Daily Archives: Thursday, August 9, 2007

Universal is deliberately prolonging the format war

Posted on Thursday, August 9, 2007 by MegaZone

Well, this isn’t really a surprise to anyone who has been watching their behavior, but it is official – Universal is deliberately sticking with HD DVD to prolong the format war. In an interview with Scott Hettrick of HollywoodInHiDef.com, Universal’s … Continue reading →

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Spartans prefer Blu-ray 2 to 1 over HD DVD

Posted on Thursday, August 9, 2007 by MegaZone

On July 31st, Warner Bros. released ’300′ on both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, and it became the fastest selling high-definition disc title to date. Warner reports than over 250,000 high-def copies of the film were sold in the first … Continue reading →

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Blockbuster acquires Movielink

Posted on Thursday, August 9, 2007 by MegaZone

There has been a lot of speculation about Blockbuster getting into the movie download business, especially since NetFlix launched their ‘Watch Now’ streaming feature. While the majority of consumers still rent their movies in physical stores, rent-by-mail services, video-on-demand, and, … Continue reading →

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