DVD Video Group Joins with Premiere Magazine to Co-Sponsor
Consumer Electronics Show Exhibit
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LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 5, 1997--In a strong show of support for the new DVD
Video format, Premiere, one of the nation's leading entertainment magazines, will co-sponsor the DVD Video Group
booth at the 1998 International Consumer Electronics Show, taking place Jan. 8-11, in Las Vegas.
Located in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth No. 357, the DVD Video Group/Premiere
booth will serve as a central source of the most up-to-date information about the groundbreaking DVD Video
products, provide hands-on demonstrations and illustrate the abundance of blockbuster movies from major studios
available on DVD Video.
A calendar of DVD Video demonstrations and special events taking place at CES also will be available.
Attendees can learn more about the DVD Video Group's 32 members, which include the home video divisions of
major motion picture studios and music labels, consumer electronics manufacturers and companies involved in the
authoring, replication, compression and packaging of DVD Video products.
"We're delighted to be working with Premiere, which always has its finger on the pulse of the entertainment industry,"
said Emiel N. Petrone, chairman of the DVD Video Group and executive vice president of Philips Electronics.
"By co-sponsoring our booth, the magazine recognizes DVD Video's emergence as the new wave in home video
entertainment."
"The tremendous momentum generated by the successful launch of DVD Video will guarantee that it will be a hot
topic at CES. With the constantly increasing roster of movies and music videos being released on DVD Video, it's
natural for Premiere to join forces with the DVD Video Group to tell entertainment fans about the technology," said
Steve Aaron, senior vice president/publisher at Premiere.
Premiere magazine also will be co-hosting a cocktail reception with the DVD Video Group on Jan. 9, from 4:30
p.m.-6 p.m. The event will provide opportunities for the media to meet leading entertainment industry executives.
As the definitive movie-lovers magazine, Premiere offers a behind-the-scenes look at the talent, the decisions and the
artistry that go into today's best films. Premiere provides the most complete coverage of the filmmaking process,
offering in-depth interviews with major filmmakers and detailed reports from the sets of both independent films and
studio blockbusters.
Regular monthly departments and annual Technology in Hollywood special sections also cover the latest advances in
home entertainment.
Recognizing the impact the DVD format is having on the film industry, Premiere has consistently followed the
emergence of this technology. In the coming months, Premiere will be expanding its coverage to include a DVD
review column highlighting upcoming releases.
The DVD Video Group is a Los Angeles-based, industry-funded non-profit corporation that exists expressly to
promote consumer awareness of the benefits of DVD Video and to provide updated information to the media and the
retail trade about DVD Video players, movies and music videos.
Regular members of the DVD Video Group are Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video,
Image Entertainment Inc., JVC Company of America, LIVE Entertainment Inc., MGM Home Entertainment, New
Line Home Video Inc., Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co., Philips Consumer Electronics Co., Pioneer Electronics
(USA) Inc., PolyGram Video, Samsung North America, Simitar Entertainment, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony
Music/Sony Wonder, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Toshiba America Consumer Products Inc., Universal Studios
HOme Video, Warner Home Video Inc., Warner Music Group and Zenith Electronics Corp.
Associate members are Alpha Enterprises, Cinram, Crush Digital, Digital Video Compression Center, JVC Disc
America, Nimbus CD International, Panasonic Disc Services Corp., Pioneer Video Manufacturing Inc., Sony Disc
Manufacturing, Technicolor and Warner Media Services.
Interested consumers can reach the DVD Video Group at 213/845-0160 or through its Web site at
www.dvdvideogroup.com .
CONTACT: Douglas Consulting Group
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