Paramount Pictures is poised to drop its support of HD DVD in favor of Sony’s Blu-ray format, landing a decisive blow to the Toshiba-backed next-generation DVD format and all but assuring Blu-ray's ...

THE BATTLE to become the next-generation DVD standard has escalated, with Paramount Pictures becoming the first major movie studio to support both rival formats. Until Paramount’s announcement, the ...

Simply sign up to the US & Canadian companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Paramount is poised to drop its support of HD DVD after Warner Brothers’ recent backing of Sony’s Blu-ray ...

Although the concept of one high-def video format would be appear to be of universal and paramount importance, especially after the VHS vs Beta wars, we thankfully live in a world where competition, ...

The founder of Blue Ray Technologies, an independent US Blu-ray factory, has hit out at the industry over the reported US$150 million in incentives given to Paramount and DreamWorks Animation to shun ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Japan's Toshiba and its partners gained a much-needed boost in the next-generation DVD format war after Paramount Pictures and ...

Paramount Home Entertainment has decided to offer high-definition versions of its movies on both HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, the company said Sunday. The announcement makes Viacom Inc.-unit Paramount the ...

A Japanese court rejected a request by a unit of Paramount Pictures to halt sales of bargain-priced DVD releases of movie classics such as "Roman Holiday," Kyodo News reported Tuesday. The Tokyo ...