Tag Archives: Home Media Magazine

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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Woolworths Drops HD DVD, Gartner Calls Blu-ray Win, Toshiba Blows $2.7 Million On Super Bowl Ad

Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 by MegaZone

Major UK retailer Woolworths (not to be confused with defunct US retailer F. W. Woolworth Company aka Woolworth’s) has decided to drop HD DVD from their stores after Blu-ray bested the format 10-to-1 during the holiday shopping season, according to … Continue reading →

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The Hits Keep Coming For HD DVD, Blu-ray Pulls Away

Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 by MegaZone

Things aren’t looking much better for HD DVD with the new figures out from Nielsen VideoScan. While up slightly from the 85/15 split for the week ending 1/13, it is indeed only very slight. The numbers for the week ending … Continue reading →

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Germany’s Senator Entertainment AG Drops HD DVD, Turns Blu – And More Hits To HD DVD

Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 by MegaZone

Following in the footsteps of Constantin Film AG, Germany’s Senator Entertainment AG has also decided to drop HD DVD support and release Blu-ray exclusively. They plan to release previously announced titles on HD DVD, but after March 1, 2008 all … Continue reading →

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Home Media Magazine To HD DVD Camp: “Knock It Off.”

Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 by MegaZone

In a column for Home Media Magazine, Thomas Arnold calls upon Toshiba, Universal, and Paramount to ‘knock it off’ and cede the format war to Blu-ray to unify the market. With Warner Home Video dumping HD DVD, the format has … Continue reading →

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