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With more than 6 million expected to listen to DAB digital radio in 2007 (according to the latest Rajar report), the system is fast entering the UK consumer electronics mainstream. According to the Digital Radio Development Bureau, household penetration of DAB will reach 50 per cent by 2010. Around 70 per cent of the market [...]

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A US trade association known as the Home Theater Specialists of America says that it is formally endorsing Blu-ray as its HD disc technology of choice. The group, comprised of 62 custom installers, claims that 92 per cent of player sales by its members are BD. Comments executive director Richard Glikes: “Based on our member [...]

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An 8 billion dollar deal to sell multi-brand AV specialist Harman International has fallen through. Buyers Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the Goldman Sachs Group have walked away from the deal, citing adverse trading conditions.

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Sanyo is throwing in the towel on it semiconductor business. The Osaka-based maker of Xacti camcorders and LCD projectors will sell all the shares in Sanyo Semiconductor Company to Advantage Partners, for an estimated 100 billion Yen. The move is the second stage of a major business restructuring. The company recently off-loaded its mobile phone [...]

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Disappointed that there’s not a black-clad HD DVD drive to accompany the Xbox 360 Elite? It could be because the company is concentrating on a second generation drive with HDMI connectivity, due 2008. The word was leaked by Mark Bennett, Microsoft’s European HD DVD business development director.

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Cash-strapped plasma maker Pioneer originally turned to Matsushita (parent of Panasonic) for financial assistance, before securing its deal with Sharp, it’s been revealed. Matsushita declined to offer support but Sharp opted to buy 41.1 billion yen in Pioneer shares, giving it a stake worth 14 per cent. In return, Pioneer has taken out a 0.9 [...]

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Sony has developed a version of its Postscribed ID technology for DVD. First seen on CD-ROM, the technology allows for the individual serialization of DVD-Video and DVD-ROM discs during the manufacturing process. Postscribed ID technology was first developed in 2002. Sony says that “following the success of the technology for CD-ROMs, there has been significant [...]

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In a move designed to boost Blu-ray sales during the festive period, Sony Computer Entertainment is to embark on a PlayStation 3 campaign designed to stress its BD disc playing chops.

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