counterfeit DVDs seized in Birmingham, UK
Hard hit by industry downturn, DGP is bought by JHM Investments
MEDIA-TECH Association backs IDMA's campaign on AACS licensing fee
UK's Digital TV Group launches wide-ranging 3DTV consultation
Cinram's Q4 2008 revenues dip 10%; net loss reduced sharply
AGI Media's Slough plant deepens 'green' credentials
Blu-ray recorder sales surges in Japan
Organised crime is increasingly active in film piracy, report claims
Blockbuster hires law firm for advice on possible bankruptcy
China's home-grown HD format gets boost from Warner titles
One-stop BD licensing body set up
Panasonic opens 3D Blu-ray development centre
MEDIA-TECH 2009: Bookings 'beyond expectations'
Mitsubishi to unveil small in-car BD player
Europe 's 2008 Blu-ray disc sales pass 8-million mark
EU broadband users prefer traditional video
New technology could hold 12,500 movies per DVD
BD disc sales could hit 100m this year, but future uncertain
NME brings HD VMD hi-def format to India
Verbatim introduces 8cm BD recordable media
Taiwan police raids DVD-R burner lab
Sharp readies 1TB BD recorder for Japanese market
French video publishers call for shorter exhibition window
Rimage, Sonic team up on DVD-on-demand system
Video shop owner jailed for film piracy offences
MPEG LA sues Opta Corp and Opta Systems
ODS restructures in wake of Dassow plant insolvency
HDD read-out technologists get Nobel Prize in Physics
NME acquires Slovak maker to produce HD VMD players
MPEG LA convenes meeting of HD DVD patent holders
First Blu-ray production line for Eastern Europe
Blu-ray takes the lead in South Korea
HD DVD, Blu-ray in futile war format, says research firm
DGP partners with ZOOtech for production services
Europe DVD sales up, boosted by box office hits
Taiwan makers in no rush to produce blue-laser discs
CDA links with partners on RFID-enabled discs
BD+ protected discs problematic for BD players
Major pirate market raided in Argentina
Toshiba, Microsoft launch Advanced Interactivity Consortium
A $150 HD DVD player shipping for Christmas?
BD-backing analyst finds HD DVD a tougher nut to crack
Sony announces high-capacity Blu-ray recorders
Economics will push studios to become HD format agnostic
France's QOL first independent Blu-ray replicator
Springtime in Paris for PEVE under new management
Most HDTV owners still happy with SD DVD format
NetBlender offers training for hi-def disc developers
Pioneer, Mitsubishi work on cheaper BD recordables
Dual-layer HD DVD+DVD on single-sided disc
Forrester: HD DVD price advantage could tip the balance
DVD Forum progresses 51GB HD DVD disc specs
Dutch police raids illegal DVD plant
LG, Samsung demo dual-format players
DEG Europe and DEG North America form alliance
Taiwan makers in no rush to produce blue-laser discs
Matsushita to help set up Blu-ray Disc authoring centre in China
China unveils 'home grown' hi-def disc format
CSS cleared for use in legal DVD copying
Movie download services for European xBox 360 gamers
HD DVD titles showcase web-connected interactivity
Warner shelves hybrid Total HD disc
True VOD in 20% of European homes by 2011
Datarius home of European HD DVD Class-A Verification lab
Budget HD DVD Venturer come to the UK
DVD vending technology secures £125K investment
Toronto police bust counterfeit DVD operation
Games e-tailer selects Sony DADC’s DRM solution
HD VMD players to hit US streets; software delayed
Restructuring Sony unveils OLED TV product
Blu-ray replication line up and running at France's QOL
Panasonic unveils hi-tec Blu-ray player
Online video retail to exceed $3.8bn by 2011
Broadcast download MovieBeam service switched off
Jackie Chan helps fight piracy with fridge magnets
Paramount streams Jackass 2.5 in full, free
Infodisc gets stamp of approval from BDA, Sony DADC
IBM patents 'advert-unskippable' DVD technology
HD DVD tops 750,000 standalone players
Guide educates consumers on hi-def DVD purchase
DVD recorder Asia-Pacific market slated for 'exponential growth'
'Hi-def players forecast to retail at below $100 by 2011'
Recording Industry calls on EU to tackle China piracy
Getting the full TV display picture - growth confirmed
Potential HDTV buyers lean towards HD DVD, says study
DVD will be hottest Christmas gift, says DEG Europe
Co-existence of competing hi-def formats forecast
China takes steps to protect intellectual property rights
15,000 counterfeit DVDs seized in Birmingham raid
BDMO goes green with CD, DVD BluSky packs
Blu-ray player matches HD DVD pricetag
BD grabs 73% of Europe HD market – courtesy of PS3
Anwell sells Blu-ray and HD DVD pressing lines
1 in 10 PCs fitted with next-generation drives next year
Sony DADC opens new authoring, post facilities in UK
Sony unveils 7-layer disc, 500GB media for 2010
Slysoft's copy & burn kit cracked BD+ ?
US studios took a $2bn hit on new movies in 2006
'HD DVD China' logo, 51GB disc approved by DVD Forum
New industry association DVD Europe forges ahead
DVD Entertainment focuses on future consumption patterns
DVD CCA attempts to stop copy-capable devices
CSS license violator ordered to recall DVD products
CinemaNow, Sonic partner over secure download & burn
HD DVD player priced rock-bottom $98 - for a week
Blockbuster rental chain posts $35m losses
Pozzoli's patent infringement actions against BDMO dismissed
CONFERENCE REPORT: Consumer, retailer HD education is new battlefield
Copy protection is for Oscar hopeful indies too
Packaged media far from dying, says QOL's Villaume
US game console market shot up to $445m in January
Singulus achieves 2008 sales target, but analysts cautious
Digital specialist Symes joins rebranded re:fine
Polish DVD counterfeiters caught in police raids
3D Blu-ray not around the corner, says BDA
Blu-ray to take 74% market share by 2017
D-BOX immersive technology for French BD title publisher
DIIVA consortium to demo home networking system
Key charges dropped at Pirate Bay trial
Leibbrandt is new Blu-ray Disc Association Europe chair
Shorewood.blueprint gears for business
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's David Bishop is PEVE keynote
IFPI: Music piracy is 95% of all digital music
DVD Intelligence website passes 100-country milestone
Universal, Paramount to jump on Blu-ray bandwagon
Toshiba stock up with news of HD DVD pullout (update)
Testronic Labs opens interactive Blu-ray, HD DVD test facility
'Blu-ray wins battle, not war'; 100m BD players by 2012
Toshiba, Sony in chip-making joint venture
sofatronic releases Blu-ray interactive application tools
Singulus acquires Oerlikon's Blu-ray operations
Scanavo acquires Chinese packaging maker
Polish border guards catch disc smugglers
'Don't fall for the BD hype,' says the HD DVD front man
Buyer found for ODS - plus ça change …
Netflix, Best Buy put their money on Blu-ray
The MPO Group invests in Blu-ray lines
Microsoft pulls plug on XBox HD DVD add-on
MediaMotion files for bankruptcy
Dutch subsidiary loosens ties with M2 Engineering
New Medium Enterprises' CEO steps down
Restructured M2 Engineering up and running again
Lite-On IT now expects faster BD take off
LG Electronics not abandoning hybrid BD/HD DVD players
'HD DVD player for $99 sealed Toshiba's fate'
iSuppli: 'Is a hi-def physical format still relevant in the Internet era?'
Hi-def player statistics: a mixed picture
HD DVD sales pick up in the US
FACT welcomes UK government's strategy document
French police raids pirate Bollywood store
UK local authorities get tough on illegal DVD traders
£5m-a-year counterfeiters get 4.5 year jail sentence
Ensequence, Sony deal eases BD-J authoring
OSTA, ECMA approve optical media archive standard
ODS insolvency saga latest: deals with Dicentia, Iberdisc
85-fold increase in next-generation DVD sales in Europe
French spent €1.5bn on 130m DVDs in 2007
CDA expands into 3X DVD production; new CEO appointed
Blu-ray disc sales hit 2-million mark in Europe
Warner goes Blu-ray only starting June; Paramount next?
BDMO hires Valley to run UK operations
UK DVD market value hit £2.3bn in 2007
Toshiba debuts HD player price cut campaign
Toshiba sues Italian replicator for patent infringement
Sony in pressed-on-demand DVD deal with HP
Sonic pulls plug on HD DVD professional products
Singulus stock up in wake of Warner's BD move
French DVD retail market down 25% over past three years
Samsung, Microsoft, Universal not ready to abandon HD DVD
Long-term prospects bright for maturing PVR market
Sony accounts for 97% of global BD hardware sales; HD DVD sales slide
Pioneer, Sonic system for DVD-on-Demand demonstrated
Philippines' DVD counterfeiters turn informants
WHV president Sanders keynote speaker at PEVE conference
NME ships sub-$200 HD VMD players to US
HD VMD production line up and running
MPEG LA still working on HD DVD patents pool
Mempile targets high-definition media market
New lease of life for restructured M2 Engineering
Toshiba announces HD DVD euro price cut
£500,000 pirate DVD factory raided in London
UK's largest counterfeit DVD factory discovered to date
DVD6C announces new DVD licensing programme
ODS's Dassow plant goes under the hammer
UK DVD sales continued to rise in 2007
60% of Web users watch online video weekly, up 36%
Expanding BDMO reorganises European sales force
Australia's biggest DVD pirates busted
Apple launches iTunes movie rental, Digital Copy services
'Consumers ready to pay extra $3-$5 for hidef VOD/downloads'
Testronic Labs launches digital TV testing service
Sony announces its own BD authoring upgrade
Sonopress turns 50, now called arvato digital services
Sonopress UK hires special packaging expert
Sonic upgrades Blu-ray Disc authoring suite
Slysoft keeps ahead of BD copy protection with update
Singulus to supply BD lines to Russian replicator
Blu-ray manufacturers test new materials
Sony DADC's BD roadshow comes to Media-Tech 2008
France's QOL receives BD50 certification
Philips introduces patent licenses for Blu-ray Disc
Partner with Goldcrest, The Pavement launches BD services
Online to account for 40% of music sales by 2012
ODS Business Services goes into administration as Iberdisc eyes Dassow plant
Live BD50 manufacturing showcase at Media-Tech
Packager Key Solutions opens LA office
InfoSmart brings BD production to China
Germany's anti-piracy body calls for net action
Fox uses watermarking to protect streaming service
£750,000 worth of equipment seized at pirate DVD factory
eBay moves to tackle counterfeit DVD sales
Conditional access DVDPay launched in US market
DVD Forum looks at 3D technology, network applications
Self-destruct DVD titles venture into euro market
DEG announces Green Entertainment Award winners
Region-free Sony Blu-ray player available
Cheap Blu-ray players in the market for September
Indies, studios winners at BVA Awards night
DVD is 10 years old, still going strong
UAE media supplier enters US market
ABI Research: Up-converting DVD players challenge to Blu-ray
Research on disc holding 20,000 times BD Disc capacity
Sony eyes 50% market share for Blu-ray in 2008
ZOOtech launches Media Adaptation tool
HD VMD contender sees opportunity with HD DVD out
TV shipment to exceed 280m units by 2012
Toshiba counts cost of ill-fated HD DVD – $1bn
Toshiba's HD DVD losses lower than predicted
Technicolor opens DVD facility in India
Stranded HD DVD owners offered swap schemes
Study: 29m Blu-ray homes worldwide by 2008
More dogs join DVD sniffing task force in Malaysia
SlySoft software tests ‘unbreakable’ BD+ copy protection
Forecast met, but Singulus expects better this year
On-Demand Media to revolutionise video retail
Fastest 22x DVD burners won't replace 18x devices
Profile 2.0 brings web connectivity to PS3
Professor sues tech giants over laser patent infringement
Carrefour executive to complete PEVE keynote roster
NetBlender to add BD authoring
DVD replicators sign MPEG-2 licenses to end patent infringement
Macrovision unloads Trymedia, Software Business Unit
Sofatronic teams up with Javelin to push BD-J authoring
Hopes fading for rapid HDTV transition in Europe
HD DVD Promotion Group dissolved
Frankfurt police dismantles international disc traffic
Leading Polish replicator seeks court protection
'No significant price cut before Christmas' for BD players
GDMX expands Blu-ray business with Scenarist
Expensive games stifle consoles' growth, survey reveals
Wales CD/DVD counterfeiter gets 4-year jail sentence
Software industry seeks government help to combat piracy
Chinese HD is new focus for DVD Forum
DivX-certified Panasonic Blu-ray player for Europe
Industry group DEG steps up Blu-ray activities
£5m Czech-made, UK-bound illegal CD business stopped
Taiwanese makers to hold back BD disc production
Cinram banks on Blu-ray growth after poor quarter results
CDSA sets greener packaging standards
CDA a MPEG-LA licensee in good standing
BDMO wins patent case in German court
BD disc sales hit 9m, 3m this year; BD share of total unit up
$250m investment, 80 BD lines needed to cope with demand
Blu-ray player prices up with end of format competition
ABI Research: Only half HDTV owners take up HD services
4,000-line Super Hi-Vision demos planned in September
Hong Kong's InfoSmart gears up for BD production
Blu-ray wins format battle, but consumers slow to buy it
China's Haier to launch Blu-ray 'entertainment device'
2008 Excellence Award winners announced
Dicentia acquires ODS Dassow plant - end of the story?
Police shut down computer server in Prague
Cinram's first quarter 2008 DVD replication revenue down 25%
CDSA, EMA join force to set digital delivery standards
Blu-ray players slow to capitalise on HD DVD death
Sony DADC UK hires Bottrill as head of studio
Toshiba opens new DVD upscaling battle front
Shaun the Sheep - Europe's six billionth DVD disc
Samsung demos super high resolution 82" HDTV
Global entertainment growth to reach $2.2 trillion by 2012
Pozzoli, Multi Packaging Solutions in strategic partnership
Blue laser patent case settled with academic inventor
Opendisc becomes first CDSA-certified anti-piracy site
Oil price hike hits disc manufacturing
EU Commission proposes Forum on future of copying levies
Royalties to be imposed on Blu-ray recorders, discs in Japan
Two-year jail term for illegal DVD warehouse 'shopkeeper'
Pirated DVDs of Indian movies seized in Brussels
FS Film releases first Finnish Blu-ray movie
German homevid conference reaches out to world community
DVD-sniffing dog dies in mysterious circumstances
MPEG-2 lawsuit filed against COMAG
Cinram signs replication, distribution deal with Universal Pictures International
China unveils home HD disc format for the Olympics
Bonver acquires ODS Business Services Scandinavia
CSI:Miami - Germany's first BD-Live disc
World's first music Blu-ray is Norwegian
Sony launches BASE project to encourage BD title production
Sony DADC expands BD manufacturing capacity in Asia-Pacific
SMPTE to establish 3-D home entertainment Task Force
HD content elusive as HD display takeup rockets
Retec develops USB-based movie-download kiosk
Pioneer pushes hi-tech envelope with 16-layer, 400GB disc
The Pavement launches BD services
Japanese to speed up OLED developments
NEC seeks to double Blu-ray chip sales in two years
Levy proposals on UK ISPs to counter illegal downloads
One-third of US, UK consumers copy pre-recorded DVDs
UK's biggest DVD counterfeiter gets 3-year jail term
£900,000 DVD/CD scam discovered
Home video still tops consumer spending
DVD Forum approves 'DVD Download DL' specs
Hit by hard times, DaTARIUS business restructures
Global consumer electronic sales to hit $700 billion in 2009
BD's China Task Force, test center set up
China to start home-grown hi-def disc production
UK DVD sales beat economic doldrums
Children's DVDs make strong showing in Top 10 titles
Shorewood.blueprint gears for business
DVD decline may force studios production down
Blu-ray is driving force until VOD
Is Connected TV Apple's next step?
China launches another home-grown hidef disc format
DOCdata's UK replication business sold to Sound Performance
French DVD market value dropped a further 7.5% in 2008
Sony opens Blu-ray plant in China
Chinese DVD counterfeiter deported from UK
Video games outsell DVDs worldwide
DVD kiosks to weather economic storm?
SPHE's David Bishop is PEVE keynote
Game consoles are most connected current CE device
Singulus' order books fill up, but market still challenging
St Ives supplies eco-friendly package for eco documentary
Hofmann, Stevens keynote at Video Entertainment 2008
Cinram’s Q2 revenue up 20%, profit down
Explosive online video market growth forecast
OEM blank disc, BD drive makers resist calls for price cuts
Protein-coated DVD could store terabytes of data
Disney Japan first Key Solutions customer for new BD pack
3D technology for Blu-ray on the agenda
arvato's games unit unveils new POS solution
TV habits unaffected by web, says Deloitte study
Blu-ray players to account for 'only' 31% by 2013
BD market grows 'in line with expectations'
CDA invests in Blu-ray and DVD expansion
Toshiba stirs hidef pot with XDE technology
Sony brings high-specs BD player to market
Studios promote DVD titles on mobile phones
Sony faces Blu-ray patent lawsuit
DVD6C cuts royalties for DVD decoders, encoders
Philips' IBC demos of 3D on Blu-ray, IPTV, VOD
Sony Pictures latest to pull out of Korea's falling DVD market
MWV's green credentials confirmed for 5th year
Confiscated DVD players donated to children's hospital
Taiwan wants to joint China's CBHD venture
Blu-ray reaches ‘critical mass’ - 12m discs this year
BVA bash to showcase music Blu-ray
10th Anniversary: Audio – the other format war
RealNetworks unveils (legal) DVD copying software
ALPA: File sharing kills film industry
Is SIM2's 'better-than-Blu' home theater solution next?
Europe's packaged media to rack up €11bn this year
Technicolor opens Blu-ray full service in Europe
500,000 DVDs seized in UK's biggest counterfeit operations
DVD takes lion's share of consumer entertainment budget
Memorex to launch $270 BD player; under-$150 deck predicted
DVD Forum approved DVD Download specs
Court forces Dicentia to cease German DVD production
Ascent Media to sell Visiontext to SDI Media
ANALYSIS Assessing the online threat
Telcos' IPTV strategies revisited
Russian Laser Video, Europe's largest indie BD replicator
Narnia BD's extras revive CircleVision technology
Matsushita Electric becomes Panasonic Corporation
Studios sue RealNetworks over DVD copying software
Maxell unveils leather-coated recordable media
Denon brings high-end Blu-ray machine on the market
eBridge technology adds marketing fizz to Sex DVD
Warner releases go online first in South Korea
Sony PlayStation hardware sales reach 185 million
Plasmon calls the administrators
Dramatic rise in BD standalone player sales forecast
arvato digital services beefs up Blu-ray capacity
Court rules against Greek replicator on patents infringement
VDC Group expands DVD pressing capacity
US, EU join force on IP piracy
MPO awarded BD50 certification
Blu-ray showcase at South Korea's Pusan Film Festival
UK video industry posts record performances
Blu-ray player prices come down
Playboy closes down DVD division for online focus
Illegal downloaders on the wane?
French DVD market loses 35% value in 3 years
AGI Media launches DigiLite+ pack
Best Buy customers to get BD players for $100
Avery, Cunningham, Catchpole keynote speakers at PEVE 2009
FEATURE Packaged media's ecological awakening
Netflix video streaming deal on Samsung BD player
CONFERENCE REPORT Full Stream ahead?
Consumers keep packaging in packaged media, says study
RDM's revives HD-VMD with DreamStream encryption
Court comes down on Chinese DVD player maker
Mexican customs seize Taiwanese blank disc shipments
Key Solutions starts metal box production in Europe
Is home entertainment riding the economic storm?
DVD Forum takes stock of work programme
Horror hits record level in the UK
Digital video recorder use hits DVD, not TV consumption
French Senate passes bill to hit illegal filesharers
Second largest US retailer files for bankruptcy
Disney's Peet elected new BVA Chairman
EU Commissioner Reding to spread mobile TV
Sonic restructures to reduce expenses by $14m a year
Sony DADC ups London BD authoring facility
Piracy forces Warner out of South Korea market
Cinram's 3Q net earnings fall sharply
Sonic releases Scenarist BD Studio, BD Reauthor
Economic crisis pushes BD projections downward
Blu-ray Disc no technology obstacle to Chinese pirates
Slysoft software to defeat BD+, BD-Live
DTC files for insolvency - the Dassow saga continues
GE works on 1TB holographic storage solution
Treat equally online and physical IP theft, FAST urges
Panasonic proposes BD standard for 3D
Funai to look after Philips' CE products in the US
Sonic expands offering with CinemaNow acquisition
Sony first with BD titles in China
CONFERENCE REPORT Will the CE world weather the storm?
Blu prices tumble for Black Friday
Cheaper BD players in short supply for Christmas
UK retailers' price war good for consumer electronics
European notebook owners addicted to Internet
DTS sets up Limerick European headquarters
Global TV sales top 53 million in Q3 2008
Toshiba unveils Cell-powered upscaling TVs
20% HD owners fail to spot difference with SD
Massive haul of fake DVD and Nintendo games
Pioneer develops 16-layer, 400GB 'Blu-ray' disc
Standards proposed for 'benefit denial' technology
New recordable media licensing deal for Philips patents
Testronic Labs celebrates 10 years,1000th Blu-ray disc QAed
'Fake-free zone' for 2012 London Olympics
MPA's anti-camcording training video to fight piracy
Sony DADC sets eyes on Dicentia
BDMO glides in eco-friendly sky with new pack
'Blu-ray beats the recession,' UK analysts claim
Digital streamers will pay for physical content
Global TV market value to fall for the first time
ITU OKs HDTV standard for home networks
Digital media grabs 10% of global business
How will the recession affect Europe's media market?
Dark Knight brightens UK's BD market
First single-sided hybrid Blu-ray/DVD disc announced
Denon launches universal BD player
HDD loses market to flash memory
India: Piracy costs CD/DVD makers over $100m a year
North Korea clamps down on South Korean DVDs
BD+ hacker claims it's 'not beaten yet'
Taiwan makers desert China's hidef CBHD format
LG unveils Netflix-streaming Broadcast HDTV set
Healthy 2008 results for Blu-ray in France
UK DVD market - recession, what recession?
BDR verification for India's Moser Baer
Shorewood Europe opens for business
RealNetwork confident in DVD copying suit
Americans view 34% more online videos than a year ago
WirelessHD compliance test specifications completed
Adult publishers ask for US government bailout
arvato unveils new CD format, digital solutions
AudioDev is BD test center certified
Next-generation HD technology launches in Las Vegas
DECE consortium slow in drawing ubiquitous standard
100 HD movies on a chip 'coming soon'
CES: Blu-ray shines through the dark economic clouds
Key Solutions provides a Lunch Box for kids
Counterfeiting couple jailed for 7 months
Blockbuster, Sonic team up for web movie delivery
Italians develop advanced hi-def codec
Design cost-reduction for 2nd-generation PlayStation 3
Disney releases Blu-ray+DVD Combo Packs
Dreamer pushed the BD-Live envelope as well
Philips unveils 'cinema-proportioned' TV
