DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group Acknowledges Creative Excellence at CES 2004; Industry Trade Group Presents Awards for 2003's Best DVD Titles and The Retailer of the Year.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 2004 International CES LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2004 DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group (formerly the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Entertainment Group) announced its first annual DEG Creative Excellence Awards last night at CES by giving honors to the three best DVD titles and the outstanding consumer electronics retailer of 2003. The DEG Creative Excellence Awards were presented at the group's annual reception during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The DEG awarded four top honors; three of these were given to acknowledge Creative Excellence in DVD titles released in calendar 2003. The judging panel, nominated by the motion picture studio and music company members of the DEG, consisted of journalists with extensive DVD reviewing experience. In addition to overall sound and picture quality, all titles were considered for those features that best demonstrate the value-added nature of the DVD format See VOB and DVD. . The DEG Creative Excellence Awards were made in the following categories:
Best Theatrical DVD Title of the Year (full length motion pictures
that were originally released for theatrical viewing)
Best Non-Theatrical DVD Title of the Year (full length programming
that was originally developed for non-theatrical venues)
Best Music on DVD Title of the Year (full length music productions
that have been designed or repurposed for either DVD-Video or
DVD-Audio)
The winners are as follows:
DEG Creative Excellence -- Best Theatrical DVD Title of the Year
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (New Line Home Entertainment)
DEG Creative Excellence -- Best Non-Theatrical DVD Title of the
Year
Steven Spielberg Presents: TAKEN (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
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The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 1 (Image Entertainment)
DEG Creative Excellence -- Best Music on DVD Title of the Year
Led Zeppelin DVD (Atlantic Records)
"On behalf of the DEG, we are delighted to present these awards to the year's finest DVD titles," said Joe Stinziano, vice president, DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and general manager, home audio/video, Sony Electronics. "The titles selected from our judging panel represent some of the year's most notable examples of the format's exciting flexibility, quality and creative potential." The final award was presented to the consumer electronics retailer who has demonstrated excellence in merchandising and promoting new digital entertainment products during the calendar year. The selection was made based on nominations by consumer electronics manufacturers who are members of the DEG.
DEG Creative Excellence -- Best Retailer of the Year
Ultimate Electronics
"There were many retailers who helped make 2003 the most successful year ever for DVD hardware," said Bob Chapek, president, DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and president, Buena Vista Home Entertainment. "Our hardware members selected Ultimate Electronics for its dedication to educating consumers and creating excitement surrounding DVD and the home theater experience." During the DEG reception, the group also announced hardware and software year-end sales figures for 2003. For complete data and photos from the reception, please visit www.digitalentertainmentinfo.com or call 310-967-2953. DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group serves to advocate and promote the many benefits associated with DVD while providing updated information regarding the format to both the media and the retail trade. As an industry funded, nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , the DEG also offers a forum for member companies to engage in ongoing discussions concerning various issues and opportunities that relate to other new digital technologies that may emerge in the future. Regular members of the DEG are Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. Entertainment, EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. Recorded Music, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy Video, Image Entertainment, JVC JVC Victor Company of Japan (or Japan's Victor Company) JVC Jewelers Vigilance Committee JVC Jesuit Volunteer Corps JVC Jet Vane Control (directs VLS-launched missiles) JVC Jonker-Volgenant-Castanon Company of America, Lions Gate Entertainment
in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Home Entertainment, New Line Home Entertainment, Panasonic Consumer Electronics, Paramount Home Entertainment Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Video) and (Paramount Video) is a home video company founded in 1976. It is a division of Paramount Pictures, which in turn is owned by Viacom. , Philips Consumer Electronics Philips Consumer Electronics is a part of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (usually known as Philips); and is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In 2005, its sales were € 30.4 billion (US$38. , Pioneer Electronics (USA), Sony Electronics, Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment is a major global record label controlled by the Sony Corporation. In 1988, Sony Corporation acquired CBS Records, Inc. for $2 billion. CBS Inc., now CBS Corporation, retained the rights to the CBS name, and Sony renamed the label , Thomson, Toshiba America Consumer Products, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Universal Studios Home Video and Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. . Associate members are Alta Resources, Blink Digital, Clear-Vu Products, Deluxe Media Services, Digital Video Compression Corporation, InterActual Technologies, Macrovision, Metropolis DVD, MX Entertainment, Muze, Sonopress, Sony Disc Manufacturing and Technicolor. Interested consumers can reach DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group at 310-967-2940, via e-mail at getinfo@digitalentertainmentinfo.com or through its web site at www.digitalentertainmentinfo.com. |
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