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Archives - may 2006

MPO, Zomax joint venture for Irish operations

Xbox 360 games only on DVD-9 discs

NME to release 100+ HD VMD titles in US market

Mini DVD+R double layer from Verbatim

Toshiba reports sales, profit gains

Tony Spath, VP International Marketing, Dolby Laboratories

Sony to launch first Blu-ray notebook PC

FedEx uses burnt DVD dog sniffers

Low interest for next-gen DVDs in 2006

SURVEY How replicators cope in a changing marketplace

Rank finds it hard to dispose of Deluxe Media

London police stumbles on pirate DVD factory

DVD piracy 75% higher than anticipated

Pioneer and Sonic ship first Blu-ray package

VDL-ODMS to make pressing tools for VMD HD discs

Pioneer and Sonic ship first Blu-ray package

VDL-ODMS to make pressing tools for VMD HD discs

LSI brings new chips to drive global DVD recorder market

Lite-On plans Philips-based Blu-ray drives

LG first with 4x BD disc burner

Balbo to head kdg Italia sales office

Apple wants Blu-ray discs to be iPod-friendly

InterVideo to support HD DVD playback

Hybrid DVD/HD DVD discs arrive into the market

DVD Forum to consider region coding for HD DVD

Studios look set to delay use of HDCP copy protection

France’s glowria acquires Germany’s No 2 online DVD rentailer

Prolific eBay DVD pirate jailed for 6 months

DTS unveils audio tools for next-generation formats

Two jailed after raid on UK's biggest pirate DVD factory

CDA steps up copy protection for DVDs

ANALYSIS Outlook for High Definition video disc formats in Europe

Blue Ray Technologies to launch Blu-ray games

Blu-ray disc launch delayed

Sony, Panasonic announce new HD format

Australia's pirates risk stiffer penalties