"Club Penton" - Ask questions to Hollywood insider "Penton-Man"

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Smackos

Penton-Man(or anybody else for that matter).. presuming we do see Universal Studios and Paramount back in the fold on Blu-ray at some point soon.............
~Mat

They’ll be back in the fold, I just have no clue as to how soon you’ll hear an official proclamation given the recent *announcements* this past week. I believe that Paramount will proclaim Blu first, then Uni.

I shall however, keep my ear to the ground and give you guys an early heads-up if I am able. Truth be told, don’t count on too much as we’re now treading into territory that I may be directly involved with.
Meanwhile, I’ll ask Maya (pronounced My-yuh ) for her thoughts on the remaining hold-out studios………………………………………..

[DaViD Boulet]

P.S.
Speaking hypothetically that is, if I were single.

Forget about industry NDA leaks... the real problem is statements on the board getting into the hands of our significant-others!

[Penton-Man]

^
As she’s looking back, Maya says………..
"C'mon Para and Uni.
Let’s go already, we’re waiting."

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet

Forget about industry NDA leaks... the real problem is statements on the board getting into the hands of our significant-others!

Damn straight.
That's why I hurriedly added the P.S. above.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

^
As she’s looking back, Maya says………..
"C'mon Para and Uni.
Let’s go already, we’re waiting."

^
Jeff, if you’ve got time, work your magic.

[Raikun]

Well, it's in the Wall Street Journal and other places that if Toshiba makes the announcement early this week that it's speculated they will, that Universal and Paramount will immediately be freed of their obligations to HD-DVD. So I can't imagine it'd be long.

[GreenScar]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Meanwhile, I’ll ask Maya (pronounced My-yuh ) for her thoughts on the remaining hold-out studios………………………………………..

Give her a nice big juicy steak from all of us from the forum. Let her know how much we'd like to know...

[Jeff®]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

As she’s looking back, Maya says………..
"C'mon Para and Uni.
Let’s go already, we’re waiting."
... ^
Jeff, if you’ve got time, work your magic.

[GreenScar]

Now THAT was fast!

[Blu boy]

so penton can you tell us any thing about this rumored announcement by toshiba monday or tuesday?

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

They’ll be back in the fold, I just have no clue as to how soon you’ll hear an official proclamation given the recent *announcements* this past week. I believe that Paramount will proclaim Blu first, then Uni.

I shall however, keep my ear to the ground and give you guys an early heads-up if I am able. Truth be told, don’t count on too much as we’re now treading into territory that I may be directly involved with.
Meanwhile, I’ll ask Maya (pronounced My-yuh ) for her thoughts on the remaining hold-out studios………………………………………..

Well Bill did hint at more breaking news coming tommorrow, so.....

[ezcobar411]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

The only real "attach-rate" that I was remotely interested in was related to this one………….

That is money well spent. Maybe Toshiba did learn something.

[MerrickG]

Maybe Pentons 1250th post will be something big.

LOL

[sj001]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I don’t think that anyone should face unfair repercussions for their beliefs or professional actions related to their job description……only their use of unethical tactics in doing so.
In that regard, the only person that I believe should be fired, has already…...."retired".

Yep, gotcha, he was a real snake... he should stick to engineering.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Jeff®

You are a naughty fellow.

I personally could hinder the process by commenting upon the title you pulled those characters (on the scooter) from, even before I go into work on Monday.

[darkedgex]

I know it's a foregone conclusion at this point, but any info on Weinstein would be cool. They seem to be ditching HDM entirely, and that'd be a damn shame given some of the titles they have. Unless all this quiet from them is just because they've been secretly ramping up BD production. :P

[Objectivity]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Truth be told, don’t count on too much as we’re now treading into territory that I may be directly involved with.
Meanwhile, I’ll ask Maya (pronounced My-yuh ) for her thoughts on the remaining hold-out studios………………………………………..

Are you able to disclose if any NDAs that you were required to sign have now been disclosed or would that be a violation of any such document, if one existed and could be disclosed?

More to the point, are you still gagged about some topics? If you were, could you use that as a reason not to say more, or is even acknowledging the NDA considered disclosure?

[jsb_hburg]

Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet

Forget about industry NDA leaks... the real problem is statements on the board getting into the hands of our significant-others!

On the subject of wives, I asked mine to stop at BB to get Close Encounters and Across the Universe while on her way out grocery shopping since the BB is next door.

Upon her return, she relates the following...

While at BB, she tells a shopper perusing the red cases that it is a "dead format" and "all the studios are going Blu-ray" and "don't throw your money away."

She did not whisper this at all as she admitted she was loud enough that 15 feet away, the blue shirts were stunned with their jaws nearly dropping.

And the shopper shifted over to the Blu shelves.

I was so proud that I poured her a pint!



P.S. We just finished watching CE3K which looked and sounded great.

[richteer]

Originally Posted by Objectivity

Are you able to disclose if any NDAs that you were required to sign have now been disclosed or would that be a violation of any such document, if one existed and could be disclosed?

More to the point, are you still gagged about some topics? If you were, could you use that as a reason not to say more, or is even acknowledging the NDA considered disclosure?

Many NDAs have clauses in them that state that the signee can't even acknowledge having signed the NDA (or even its existance). I've signed a few like that...

[mpsan]

Originally Posted by richteer

Many NDAs have clauses in them that state that the signee can't even acknowledge having signed the NDA (or even its existance). I've signed a few like that...

Yes, you can not even admit having any knowledge about a program requiring an NDA!