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Shocking No One, Universal Turns Blu

Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 by MegaZone

Now that Toshiba has pulled the plug on HD DVD and all, the only studio to have been 100% HD DVD throughout the format war, Universal, made the obvious announcement – they’re going to start releasing films on Blu-ray. Home … Continue reading →

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HD DVD Loses Market Share Again

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 by MegaZone

After a few weeks of clawing back market share from Blu-ray, HD DVD had a major backslide the week ending 2/10. HD DVD fell from 26% back to 19%, giving Blu-ray 81% of the high-def media market. This puts Blu-ray … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray News Round-up

Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 by MegaZone

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Blu-ray is seeing explosive growth in Europe. Just two months after reaching the one million unit mark in movie sales they’d reached the two million mark. Media Control Gfk International reports movie sales total 2.4 … Continue reading →

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HD DVD Takes More Hits

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 by MegaZone

Spanish distributor Tripictures has sided with Blu-ray. They’re the official Spanish distributor for New Line, and they’ll start their Blu-ray releases on February 20th with Hairspray, to be followed by Rush Hour 3 in March. From ZonaDVD via Blu-ray.com. In … Continue reading →

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HD DVD Claws Back A Little Market Share

Posted on Friday, February 8, 2008 by MegaZone

It could be the weak Blu-ray releases last week, or it could be the result of Toshiba’s deep price cuts on their players, or, most likely, a combination of both, but HD DVD managed to claw back a bit of … Continue reading →

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