DVD News from 1999

January 1

The Washington Post: High-resolution thinking; Please stop Divx and release Star Wars trilogy on DVD
As expected with the complicated Divx system, used discs are being sold without informing about that new users will have to pay to watch them
January 2
LA Times: Religious organizations to spread their gospel with the help of DVD
Nihon Keizai Shimbun: Toshiba setting up subsidiary to produce, sell DVD software
January 3
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater: DVD finally hits the big time
January 4
Computer Retail Week: Circuit City still pushing, but can Divx survive?
Computer Retail Week: Best Buy boosts earnings
Business Wire: DVD Wave to compete with NetFilx over online DVD rentals
NewTekniques Daily: Divx battle intensifies
January 5
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Image, Artisan, Amazing Fantasy, Pioneer, Anchor Bay, Troma, Fox Lorber, American Software
PRNewswire: Apple integrates FireWire in every new Power Macintosh G3 system
Business Wire: Sonic Solutions announces DVD authoring tools for new Apple Power Macintosh G3
Business Wire: Apple offers Panasonic DVD-RAM drive for Power Macintosh G3 system
NewTekniques Daily: Yet another survey shows that consumers don't want Divx
Channel 8 Consumer Team: Divx raise environmental concerns
January 6
PRNewswire: Best Buy announces record sales for DVD with $1.2 million in DVD software on a single day and even outselling VHS
PRNewswire: DVD Express is first online retailer to sell one million DVDs
PRNewswire: Image Entertainment will report a significant increase in DVD revenues for Q3
Business Wire: Sony announces the first i.LINK(IEEE1394) LSI incorporating 5C digital content protection technology
Reuters: Disney hopes to "profitably release" more of their animated library titles on DVD "next decade"
LA Times: Fast acceptance of DVD may position it to succeed VHS, Divx could be a stumbling block
CBS MarketWatch: Best Buy December sales rock
January 7
Less than 17,000 Divx accounts registered
Business Wire: Philips announces DVD-Video recording technology for consumer use
PRNewswire: DVD Ex press launches "home entertainment super-site" at www.dvd.com
Business Wire: NetFlix.com partners with All-Movie Guide to serve as preferred DVD rental store
PRNewswire: DVD Video soars with record sales; player installed base reaches one million households
Business Wire: Warner Home Video DVD U.S. gross sales exceed $170 million
PRNewswire: Sony sets new standards for value and performance with introduction of three new DVD-Video/CD players
PRNewswire: Hollywood Entertainment Corporation announces record DVD rentals
PRNewswire: Technological breakthrough by Thomson and Divx leads to first demonstration of high definition DVD
Reuters: Matsushita unit to supply DVD-RAM drives to Apple
Business Wire: NYKO Technologies plans to develop accessories for NUON-enhanced video entertainment products
PRNewswire: Divx announces "highly successful" national launch with 310,000 discs given a way and 65,000 sold in December.
PRNewswire: Circuit City reports record december sales
Business Wire: C-Cube announces third generation DVD decoder
TechWeb: Thomson may announce Divx investment
Business Wire: Motorola reveals "Streamaster" as official brand name for revolutionary multimedia technology
Business Wire: VideoScan announces 1998 year-end home video & DVD industry sales report
EE Times: Thomson and Divx team up on high-definition DVD
TechWeb: DVD panel begrudgingly accepts Divx
Toshiba introduces fourth-generation DVD-Video players
January 8
Reuters: Digital war of words
TWICE: Industry leaders forecast soaring market For DVD, Divx during 1999
TWICE: A/V home networks in CES spotlight
TWICE: Retailers report strong December sales
Nikkei Industrial Daily: Hitachi Maxell to make first-surface MO disks
January 9
TWICE: Universal endorses DVD-Audio format
TWICE: DVD Video Group celebrates sales
January 10
The Digital Bits: Transcript from the Divx press conference
January 11
Business Wire: OSTA targets compatibility consensus for writable DVD formats
Business Wire: Mediamatics announces DVD-on-a-chip solution for consumer DVD players
Reuters: Musicland to launch websites in second quarter
Stereophile: CES 1999 Wrap-Up, DVD-Audio and SACD
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Image, Trimark, Simitar
Business Wire: Former execs of world's first DVD magazine launch BroadcastDVD
E-Town News: CES '99 focus, FireWire-linked homes were a major theme at the show
EE Times: Group hopes to unify recordable DVD factions
January 12
The Digital Bits: Transcript from the panel discussion
PRNewswire: Image Entertainment completes acquisition of Ken Crane's DVD And Laserdisc operations
Variety: Big Entertainment buys Hollywood Online
Business Wire: DVS' DVD-ROM production continues to increase in excess of 10,000 units per month
TechWeb: Committed studios see greater DVD sales
EE Times: Nichia set to sample 400-nm laser diode
ZDNet News: Industry group tries to drum up support for read-compatibility between DVD formats
January 13
EE Times: Chinese supplier preps low-cost digital TVs for U.S. market
January 14
News.Com: Recording, lower prices coming to DVD
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Polygram, Paramount, Columbia TriStar, Rykodisc, Artisan, Tai Seng, Pioneer
January 15
ZDTV Silicon Spin says "Divx makes 8-track tape look really good"(9-10 minutes into the realvideo program)
January 16
News.com: Apple licensing FireWire for a fee
January 20
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Pioneer, Tai Seng
January 22
Laserviews: DVD announcements from New Line, MGM, Warner, HBO
January 25
EE Times: Fourth digital-TV interface spec tossed into fray
TWICE: Video sales set records in '98
January 27
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Warner, Disney, Pioneer, Digital Versatile Disc
Business Wire: DVD Empire in partnership with electronics retailer Huppins(OneCall)
January 28
Is http://www.teltron.nu/ actually selling a device imitating the Divx central? Or is it just another way of ripping of people who have already been gullible enough to buy a Divx player? - update: www.divx.com has now taken over the website.
The New York Times: Choosing DVD or Divx
Nikkei Business: Japan electric makers shocked by Apple's IEEE1394 royalty hike
Maeil Business Newspaper: DVS Korea develops 6.2x DVD-ROM drive
January 29
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Disney, Fox, Warner, Artisan, Passport, Lee & Lee Communications, Sony
TechWeb: Divx hacker box viewed with suspicion
February 1
EE Times: Licensing issues may derail DVD market in China
February 2
Billboard: Pay-per-view and DVD gets Amnesty International gig
February 3
Nihon Keizai Shimbun: Hitachi to release consumer DVD-Video recorder in 2000
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Image
February 8
TWICE: MGM, Disney claim DVD "firsts"
AsiaBizTech: Rewritable DVDs enter 4.7GB era with major compatibility issues
Business Wire: "A Bug's Life" becomes second(after Antz) all-digital DVD release
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Disney, New Line, Dreamworks, Paramount, Multimedia 2000, Shanachie, Eaton, Rykodisc, MTI Home Video, Simitar
EE Times: Matsushita aims violet laser at next-generation DVD
February 9
DVD-Audio format specifications v. 1.0 approved by the DVD Forum Steering Committee.
Business Wire: DVD Forum finalizes the DVD-Audio format
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Universal, Columbia TriStar, Fox, Pioneer, Warner
February 10
Business Wire: Image Entertainment DVD revenues up 218% over the third quarte
February 11
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Dreamworks, Paramount, Criterion, Trimark, DVD International, Rykodisc, Central Park Media, Fox Lorber, Sterling, Madacy
E-Town News: DVD-Audio gets closer
Business Wire: Warner Home Video continues to meet consumer demand for DVDs
February 12
EE Times: Long-awaited DVD-Audio standard adds Dolby Digital
EE Times: Broadband consumer apps will drive silicon
New portable player from Panasonic is smaller, lighter and less expensive
February 13
Nihon Keizai Shimbun: M'shita Electric to offer lightest portable DVD player
February 17
Reuters: Digital watermark technology a hit
February 18
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Polygram, Columbia TriStar, Trimark, Pioneer, Shanachie, Amazing Fantasy, Sterling
February 19
Nikkei Electronics: Apple, Sony, others agree on licensing for IEEE1394 patents
EE Times: Galaxy Group narrows copy-protection efforts
February 22
Business Wire: Spring drawing for Comjet's WebDVD set-top box
TWICE: Forum nails down DVD-Audio specs, products expected in Q4
TWICE: January video shipments hit record levels
TWICE: Philips gets OK to market DVD licenses
PRNewswire: Universal Studios Home Video and Columbia TriStar Home Video join for international DVD distribution
EE Times: Siemens to enter DVD-components marketplace
February 23
Laserviews: DVD announcements from MGM, Warner, HBO, Sony, Warner Music, Trimark, Pioneer, MTI, MacDaddy, American Software
February 24
Business Wire: Sonic Solutions introduces Sonic Clarity Technology, 48-bit audio data path for DVD-Audio production
February 26
Business Wire: Continuing DVD issues allow alternate optical products to thrive
March 2
Nihon Keizai Shimbun: PlayStation 2 likely to have impact beyond video game market
Business Wire: Sony Computer Entertainment announces the design of the next generation PlayStation system
Business Wire: Marketing with video and DVD will be bigger than infomercials, proclaims expert
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Columbia TriStar, Fox, Warner, Classic Records
Associated Press: Computer, music industry reach pact on copy protection
GameSpot: Sony creates a monster(Playstation 2)
March 3
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Image
PRNewswire: Sony introduces 200-disc DVD-Video changer
March 4
Super Audio CD format specifications v. 1.0 finalized by Sony and Philips.
Business Wire: Sony and Philips complete version 1.0 of Super Audio CD specification
Reuters: Philips Electronics to start hostile bid for VLSI that is patent holder and only manufacturer of the Divx security chip
E-Town News: DVD-Audio breaks the content barrier
Business Wire: World's first DVD-Audio authoring systems now shipping
USA Today: DVD-Audio clears "last hurdle"
Circuit City reports Feburary And fiscal year 1999 sales
March 8
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Trimark, Pioneer, Sony, Rhino, New Horizons, Xenon, Tai Seng, Sterling, Simitar
TWICE: Music biz OKs DVD-Audio safeguards
March 9
Reuters: Future Shop to close in U.S.
March 10
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Warner, Columbia TriStar, Universal, Fox Lorber, MTI
March 12
Divx is losing momentum, Circuit City to cut spendings
EE Times: Dolby packs five-channel sound for DVD games
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Fox, Polygram, Disney, Nettwerk, Rhino, Tai Seng, A & E, Pioneer, HBO
Reuters: Philips Electronics seeks to replace VLSI board
EE Times: Internet, DVD audio lean toward music-industry watermark scheme
March 15
PRNewswire: World's first DAC chip to meet new 192-kHz DVD Audio standard
Business Wire: SycoNet.com reports exponential DVD sales increase of Japanese animated films as new titles are released
Business Wire: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Home Video negotiate early termination of video distribution agreement
Business Wire: Brilliant Digital teams with SlingShot Entertainment To distribute 20 titles On DVD
March 17
EE Times: DVD production grows outside Japan
March 18
Reuters: Circuit City hits all-time high on partner rumor
Bloomberg News: Circuit City stock jumps on Divx talk
Reuters: Circuit City,Viacom decline comment on partnership
Viacom shares down after rumors about Divx partnership with Circuit City
PRNewswire: Laser-Pacific Media Corporation announces fiscal 1998 year end results; net income rises to $2.9 million or $0.39 per share diluted
March 19
Business Wire: Pioneer Entertainment and Platinum Entertainment join forces to produce unique DVD, VHS, CD series
Business Wire: Henninger launches largest DVD production facility on east coast to support rapid services growth
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Paramount, Artisan, Pioneer, MTI, Sterling
Pioneer announces first 4.7Gb DVD-R writer
March 23
TechWeb: Acer expects to ship a sub-$100 DVD-ROM drive during the third quarter
TechWeb: Hewlett-Packard announced its entry into the rewritable DVD market with a DVD+RW drive
March 24
Bloomberg News: Why Blockbuster Video might court little Divx
TWICE: Artisan first with DVD-18 title
March 25
Business Wire: Games on DVD a DVant specialty
Business Wire: DVD PRO University marked by high level of enthusiasm
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Warner, Pioneer, Tai Seng, Fox Lorber, MacDaddy
March 26
Bloomberg News: Viacom won't invest in Circuit City's Divx, analyst Moran says
Viacom shares up 6% in one day
TechWeb: According to market researcher Intelect ASW the Divx player market share was down from 25 to 23% i January
ZDNet News: According to market researcher Cahner's In-Stat Group the Divx player market share will be 15% in 1999
ZDNet News: According to Strategic Marketing Decisions Divx players will get 2% of the combined DVD-Video and DVD-ROM market in 1999
March 27
The Oregonian: Airport DVD rentals Airport DVD rentals
March 29
Business Wire: Pioneer ships first 6X DVD-ROM drive with SCSI interface
March 31
PRNewswire: Creative launches PC-DVD Encore 6X Dxr3
April 2
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Columbia TriStar, Chesky, Dream Theater, Criterion
April 5
PRNewswire: Nearly 400,000 DVD players shipped to retailers nationwide in Q1, installed base of 3.3 million expected by the end of 1999
AsiaBizTech: Victor Japan, Sony to make D-VHS VCR with IEEE1394 interface
AsiaBizTech: Sony unveils set-top box for home info appliances
April 6
New York Times: Circuit City learns the high price of new video technology, analysts and shareholders hope CC will stop wasting money on Divx
Reuters: DVD still doing boffo biz
Sony SACD press release(In Japanese)
April 7
Business Wire: Unprecedented DVD offering combines forces of four major studios and four hardware manufacturers
E-Town news: Panasonic delivers car theater, mobile DVD player
April 8
Reuters: Fox to jump into DVDs with international Titanic release in September
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Image
April 9
AsiaBizTech: Sony to launch SACD player for US$4,100 in Japan the 21th of May
PRNewswire: Panasonic and Car Toys launch first-ever mobile DVD theater in U.S.(Photo)
EE Times: Sony move may ease conflict over next-gen audio format
April 12
E-Town News: Panasonic goes 722p
Reuters: Sony, Matsushita set for CD format battle
April 13
AsiaBizTech: Matsushita to launch DVD-Audio players at from US$820 in Japan this summer
Reuters: DVD Express files IPO for $57.5 mln
April 14
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Universal, Criterion, Columbia Tristar, Disney, DVD International, Anchor Bay, the Roan Group, MTI, Sterling, Pioneer
April 16
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Paramount, Criterion, Anchor Bay, Brentwood, Trimark, Simitar, York Entertainment, Xenon
April 19
Business Wire: Macrovision copy protection now licensed to 100 DVD manufacturers
April 21
Business Wire: Sonic Solutions announces DVD authoring for under $500
Business Wire: Sonic Solutions ships first workstations for DVD-Audio
April 23
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Trimark, Digital Leisure, Elite, Tai Seng, MTI, Eaton, Pioneer
E-Town News: SACD to battle with DVD-Audio
April 27
PRNewswire: Real Entertainment makes Jerry Springer Too Hot for DVD
eUniverse to acquire online retailer MegaDVD.com
April 28
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Warner, Fox, Disney, MGM, Columbia TriStar
May 1
The Salt Lake Tribune: DVD reaches grocery stores, Divx an "earlier threat"
May 2
Divx activity reduced
May 3
Reuters: DVD boom cuing up, "floundering" Divx lags far behind
Philips set to buy VLSI in $1 billion deal. VLSI is patent holder and the only manufacturer of the Divx security chip.
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Mixed reviews / The final story on Divx is still being written
EE Times: ADI's D/A converter meets 192-kHz DVD-Audio spec
May 4
Business Wire: Adult DVD is outselling VHS on individual titles
Business Wire: Henninger Media Services launches web site to promote DVD industry news and commentary
May 5
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Image, Paramount, Columbia TriStar, Polygram
May 7
Business Wire: Cine Magnetics expands DVD authoring and compression capabilities to support rapid services growth
The Digital Bits: DVD shipment numbers higher in April than last December (DVE claimed this was the low season when I asked why they only released 24 Divx titles in April)
May 10
Business Wire: Image Entertainment to report significant increases in DVD revenues for Q4
AsiaBizTech: Japanese companies ready blue-purple lasers
TWICE: Toshiba eyes DVD sales Of 3M in '99
May 11
Business Wire: Convergence Sports Media to develop NUON enhanced version of its sports instructional DVD series
Business Wire: Sound Source Interactive signs NUON developer agreement with VM Labs
May 12
Reuters: Matsushita to supply DVD devices to Nintendo
Business Wire: Matsushita Electric and Nintendo agree to collaborate on digital network home electronics strategy
Business Wire: Hitachi America extends line of DVD-RAM drives
PRNewswire: New Sony Super Audio CD player unleashes both power and nuance of music
PRNewswire: Panasonic unveils DVD-Audio players
E-Town News: New DVD players from Panasonic
May 14
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Dreamworks, Warner, Universal, Pioneer
May 18
Business Wire: Cirrus Logic unveils audio DSP chip for DVD-Video/DVD-Audio
May 19
TechWeb News: Cirrus chip enables universal DVD players
May 20
Business Wire: Overseas Filmgroup forms DVD distribution joint venture with Image Entertainment
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Warner, Sony, MGM, Anchor Bay, the Roan Group, VCI, New Horizons, Rykodisc, PM Entertainment, York, DG Distributors
May 21
Super Audio CD commercially available in Japan
13 SACD software releases by Sony Music
May 24
PRNewswire: DVD-Video titles break out beyond action films and into the family market
Business Wire: HP announces industry's first DVD+RW drive
Zoran announces Vaddis IV - next generation DVD IC with MP3, DTS, DVD-Audio and new video functions
May 25
E-Town News: New, upgradable DVD players
Reuters: Panasonic, Universal Music form DVD joint venture
PRNewswire: Panasonic Disc Services and Universal Music Group announce joint venture in DVD manufacturing
May 26
Reuters: Matsushite develops dual-sided 9.4 GB DVD-RAM
May 27
EE Times: Sony 1394 chips could boost DTCP encryption
PRNewswire: DVD Production Europe 99 announces first DVD-Peca awards
Business Wire: DVD authoring comes to Macromedia Director
May 28
Laserviews: DVD announcements from Fox, EMI, Sony Music, Fox Lorber, Anchor Bay, Rykodisc, Real, Sterling, Simitar, Eaton, PM Entertainment, Cerebellum
May 31
Reuters: Sony to launch DVD-RW drives in U.S. in autumn
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater: IEEE 1394 announcements galore
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Divx is losing yet another retailer
June 2
Washington Post: Shall we dance? With DVD, indeed.(Divx a "nuisance" and a "cumbersome idea")
June 4
E-Town News: Divx continues to hurt Circuit City
EE Times: Digital watermarking showdown, solution for DVD-Audio expected by June 11
Reuters: Hitachi, Toshiba to boost DVD-ROM drive output
June 7
TWICE: Sony claims top spots in TV, DVD
June 8
Divx anniversary on life support
PRNewswire: AOpen with first 8X DVD-ROM drive
Reuters: Sony develops dual wavelength pickup for PlayStation
June 9
SONY announced as sponsor of the 2nd annual DVD PRO Discus Awards for creative excellence
Business Wire: Henninger authors dual-layered DVD release of "The Evil Dead"
Business Wire: Sony develops "Open System" DVD video encoding utility
June 10
Laserviews: 55 DVD announcements from Image, Criterion, Slingshot
June 11
Business Wire: DVD patent licensing program announced by six companies
June 14
Washington Post: Paramount holdback on Divx caused by slow Divx hardware sales
Laserviews: 32 DVD announcements from Columbia TriStar, Pioneer
June 15
Nikkei Electronics: SCE, Sony co-develop single-chip dual wavelenght Laser
June 16
It's official: Divx is dead(Will we ever know the number of Divx accounts?)
PRNewswire: Digital Video Express to discontinue operation(same text at www.divx.com)
E-Town News: Divx diex
Reuters: Circuit City posts loss after halting Divx
Divx announcement gives Circuit City stock a 10% jump
ZDNet News: Say bye-bye to Divx
News.com: Divx DVD backers call it quits
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Divx future cloudy, Circuit City warned shareholders yesterday
CNN: Divx dies
Wired: Divx is dead
Wired: Ding-dong, Divx is dead
USA Today: Divx shelved due to indifference
Digital Eyes gives credit for trading Divx against DVD titles
Associated Press: Plug pulled on Divx DVDs
TWICE: Circuit City kills Divx
TechWeb: Divx is dead
E-Town News: Hicks nix Dick's Divx
E! Online: Divx turns to digital dust
Variety: "Titanic" sails again as DVD
Laserviews: 39 DVD announcements from Paramount, Warner, Artisan, Elite, Trimark, PM Entertainment, Digital Multimedia, Key East
The Toronto Star: DVD takes over, quietly but quickly
June 17
Washington Post: Circuit City's slipped disk
Newsweek: Nix to Divx
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Divx dumped
News.com: Behind death of Divx were angry customers
Business Wire: NetFlix.com embraces Divx owners with five free DVD rental offer
The Salt Lake Tribune: Divx format goes the way of the dodo
LA Times: Circuit City ends costly venture into Divx video format
CBS: DIVX dies painful death
San Jose Mercury News: Pulling plug on DIVX is a consumer victory
Maeil Business Newspaper: Samsung Electronics mass produces Korea's first chipset for DVD
June 18
Laserviews: 56 DVD announcements from Disney, BMG, CAV, Amazing Fantasy, Metro
San Francisco Chronicle: Divx's death pleases opponents
EE Times: Royalty dispute foils one-stop DVD patent licensing plan
June 21
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater: Last rites for Divx, clear sailing for open DVD
The Motley Fool: Divx post mortem
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Quickness of Divx decision surprising
June 22
Business Wire: Toshiba Brings Advanced DVD-RAM drive to market
Business Wire: DVD Forum finalizes physical format of 4.7GB DVD-RAM, version 2.0
PRNewswire: Philips announces 3 GB DVD+RW drive
June 23
Taiwan Commercial Times: Taiwan aims to become self-sufficient in key DVD components
Business Wire: CD-RW industry leaders unveil DVD+RW product-shipment plans
June 24
Laserviews: 27 DVD announcements from Fox, Columbia TriStar, Anchor Bay, Criterion, Fox Lorber, Tai Seng, DG Distributors
June 25
Cemacity Gazette: Year-to-date DVD sales reach one million
June 28
Laserviews: 28 DVD announcements from Universal, New Horizons, MCA, Xenon, Sterling, Trimark, American Software, Shanachie, Rykodisc, Vivid
TWICE: DVD+RW to take on DVD-RAM this fall
July 2
Laserviews: 40 DVD announcements from Image
Reuters: DVD Express IPO postponed for "market conditions"
July 6
Business Wire: Pioneer drops Laserdisc, shift to DVD and VHS format complete
July 7
Business Wire: DVD Internet kiosk unveiled at 1999 VSDA annual convention
Business Wire: NetFlix.com launches aggressive growth plan after $30 Million investment
July 8
Laserviews: 55 DVD announcements from Universal, Pioneer, Lyrick, Brentwood, Music Video Distributors, Criterion, MacDaddy, Eaton, Digital Versatile, MTI, Passport, Vivid
July 9
PRNewswire: DVD Video experiences explosive growth during first half 1999 1.1 million players and 25 million discs.
Reuters: DVD takes spotlight at annual video industry meeting
Laserviews: 49 DVD announcements from Paramount, Polygram, New Line, Fox, Columbia TriStar, MGM, HBO, DVD Mags, Artisan, Anchor Bay, Trimark, Roan Group, Focus Film, Abrams, Xenon, York, Vivid
July 10
Associated Press: DVDs getting filmmakers' attention
Associates Press: DVDs getting filmmakers' attention
July 12
TWICE: Panasonic introduces HD-compatible D-VHS
Stereophile guide to Home Theater: World's first HD-compatible digital VCR officially launched
Reuters: Koei to launch DVD game for new Sony PlayStation
July 14
Laserviews: 60 DVD announcements from Columbia TriStar, A-Pix, Anchor Bay, Pioneer, Sony, Rhino, Fox Lorber, Tai Seng, Central Park Media, Trimark, Simitar, Eaton, York, MTI
Business Wire: Image Entertainment signs agreement to release titles from the Wade Williams collection on DVD
EMedia Pro: VITEC brings DVD-Video production home for $399
July 15
Slashdot: Linux DVD one step closer
July 16
Laserviews: 92 DVD announcements from New Line, Warner, Columbia TriStar, Fox, Disney, A&E, A-Pix, Anchor Bay, Goodtimes, Fox Lorber, Ideal, New Horizons, Rhino, Trimark, VCI, York
PC World News: World Book 2000; wait for DVD
July 19
Image Entertainment expects to report a 112% increase in DVD revenues for Q1
July 20
Variety: Bond gets video, DVD overhaul
July 22
Laserviews: 30 DVD announcements from Columbia TriStar, Warner, HBO, DVD Mags, Music Video Distrib., Pioneer, Shanachie, Artisan, Sterling, New Horizons, Vista Street, Victory
July 23
EE Times: NEC preps 5.2-Gbyte videodisk recorder
July 26
Image Entertainment's "Eagles: Hell Freezes Over" is No. 1 selling music DVD in history of format
July 27
Laserviews: 30 DVD announcements from DreamWorks, Columbia TriStar, Artisan, Paramount, Anchor Bay, Elite, Fantoma, Eaton, Madacy
PRNewswire: Panasonic announces delivery plans for world's first DVD-Audio/Video players built to DVD-Audio specification
PRNewswire: Inter-Con/PC introduces Totebook 6000 DVD Internet set-top box
July 28
Matsushita announces 2 DVD-Audio players(In Japanese)
AsiaBizTech: NEC to debut video recorders with phase-change optical discs
E-Town News: October launch for DVD-Audio in the USA
Reuters: Matsushita to launch DVD-audio players in U.S.
Business Wire: DVD Forum to start verification of DVD-Audio format products
July 30
TechWeb: Toshiba marries CD-RW with DVD-ROM
August 2
Laserviews: 49 DVD announcements from Image
Business Wire: Schwann Publications launched DVD mag on paper
Reuters: Warner hopes to sell over 1 million copies of The Matrix on DVD
August 6
Variety: DVD snafu in Japan hurts Armageddon
August 9
Laserviews: 64 DVD announcements from Image, Universal, MGM, Criterion, Columbia TriStar, Warner, Sony, Anchor Bay, Delta, All Day Entertainment, Vivid
August 13
Laserviews: 114 DVD announcements from Warner, Fox, MGM, Disney, Polygram, Columbia TriStar, A & E, Anchor Bay, Artisan, Criterion, DVD International, Goldhil, HBO, Lyrick, MTI, Pioneer, PM, Rykodisc, Simitar, Sony Music, Vivid
August 16
PRNewswire: American Airlines to offer DVD inflight video player from September 1
August 17
Reuters: Disney to put animated films on DVD - WSJ
Reuters: Interview - Disney debuts animated classics On DVD
Business Wire: DVD for NT 4.0 arrives for select notebook computers
News.com/Bloomberg News: Disney film releases may boost DVD player sales
MCNBC/Wall Street Journal: Disney plans strategic shifts in faltering home-video area
Business Wire: Margi Systems with first DVD publishing solution for notebook PCs
August 18
Business Wire: Columbia Records to release deluxe DVD edition of Pink Floyd - "The Wall" in October
August 19
PRNewswire: Panasonic introduces progressive scan DVD player in October
Business Wire: Panasonic DVD player benefits from Genesis line-doubler chip
August 25
Laserviews: 20 DVD announcements from Disney, Fox, Columbia TriStar, Image
Reuters: No-frills Titanic DVD ships over 1 million units
August 27
Sony launches the first Super Audio CD players in Europe in October
Sony Music releases 15 European Super Audio CD titles in October
August 28
Reuters: DVD expected to conquer Europe
IFA 99
August 30
PRNewswire: DVS announces schedule for 10X DVD-ROM drive introduction
Stereophile: Burr-Brown announces development of DSD DAC chip for SACD
EE Times: Philips to launch DVD recorders in mid-2000
September 1
Laserviews: 41 DVD announcements from Image
AKM Semiconductor introduces 6-channel 24/192 DAC for DVD-Audio
September 3
Laserviews: 23 DVD announcements from MGM, Artisan, Columbia TriStar, Universal, Paramount, Trimark, Anchor Bay, Warner
September 6
Stereophile: Sony announces second Super Audio CD player
Strategy Analytics forcasts DVD Video sales to pass VHS in 2003
September 8
Laserviews: 32 DVD announcements from Disney, Warner, HBO, New Line, A.D. Vision, Anchor Bay, Artisan, Chesky, DVD International
Business Wire: DVD International releases DVD-18 on September 28th. - removed.
September 13
Laserviews: 51 DVD announcements from New Line, Anchor Bay, Criterion, Amazing Fantasy, Central Park, E Real Biz, Fox Lorber, MacDaddy, Madacy, Monterey, MPI, Pioneer, Platinum, PPI, Sterling, Tai Seng, Trimark
Reuters: Sanyo to make DVD players in China for U.S. market
September 15
DVDinsider: Syrnix with the worlds first DVD-Audio disc
September 16
Laserviews: 39 DVD announcements from Disney, Steeplechase, A.D. Vision, Amazing Fantasy, Program Power, Rhino, USA, VCI, York
September 17
Widescreen Review: DVD title wave driving low player prices
Widescreen Review: Tower Records/Video to drop VHS rentals but rent DVDs
September 18
Video Business: E-tailers prepare to grow with DVD
September 20
Laserviews: 40 DVD announcements from Universal, Disney, Rykodisc, MGM, Pioneer, Shanachie, Simitar, Troma, United American, Wolfe, Xenon
Cirrus Logic's "SuperDAC " supports DVD-Audio as well as DSD
September 22
Laserviews: 43 DVD announcements from Dreamworks, Universal, Fox, Sony, BMG, Fox Lorber
Pioneer first to market with 10X DVD-ROM
September 23
Business Wire: Sonic and Sony team to develop world's first multi-channel DSD editing system
September 24
Laserviews: 58 DVD announcements from Paramount, Columbia TriStar, Warner, Artisan, Anchor Bay, Fox Lorber, Roan
September 27
TWICE: Progressive DVD players at CEDIA
Stereophile: SACD surround systems on the horizon
Blockbuster to roll out DVD to 3,800 of its U.S. stores by year's end
September 28
Laserviews: 37 DVD announcements from HBO, Warner, Criterion, Warner Music, Trimark, New Line, DVD International, Central Park, Digital Multimedia, Ideal, Monarch, MTI, Xenon, Vivid
September 30
E! Online: "The Matrix" sinks "Titanic" on DVD with initial shipment orders of more than 1.3 million units
Business Wire: "The Matrix" DVD ships 1.5 Million
October 1
Laserviews: 40 DVD announcements from Image
AKM Semiconductor introduces high performance 2-channel 24/192 DAC for DVD-Audio
October 2
EE Times: Tomorrow's DVD video recorders will come with a hitch, incompatibility
October 4
Laserviews: 41 DVD announcements from Paramount, Columbia TriStar, Disney, Warner Music, A-Pix, Central Park, EMI, MTI, Passport, Program Power, Tai Seng, Trimark, WGBH, York
October 6
Reuters: DVD users are caught in a matrix of snafus
October 7
Laserviews: 41 DVD announcements from Warner, Warner Music, New Line, HBO, Anchor Bay, Pioneer, Slingshot, Trimark
TWICE: JES sports memory cards, DVD recorders
E-Town News: Tokyo show 99; DVD recordable here by spring
October 8
The Digital Bits: 500,000 DVD players shipped to U.S. retailers in September
October 11
Laserviews: 53 DVD announcements from Paramount, Warner, Disney, Columbia TriStar, New Line, A.D. Vision, All Day, Anchor Bay, Artisan, Delta, Fox, MTI, New Horizons, Platinum, PM, Shanachie, Sony Music, Xenon
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater: DVD sets records again
October 12
Widescreen Review: Sony celebrates Emmy award for development of DVD technology
Toshiba, Sony and Matsushita receives Emmy for development of DVD technology
October 13
E-Town News: No DVD-Audio titles till Q1 2000 due to lacking authoring tools. Watermarking audible.
October 14
E-Town News: DVD tales from Japan
Widescreen Review: IRMA releases first projections for DVD-Audio and SACD worldwide marketplace
dvdnews.co.uk: Online retailers and websites in the UK boycott Fox due to high DVD prices
October 15
TWICE: Matsushita sees higher than expected DVD growth in the the U.S.
Laserviews: 76 DVD announcements from New Line, Anchor Bay, Cerebellum, Delta, DG, EMI, Madacy, Music Video, Showtime, Simitar, USA, Vivid, WWF
News.com: How low can Net DVD sales go?
TechWeb: TI exits DVD chip market
October 19
Business Wire: Video City announce plans for chain-wide sale and rental of DVD
October 21
Laserviews: 73 DVD announcements from Disney, Columbia TriStar, A.D. Vision, A-Pix, Central Park, Classic Records, Delta, Direct Source, E Real Biz, Elite, Fox Lorber, Living Arts, MTI, PM, PPI, Rykodisc, Warner
United Nations to promote Disney DVD
October 22
etown.com: "Detroit" first out on DVD
October 25
Laserviews: 35 DVD announcements from Universal, A-Pix, MTI, Sterling, Synapse, Tai Seng, Water Bearer, Wolfe
TWICE: Optical disc production seen rising 9% this year
October 27
etown.com: Poll shows users to wait for price drop on progressive players
October 29
Business Wire: Forrester Research ranks DVD Express # 1 delivery in the Books, Music and Video category
The Digital Bits: Over 4 million standalone DVD-Video players shipped in USA
November 1
Laserviews: 39 DVD announcements from Image
Business Wire: Time names DVD Express as one of the 25 best e-comerce sites
Wired: DVD piracy can be done
etown.com: Year 2000 model player from Thomson with list price of $199
November 2
Wired: Why the DVD hack was a cinch
November 3
Aftenposten: 15 year old Norwegian broke the DVD copyprotection(In Norwegian)
Reuters: DVD Express yanks IPO citing market conditions
November 4
Washington Post: Hackers unlock Hollywood DVD code
TWICE: HP takes wait-and-see approach to DVD+RW
Emedia Live: Cease and DeSS, DVD's encryption cracked
ZDNet News: Movie makers mull future of DVD
News.com: DVD piracy program propagates on the net
November 5
Laserviews: 29 DVD announcements from MGM, Warner, Anchor Bay, Artisan, Disney, Fox, HBO, MTI, Pioneer, PPI, Sony, Warner Music, York
Burr-Brown with new 2-channel 24/192 DAC
JAM! Showbiz: The crack of DVD protection was expected
November 8
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater: DVD copy-protection scheme defeated?
etown.com: DVD hack no reason to panic
CNN: Activist defends DVD hack
Norwegian hacker removes DeCSS from homepage after legal theaths from MPAA
November 9
Widescreen review: New Motorola DSP solution supports MLP
November 10
Business Wire: Hitachi 4.7 GB DVD-RAM drive to ship in January
November 11
Laserviews: 54 DVD announcements from Disney, Paramount, Anchor Bay, Columbia TriStar, Fox Lorber, MGM, Pioneer, Sterling, VCI, Ventura, York
Sonic Solutions launches e-commerce site for DVD authoring
November 12
etown.com: Thomson(RCA,GE,ProScan) with upgrade for Matrix owners
ZDNet Australia: DVD encryption break is a good thing
November 15
Laserviews:36 DVD announcements from Image, Disney, Artisan, Columbia TriStar, Fox, HBO, MTI, New Vide, Trimark, Warner, York
November 16
DVDengine: Croma channel flaw in the C-Cube decoder effects players from the Creative DXR2 DVD-ROM set to the high end players from Meridian
DVD-Audio Q&A Webcast. Panasonic prepares to make one step forward and two backwards by launching players for DVD-Audio without digital output.
November 17
TWICE: Panasonic getting head start on Philips with 4.7GB DVD-RAM
November 18
TWICE: Warner Music and Universal Music to make DVD-Audio disc compatible with DVD-Video players
etown.com: Home DVD-R delayed
November 19
Laserviews: 60 DVD announcements from Artisan, Disney, A.D. Vision, All Day, Digital Versatile, HBO, Living Arts, MPI, MTI, New Horizons, Tai Seng, Trimark, VCI
etown.com: First HAVi products due 4Q 2000
EE Times: HAVi networking spec nears implementation
November 20
Widescreen Review: Rotel delivers first DVD player
November 22
Stereophile: HAVi organization formally established (How far away is digital output for DVD-Audio and SACD?)
Stereophile: DVD-Audio Forum addresses questions about new format
News.com: DVD-RAM sales up despite uncertain standards
November 23
Musicland Stores Corporation predicts DVD gaining substantial share in family/consumer market
November 25
Pioneer to introduce industry's first DVD recorder in Japan December 3rd
November 26
CNN/Reuters: Pioneer to launch world's first recordable DVD player
Pioneer stock gets nearly 10% increase in one day
November 27
Nad introduces their first DVD player
November 29
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater: DVD hottest product in history according to CEA
November 30
Widescreen Review: Disney's animated classics on DVD to have dual-regional coding(1 & 4)
PCeXtremist.com: A 140 Gigabyte CD-ROM!
December 1
Laserviews: 45 DVD announcements from Image
December 3
Laserviews: 45 DVD announcements from A.D. Vision, Anchor Bay, Celebrity, Classic Records, HBO, Madacy, MGM, Simitar, Simitar, Vivid, Warner
News.com: Matsushita postpones DVD-Audio launch another 6 months due to piracy fears
December 9
Laserviews: 45 DVD announcements from A & E, A-Pix, Artisan, Columbia TriStar, Fox Lorber, MTI, New Horizons, New Video, Pioneer, Roan, Showtime, Vivid, Warner, York
December 10
5 Million standalone DVD-Video players sold to retailers in the U.S.
The Digital Bits: CEA DVD player sales
December 14
Toshiba licenses DVD patents from Nissim December 15
Laserviews: 50 DVD announcements from Columbia TriStar, Fox, A.D. Vision, Central Park Media, Disney, Elite, Fox Lorber
December 17
Laserviews: 47 DVD announcements from Paramount, MGM, Goodtimes, New Horizons, New Video, Pioneer
December 20
TWICE: DVD still to grow according to Toshiba
December 21
Laserviews: 25 DVD announcements from Universal, PM, Renegade, Rykodisc, Sterling, Synapse, Tai Seng, Trimark
December 27
TWICE: DVD-Audio idles, 2-channel SACD to appear in gear at CES
2600 Magazine: DVD industry takes 2600 to court
December 29
News.com: Coalition sues 71 individuals to block distribution of DVD "cracking" tool
etown.com: DVD hacker sites sued
December 30
News.com: DVD sales see hot growth projections
News.com: Judge rejects group's request to block DVD "cracking" program
etown.com: SACD player prices soon to drop with new cheap chip?
Widescreen Review: LA and New York dominate DVD sales
San Jose Mercury News: DVD movie fight loses