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Denon's new AV receiver range adds 8K support, 4K/120fps and more
HCC News Team  |  Jun 04, 2020  |  0 comments
Four new models arriving this summer, including 11-channel AVC-X6700H that's ready for DTS:X Pro
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Denon/Marantz owner to buy Onkyo and Pioneer's consumer audio business
Mark Craven  |  May 15, 2019  |  0 comments
'We believe the combined businesses will bring unrivalled innovation and sound performance to our consumers,' says Sound United
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Devialet launches Dione, a high-end Dolby Atmos soundbar
HCC News Team  |  Mar 30, 2022  |  0 comments
One-box system uses proprietary DSP technology and 17 drivers to deliver 'zero compromise' performance...
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Digital video outguns physical disc in the UK for the first time
Mark Craven  |  Jan 05, 2017  |  0 comments

The UK's video entertainment market has finally shifted towards digital as new figures show streaming and renting overtook physical ownership in 2016.

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Disc v Digital – physical media clings on in 2015
Mark Craven  |  Apr 21, 2016  |  0 comments

Discs outsold digital in the UK last year, according to the latest figures released by BASE (the British Association for Screen Entertainment). However, the margin is small enough (52 per cent versus 48 per cent) to suggest the tipping point could be reached in 2016.

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Disney buys Lucasfilm, more Star Wars films on the way!
Anton van Beek  |  Oct 31, 2012  |  0 comments

In the biggest surprise the film industry has seen all year, The Walt Disney Company has acquired Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4.05bn (roughly £2.5bn), with existing Lucasfilm co-chair Kathleen Kennedy being made president of the company.

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Disney confesses to messing up Avengers Assembled
Steve May  |  Sep 19, 2012  |  0 comments

Less than 24 hours after insisting that there was nothing wrong with the Blu-ray release of Marvel's Avengers Assemble, Disney UK has done a volte face and confessed it screwed things up. Going into full damage-limitation lock-down, it has issued the following statement:

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Disney+ debuts £4.99 ad-supported subscription package in the UK
Steve May  |  Nov 01, 2023  |  0 comments
New three-tier price structure also increases the cost of 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos to £10.99 per month
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Disney+ hands-on preview: Franchise-heavy juggernaut looks irresistible
Steve May  |  Mar 09, 2020  |  0 comments
The streaming platform launches March 24 with content library culled from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, Disney and Fox – and the ability to choose Thanos as your profile icon...
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Doctor Who's 50th anniversary plans revealed
Anton van Beek  |  Sep 11, 2013  |  0 comments

Get ready for an explosion of Doctor Who across TV and radio later this year as the BBC celebrates the hit science-fiction show's 50th anniversary. To mark the occassion the Beeb will be screening a special episode of the current series featuring Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper and John Hurt, alongside a host of documentaries and other programmes. Here's what Auntie has revealed so far...

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Dolby Atmos Blu-rays begin with Transformers: Age of Extinction
Team HCC  |  Sep 08, 2014  |  0 comments

Dolby has today announced that Transformers: Age of Extinction will be the first Blu-ray to sport a Dolby Atmos soundtrack when it is released on September 30 by Paramount Pictures in the US.

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Dolby Atmos to hit your cinema room this Autumn
Team HCC  |  Jun 23, 2014  |  0 comments

 

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Dolby Cinema gets go ahead in the UK
Mark Craven  |  Jun 13, 2018  |  0 comments

UK film fans eager to sample the Dolby Cinema experience can rejoice – Dolby and Odeon have today confirmed plans for seven sites to 'open nationwide over the next several years.'

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Dolby Cinema opens in Manchester - and it’s out of this world
Steve May  |  Sep 11, 2019  |  0 comments
Manchester has become the home of the UK’s third Dolby Cinema. Located in the ODEON Trafford Centre, the new auditorium combines state-of-the-art dual laser projection with a studio-grade Dolby Atmos audio system.
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DTS:X to arrive on AV receivers later this year
Team HCC  |  Apr 10, 2015  |  0 comments

DTS has finally unveiled further details about DTS:X, its object-based, 'multi-dimensional' audio technology that is following hot on the heels of Dolby Atmos. The company has indicated that DTS:X-capable AV receivers from Onkyo, Pioneer and Yamaha will be available by the Autumn of 2015 (as will high-end processors from Steinway Lyngdorf, Theta and Trinnov), and that Denon's AVR-X7200W (pictured below) and Marantz's AV8802 will be DTS:X'd via a firmware upgrade 'later' this year. More brands and model numbers will be announced in due course.

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