Some sad news today. It has come to our attention that Technicolor Home Entertainment Services is planning additional layoffs at its optical disc (CD, DVD, Blu-ray) replication and distribution facility in Olyphant, Pennsylvania.
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog announced that it is recommending fines be imposed on six optical disc drive producers for allegedly participating in a price fixing cartel.
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group announced that it has released its year-end 2016 home entertainment report for the United States.
LG Electronics announced its new UP970 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player, which supports Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology.
Sony Computer Entertainment announced that worldwide sell through for its PlayStation 4 (PS4) video game console has surpassed 53.4 million units.
Sony Electronics announced its UBP-X800 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player, as well as a new A/V receiver and soundbars at CES 2017.
Panasonic Corporation announced its new DMP-UB400, UB310 and UB300 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc players at CES 2017.
Dolby Laboratories announced that Lionsgate, Universal and Warner Bros. plan to release 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray movies employing Dolby Vision.
Samsung Electronics announced its new M9500 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player, as well as a new wireless speaker and soundbar.
Toshiba Corporation announced that the Suwon District Court of Korea has determined not to commence corporate rehabilitation proceedings for Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea (TSST-K).
OPPO Digital announced the release of its new UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player ($549).