Universal announces 4th Quarter titles (RUMOR)

[Borris]

Old article, but internal memos take awhile to reach all areas under the NBC Uni umbrella...

UPIE to release first Blu-ray titles in Q3
Source: UPIE

04 March 2008

Following the recent news that Toshiba will discontinue HD DVD and the review of our hi-def strategy, Universal Pictures International Entertainment will release our first Blu-ray titles in Q3.

We are in the process of confirming exact titles and release dates but our Blu-ray strategy will initially be driven by new releases/drafting opportunities.

We are genuinely excited about the growth opportunities that a single hi-def format will bring, and we remain focused on our growth goal of being the leading player in hi-definition across all OpCos.

We have some fantastic opportunities with our Q4 slate, including Hulk, Wanted, Mummy 3 and the entire Mummy franchise, as well as the American Gangster extended edition.

We will stop releasing HD DVD titles in March (titles will vary across OpCos) and the OpCos have been doing a great job of clearing HD DVD stock in preparation for the market transition to Blu-ray.

When we have more details on our Blu-ray release schedule these will be communicated

So we still don't know what Q3 will bring us from Uni's first blu releases, but we now know we'll have Hulk, Wanted, American Gangster, and the entire Mummy franchise on blu in Q4. Looks like this Christmas will be blu...again.

Sorry if this is all old news. I did a search and didn't see anything official regarding this.

Edit: Here's the link to the story, but it is available only on the GE/NBCUni Intranet, so it can only be accessed on computers within the company. So if Josh (or anyone else for that matter) knows anyone within GE/NBCUni they can confirm this link independently: http://nbcu.home.ge.com/portal/site/...ortlet_id=5385