Sony announced this week that it will stop selling Betamax cassettes from March 2016. It was a format that appeared not to succeed as Sony had desired. Betamax was introduced by Sony on April 16, 1975 ...

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 ...

Sony launched their Betamax video recorders 40 years ago back in 1975. The company stopped selling their recorders back in 2002, although you can still buy the cassettes in Japan. Now, Sony has ...

Remember a few years ago when Blu-ray battled HD-DVD in the high-def DVD format war? Sony and Blu-ray ultimately won out, but there was a time when the electronics giant wasn’t as successful in ...

Sony will stop producing Betamax video cassette tapes in March 2016, the conglomerate said in a statement on its website Tuesday. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive ...

TOKYO—Sony is ending end the shipment of Beta video cassette and micro cassette MV tape in March, 2016. The electronics vendor made the announcement at its Japan Press Center. Beta magnetic tape is at ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - When the U.S. Supreme Court hears a one-hour oral argument in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, it will not be the first time the court's nine justices will have the final ...

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Friday night at 9, millions of Americans will sit in front of their televisions and watch the tropical police drama “Hawaii Five-0” on their local CBS station. And over the next week, roughly 3 ...

Ever since the Supreme Court rejected Hollywood’s attempt to kill the Sony Betamax video recorder in 1984, entertainment companies have sought protection from the courts and Congress against newer, ...