Video Disc Spending in Decline
IHS announced its latest research suggests that Americans continue to spend an ever declining amount on DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) video purchases and rentals.
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Netflix Blows Past Apple to Take Online Movie Business Lead
IHS announced it reckons that Netflix surged past Apple to become the largest U.S. online movie service in 2011.
Consumers Pleased with 3DTV
Parks Associates announced its latest survey suggests that the majority American 3DTV owners are pleased with their televisions but crave more 3D content.
HDTVs Rule the Roost for Video Viewing
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced its latest study suggests that U.S. consumers still prefer to use televisions to watch video.
US Government Amps Up Blu-ray and DVD Piracy Warning
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) announced that an updated anti-piracy warning will appear on new DVD and Blu-ray discs published by members of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
USTR Trots Out Intellectual Property Rights Report
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it has published its annual Special 301 Report, which provides the agency’s opinion of the adequacy and effectiveness of the protection of intellectual property rights by U.S. trading partners.
HLDS Executive Lands in Prison for Optical Disc Drive Bid-Rigging
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that an executive from Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) has agreed to plead guilty and serve prison time in the United States for his participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids for the sale of optical disc drives.
Mill Creek Inks SPHE Distribution Deal
Mill Creek Entertainment announced that it has signed a DVD and Blu-ray home video distribution deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE).
3D Movies Excite Americans
The International 3D Society announced the results of a poll it conducted suggest that Americans continue to find 3D movies exciting.
38 Percent of US Households Have Internet Connected TV
Leichtman Research Group announced its latest study suggests that 38% of all U.S. households have at least one television set connected to the Internet through some means.
Panasonic’s Consumer Electronics Tour Raises the Bar
Panasonic announced that it is launching a seven-week, major market North American tour to give consumers a chance to see the company’s 2012 lineup of home entertainment, digital imaging, home appliance and personal care products.