Global sales of recorded music down 9.2% in the first half of 2002
World sales of recorded music fell by 9.2% in value and by 11.2% in units in the first half of 2002. Sales of CD albums,...
Pulstec to sell DVD, optical disk tester in China
Pulstec Industrial Co said Wednesday it will establish a wholly owned subsidiary in December in Tianjin, China, to sell testers for DVDs and optical disks...
Sony, Pioneer resolve DVD patent dispute in China
Sony Corp. (SNE or 6758), Pioneer Corp. (PIO or 6773) and the Netherlands' Philips Electronics N.V. have agreed with a Chinese industry group to resolve...
DVD and Video game theft reduced by "Red Tag" security device
The Tag Company, a leading provider of electronic security tagging solutions, has launched the Red Tag® DVD and Game Security System to home entertainment retailers...
September sales at Taiwan CD-R disc makers set to rise
CMC Magnetics has announced a slight increase in September revenues from August, and other Taiwanese CD-R disc makers are set to report similar results, aided...
TTR and Macrovision holding negotiations
TTR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., (Nasdaq NM: TTRE - News) announced that it is holding negotiations to potentially sell substantially all of its assets, including all of...
IFPI welcomes Russian government's creation of anti-piracy task force
The international recording industry today warmly welcomed the setting up by the Russian government of a new anti-piracy task force to be headed by Prime...
Pacific Digital intros 7-in-1 DVD BurnerPlus drive
Pacific Digital Corporation has introduced its DVD BurnerPlus drive. With a complete, world-class CD and DVD authoring software bundle, the BurnerPlus allows users to easily...
Philips Electronics to dissolve components division
Royal Philips Electronics will dissolve its Philips Components division and transfer most of the unit's activities to other entities to cut costs and make the...
Microsoft eases copy protection in XP
Microsoft Corp. is easing up on its copy protection technology in the upcoming release of its Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system, and will...
