Paramount/Dreamworks go HD DVD exclusive
08-22-07, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
The only killing stroke BD could deliver would be to get WB Blu-ray exclusive. I highly doubt Universal will go neutral in the face of this announcement.
The thing the BDA must be concerned with is WB because Paramount might have just thrown the permission slip into Time Warner's mailbox.
08-22-07, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
The only killing stroke BD could deliver would be to get WB Blu-ray exclusive. I highly doubt Universal will go neutral in the face of this announcement.
Rather, a WalMart or Best Buy exclusive deal.
We've already seen them work a deal with Target.
Unfortunately, mass adoption begins at WalMart.
08-22-07, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jackson walker
Isn't "beatboy" the guy who correctly predicted the Target Blu-ray exclusive promotion for this fall?
08-22-07, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by DthRdrX
Yep, and I can't see Paramount hurting their own image with this move, around the industry not to mention Blu-Ray owners/fans, fully knowing the BDA was ready to wrap up WB or Universal for the killing blow.
The thing the BDA must be concerned with is WB because Paramount might have just thrown the permission slip into Time Warner's mailbox.
The thing the BDA must be concerned with is WB because Paramount might have just thrown the permission slip into Time Warner's mailbox.
08-22-07, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
I believe he also said Universal would go neutral at CES 2007, Spiderman 1 and 2 would be released in April, and that Fox would announce new titles in April, then May, then June. He's wrong much more often.
08-22-07, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
I believe he also said Universal would go neutral at CES 2007, Spiderman 1 and 2 would be released in April, and that Fox would announce new titles in April, then May, then June. He's wrong much more often.
08-22-07, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
WB originally chose HD DVD and has patents in that format as well. If they ever decided to go exclusive with HD DVD, that would really damage Sony's hopes of BD dominating the world.
All Time Warner properties went neutral at the same time, and it's not because they each decided to. It happened because it was a TW mandate for them to do so. You can see how it was written up at bluray-disc.com under an Oct. 20, 2005 article. Time was running out on certain aspects of the Blu-ray specs and Warner wanted to make sure they had the finger in the proverbial pie in case Blu-Ray was the winner. This includes their BD-9 push back in the day.
08-22-07, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by crapkilla
I'm going out on a complete limb here, but it may not be a studio at all.
Rather, a WalMart or Best Buy exclusive deal.
We've already seen them work a deal with Target.
Unfortunately, mass adoption begins at WalMart.
Rather, a WalMart or Best Buy exclusive deal.
We've already seen them work a deal with Target.
Unfortunately, mass adoption begins at WalMart.
08-22-07, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
It could be nothing at all.
Worthless attention whore. It's beyond comprehension that he hasn't been banned for pulling this same stunt again and again and again and again and again and again. Keep telling people what they want to hear and you're guaranteed enough suckers to keep buying into it.
The biggest move I can think of right now would be a 30th anniversary Star Wars set, but I don't peg that as especially likely. Something related to Wal-Mart or Best Buy would be the other.
08-22-07, 07:47 AM
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I'm very happy with this announcement since I own the A2 player
Sure I would like to have a movie like Casino Royale in HD but it's not so I accept it and move on
Sure I would like to have a movie like Casino Royale in HD but it's not so I accept it and move on
08-22-07, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Timmio
I bet the ball-dropping Blu-ray announcement will be, "The war is over, Blu-ray is the winner."
Oh wait...haven't they already said that like 3 or 4 times now...
Oh wait...haven't they already said that like 3 or 4 times now...
08-22-07, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by crapkilla
I'm going out on a complete limb here, but it may not be a studio at all.
Rather, a WalMart or Best Buy exclusive deal.
We've already seen them work a deal with Target.
Unfortunately, mass adoption begins at WalMart.
Rather, a WalMart or Best Buy exclusive deal.
We've already seen them work a deal with Target.
Unfortunately, mass adoption begins at WalMart.
08-22-07, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Jason1
Article in PCWorld http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13...y/article.html
I think this is the most interesting part of that interview:
PCW: Will this exclusive period extend for a limited time, or is this an indefinite arrangement?
Bell: At this moment in time, it's an indefinite commitment. The core of this announcement comes from our experience, and what our consumers are looking for. We hope this will influence consumers' choices.
Bell: At this moment in time, it's an indefinite commitment. The core of this announcement comes from our experience, and what our consumers are looking for. We hope this will influence consumers' choices.
Bold is mine.
08-22-07, 08:41 AM
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Paramount: No Recall on Existing Blu-ray Titles, But Supplies Won't Be Replenished
Blu-ray fans, get 'em while they're hot: Paramount/DreamWorks has confirmed that they will discontinue production on all past Blu-ray catalog after current retail supplies are depleted.
Following Paramount/DreamWorks' HD DVD-exclusive turnabout that rocked the high-def world this Monday, the question remained: just what would happen to the studios' past Blu-ray releases currently available on store shelves?
We've received confirmation from Paramount that though there will be no "recall" of any past Blu-ray titles, the studio will cease production on its entire Blu-ray catalog, and they will no longer be available once current market supplies have been depleted.
In other words, Blu-ray fans hoping to pick up copies of such hits as 'M:i:III,' 'World Trade Center,' 'Dreamgirls' and 'Flags of our Fathers' better do so fast, as they're soon to become collector's items.
This news follows yesterday's confirmation that Paramount had cancelled the Blu-ray SKUs for all of its previously-announced upcoming Blu-ray titles, including 'Top Gun,' 'Face/Off,' and 'Blades of Glory,' (the latter of which had been scheduled for release next Tuesday).
Following Paramount/DreamWorks' HD DVD-exclusive turnabout that rocked the high-def world this Monday, the question remained: just what would happen to the studios' past Blu-ray releases currently available on store shelves?
We've received confirmation from Paramount that though there will be no "recall" of any past Blu-ray titles, the studio will cease production on its entire Blu-ray catalog, and they will no longer be available once current market supplies have been depleted.
In other words, Blu-ray fans hoping to pick up copies of such hits as 'M:i:III,' 'World Trade Center,' 'Dreamgirls' and 'Flags of our Fathers' better do so fast, as they're soon to become collector's items.
This news follows yesterday's confirmation that Paramount had cancelled the Blu-ray SKUs for all of its previously-announced upcoming Blu-ray titles, including 'Top Gun,' 'Face/Off,' and 'Blades of Glory,' (the latter of which had been scheduled for release next Tuesday).
08-22-07, 08:46 AM
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...7e24e642?imw=Y
so this kills the rumors of universal going neutral... maybe this can tone down the rumors and threads from being created
"To me it is a validation of a strategic stance we have taken, and I am so pleased that Paramount and DreamWorks have done as thorough an evaluation as they have done and come to the same exactly conclusion that we did long ago, which is that with HD DVD we have a format that offers the best and most affordable consumer experience," said Craig Kornblau, president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Universal was the only studio to exclusively support HD DVD.
08-22-07, 09:09 AM
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I really hope no one actually believes that Beatboy has "inside sources". Alot of times he posts upcoming releases that his "sources" just told him about, and it is stuff that has already been discussed elsewhere on the net. That guy is a joke.
08-22-07, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by JackBurton
In other words, Blu-ray fans hoping to pick up copies of such hits as 'M:i:III,' 'World Trade Center,' 'Dreamgirls' and 'Flags of our Fathers' better do so fast, as they're soon to become collector's items.
Probably not.
08-22-07, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Patman
Can't wait to see the Ebay action on the discontinued titles on Blu-ray from Paramount/DW.
08-22-07, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Patman
Can't wait to see the Ebay action on the discontinued titles on Blu-ray from Paramount/DW.