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PrimeBane · 2006-09-19, 02:01 PM

Universal Studios boss deals Blu-ray death blow

http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5647/53

More good news for HD-DVD supporters.

(Note: didn't see this in any of the discussions, so if someone already posted please feel free to delete

james99 · 2006-09-19, 03:13 PM

I read this the other day via HD Beat. Our friends down under are out of touch.

This is like saying HD DVD is in trouble because Sony owned studios only support BD.

adit · 2006-09-20, 11:02 AM

From the same link:

Quote:

wtf.. slow news day in anti-sony land?

universal have been hd-dvd exclusive since day 1 and is the only studio that is so

HD-DVD:

Universal
Paramount
Warner Bros

Blu-ray:

Sony Pictures
Paramount
Warner Bros
MGM
Disney
20th Century Fox

basically hd-dvd got 50% support while blu-ray have 90% support

this is not news

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EndUser · 2006-09-22, 01:02 AM

From the same thread....

The statement that "originally, nearly all the major studios lined
up behind Blu-ray" is incorrect. It is the Blu-ray format that has been peeling away studio support from HD DVD, not the other way around. Universal has always been an HD DVD-exclusive studio. This latest statement by them is not newsworthy. On the other hand, Warner Brothers (originally HD DVD exclusive), is now supporting Blu-ray. Paramount (originally HD DVD exclusive) is also now supporting Blu-ray.
Other major studios, such as Fox, Sony, MGM, Disney, and mini-major Lionsgate are Blu-ray-exclusive studios. A Universal death blow? Hardly.

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2006-09-19, 03:13 PM	#2
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	I read this the other day via HD Beat. Our friends down under are out of touch. This is like saying HD DVD is in trouble because Sony owned studios only support BD.

2006-09-22, 01:02 AM	#4
EndUser Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 14	From the same thread.... The statement that "originally, nearly all the major studios lined up behind Blu-ray" is incorrect. It is the Blu-ray format that has been peeling away studio support from HD DVD, not the other way around. Universal has always been an HD DVD-exclusive studio. This latest statement by them is not newsworthy. On the other hand, Warner Brothers (originally HD DVD exclusive), is now supporting Blu-ray. Paramount (originally HD DVD exclusive) is also now supporting Blu-ray. Other major studios, such as Fox, Sony, MGM, Disney, and mini-major Lionsgate are Blu-ray-exclusive studios. A Universal death blow? Hardly.