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派拉蒙(Paramont)與夢工廠(DreamWorks)剛剛突然無預警地宣布，即日起不再支持Blu-ray規格，未來兩家公司次世代高畫質HD影片，將全部在HD DVD 平台發行。原本預計也在BD發片的今年全球賣座前兩名電影《變形金鋼》與《史瑞克3》，也臨時喊卡！

派拉蒙與夢工廠之前BD 與HD DVD兩邊同時壓寶，如今突然加入環球，全力支持HD DVD，讓原本明顯傾向BD的這場規格大戰，又向中間靠攏。看來戰火沒有那麼快會結束，對於抱持觀望態度、希望勝方趕快出線的消費者，真是很壞的消息！  

Paramount to drop Blu-ray high-def DVDs
August 20, 2007: 01:28 PM EST


Aug. 20, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) --

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (NYSEWA) will offer next-generation DVDs in the HD DVD format and drop support for Blu-ray, further complicating the race between the competing technologies.

Monday's announcement affects the upcoming DVD release of the blockbuster 'Shrek the Third' and all movies distributed by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films, as well as movies from DreamWorks Animation, which are distributed exclusively by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Paramount previously released movies in both formats.

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Warner Bros. Weighing HD DVD Offer?
The Los Angeles Times says so, quoting "Hollywood insiders."
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (September 10, 2007) -- Warner Bros is considering a "lucrative offer" to back HD DVD exclusively in the high-def disc format war.

That's according to an article in today's Los Angeles Times.

Warner Bros. is now releasing titles in both Blu-ray and HD DVD and the studio has preached that the two-format approach has led to increased sales of such titles as The Departed.

But the surprise departure last month of Steve Nickerson, Warner Home Video's senior vice president for High-Definition, has raised speculation that the studio may be reconsidering its policy. Nickerson was an outspoken booster of the two-format approach in the high-def war.

The Times writes that "Hollywood insiders" say Warner is "mulling over a lucrative offer that could bring such popular titles as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix into the HD DVD camp." The newspaper doesn't say, but the offer is presumably from Toshiba, the leading backer of the HD DVD format.

If Warner were to endorse HD DVD exclusively, it would follow similar exclusive endorsements last month from Paramount and DreamWorks. (Universal is also backing HD DVD exclusively while four major studios are supporting Blu-ray exclusively.)

While a Warner switch would seriously boost HD DVD's chances in the high-def format war, the Times reports that the Blu-ray side is also busy trying to line up exclusive deals with studios and retailers.

Wal-Mart, the newspaper said, had set a mid-August deadline for deciding which format to keep in its stores; it now carries both players. But Toshiba supposedly offered a large promotional budget to support HD DVD sales in a recent meeting at Wal-Mart headquarters.

Wal-Mart would not comment on that, but told the Times that "it would be good for the studios or somebody to make the call (on the high-def format war.)."