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Image Entertainment announce strong third quarter

January 8, 1999 // 0 Comments

Although many had originally feared Image Entertainment would take serious damage from the breaking Laserdisc market, the company is going stronger than ever and now announced a 190% increase in net sales over the comparable prior-year period for their [...]

Joe Kane to focus solely on Joe Kane Productions

January 8, 1999 // 0 Comments

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 4 — Joe Kane Productions announces that effective immediately Mr. Kane is no longer associated with the Image Science Foundation (ISF). All of Mr. Kane’s professional activities shall henceforth be conducted under Joe Kane [...]

“Armageddon” shakes DVD Express to its foundations

January 8, 1999 // 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 — DVD EXPRESS, the Internet’s largest video retailer, today reported that Buena Vista’s “Armageddon” DVD surpassed the 10,000 unit sales mark and did so on its first day of release. DVD EXPRESS reported pre-order sales [...]

DVD record sales for Warner Home Video

January 8, 1999 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video have just announced how phenomenally DVD has fueled their business. The company’s 1998 DVD wholesale domestic gross sales exceeded $170 million — a more than 240-percent increase over DVD sales of approximately $50 million in [...]

Anthony Hopkins announces the end of his acting career

January 8, 1999 // 0 Comments

Sir Anthony Hopkins, who is currently working on “Titus Andronicus” has recently announced that he will quit his acting career after finishing work on this, his last film. The information has also been confirmed by Daily Variety columnist Army [...]

And another one… DVD explodes over Christmas

January 2, 1999 // 0 Comments

Number One On Santa’s List: DVD Titles; Top Selling DVD Video Titles Are Off the Charts LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 — Underscoring experts“ predictions, DVD Video was a favorite among holiday shoppers. Total DVD Video discs sales for the five week [...]

Armageddon hits the shelves early in certain stores

December 28, 1998 // 0 Comments

It looks like a number of stores do not care much for Buena Vista’s street dates, as numerable copies of their upcoming DVD release “Armageddon” are already available. “Armageddon” is supposed to be released on January 5, but yet a number of our [...]

Versatile Media One finally ships premiere issue of Versadisc

December 26, 1998 // 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (DECEMBER 23, 1998) – Santa is bringing DVD enthusiasts and the DVD industry a little something extra this Christmas, as Versatile Media One ships the first issue of its long-awaited VersaDisc DVD magazine to subscribers this [...]
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