"Surf's Up" rides DVD wave to dual wins
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LOS ANGELES  - It was "Surf's Up" at DVD stores last week as the penguin cartoon caught a wave to the top of the national sales and rental charts.
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Hollywood film studios have pledged support for one of the competing formats battling for primacy in the DVD market. The group supporting the HD DVD optical disc format for high-definition video is vying with the rival Blu-ray Disc format .
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DECEMBER 01, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - TOKYO -- The group supporting the HD-DVD optical disc format for high-definition video has received a boost in its battle against the rival Blu-ray Disc format with pledges of support from a number of Hollywood
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Like a boxer trying to regain the momentum after a volley of body blows, Toshiba is making efforts to rally the HD high-definition DVD alliance. In the past few days, it has dropped the regular price on several HD players, continued a promotion of free movies, and reportedly will increase its marketing campaign.
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The battle for high-def video dominance began in 2000; here's a look at how Blu-ray bested HD DVD.
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Electronic Arts, Vivendi Universal Games choose a side in the battle of next-gen DVD formats.
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LOS ANGELES  - While Buena Vista's pirates predictably rode atop the boxoffice's high seas during the second weekend of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," there was also room for Universal Pictures' R-rated comedy "Knocked Up" to establish itself as an upstart hit.
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&quot;Surf&#39;s Up&quot; brings  audiences into the competitive world of surfing -- surfing  penguins, that is -- by using a documentary style.
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The consumer electronics company backs a technology lauded by Sony and others, as the DVD format battle heats up.
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Toshiba Corp  may  not have officially given up on its HD DVD format for high  definition DVDs, but the word on the street on Sunday was that  rival Sony Corp's  Blu-ray had won the war.
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Investors cheered an impending end to a  format war for next-generation DVDs on Monday, pushing up  shares of both Toshiba, on the verge of abandoning its HD DVD  discs, and Sony, the leader of the rival Blu-ray camp.
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TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The battle over the high-definition successor to the current generation of DVDs is escalating with a winner possibly declared within the year, an executive at Toshiba Corp.
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Jeffrey Katzenberg believes in his company's franchises -- and the HD-DVD format.
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Disney's direct-to-video  sequel "Snow Buddies" scored a surprise win on the national DVD  sales chart Wednesday, beating several high-profile releases.
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Warner Home Video does an adventure double-take with two versions of âThe Prisoner of Zenda.â Plus, a lively audio commentary enhances âThe Bride and the Beast.â
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HD DVD isn't dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers.
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Electronics companies are at war over next-generation DVDs