In the spring of 1978, the program guide published by a Los Angeles public television station contained more than just schedules; it told viewers when they could watch its programs—and what they were ...

The Betamax machine launched the video-store era, even though the recording format was quickly overwhelmed by rival JVC's VHS format. (Oregonian) Sony's "time-shift machine" was revolutionary. For the ...

Thirty years ago this week, the Supreme Court said that it was legal for people to make home recordings of TV shows. That decision, Sony v. Universal (and often called “the Betamax case”), said that ...

What VHS couldn't do, digital did. Sony's Betamax video tape recorder, which famously lost the 1980s video format war but held on for decades as a niche product, will finally be laid to rest after ...

Like a grieving widow who finally parts with her late husband’s golf clubs, Sony Corp. has given up on Betamax. The Japanese electronics giant announced Tuesday that it would stop making the last two ...

Sony will stop making Betamax tapes next year. Who knew they still were? VHS tapes dominated the market from the 1980s until the DVD, and they're now disappearing with downloads. We're joined by Bill ...

A high-tech DVD format battle for the hearts, minds and wallets of consumers is shaping up to be a 21st century version of the 1980s VHS/Betamax brawl. Sometime around 2006, a new generation of DVD ...

Like a grieving widow who finally parts with her late husband’s golf clubs, Sony Corp. has given up on Betamax. The Japanese electronics giant announced last week that it would stop making the last ...

The news has been full of reports that the last company manufacturing consumer VCRs will cease making them this year. I think most of us are surprised that the event is only happening now. After all, ...

TOKYO -- Sony closed the final chapter of its legendary battle with Victor Co. of Japan to dominate the home video machine market, when it announced Tuesday that it would discontinue its Betamax VCRs.