DEG Announces Newly Elected Board And Executive Committee

Industry Supported Trade Association Welcomes New Members

7-Jun-05

Starting its eighth year, DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) has elected a new Board of Directors including the Executive Committee for its coming fiscal year (August 1 ñ July 31) - roster listed below.  The DEG is a trade association charged with promoting the DVD format, as well as offering member companies a platform to engage in ongoing discussions concerning various issues and opportunities which relate to other digital technologies that may emerge in the future.  The DEGís Officers of the Board ñ known as the Executive Committee - is responsible for providing leadership and oversight of the DEGís overall agenda, budget and Executive Staff. The DEG regular membership elects the Board and the DEG Board elects the Executive Committee.  Buena Vista Home Entertainment President Bob Chapek remains President of the DEG. The DEGís two Vice Presidents are Mike Fidler, Senior Vice President, Home Products Division, Sony Electronics, who is re-elected for another term and Peter Staddon, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, who is elected for the first time to the Executive Committee. DreamWorks Home Entertainmentís Sandy Friedman has been re-elected as CFO and New Line Home Entertainment President and COO Stephen Einhorn has been re-elected as Secretary.  DEG NEW MEMBERSAdditionally, the DEG is starting its fiscal year with three new Associate members. They are AGI Media, JVC Disc and Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory. These companies join Anchor Bay, D&M Holdings, Hitachi, Memory Tech, Sonopress and Universal Operations Group who joined this past year.   DEG BOARD OF DIRECTORS FY2005-06The five Officers of the Board ñ the Executive Committee ñ are listed first.  PRESIDENTBob ChapekPresidentBUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT  VICE PRESIDENTMike FidlerSenior Vice President, Home Products Division SONY ELECTRONICS  VICE PRESIDENTPeter StaddonExecutive Vice President, MarketingTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT SECRETARYStephen EinhornPresident and Chief Operating OfficerNEW LINE HOME ENTERTAINMENT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERSanford FriedmanHead of Worldwide OperationsDREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT BOARD MEMBERSTed CohenSenior Vice President, D3EMI RECORDED MUSIC Maureen WeberGeneral Manager, Optical Storage Solutions BusinessHEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY  Blake ThomasExecutive Vice President & General ManagerMGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT Reid SullivanVice President - Entertainment GroupPANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS  Tom LesinskiPresidentPARAMOUNT PICTURES WORLDWIDE HOME ENTERTAINMENT Gary BauhardDirector of MarketingPIONEER ELECTRONICS Marty GordonVice PresidentPHILIPS ELECTRONICS  Leslie CohenSenior Vice President, New BusinessSONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Marshall Forster Executive Vice President, North AmericaSONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT John TownSenior Vice President, Research and Development THOMSON  Jodi SallyVice President, Marketing TOSHIBA AMERICA  Paul BishowVice President, Marketing ñ New FormatsUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP Craig KornblauPresidentUNIVERSAL STUDIO HOME VIDEO Jim CardwellPresidentWARNER HOME VIDEO  DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group is a Los Angeles-based, industry-funded nonprofit corporation that advocates and promotes 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 offers opportunities for member companies to engage in ongoing discussions concerning various issues and opportunities, which relate to other new digital technologies that may emerge in the future.  Regular members of the DEG are Anchor Bay Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, D&M Holdings, DTS Entertainment, EMI Recorded Music, HBO Video, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, 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 BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Electronics, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Thomson, Toshiba America Consumer Products, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video.  Associate members are AGI Media, Ascent Media, Broadcast Text, Deluxe Media Services, InterActual Technologies, JVC Disc, Macrovision, Memory Tech, Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory, Sony DADC, Sonopress, Technicolor and Universal Operations Group.

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