Archive for April 17th, 2008

We’ve got the first three of the Blu-ray slate. Care to guess? April 17, 2008 - A reliable inside source has informed IGN that Universal Studios Home Entertainment will kick off their upcoming Blu-ray push with high-definition versions of the popular Mummy series.

"Hound" pulls the trigger on PS3, Blu-ray
Yahoo! Tech, CA - 6 hours ago
It’sa big step, but the timing—both for the PS3 platform and Blu-ray itself—seems right. Here are the details: I bought the 40GB version of the PS3,
TV and movie downloads coming to the PS3? TV Squad
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The Journey from DVD to Blu Ray
WiredPRNews.com (press release), TX - 7 hours ago
Now that this transfer from VHS to DVD has finally ended a new transformation is about to begin- the transformation from DVD to Blu-Ray Disc.
New on DVD: Juno and I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Pegasus News
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Broadcasting & Cable
Universal Pictures Unveils Blu-ray Plans
World Screen News, NY - 8 hours ago
LONDON, April 17: Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) plans to release 29 titles on Blu-ray for the first time, beginning August 26 with
Universal Is Officially Bluniversal, Announces Blu-ray Line Up Bigpicturebigsound.com
NBCU to Release Heroes on Blu-ray Broadcasting & Cable
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Universal Pictures Unveils Blu-ray Plans
World Screen News, NY - 6 minutes ago
LONDON, April 17: Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) plans to release 29 titles on Blu-ray for the first time, beginning August 26 with

Universal Plans Blu-ray Jump - E-Gear

Universal Plans Blu-ray Jump
E-Gear, PA - 8 minutes ago
The only movie studio that was exclusive to HD DVD for the entirety of the high-definition disc format war is finally making its debut on Blu-ray Disc.

Universal to offer Blu-ray titles this summer
Punch Jump, CA - 15 minutes ago
s Blu-ray disc format beginning this July. The division previously backed Toshiba Corp.'s HD DVD format exclusively. Toshiba exited the HD DVD business in


High-Def Digest
Universal to offer Blu-ray titles this summer
Punch Jump, CA - 8 hours ago
s Blu-ray disc format beginning this July. The division previously backed Toshiba Corp.'s HD DVD format exclusively. Toshiba exited the HD DVD business in
'Heroes' Double-Header Coming to Blu-ray this August High-Def Digest
Universal Unveils First International Blu-ray Lineup VFXWorld
Universal announces first Blu-ray details Electronista
IGN - Video Business (subscription)
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Bigpicturebigsound.com
Universal Is Officially Bluniversal, Announces Blu-ray Line Up
Bigpicturebigsound.com, NY - 36 minutes ago
Further, beginning with the post-apocalyptic actioner Doomsday, Universal plans to street all of its new Blu-ray releases day-and-date with DVD.

When Universal announced that it was abandoning HD DVD to switch over to Blu-ray, it was the one that gave the rubber stamp of failure to HD DVD. Universal was by far the biggest studio backer of the flopped high-def disc format, at one point accounting for around half of new HD DVD titles. For the first time today, it announced specific new movie titles it will be bringing to Blu-ray Disc.