Articles by Guido Henkel

Copyright Office backs digital law

November 1, 2000 // 0 Comments

In a decision giving copyright holders greater control over the way people use books, movies and music that are distributed in digital form, the United States Copyright Office on Friday endorsed a new federal law making it illegal to break the [...]

DTS unveils new DTS-CSS Cinema Subtitling System

November 1, 2000 // 0 Comments

DTS® (Digital Theater Systems), one of the leaders in digital audio for cinema, pro audio, consumer products and broadcasting, unveiled the new DTS-CSS Cinema Subtitling System, a global subtitling and captioning system for the motion picture industry. [...]

A Renaissance talent leaves us: Steve Allen, dead at 78.

November 1, 2000 // 0 Comments

Legendary comedian, composer, author, actor and television pioneer Steve Allen, who started TV talking as the first host of NBC’s Tonight Show, died in his sleep at age 78. Spokesman Kevin Sasaki said Allen died of an apparent heart attack while napping [...]

Eric Roberts goes on a Race Against Time to keep his organs

October 31, 2000 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video will take you on a breathless journey to save your body in the DVD of TNT’s original movie, Race Against Time. Need Cash in a hurry? Lifecorps will give you a bundle today in exchange for the rights to harvest your organs tomorrow. [...]

There’s a new DVD ‘e-rentailer’ in town: RentMyDVD.com

October 31, 2000 // 0 Comments

A new online ‘rentailer’ launching this week hopes to compete head-to-head with dominant player NetFlix.com in the growing DVD rental market. RentMyDVD.com will officially open for business with per-unit rental pricing of $3.50 for new releases and [...]

Panasonic’s TV/DVD/VCR combos do everything but feed the cat

October 31, 2000 // 0 Comments

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company (PCEC) announced two new Triple Play™ TV/DVD-Video/VCR combos: the PV-DF2700 and PV-DF2000. Each feature the company’s Tau PureFlat™ television, a high-quality DVD-Video player/CD player, and a 4-head, hi-fi [...]

The Bogus Witch Project

October 31, 2000 // 0 Comments

Trimark Home Video has hidden an interesting hidden feature on their release of the horror spoof “The Bogus Witch Project.” From the disc’s main menu go to the “Scene Selections” which will take you to a menu transition that is a passage in the [...]

Get a taste of The Cranberries Live In Paris

October 30, 2000 // 0 Comments

Fans of the group The Cranberries should be pleased to hear that Image Entertainment is putting together a DVD that captures the first live performance of the band in 5 years: Cranberrie: Beneath The Skin, Live In Paris. Recorded at the Palais Omnisport [...]
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