1.  A Pioneer spokesman, Timothy Frost, declined to comment.

2.  A Pioneer spokesman said the manufacturer intends to hang onto its stakes in Live and Carolco.

3.  The subsidiary, Pioneer Video Corp., developed a system that produces discs at a rate running less than five seconds per disc, a Pioneer spokesman said.

4.  A Pioneer spokesman declined to confirm the report.

5.  Sale of recordable CDs to the general public pose problems for the protection of the rights of the author, a Pioneer spokesman acknowledged.