Toshiba Concedes Defeat in the DVD Battle
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The Japanese electronics giant threw in the towel on its HD DVD technology, announcing that it would no longer develop, produce or market disc players for the format.
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Toshiba Corp. said on Monday it had won  support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from Warner Bros.  Studios, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and New Line  Cinema, advancing its cause in the battle for the  next-generation DVD.
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No We surrender Toshiba has abandoned HD DVD "following recent major changes in the market", it announced this morning. The company spun the failure of its favourite format as a move made to strengthen the industry.â¦
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Japan's Toshiba Corp  said on  Tuesday it would stop promoting its HD DVD format for the  next-generation DVD after losing the support of key studios and  retailers to the Blu-ray technology backed by Sony Corp  .
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With Blu-ray rapidly gaining momentum in the next-gen DVD war, UK retailer Woolworths has announced it will stop stocking Toshiba's HD DVD format in stores.
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Toshiba has abandoned the HD DVD high-definition video disc format, it announced Tuesday. (More to fol...
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Demise could be 'a matter of weeks' away Is Toshiba about to fall on its sword and announce the demise of HD DVD? That's certainly what one report citing an unnamed mole within the HD DVD camp is claiming, even though Toshiba itself - surprise, surprise - is having none of it.â¦
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What many saw coming officially arrives on Tuesday with an announcement by Toshiba that it will no longer make HD DVD players, ceding the field to Blu-ray.
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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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Toshiba may pull the plug on its high-definition DVD format but no decision has been made, the Japanese electronics maker said in a statement Monday.
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Toshiba surrendered in the high-definition home movie war after losing the support of key studios and retailers to the Blu-ray technology backed by Sony.
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Toshiba has hammered another nail in the Blu-Ray coffin, by announcing a dual layer HD-DVD and DVD disc. This means that studios will be able to sell discs that have the DVD version on one side and the HD-DVD
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Japan&#39;s Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) has  lowered its sales target for high definition DVD players and  recorders on slower-than-expected unit sales in the U.S.,  putting a damper on Toshiba&#39;s prospects in one of its growth  businesses.
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Sony's Blu-ray looks set to become the standard for high-definition DVDs after Toshiba signalled Monday that it may give up in a long-running format battle, to the relief of investors.
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Japan's Toshiba Corp waved the white flag  in the home movie war, giving up on its HD DVD format after  losing the support of key studios and retailers to the Blu-ray  technology backed by Sony Corp.
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Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is planning to give  up on its HD DVD format for high-definition video, conceding  defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp  (6758.T), a company source said on Saturday.
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Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Sunday  its HD DVD high-definition video format is not dead despite  being dealt a big setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to  exclusively back Sony Corp's (6758.T) rival Blu-ray technology.