Digital Bits: HBO is Blu only, Paramount & Uni ARE going Blu, too

[jtconnolly]

http://www.digitalbits.com/#mytwocents

[The Shrike]

This has already been posted, but I wanted a thread with a more appropriate title: The End

[jtconnolly]

paramount and universal to go blu within next month or two!!! Hell Yeah!

[MarekM]

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/new...ticle_ID=11853

New Line, HBO Turn Blu
Author: THOMAS K. ARNOLD
tarnold@questex.com
Posted: January 9, 2008
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Two more dominos have fallen.

A New Line Home Entertainment spokesman confirms reports that the mini-major is following distributor Warner Home Video’s lead in abandoning HD DVD and releasing all future next-generation titles only in the Blu-ray Disc format.

And HBO Video president Henry McGee says HBO, too, is “following the same policy as Warner Home Video.”
Warner last Friday stunned the industry on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show when it announced that after May it will no longer support the HD DVD platform, which for nearly two years has been engaged in a bitter format war with Blu-ray Disc to become the high-definition disc standard.

Like Warner, New Line and HBO had been supporters of both formats, although New Line’s HD DVD releases lagged behind its standard DVD and Blu-ray releases. HBO has released season six of one of the most popular TV DVD sellers of all time, “The Sopranos,” on both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD.

[rodgerse]

wasn't this already confirmed?.

[Manco]

Now... what will happen with BBC and Planet Earth??

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by rodgerse

wasn't this already confirmed?.

if yes, please mods lock the thread...

but I saw only confirmation from NEW LINE, not from HBO

[Joon]

Originally Posted by MarekM

if yes, please mods lock the thread...

but I saw only confirmation from NEW LINE, not from HBO

Why would you lock the thread? This is another great news story.

[miokti]

Band of Brothers is a Dreamworks production... but it was released on HBO... so are we getting Band of Brothers in Blu?

[miokti]

Originally Posted by Joon

Why would you lock the thread? This is another great news story.

not lock it, merge it with the other one...

[jtconnolly]

http://www.digitalbits.com/#mytwocents

[cathexist]

Originally Posted by rodgerse

wasn't this already confirmed?.

To my knowledge only New Line had confirmed after the initial Warner Announcement.

This is great news, I hope they pick up with their releases.

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by Joon

Why would you lock the thread? This is another great news story.

I made this thread because I thought that there was no confirmation about HBO

but if this was posted or confirmed in other threads no need for this one

and yes, it's great news to have that official...

Marek

[dialog_gvf]

HBO is news. It was expected, but it is still news.

Earth to the Moon. Please, 4:3 if you can't do a proper 16:9 (the signature DVD is AWFUL).

[blu-backer]

Originally Posted by miokti

Band of Brothers is a Dreamworks production... but it was released on HBO... so are we getting Band of Brothers in Blu?

That's what I was wondering as well. BoB in BD would be AWESOME!

[Loudninja]

HBO was never officially confirmed, until today

[clownface]

This was not already confirmed it was just speculation until today.

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by miokti

not lock it, merge it with the other one...

+1 yeah good idea, mods can do it, to add this one to new line sticky thread

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by rodgerse

Now its a sticky?.Is there really gonna be a sticky for every bit of news now relating to this?.

not for every news just ONE FOR EVERY OTHER STUDIO TURNING BLU
there are just few left

Marek

[u_nick]

Nice to see confirmation of HBO finally too.

I love the way Mr Hunt lays things out. That papragraph about what a shame the war has been in dividing the fanbase and the line about all the HDDVD players suddenly on eBay is perfect.