Everyone 'in the know' in the optical media business as a savvy customer or as a wise insider knows Taiyo Yuden and the quality and value it represents. Their media, both premium and OEM grade offer superlative performance and stability in diverse conditions. 

Late in September 2008, Taiyo Yuden acquired 65% of JVC's recording business. The nett effect of this is that the joined companies' recordable and recording business will produce a giant with incredible commercial performance in the mass-market side of the business as well as the professional media supply market. http://www.yuden.co.jp/us/release/pdf/pdf_100.pdf

As a result, soon Taiyo Yuden product will be sold under the JVC badge. The change will take have taken effect in the USA already and eventually in Australia. http://oto-online.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1399&Itemid=1

Red Circle Media's loyal clients have nothing to fear about availability of their chosen media, both OEM grade and specialist top-grade products such as the water resistant ink-jet model. Supply continuity will be the same. We envision that local stocks of media with TY markings should begin to run out in June or July and you will begin to see the new packaging at that time. 

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UPDATE: We have been advised that for the meanwhile, this is only for the Japanese domestic market. Taiyo Yuden media in Australia and most of the rest of the world will remain be labelled as Taiyo Yuden for the foreseeable future.