Re-Issue of Titanic Also Captures 2 Awards

    LAS VEGAS, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The hit television series Lost
received two 2006 DVD Technical Awards for Best Commentary and Best Overall
Presentation -- Television Release and the Special Collectors Edition of
the epic film Titanic won for Best Video Transfer From a Non-Digital Source
and Best Supplementary Material at this evening's VSDA Awards Show at Home
Entertainment 2006.
    "The DVDs available today feature an unprecedented amount of visual and
audio quality as well as interactivity and special features for the
die-hard movie fan," said Bo Andersen, President of the Entertainment
Merchants Association. "DVDs of Lost and Titanic allow viewers to have a
richer experience than when watching the programs on television or
pay-per-view, and the features that are included give legitimate retailers
a huge advantage over pirated copies."
    VSDA's 2006 DVD Technical Awards honor DVD titles that have
demonstrated the most innovative and entertaining features through the use
of the latest DVD technology. The awards were presented at VSDA's Home
Entertainment 2006 at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
    The winners of the 2006 VSDA Technical Awards were:

        Category                 Title                    Studio
       Best Audio           From the Earth To            HBO Video
      Presentation              The Moon

     Best Commentary             Lost                 Buena Vista Home
                                                        Entertainment

       Best Direct                                    Twentieth Century
     Digital Transfer           Robots                   Fox Home
                                                       Entertainment
       Best Video
      Transfer From a        Titanic-Special           Paramount Home
       Non-Digital         Collector's Edition          Entertainment
         Source

       Best Menu             Saw: Uncut Edition          Lionsgate
       Features

      Best Music DVD--          The Who:                  Rhino
      Concert Release       Quadrophenia Live          Entertainment
                            with Special Guests

      Best Music DVD--      No Direction Home--        Paramount Home
      Non Concert              Bob Dylan               Entertainment
        Release

     Best Re-Mastered      Harold Lloyd Comedy         New Line Home
          DVD                   Collection             Entertainment

         Best               Titanic--Special           Paramount Home
     Supplementary         Collector's Edition         Entertainment
       Material

      Best Overall                                       Digital
     Presentation--             Pirates                 Playground
     Adult Product

      Best Overall
      Presentation--       Howl's Moving Castle       Buena Vista Home
     Foreign Language                                  Entertainment
        Release

      Best Overall             Looney Tunes,          Warner Home Video
     Presentation --            Volume 3
      Direct-to-DVD
       Release

      Best Overall
      Presentation --             Lost                Buena Vista Home
       Television                                      Entertainment
       Release

      Best Overall
      Presentation --       Harry Potter & The         Warner Home Video
       Theatrical            Goblet Of Fire
        Release
    VSDA's Home Entertainment 2006, presented by the Entertainment
Merchants Association (EMA), brings together retailers, distributors, and
suppliers of DVDs and video and computer games to learn about upcoming
releases and industry developments and to celebrate the $32 billion home
entertainment industry.

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