(a) preliminary AD margin of zero

Despite often-heated opposition, HD-DVD’s backers succeeded in securing approval of the prerecorded version of the format and all 3 video compression systems they had sought in votes by the DVD Forum’s Steering Committee (SC) June 9-10 (CED June 9 p5). Audio codecs, though, were tabled by the SC until its next meeting, due to a late request on the subject by the music industry, sources said. Meanwhile, an unconfirmed report circulating Mon. said the DVD Forum’s SC also approved the DualDisc hybrid DVD/CD test marketed in Feb. by 5 major music labels. But no such vote was reported in the SC’s minutes and sources said the report might be premature or overly simplistic.

(a) For previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the AD cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site the preliminary dollar amounts available to disperse under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (Offset Act) for fiscal year (FY) 2004.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated antidumping (AD) duty investigations of chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from China and Spain.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message that provides additional guidance on the June 11, 2004 closing of the Federal government and CBP's modification of the Automated Commercial System (ACS) to designate June 11, 2004 as a "holiday" in the system.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated and issued its preliminary results of an antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of canned pineapple fruit from Thailand.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of automotive replacement glass windshields from China.

Take-Two Interactive’s Red Dead Revolver for PS2 was again the #1-rented videogame in the U.S., according to Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended June 6. Rentrak said the title earned an additional $297,602 in its 5th week, for $1.33 million to date. The Xbox version of the game was again #5 ($178,348 in the week, $795,488 to date). Electronic Arts (EA) and Vivendi Universal Games (VUG) also each had 2 SKUs in the top 10. EA’s -- both for PS2 -- were Need for Speed Underground at #4 again in its 29th week ($201,737 in the week, $8.37 million to date) and James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing at #10 again in its 16th week ($131,565, $3.27 million to date). VUG’s were Van Helsing for PS2 at #7 again in its 5th week ($154,200, $732,260 to date) and The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay at #8 in its first week ($153,209). Once again #2 in its 9th week was Midway’s NBA Ballers for PS2 ($240,072 in the week, $2.24 million to date). Rounding out the top 10 were one game each from Eidos, Sony Computer Entertainment and Ubisoft: Respectively, Hitman: Contracts for PS2 at #3 again in its 7th week ($225,475 in the week, $1.85 million to date), Syphon Filter: Omega Strain for PS2 at #6 again in its 5th week ($168,282, $771,012 to date) and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow for Xbox at #9 again in its 11th week ($133,489, $2.02 million to date).

Its first full week available, Blockbuster subsidiary DEJ’s Monster was the #1-rented DVD in the U.S., Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended June 6 showed Thurs. Rentrak said the title earned $5.48 million in the week, for $5.58 million to date. Last week’s #1-rented DVD -- New Line’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King -- fell to #2, earning an additional $4.02 million, for $10.75 million to date. Other new DVDs included Universal’s comedy Eurotrip at #3 ($3.71 million in the week, $3.78 million to date) and Buena Vista’s My Baby’s Daddy at #8 ($2.38 million in the week, $2.43 million to date).