Toshiba claims Hollywood backing in war for next DVD standard
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Toshiba said four major Hollywood studios had thrown their crucial weight behind High Definition DVD (HD-DVD), one of two disc formats contending to be the standard in next-generation DVDs.
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Toshiba with NEC and Sanyo, are backing the next-generation DVD&#39;s called HD-DVD or High-Definition DVD. According to Toshiba and a disc maker, they have developed a dual-layer ROM disc which stores data in
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Four US movie studios have announced their intention to release next-generation DVDs in the Toshiba-backed HD DVD format, the technology firm announced on Monday.
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Japan's Toshiba Corp.  aims to  put disk drives for high-definition DVDs on all its laptops  next year as it strives to gain an edge in the high-stakes  next-generation DVD format battle, a Toshiba executive said on  Tuesday.
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Hollywood movie powerhouse Walt Disney has taken sides with Japanâs Sony Corp in a bitter battle between studios to define a technical standard for next generation DVDs, it said.
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&quot;Toshiba Corp. said in a statement today it has received separate commitments of support not only from Universal, but also from Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema, and Warner Bros.
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TOKYO: Toshiba said on Monday it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros.
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Toshiba announced this week that it is aiming to sell laptop computers loaded with its next generation DVD drive by next year. Toshiba&#39;s next generation standard, called HD DVD, is in competition with the
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Troubled format doomed, claim Japanese moles Toshiba's board of directors will this week meet to put and end to the company's production of HD DVD machines, it has been claimed.â¦
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Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs.
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Toshiba Corp insisted on Sunday that  its HD DVD high-definition video format is far from dead  despite being dealt a major setback by Warner Bros studio's  decision to exclusively back Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray  technology.
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Three Hollywood studios have announced their support for the high definition DVD (HD DVD) standard, raising the likelihood of a tough standards war with Sony&#39;s rival Blu-ray technology.
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An impending end to a format war over next-generation DVDs boosted shares in both victorious Sony, in the Blu-ray corner, and Toshiba, in the losing HD DVD camp, on Monday as consumers cheered an end to confusion over which discs will carry high-definition movies.
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Three large Hollywood studios are throwing their weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs, citing in part the need to stem piracy.
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Hollywood studios are locked in a battle over adopting a standard for high-definition Digital Video Disc technology, in an apparent replay of the 1980s struggle between VHS and Betamax video formats.
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Several movie studios choose a side in the battle of DVD formats.
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Disney is lining up behind Sony's new high-definition DVD format while other Hollywood players back the rival Toshiba format. Will the format wars scare consumers away from the next generation of DVD players? -washingtonpost.com