Tag Archives: format war

HD DVD Still Getting Stomped By Blu-ray Worldwide

Posted on Friday, February 1, 2008 by MegaZone

The new issue of Home Media Magazine is out, complete with the Nielsen VideoScan numbers for the week ending 1/27. This time around Blu-ray took 82% of the high-def media sales to HD DVD’s 18%. Four weeks into the year … Continue reading →

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Ongoing Buy.com Blu-ray Sales, And Another Studio Adds Blu-ray Support

Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 by MegaZone

After catching the Best Buy HD DVD sale I’d missed earlier, I checked some of my other affiliates for high-def sales. Looks like Buy.com still has a couple of ‘Blu-ray Blowout’ sales running. One, which is indefinite, has 32 titles … Continue reading →

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National Geographic Turns Blu

Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 by MegaZone

According to High-Def Digest, National Geographic is abandoning their neutral stance, dropping HD DVD, and going Blu-ray exclusive for future releases in the ‘National Geographic Presents’ line. This isn’t too surprising, as National Geographic Presents is distributed by Warner, which … Continue reading →

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Rumor Confirmed: Sonic Dropping HD DVD In Professional Tools

Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 by MegaZone

Just last night I posted about Blu-ray.com reporting that, based on ‘inside sources’, Sonic would be dropping HD DVD from their Scenarist professional authoring tools to focus on Blu-ray. Well, this morning Sonic dropped a press release which makes it … Continue reading →

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Another Distributor Dumps HD DVD, And Perhaps Sonic Too?

Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 by MegaZone

Another distributor has dumped HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray exclusivity, and this time it is Finnish distributor FS Film. They handle Finnish distribution for several studios, but seem to focus mainly on titles from Fox. Via Blu-ray.com. Additionally, Blu-ray.com … Continue reading →

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