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[Blu-Runner]

Strangely, unless I've overlooked it, it appears that CNN.com has yet to report on the WB/New Line switch. Arguably the world's No. 1 news source, I think the more people in the J6P catagory that hear about this, the better it is for us and Blu-ray disc.

[ground chuck]

cnn only reports what they want you hear. the bbc is much better and objective.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

I read about the switch in this mornings paper which is called San Antonio Express News

[jw]

Originally Posted by Blu-Runner

Strangely, unless I've overlooked it, it appears that CNN.com has yet to report on the WB/New Line switch. Arguably the world's No. 1 news source, I think the more people in the J6P catagory that hear about this, the better it is for us and Blu-ray disc.

LINK?

[Zazou]

Originally Posted by ground chuck

cnn only reports what they want you hear. the bbc is much better and objective.

I don't think the BBC have reported the Warner deal either. I'm sure I recall reading that another forum poster had contacted them to 'remind them'

[kenga236]

They reported Warner switching the day of. I saw it there. Also saw it scrolling at the bottom of the screen on CNN yesterday morning. CNN is owned by Time-Warner.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/04/tech...t.ap/index.htm

[gvortex7]

Originally Posted by Zazou

I don't think the BBC have reported the Warner deal either. I'm sure I recall reading that another forum poster had contacted them to 'remind them'

But Reuters did. They're one of the best and most trusted news sources in the world.

[reiella]

Originally Posted by kenga236

They reported Warner switching the day of. I saw it there. Also saw it scrolling at the bottom of the screen on CNN yesterday morning. CNN is owned by Time-Warner.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/04/tech...t.ap/index.htm

Interesting article. Reads a bit like they just took bits of the soundbytes from the offical statements though and tried to avoid actually saying anything conclusive though. Again, not unsurprising, CNN tends to perfer to err on the side of caution especially when reporting anything Re Time Warner.

[Mote]

Well on Friday not long after the news broke about WB's announcement, I was watching CNN Headline News channel and they did report the story.

[gvortex7]

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Warner Bros. Entertainment said Friday it will release high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray disc format, becoming the latest studio to reject the rival HD DVD technology and further complicating the high-definition landscape for consumers

I think it's further uncomplicating it if you ask me.

[kenga236]

Originally Posted by gvortex7

I think it's further uncomplicating it if you ask me.

Agreed. Never thought CNN had the most brilliant people working there.

[gvortex7]

Originally Posted by kenga236

Agreed. Never thought CNN had the most brilliant people working there.

It sounds like they were paid to say something like that by the HD DVD promotion group.

[Zazou]

Report has appeared on BBC News today.

Warner backs Sony Blu-ray format

Warner Brothers is to release high definition films only in Sony's Blu-ray format, in what is seen as a blow to Toshiba in the long-running format war. Warner was the only major studio still releasing films both in Blu-ray and Toshiba's rival HD DVD format. Five studios have opted to only release Blu-ray. Only Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures favour HD DVD. Toshiba has denied that its format is dead but it admitted disappointment with the Warner Brothers' decision. Walt Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and, unsurprisingly, Sony Pictures are the other studios that only release in Blu-ray format. Both formats deliver high definition pictures and sound and work with HD televisions, but they are not compatible with each other and neither will play on older DVD players. Warner said it had opted for Blu-ray because 60% of its US high-definition sales last year had been in that format. Warner Home Video will stop releasing new titles on HD DVD at the end of May.

'A quick death'

Rich Greenfield at Pali Capital predicted that HD DVD would now "die a quick death" and predicted that would be good news for DVD sales. "While we still expect overall consumer spending on DVDs to decline at least 3% in 2008, the risk of an even worse 2008 DVD environment has most likely been avoided by Warner's early 2008 decision," he said. Toshiba denied that its format was dead, with Akiyo Ozaka, president of Toshiba America Consumer Products saying that HD DVD "has not lost". "We were very disappointed with Warner Brothers' announcement," he admitted at CES. But he added: "Sales of HD DVD were very good last year, especially in October to December." Warner's announcement was made ahead of the high profile Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

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