The
enhanced versatile disc (
EVD) is an optical-medium-based digital audio/video format, developed by Beijing E-World (a multi-company partnership including SVA, Shinco, Xiaxin, Yuxing,
Skyworth, Nintaus, Malata,
Changhong, and BBK), as a rival to the
DVD to avoid the high royalty costs associated with the DVD format. Its development was supported by the
Chinese government. While it was intended to replace the
DVD standard in China by 2008, the format had failed to gain traction and ultimately faded into obsolescence.