DVD Forum

Industry association that developed the DVD format DVD ForumFormerlyDVD Consortium (1995–1996)Founded1995; 31 years ago (1995) (as DVD Consortium)1996; 30 years ago (1996) (as DVD Forum)DefunctJanuary 31, 2025; 19 months ago (2025-01-31)FateDissolvedWebsitedvdforum.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2023-03-29) The DVD Forum (initially DVD Consortium) was an industry consortium created to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas about the DVD format and its specifications from 1995 to 2025. History The founding companies were Hitachi, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Pioneer, Philips, Sony, Thomson (RCA, Grass Valley, Technicolor), Time Warner, Toshiba and Victor Company of Japan (JVC) The DVD Forum was created to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas about the DVD format, another evolution of the LaserDisc format, and to enable it to grow through technical improvement and innovation. The organization hoped to promote worldwide acceptance of DVD for entertainment, consumer electronics and information technology applications. Membership in the DVD Forum was open to any company or organization involved in DVD research, develop