Thursday, October 13, 2005
china readies proprietary dvd format
china, which manufactures over 70% of the world's DVD players is fed up with paying manufacturing royalties to western patent holders, so they are working on their own format to take on the blu-ray/hd-dvd wars. read all about it.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
paramount to back blu-ray and hd-dvd
the register reports that paramount will release its library on blu-ray in addition to hd-dvd when the blu-ray format launches. the article cites the ps3's inclusion of blu-ray as a big factor. what's most interesting is how the article credit's the power of paramount's star trek library as being a key player in the format war. according to the article..
In pitching for early adopters, content will be key, and Paramount brings with it the Star Trek franchise. Fans of the various series and movies tend to be among the more acquisitive of content buyers.
In pitching for early adopters, content will be key, and Paramount brings with it the Star Trek franchise. Fans of the various series and movies tend to be among the more acquisitive of content buyers.
