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FCC Nixes DBS Merger
Barry Willis  |  Oct 13, 2002

Rupert Murdoch may get another shot at DirecTV. On October 9, the News Corp. CEO won a second chance to acquire the direct broadcast satellite operation from General Motors' Hughes Electronics division when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declined to approve a proposed $13 billion acquisition of DirecTV by Littleton, CO–based EchoStar Communications.

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Men In Black: Deluxe Edition
Michael Metzger  |  Oct 13, 2002

<I>Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shaloub, Siobhan Fallon, Mike Nussbaum, Jon Gries. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1. 98 minutes. 1997. Columbia TriStar 43396 08771. PG-13. $19.99.</I>

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Dolby's Chinese DVD Deal
HT Staff  |  Oct 11, 2002
A deal signed in late September by Dolby Laboratories and the China Audio Industry Association (CAIA) will result in standard worldwide licensing rates for DVD products manufactured by Chinese consumer electronics companies.
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Groovy Tubes
Al Griffin  |  Oct 07, 2002
Photos by Tony Cordoza

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Other Tech
Hitachi DZ-MV230A DVD-RAM Camcorder
Teri Scaduto  |  Oct 07, 2002
Photos by Tony Cordoza

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
DVD Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Josef Krebs  |  Oct 07, 2002
The Ratings: Movie: 4.5 stars out of 5 DVD: 4.5 stars out of 5
Accept it. If you buy this set, containing a film that is three hours long and a whole separate disc of extras, you will be compelled to get one of the four-disc extended editions.
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New Products
New Products -- October 2002
SV Staff  |  Oct 07, 2002

Kenwood

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Runco's Big Acquisitions
 |  Oct 06, 2002

October 7, 2002 - <A HREF="http://www.runco.com"> Runco International</A> has recently acquired the assets of Vidikron and Projectavision. Both brands had hit the skids due to serious marketing and management difficulties, and both will be revived as independent brand names under the Runco umbrella, according to a September 27 announcement.

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Panasonic Ships Combo DVD/Hard Disc Recorder
 |  Oct 06, 2002

TV addicts take note: A thousand bucks will buy you plenty of recording time these days&mdash;and plenty of versatility.

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SIM2 Leverages HD2 Chipset
Barry Willis  |  Oct 06, 2002

<A HREF="http://www.sim2USA.com">SIM2 USA</A>, a division of SIM2 Multimedia S.p.A., has become the first manufacturer to launch a projector and monitors using Texas Instruments' new HD2 Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) chipset. The company's new projector is the HT300 Plus, the latest addition to the renowned line of Grand Cinema DLP projectors. Also new are two models in its Grand Cinema RTX line.

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