The News Review:
- Few Tears Are Shed As Divx Joins the 8-Track
- Divx dies
- DivX program makes movie bootlegs easier to distribute — and that…
Few Tears Are Shed As Divx Joins the 8-Track
New York Times – Jun 24, 1999
Thousands of consumers and the leaders of more than a dozen companies championing the acceptance of the conventional or open DVD format fulminated for years over fears that Divx would confuse potential consumers who shy away from format wars and slow acceptance of DVD. Paradoxically Divx actually hastened acceptance of DVD.
Divx dies
CNN – Jun 16, 1999
“The majority of customers purchasing DVD players in Circuit City stores have selected players that include the Divx option” said Richard L. Sharp chief executive officerof Digital Video Express and Circuit City Stores the majority partner in the venture. “Unfortunately we have been unable to obtain adequate support from studios and other retailers. Despite the significant consumer enthusiasm we cannot create a viable business without support in these essential areas.
DivX program makes movie bootlegs easier to distribute — and that…
San Francisco Chronicle – May 10, 2001
Five days earlier savvy Net surfers were able to find bootleg copies of the film online. “Anything that comes out in theaters is available on the Internet in no time at all usually within a week” said Ric Dube senior analyst with the research firm Webnoize Inc. Much like the recording industry before it Hollywood is becoming increasingly concerned about digital compression technology that makes it easy to share video files online. The most prominent video compression technology in question is called DivX.