Panasonic DivX DVD Video Player : Panasonic and DivX, Inc. announced that Panasonic will introduce a new line of DivX Certified DVD video players in Latin America. The DivX Certified Panasonic DVD-K325-PLA model will be available throughout Latin American retail stores in October. DivX and Panasonic have been partners since February 2005. “Our DivX Certified DVD player is versatile and full-featured, giving consumers everything they want in one device, including Karaoke, PAL to NTSC conversion and full playback of all versions of the DivX video format,” said Carlos Bethancourt, Marketing Executive for Panasonic Latin America. “This allows consumers to enjoy high-quality DivX video from within the comfort of their homes.”
Panasonic HD selected for Beijing 2006 Olympic Games : Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial is best known, today announced that Panasonic will provide a wide variety of support for broadcast coverage, with its newest high-definition (HD) broadcasting products, of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, taking place August 8 - 24 in Beijing, China. The Olympic Games of the XXIX Olympiad mark the first time in the history of Olympic television broadcasting that the entire production will be done in high definition. Panasonic, as a supplier of HD recording equipment for the 2008 Olympic Games, agreed to provide broadcasting equipment to the Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (BOB).
