Warner backs Sony Blu-ray format
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Blu-ray takes the lead in the battle of the high-definition DVD formats after Warner backs it.
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In the battle between the competing standards for the next generation of DVD, the Blu-ray group has raised the stakes again with the announcement that the Walt Disney Corporation is backing the Sony Corp led group and has joined as the 15th member of the
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Sony CEO Howard Stringer acknowledged the power punch of Warner Bros. choosing Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD.
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Sony Corp. is increasing its bet on Blu-ray Disc and plans to ditch DVD and use the high-definition video disc format in all future digital video recorders in Japan, the company said Wednesday.
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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.
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November 29, 2004 - After months of momentum for Blu-ray, HD-DVD has shot back with a big gain - studio support. Toshiba Corp., which has been developing the HD-DVD format, announced it has lined up Warner Bros.
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The beginning of the end for the high def format? Paramount Studios could soon drop its support of HD DVD following Warner's recent backing of Sony's Blu-ray technology, effectively killing off HD-DVD and bring the format war to a definitive end.â¦
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Warner Home Video said on Wednesday   it will release 10 high-definition titles on September 26,   including six in the Blu-ray format and four in the competing   HD-DVD format.
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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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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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Two days after Warner Bros. announced plans to back Blu-ray Disc -- a decision that could prove pivotal in the high-def disc format battle -- Sony CEO Howard Stringer thanked the company and other Blu-ray Disc backers for supporting the format.&quot;As you can probably guess, all of us at Sony are feeling blue today,&quot; Stringer quipped as he took to the stage at a news conference held at the International Consumer Electronics Show. &quot;But that&#39;s a good feeling.&quot;On Friday Warner Bros. said it would stop issuing its movies on HD DVD later this year and go solely with Blu-ray Disc. Warner had been the only major Hollywood studio to back both formats, and with its shift exclusively to the Blu-ray Disc camp, leaves just Paramount and Universal as backers of HD DVD.&quot;I&#39;d like to thank Warner for making the decision to release in Blu-ray their home video and to [Time Warner CEO] Jeff Bewkes and [Warner Bros. Entertainment CEO] Barry Meyer for making the decision, as they said in their press release, in the long-term interests of consumer and customer,&quot; he said. Stringer also took the opportunity to thank Blu-ray&#39;s existing backers for being &quot;true blue all the way through.&quot;The comments were Stringer&#39;s first since Warner announced its decision. He didn&#39;t say anything further on the issue, which has been the buzz of many of the news conferences held Sunday by major consumer electronics makers ahead of the show&#39;s official opening on Monday.Earlier Sunday the main backer of HD DVD, Toshiba, said it remained committed to the format and that talk of its demise was premature. &quot;We&#39;ve been declared dead before,&quot; said Jodi Sally, vice president of marketing for digital audio and video products at Toshiba America Consumer Products, at a Toshiba news conference.
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Sony Corp. on Tuesday hailed US movie rental leader Blockbuster&#39;s decision to expand inventory of its Blu-ray format, giving it a new edge in the battle to set the standard for next-generation DVDs.
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Warner Bros., the only major movie studio to release titles on both of the rival high-definition video disc formats, has decided to drop HD DVD and exclusively back Blu-ray Disc, it said Friday.
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Consumer electronics giant Sony Corporation has reversed its policy and now says that it will support the popular MP3 file format for some of its portable music players.
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Fears of a deteriorating U.S. economy  and falling DVD industry sales helped drive Warner Bros's  decision to back Sony's Blu-ray next generation DVD format  exclusively, a top executive told Reuters on Monday.
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Warner, Paramount, Universal and New Line Cinema have all agreed to issue movies in the upcoming HD DVD format, the disc&#39;s co-creator, Toshiba, said today.
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In news that has shocked the already rocky state of today&#39;s DVD industry, the Walt Disney Company yesterday announced that it intends to back Sony&#39;s high-def Blu-Ray format in the upcoming war between two competing technologies.