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BD camp makes its own news
October 30, 2007

Update on my last post about the other Blu-ray studios debating Paramount's claims that Transformers set a high-def record when it was released on the 16th. 

The Blu-ray spin masters also took told their story to Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily, which published their claims and Paramount's rebuttal in detail, including unnamed Blu-ray execs calling Paramount's press release a "big ass, fat, stupid lie." Then the Blu-ray camp made much of  Finke's blog at its Blu-ray Festival junket in Hollywood this week.
 
As we've said before, Blu-ray definitely holds the upper hand in the spin war, regardless of any ups and downs in the format war itself. 

Be nice if they could follow up their knocks on Paramount and HD DVD with a legit supremacy claim of their own.

Spidey 3's been in stores more than half a day. Is that press release ready yet?

Posted by Marcy Magiera on October 30, 2007 | Comments (1)


October 31, 2007
In response to: BD camp makes its own news
BobB commented:

Disney's Bob Chapek, Fox's Mike Dunn, and Andy Parsons are the biggest bunch of imbeciles ever assembled! Every time HD DVD has a minor victory (Paramount shift, Wal-Mart & K-Mart sub $200 HD DVD players) these clowns attack the opposing format and make themselves look like arrogant idiots. If their preferred format is so superior, why don't they simply shut their mouths and let the public choose? As if strong-arming the consumer into Blu-Ray wasn't enough, they feel the need to also attack HD DVD at every turn. Funny, since I thought they claimed the format war was over ten months ago?!? I'm overjoyed with the news that HD DVD player sales now comprise 60% of the market. These figures are guaranteed to climb with the debut of the sub-$200 players at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Circuit City, and amazon.com (and can Best Buy be far behind?) I'd like nothing more than to see Blu-Ray relegated to UMD Part II -- a format centered around a videogame and not much more.





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