NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » videotape http://kool1017.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:44:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Japan Earthquake Creates Videotape Shortage; Affects U.S. TV Industry http://kool1017.com/japan-earthquake-creates-videotape-shortage-affects-u-s-tv-industry/ http://kool1017.com/japan-earthquake-creates-videotape-shortage-affects-u-s-tv-industry/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:44:23 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=5262 The earthquake in Japan is having far-reaching global effects - in some surprising places.

It seems the Sony plant in Sendai, Japan had the monopoly on video tape in the world.  Pre-earthquake, a two-hour tape ran $250

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