DVD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW WEB SITE ADDRESS

www.dvdinformation.com New Home for Industry Resource

LOS ANGELES - Feb. 29, 2000 - With the recent re-charter of the DVD Video Group as the DVD Entertainment Group, the organization's web site address is also changing. Consumers can now reach the industry resource at www.dvdinformation.com, and e-mail any DVD related questions to getinfo@dvdinformation.com.

Under its new name, the web site offers an added feature - the ability to search the database of some 5,600 DVD-Video titles by name, as well as by studio, genre or rating. As they become available, DVD-Audio titles will also be listed.

"With the revised DVD Entertainment Group web site (dvdinformation.com), consumers can access the latest, most up-to-date information on DVD," said Emiel, N. Petrone, executive vice president, Philips Entertainment Group, worldwide and chairman, DVD Entertainment Group. "We hope that consumers and the trade will continue to rely on the site as the industry source for all information relating to DVD."

Other features still available on the site include weekly updates of the top-selling DVD-Video titles, upcoming release listings, current information on DVD-Video players, and comprehensive information about the DVD-Video format.

The DVD Entertainment Group is a Los Angeles-based, industry-funded nonprofit corporation that exists expressly to promote consumer awareness of the benefits of DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and DVD-ROM based games, and to provide updated information to the media and the retail trade about DVD-Video and DVD-Audio players, movies and music videos.

Regular members of the DVD Entertainment Group are 5.1 Entertainment Group, Artisan Entertainment, BMG Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, EMI Recorded Music, Image Entertainment, Kenwood USA Corporation, MGM Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video, Onkyo USA Corporation, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Paramount Home Video, Philips Consumer Electronics Company, Pioneer Electronics (USA), Sharp Electronics, Sony Electronics, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Wonder, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Toshiba America Consumer Products, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Universal Studios Home Video, USA Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video and Warner Music Group.

Associate members are Alpha Enterprises, Americ Disc, Cinram, California Video Center, Crest National, Disc Graphics, JVC Disc America, Panasonic Disc Services Corporation, Pioneer Video Manufacturing, Sony Disc Manufacturing, Sony Pictures DVD Center, Technicolor and Warner Advanced Media Operations.

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