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DVD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT, CFO AND BOARD MEMBERS Artisan Home Entertainment's Fink Named CFO Warner Home Video's Radiloff And Warner Bros. Records' Beug Also Join Board
Chapek, who has been at BVHE since 1993, is responsible for the planning and development of the studio's strong DVD push into the family market. Under Chapek's leadership, BVHE has made significant strides with its Disney DVD and Vista Series brand lines. Since taking on the role as president of Disney's home video division in 2000, Chapek's group has not only been a consistent leader in the DVD market, but has also championed innovative, consumer-friendly DVD features for all BVHE releases. "We are fortunate to have Bob Chapek expand his role in the DVD Entertainment Group," said Emiel N. Petrone, chairman, DVD Entertainment Group and executive vice president - worldwide, Philips Entertainment Group. "This year is a critical point for DVD as we move from 25 percent household penetration into the mainstream market. With Bob's expertise and understanding of this segment, he will be a valuable asset in our industry-wide marketing initiatives taking DVD to the next step." The DEG's newly elected CFO Jeff Fink serves as president of sales and marketing for Artisan Home Entertainment. Fink has held various marketing, sales, retail and distribution positions in the home video industry for more than 20 years and will bring this experience to serve as Chief Financial Officer for the trade association. Michael Radiloff, vice president of DVD marketing for Warner Home Video was also elected to the DEG board. Radiloff has assumed Warner Home Video's seat on the board left vacant from past DEG president Stephen Nickerson. Warner Bros. Records senior vice president of film, video, production and marketing John Beug was elected to the board as a director and will also serve as the chair of the DEG DVD-Audio Executive Committee. Under Beug's lead, Warner Bros. Records was one of first in the marketplace with DVD music video, launching titles such as "Eric Clapton: Unplugged," "Fleetwood Mac: The Dance" and "Paul Simon: Graceland." Beug was recently appointed the responsibility of overseeing Warner Music Group's long-form television production as well as DVD-Audio production. 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 and DVD-Audio, and to provide updated information to the media and the retail trade about DVD players and titles. Regular members of the DVD Entertainment Group are 5.1 Entertainment Group, Artisan Home Entertainment, BMG Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Dolby Laboratories, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, DTS, EMI Recorded Music, Funai Corporation, HBO Home Video, Image Entertainment, JVC Company of America, MGM Home Entertainment, New Line Home Entertainment, Panasonic Consumer Electronics, Paramount Home Entertainment, Philips Consumer Electronics, Pioneer Electronics (USA), Sony Electronics, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Wonder, Thomson Multimedia, Toshiba America Consumer Products, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Universal Studios Home Video, Warner Home Video and Warner Music Group. Associate members are AGI, Blink Digital, Cinram, Clear-Vu Products, Crest National, Deluxe Digital Services, Digital Video Compression Corporation, InterActual Technologies, Media Copy, Panasonic Disc Services, PlanetWeb, Ritek Global Media/Digital Studios, Sonopress, Sony Disc Manufacturing, Sony Pictures Digital Authoring Center and Technicolor. Interested consumers can reach the DVD Entertainment Group at (310) 967-2953, via e-mail at getinfo@dvdinformation.com or through its web site at www.dvdinformation.com. |