Topic: News

The DVD Forum announced that they have plans to study a possible incorporation of 3D movie technology into the DVD format specifications.

Citing higher retail and wholesale prices, Netflix plans to implement a "modest monthly premium" for access to Blu-ray titles some time this year.

Slysoft have released a new version of its AnyDVD software which, it is claimed, can bypass the 7th generation of HD DVD and Blu-Ray copy protection (MKB v7), found in the latest Blu-ray movie releases.

In Federal Trade Commission filing, Microsoft has advocated the adoption of a more comprehensive framework to protect consumer privacy online.

Following the industry-wide adoption of the Sony Blu-ray high definition DVD format, Sony Creative Software today announced upgrades to its DVD Architect and Blu-print applications for authoring Blu-ray discs.

Beginning this week, Blockbuster will start offering Blu-ray movies, for rent and sale in all of its corporate stores in the U.S., as well as in Canada.

Japanese audiences will be the first in the world to see regularly scheduled TV shows in 3-D. Korean company Hyundai's E465 3-D TV, which requires special glasses to see the effect, went on sale for $4,980 in Tokyo on Saturday.

No-name brands could release their own Blu-ray players to take on the major brands by September, increasing competition and potentially driving prices down further.

The BBC's head of digital media technology has commented on plans to make the iPlayer available on the PS3 saying it is on their "roadmap"

In its latest attempt to be useful and make money, MySpace announced that it signed a content distribution agreement with ShineReveille. The global partnership allows ShineReveille to distribute MySpace TV series’ over TV and on DVD to an international audience.

A new $500m telecoms satellite has been launched to distribute live TV channels to mobile devices across the States, once operational it will be able to deal with between ten and fifteen simultaneous streams. It’s also powerful enough to require no dish in order to broadcast.

Avid Technology announced the next generation of its Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick, and Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick.

Carphone Warehouse has called the government's bluff by stating that it will not cooperate with the record industry to clamp down on copyright infringement over peer-to-peer networks.

CyberLink have launched the latest version of PowerDVD - version 8 - which is fine-tuned to "provide maximum playback performance in supporting the latest high-definition video and audio formats. PowerDVD 8 introduces new ways for consumers to enjoy movies beyond just watching."

Microsoft has officially denied that it’s working with a Taiwanese manufacturer to develop a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360.

If, as previously reported, Microsoft adopts built-in Blu-ray Disc (BD)-ROM drives for a new version of its Xbox 360, sales prices are likely to be lower than the corresponding production costs since current OEM quotes for BD-ROM drives are as high as US$95-100, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Philips has said that it wants to create clarity for companies that manufacture Blu-ray Disc products and has therefore decided to introduce licenses for the use of the Dutch company's patents relevant for Blu-ray Disc.

Following the introduction of its 500GB PC-to-TV consumer multimedia player into the market earlier this year, Plextor is extending the range to add a 750GB version.

Many small and midsized disc duplicators invested their time in HD DVD for all the obvious reasons. To make HD DVDs duplicators only had to make a few adjustments to their existing DVD duplication lines, but Sony's Blu-ray Discs require new equipment. But what should they do? Invest in a new line, or wait and see?

According to a new study from Solutions Research Group, women are more likely to stream TV shows from network websites than men, and they are more likely to time-shift their TV viewing with a personal video recorder.