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New disc may sway DVD wars

Tags: DVD + HD DVD + Blu-ray + Warner Bros + Time Warner

Motu
Posted by Motu 2 years 10 months ago; via news.com.com/New+disc+may...

Consumers wary of buying new high-definition DVD players because of a technology war reminiscent of the days of Betamax versus VHS will soon have a new kind of DVD that might make the decision less daunting.

Warner Bros., which helped popularize the DVD more than a decade ago, plans to announce next week a single videodisc that can play films and television programs in both Blu-ray and HD DVD, the rival DVD technologies.

Warner Bros., a division of Time Warner, plans to formally announce the new disc, which it is calling a Total HD disc,...

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Warner Bros. takes on China's movie pirates

Tags: Warner Bros + China + Crazy Stone

Qu Leheng
Posted by Qu Leheng 3 years 4 months ago

SHANGHAI - Hollywood studio Warner Bros. is taking on the pirates in China's film market, using lightning-fast home video release and low prices to beat DVD counterfeiters at their own game.
Warner's China film-making joint venture released its first picture, a low-budget film called "Crazy Stone," in cinemas on June 30, then followed with a DVD version selling for as little as 10 yuan ($1.25) just 12 days later.

The turnaround was the shortest ever for a Warner film, in an industry where three months is more typical, said Tony Vaughan,...

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