Disney backs Sony in DVD format battle
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Disney announced yesterday that it would release its films on Sony&#39;s Blu-ray DVD format - a week after three other Hollywood studios backed rival Toshiba&#39;s HD-DVD.
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Amazon.com Inc announced its support  for Sony Corp's Blu-ray format on Wednesday, days after Toshiba  Corp pulled the plug on the rival HD DVD format, as key studios  and retailers also took Blu-ray's side.
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Hollywoodâs squabble over which of two technologies will replace standard DVDs skewed in the direction of Sony Corporation on Friday, with Warner Brothers casting the deciding vote.
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The battle for supremacy in the realm of the next-generation DVD heated up Thursday as The Walt Disney Co. announced that it will distribute its features on the Blu-ray format.
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A patent application has been filed for   a disc that would play two competing high-definition DVD   formats which, if successful, could help appease a battle that   has divided Hollywood and confounded consumers.
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Business & money: Sony boosted by decision to release DVDs exclusively on Japanese firm's next-generation recording format
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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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By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo and Scott Morrison in San Francisco. Sony has suffered a big setback in its bid to set the standard for next-generation DVDs as four Hollywood studios announced they would support a rival technology backed by Toshiba.
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Toshiba Corp. 6502.T on Monday said it  had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from four  Hollywood studios, advancing its cause in the battle for the  next-generation DVD.
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The Walt Disney Co. will back the high-definition Blu-ray disc developed by Sony over a competing HD DVD format, setting in place a high-stakes battle between Hollywood&#39;s
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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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The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it will release its movies and other content in the Blu-Ray format, one of the two major contenders for next-generation DVDs that will deliver high-definition images to TV sets.
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The Walt Disney Company and its home video division, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, said yesterday that they would release films in the next-generation high-definition DVD format being developed
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European regulators have approved a movies-on-demand joint venture between Sony&#39;s Columbia Pictures and Walt Disney Co. that could help UK cable
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Disney is expanding its line of media players and offering movies on memory cards.
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TOKYO, Sep 22, 2004 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- The dispute over next-generation DVD formats will continue for some time, Kunitake Ando, chairman of the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association and president of Sony Corp, said in
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Sony's Blu-ray technology is emerging as the likely winner in the format battle for the next generation of DVD players after Toshiba appeared ready to ditch its HD DVD business