Disney Backs Sony's Blu-Ray for New DVD Format
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Walt Disney Co. said on Wednesday it would support the Blu-ray standard for next-generation DVDs backed by Sony Corp., but kept open its options for a rival format championed by Toshiba Corp.
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Companies backing Blu-ray Disc will finalize the read-only version of the optical-disc format early next year, a Sony Corp. spokesman said earlier this week.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Friday said it plans to exclusively back the Blu-ray high definition movie format, the latest blow to the rival HD DVD camp backed by Toshiba Corp.
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Sony and Walt Disney yesterday received regulatory approval from Brussels for a video-on-demand service that will compete with BSkyB&#39;s film channels.
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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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Blockbuster Inc.  on Monday put its weight behind Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format, as the No. 1 video rental chain said it would boost its inventory of the high-definition discs to 1,700 stores by mid-July.
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U.S. video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.  on Monday said more customers prefer Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format to its rival HD DVD, and it will expand its inventory of the high definition discs to a total of 1,700 stores up from 250.
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Netflix Inc., the online movie rental company, said Monday it is switching exclusively to the Blu-ray format for high-definition DVDs, following four major movie studios in selecting the Sony technology over one pushed by Toshiba Corp.
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Film studio Twentieth Century Fox   announced the first eight movie titles it will publish on the   new DVD format called Blu-ray, which also got support from Sun   Microsystems and Time Warner.
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Film studio Twentieth Century Fox announced the first eight movie titles it will publish on the new DVD format called Blu-ray, which also got support from Sun Microsystems and Time Warner.
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While the Xbox currently supports Toshiba's HD DVD format, a Microsoft official today said the company would consider changing over to Blu-ray if consumers want it.
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Disney is weighing in on the next generation DVD format battle with its support of the Blu-ray Disc format. Disney--along with its home-video division, Buena Vista Home Entertainment--announced late Wednesday
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Company, one of the core backers of Blu-ray, will also support its rival format.
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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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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc has decided to  exclusively sell high-definition DVDs in the Blu-Ray format,  dealing what could be a crippling blow to the rival HD DVD  technology backed by Toshiba Corp.
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Walt Disney Co.  music label  Hollywood Records is offering a new CD format with extra  features to encourage compact-disc purchases in a bid to  reverse declining CD sales.