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After a string of romances, Hollywood now seems content to cement its marriage with Video On Demand. Market major Warner says it will release all of its US titles day and date on DVD and VOD from April 30, for the rest of the year. Superior margins on titles proffered for VOD prompted Warner […]

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According to the Digital Content Association of Japan, some recordable DVDs are so unstable they could lose data and become unplayable in just a matter of years. A new longevity test by the Japanese Association of 18 brands found massive differences between brands from Japan and Taiwan. Rather unhelpfully, the group has refused […]

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Fox will significantly ramp up the number of DVDs offering secondary digital copies of a movie, after agreeing to use Apple’s DRM technology and iTunes. As many as 40 Apple-friendly titles will be released this year, beginning with the new Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest cartoon. The new Apple Digital Copies will be available […]

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Copy-protection company Macrovision is in the process of acquiring assets from Cryptography Research which will give it ownership of the controversial BD+ technology (aka Self Protecting Digital Content) used by Fox Home Entertainment on its Blu-ray releases.
Explains Fred Amoroso, CEO of Macrovision: “The integration of SPDC into our product portfolio will enable us to continue […]

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Classic spy spoof Get Smart has walked away with the Best in Show award at this year’s American TV DVD Awards. Sponsored by a selection of trade groups, Get Smart: The Complete Series took top spot through its use of innovative packaging (a phone booth box design) and extensive extras, including bloopers, commentaries and […]

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