More Articles By Greg Tarr of TWICE

• Paramount becomes last to do Blu
  FEB. 21 | FROM TWICE: As expected, former HD DVD exclusive studio Paramount officially announced it will now produce high-definition movies on Blu-ray Disc, a day after Toshiba pulled the plug on the HD DVD format. More
  
• Blu-ray's player lead narrows
  FEB. 11 | FROM TWICE: Despite aggressive price promotions on HD DVD players from Toshiba, sales of Blu-ray Disc players continued to outsell HD DVD units by a wide margin through the week ending Jan. 26, according to leaked NPD Group reports, but the gap has narrowed significantly from reports issued two weeks earlier. More
  
• CES: Blu-ray shifts promo plans post-Warner
  JAN. 9 | FROM TWICE: LAS VEGAS — Some members of the Blu-ray Disc Assn. were not declaring victory in the war of the high-definition disc formats Monday, but their actions seemed to be speaking louder than their words. More
  
• LG ships second-generation super Blu player
  DEC. 11 | FROM TWICE: ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.— LG Electronics is now shipping its second-generation “Super Blu” combination HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc player. More
  
• Wii, DS hit holiday sales highs
  NOV. 30 | FROM TWICE: Nintendo said it sold more than 350,000 Wii home video game consoles and 653,000 Nintendo DS handheld game players in the first week of the 2007 holiday shopping season (Nov. 18-24). More
  
• Toshiba ‘Phases’ in new HD DVD promo
  NOV. 20 | FROM TWICE: Toshiba kicked off its previously announced joint promotion with CBS Home Entertainment on Tuesday, offering purchasers of Toshiba HD DVD players and the season one HD DVD collection of Star Trek: The Original Series replica “Phaser” that acts as the player’s remote control. More
  
• Warner remains loyal to dual high-def formats
  SEPT. 12 | FROM TWICE: DENVER— Warner Home Video president Ron Sanders told VB sister publication  TWICE at CEDIA Expo that the company has enjoyed strong sales in both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc and will likely continue to support both until that changes. Sanders also revealed that Warner will be releasing all four Harry Potter movies on high-definition discs in time for the holidays More
  
• Samsung unveils HD DVD/Blu-ray player
  JULY 26 | FROM TWICE: Samsung formally introduced its latest high-definition optical disc player line, including the company’s previously announced first dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray player. More
  
• TiVo to release $299 high-def digital video recorder
  JULY 25 | FROM TWICE: WASHINGTON —TiVo revealed before the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing meeting held here Monday, that it has introduced a new high-definition digital video recorder for cable subscribers that will sell for $299 at retail. More
  
• Nintendo claims videogame lead
  JULY 25 | FROM TWICE:   Nintendo said Monday that sell-in numbers of its Wii video game console continue to outpace the industry, and unit sales in the United States and Canada combined for more than 2.3 million over the first half of the year. More
  
• Microsoft: Xbox 360 "largest install base of any next-gen console"
  JULY 25 | FROM TWICE: Microsoft reported the worldwide install base for the Xbox 360 grew to more than 11.6 million consoles sold across 37 countries, reaching “the largest install base of any next-gen console.” More
  
• PlayStation 3 sales spike on price cut
  JULY 25 | FROM TWICE:  Sony Computer Entertainment America’s preliminary internal data showed sales of its PlayStation3 videogame console increased by more than 135% at the company’s Top 5 retailers since the new $499 price was announced July 9. More