What DVD titles are available?
As with hardware, rosy predictions of hundreds of movie titles for Christmas of 1996 failed to materialize. Only a handful of DVD titles, mostly music videos, were available in Japan for the November 1996 launch of DVD. Actual feature films began to appear in December. By April there were over 150 titles in Japan. Movies appeared in the US in March of 1997. As of June 1999 there are about 3,500 titles available in the US and over 5,000 worldwide. Compared to other launches (CD, LD, etc.) this is a huge number. Almost 19,000 discs were purchased in the first two weeks of the US launch — more than expected. InfoTech predicted over 600 titles by the end of 1997 and more than 8,000 titles by 2000. By December 1997, over 1 million individual DVD discs were shipped. By June 1999, over 30 million discs had shipped. Availability of DVD hardware and software in Europe runs about a year to 18 months behind the US.
As with hardware, rosy predictions of hundreds of movie titles for Christmas of 1996 failed to materialize. Only a handful of DVD titles, mostly music videos, were available in Japan for the November 1996 launch of DVD. Actual feature films began to appear in December. By April there were over 150 titles in Japan. Movies appeared in the US in March of 1997. Almost 19,000 discs were purchased in the first two weeks of the US launch — more than expected. InfoTech predicted over 600 titles by the end of 1997 and more than 8,000 titles by 2000. By December 1997, over 1 million individual DVD discs were shipped. By June 1999, over 30 million discs had shipped. As of February 2000 there are just over 6,000 titles available in the US and over 9,000 worldwide. Compared to other launches (CD, LD, etc.) this is a huge number in a very short time. See 6.3 for a list of Web sites where you can buy or rent DVDs. Availability of DVD hardware and software in Europe runs about a year to 18 months beh
As with hardware, rosy predictions of hundreds of movie titles for Christmas of 1996 failed to materialize. Only a handful of DVD titles, mostly music videos, were available in Japan for the November 1996 launch of DVD. Actual feature films began to appear in Japan in December. By April there were over 150 titles in Japan. The first titles released in the U.S., on March 19, 1997, by Lumivision, were Africa: The Serengeti, Antarctica, The Rainforest, and Animation Greats. The Warner Bros. U.S. launch happened on March 24, but was limited to seven cities. Almost 19,000 discs were purchased in the first two weeks of the US launch — more than expected. InfoTech predicted over 600 titles by the end of 1997 and more than 8,000 titles by 2000. By December 1997, over 1 million individual DVD discs were shipped. By the end of 1999, over 100 million discs had shipped. By the end of 2000 there were over 10,000 titles available in the US and over 15,000 worldwide. Compared to other launches (CD,
As with hardware, rosy predictions of hundreds of movie titles for Christmas of 1996 failed to materialize. Only a handful of DVD titles, mostly music videos, were available in Japan for the November 1996 launch of DVD. Actual feature films began to appear in December. By April there were over 150 titles in Japan. Movies appeared in the US in March of 1997. Currently (Apr 1998) there are about 800 titles available in the US and over 1200 worldwide. Compared to other launches (CD, LD, etc.) this is a huge number. Almost 19,000 discs were purchased in the first two weeks of the US launch — more than expected. InfoTech predicted over 600 titles by the end of 1997 and more than 8,000 titles by 2000. By December 1997, over 1 million individual DVD discs were shipped. A concerted launch of DVD hardware and software in Europe is planned for the second quarter of 1998. Over 100 titles are expected to be available by March, with over 250 available by the end of 1998.
As with hardware, rosy predictions of hundreds of movie titles for Christmas of 1996 failed to materialize. Only a handful of DVD titles, mostly music videos, were available in Japan for the November 1996 launch of DVD. Actual feature films began to appear in Japan in December. By April there were over 150 titles in Japan. The first titles released in the U.S., on March 19, 1997, by Lumivision, were Africa: The Serengeti, Antarctica, The Rainforest, and Animation Greats. The Warner Bros. U.S. launch happened on March 24, but was limited to seven cities. Almost 19,000 discs were purchased in the first two weeks of the US launch — more than expected. InfoTech predicted over 600 titles by the end of 1997 and more than 8,000 titles by 2000. By December 1997, over 1 million individual DVD discs were shipped. By the end of 1999, over 100 million discs had shipped. By the end of 2000 there were over 10,000 titles available in the US and over 15,000 worldwide.
