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DEG: THE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
ACKNOWLEDGES CREATIVE EXCELLENCE AT CES 2004 LAS VEGAS (Jan. 9, 2004) – DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group (formerly the DVD Entertainment Group) announced its first annual DEG Creative Excellence Awards last night at CES by giving honors to the three best DVD titles and the outstanding consumer electronics retailer of 2003. The DEG Creative Excellence Awards were presented at the group’s annual reception during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The DEG awarded four top honors; three of these were given to acknowledge Creative Excellence in DVD titles released in calendar 2003. The judging panel, nominated by the motion picture studio and music company members of the DEG, consisted of journalists with extensive DVD reviewing experience. In addition to overall sound and picture quality, all titles were considered for those features that best demonstrate the value-added nature of the DVD format. The DEG Creative Excellence Awards were made in the following categories:
The winners are as follows:
“On behalf of the DEG, we are delighted to present these awards to the year’s finest DVD titles,“ said Joe Stinziano, vice president, DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and general manager, home audio/video, Sony Electronics. “The titles selected from our judging panel represent some of the year’s most notable examples of the format’s exciting flexibility, quality and creative potential.” The final award was presented to the consumer electronics retailer who has demonstrated excellence in merchandising and promoting new digital entertainment products during the calendar year. The selection was made based on nominations by consumer electronics manufacturers who are members of the DEG.
“There were many retailers who helped make 2003 the most successful year ever for DVD hardware,” said Bob Chapek , president, DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and president, Buena Vista Home Entertainment. “Our hardware members selected Ultimate Electronics for its dedication to educating consumers and creating excitement surrounding DVD and the home theater experience. ” DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group serves to advocate and promote the many benefits associated with DVD while providing updated information regarding the format to both the media and the retail trade. As an industry funded, nonprofit organization, the DEG also offers a forum for member companies to engage in ongoing discussions concerning various issues and opportunities that relate to other new digital technologies that may emerge in the future. Regular members of the DEG are Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, DTS Entertainment, EMI Recorded Music, HBO Video, Image Entertainment, JVC Company of America, Lions Gate Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, New Line Home Entertainment, Panasonic Consumer Electronics, Paramount Home Entertainment, Philips Consumer Electronics, Pioneer Electronics (USA), Sony Electronics, Sony Music Entertainment, Thomson, Toshiba America Consumer Products, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Universal Studios Home Video and Warner Home Video. Associate members are Alta Resources, Blink Digital, Clear-Vu Products, Deluxe Media Services, Digital Video Compression Corporation, InterActual Technologies, Macrovision, Metropolis DVD, MX Entertainment, Muze, Sonopress, Sony Disc Manufacturing and Technicolor. Interested consumers can reach DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group at (310) 967-2940, via e-mail at getinfo@digitalentertainmentinfo.com or through its web site at www.digitalentertainmentinfo.com . |