Hollywood gives boost to Blu-ray technology
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TOKYO -- Some 75 movie titles, including ``The Da Vinci Code" and ``Chicken Little," will go on sale in Japan later this year using the next-generation Blu-ray DVD format.
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The electronics giant is betting that consumers are ready to spend a couple grand to up the quality of their home movies.
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Blockbuster's willing to up the ante for Hollywood Video.
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Four Hollywood studios promised to support Toshiba&#39;s next generation of DVD technology, due in stores next fall. The technology, called HD-DVD, is doing battle with Sony
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The backers of Blu-ray discs predict victory in the format wars with HD DVD after Warner Bros backed them.
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Panasonic today will open a testing laboratory for Blu-ray Disc content in Hollywood.
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HD DVD is gaining momentum with Hollywood studios. Several studios have announced their intentions to go with the Toshiba format, among them New Line Cinema, Paramount
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In the ongoing format battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, the main focus has been on consumer applications, and in particular, the home movie market. This week, in fact, Blockbuster announced plans to increase the availability of Blu-ray discs in its stores. The video rental company said that customers were favoring the Sony-backed format over the Toshiba-sponsored HD-DVD, leaving many quick to suggest that this marks the beginning of the end of the latest format war.
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US film studio Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp will support the Blu-ray optical disc standard, helping the cause of Sony Corp and other members of the Blu-ray camp in a battle over the next generation of DVDs.
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Backers of the Blu-ray high definition DVD system receive a twin boost in their format war with HD DVD.
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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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The consumer electronics company backs a technology lauded by Sony and others, as the DVD format battle heats up.
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Hollywood execs announce major movies to be released on the new optical storage format; Philips launches new drives.
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US film studio 20th Century Fox yesterday waded into the battle over next-generation DVDs when it offered support to Blu-ray optical disc technology.
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TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Hollywood movie studio the 20th Century Fox of News Corp. (NWS) said Monday it has joined an international industry association to develop and promote the Blu-ray Disc format - one of two
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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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Funai coming out with Blu-ray player next year, should increase low-end competition.