Technicolor Cranks Out 152 Million Blu-ray Discs in 2011
Technicolor SA announced financial and production results for its fourth quarter and full year 2011.
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RCMP Nabs Counterfeit DVD Peddlers
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced that it seized thousands of counterfeit DVD movie discs from a booth at the Gibraltar Trade Centre in London, Ontario.
DVD6C Seeks Unpaid DVD Royalties from Crest Digital
The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba, has filed a demand for arbitration to collect royalties allegedly due under DVD6C patent licenses from National Film Laboratories (Crest Digital).
DVD6C Lowers Prerecorded DVD Disc Royalty
The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that it is offering a reduced royalty rate for prerecorded DVD-Video, DVD-ROM and DVD-Audio discs to licensees in good standing.
Rimage Launches DVD Authoring Systems
Rimage Corporation announced its new Disc Authoring Solutions, which create DVD-Video discs including menus, labels and case wraps through an automated process.
Blu-ray Disc and the Meaning of Backwards Compatibility
Change is unsettling. But, like it or not, change is once again upon us—this time with the arrival of next generation Blu-ray Disc (BD). Naturally, consumers and even professionals are apprehensive about this new format but, even so, BD’s promoters are doing an embarrassingly poor job of understanding and answering concerns. For example, manufacturers and …
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Strong Blu-ray Growth at Technicolor
Technicolor SA announced financial and production results for its second quarter 2011.
No Blu-ray or DVD Playback for Nintendo Wii U
At an analyst Q&A session at E3 Expo 2011, Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata said the company’s upcoming Wii U game console will not play Blu-ray or DVD video/audio discs.
Pegasys Launches EDIUS MPEG-2 Encoder Plug-In
Pegasys Inc. announced its new TMPGEnc Movie Plug-in MPEG-2 for Grass Valley’s EDIUS.
Videotel Launches HD2600 Industrial DVD Player
Videotel announced its new HD2600 upscaling DVD player ($286) for commercial and industrial applications.
Digital Music Sales Rise 32 Percent in Australia
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) announced that it has released its 2010 wholesale sales figures for sound recordings and music videos.