HD DVD loses Paramount support

Janet Harris

HD DVD loses Paramount support
Paramount, the only remaining major studio to support HD DVD, has confirmed its decision to adopt the rival Blu—ray format.

In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, the company said that it was in the consumer’s best interest that the industry was now moving to a single HD format. It also said that it now plans to release its titles on Blu-ray.

The universal adoption of Blu-ray will allow standardisation on how extras and other disc content is put together. This should lead to more content and a wider range of content being produced.

Paramount initially supported both HD DVD and Blu-ray, but moved its allegiance solely to HD DVD in August 2007.

However, Blu-ray took a strong lead on HD DVD when format-neutral studio Warner Brothers decided to adopt Blu-ray last month.






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