Image Entertainment to Handle Worldwide Distribution of Brand New Concert Film `The Cranberries: Live in Paris'.Business Editors & Entertainment Writers CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1999 Home Video and Broadcast Rights Granted in Exclusive Agreement with Island Records, Inc. Image Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:DISK), a leading licensee and distributor of 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. programming in North America, today announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Island Records, Inc. that grants Image all facets of home video and broadcast distribution, worldwide, for The Cranberries: Live In Paris, filmed Dec. 9th at the Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy in Paris. The Cranberries, the internationally known rock quartet hailing from Limerick, Ireland, was formed in 1989 and their first single, "Uncertain", was released by Island Records in 1991. The band's first album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? was released in March 1993 and has sold over five million copies, spawning two hit singles: "Linger" and "Dreams". From there, The Cranberries went on to release No Need To Argue and To the Faithful Departed, each album more successful than the last, and winning international awards and recognition, including the MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Award for European Single of the Year for "Zombie." The band took a three-year break from touring and recording in 1996. They are now back with a bestselling album, Bury the Hatchet hatchet: see tomahawk. , which topped the charts around the world. They are also in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of an internationally acclaimed world tour of 46 cities, including London, New York, Paris and Milan. To date the band has sold over 31 million albums. This is their first concert, since 1994, to be released to home video, and marks The Cranberries' first DVD release. The Paris concert will be released on DVD, videocassette and for broadcast in the Spring of 2000. The DVD will feature Dolby Digital and 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. multichannel audio. The video was produced by Ned O'Hanlon for Dreamchaser Productions, audio was produced by the band and the program was directed by Maurice Linnan. Visit Image on-line at http://www.image-entertainment.com for information regarding the latest DVD, laserdisc An earlier optical disc used for full-motion video and interactive training. It was introduced in the late 1970s and became obsolete in the 1990s. Videodisc systems based on a stylus were introduced (see CED), but only the optical-based LaserDisc survived, although never very popular. and exclusive VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. releases. Also visit Ken Crane's DVD and Laserdisc Superstore on-line at http://www.kencranes.com for consumer direct sales. |
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