Archive for April, 2008

Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven’t been helped by maker Toshiba’s capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday. Toshiba announced on Feb. 19 that it would stop making HD DVD players, already doomed by Warner…

Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven’t been helped by maker Toshiba’s capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday. Toshiba announced on Feb. 19 that it would stop making HD DVD players, already doomed by Warner Bros. Entertainment’s announcement Jan. 4 that it was dropping HD DVD to focus on Blu-ray. Sales of Blu-ray players, excluding PlayStation 3 …

Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven’t been helped by maker Toshiba’s capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday.

Paramount's Old Blu-Ray Discs Come Back to the Shelves
MovieWeb - 14 minutes ago
Paramount just recently released its new Blu-Ray releases set to hit stores starting on May 20, but there will be several more BD titles from Paramount

Blu-ray Won the Format War, but When Will Sales Pick Up?
GameSHOUT - 40 minutes ago
Despite the victory of the Blu-ray over the HD DVD format in the high-definition format wars, sales are lagging. Blu-ray sales are still lagging despite the

April 30 (Bloomberg) — Viacom Inc. ’s Paramount Pictures will release titles in Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray DVD next month after scrapping plans to support a rival high-definition format.


RTT News
Viacom's Paramount, DreamWorks to Release Films on Blu-Ray DVD
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
Paramount will follow with Blu-ray DVDs of “There Will Be Blood'' and “Cloverfield'' on June 3. Paramount and DreamWorks Animation agreed in August to
DreamWorks Scores a Bee Plus Motley Fool
DVD boosts DreamWorks Animation Q1 Video Business (subscription)
DreamWorks First-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates (Update2) Bloomberg
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Paramount Prepping Blu-ray Website
TheManRoom - 3 hours ago
As if Paramount hasn't dominated today's news enough with their triumphant return to Blu-ray plans, we've learned of another aspect of their re-launch

Blu-ray's Dip Not All That Surprising
Conde Nast Portfolio, NY - 1 hour ago
I've been working on a book about the trade-offs consumers make between fidelity and convenience — and Blu-ray keeps proving the point.

'Casino Royale' Ranks #1 For DVD And Blu-Ray Sales In 2007
CommanderBond.net, UK - 3 hours ago
According to figures posted at Last Broadcast, Daniel Craig’s debut James Bond adventure, Casino Royale ranked #1 for both DVD and Blu-ray disc sales last