[opendtv] News: DVD may not gain holiday advantage
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:00:53 -0400
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DVD may not gain holiday advantage
Aug 14, 2005 8:00 AM, Beyond The Headlines e-newsletter
HD DVD proponents have been pushing for a holiday launch to gain an
advantage on Sony, whose Blu-ray technology isn't expected to hit the
store shelves before mid-2006.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Hollywood's motion picture
studios are no longer planning to use the coming holiday as a launch
date for the next generation high-definition DVD. Paramount Pictures
has cancelled plans for holiday releases entirely, although they have
not indicated that they are abandoning HD DVD altogether.
NBC Universal will be releasing some HD DVD titles, but they have
scaled their release to only a handful of titles. As of last week, no
other HD DVD titles have been announced.
Toshiba, the newspaper speculated, will likely be the only company to
bring a HD DVD player to market during the holiday season, and with
an expected price of about $1000 and few titles, it's highly
questionable if many will be sold.
Sony, Disney, and now News Corp's 20th Century Fox have all committed
to Blu-ray, and have no plans to sell HD DVD products.
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