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• Discs dress down now.

  - 2007-04-02

  By Susanne Ault Studios, Wal-Mart pursue 'sustainable' packs DVD packaging is going green. Numerous disc suppliers are sprouting environmentally friendly packaging, with seeds for the efforts sown, at least in part, by leading retailer W ...

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• WHV spins 2-in-1 disc.(Warner Home Video)

  - 2007-01-15

  By Jennifer Netherby Retailers show support Las Vegas--Warner Home Video plans to begin debuting all of its high-definition movies on its new Total Hi Def Total HD format in the second half of the year and...

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• Panel: Consumers will have to choose.(market research of high-definition players)

  - 2007-01-15

  By Jennifer Netherby High-def rivals agree that no agreement is in sight Las Vegas-- For now, it looks like there'll be two high-definition disc formats. That's the takeaway from a mix of industry players who took...

  Tags: Blu-Ray, disc, HD-DVD, market research, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

• Next-gen DVD talk dominates EMX.(Entertainment Media Expo)(next generation digital video disc)

  - 2006-08-14

  By Susanne Ault UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.-- During August and September, consumer spending on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles will total $10 million, jumping to between $225 million and $500 million during the fourth quarter, Warner Home Video se ...

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• Grab-and-go discs.(Warner Home Video)(Brief article)

  - 2006-05-08

  * Hoping to eek out more growth, Warner Home Video is launching a new DVD display for the convenience channel. Each pack holds 10 DVDs. Two different packs, themed family and action, are available to vendors and tagged at $73.92 each. Family titles *...

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• Rumor of first hybrid.(Warner Bros.'s "Rumor Has It" high definition DVD)(Brief article)

  - 2006-05-01

  On May 9, Warner will bow Rumor Has It as its first HD DVD/standard DVD hybrid title. Playable in standard DVD machines and the new Toshiba HD DVD players, the Rumor Has It release will hold an HD DVD on one side of the disc and a...

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• High-def to get limited launch: Sony, Warner movies headed to stores with players.(Warner Home Video and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment plan to limit video release)

  - 2006-02-13

  With only a small number of high-definition players expected to reach the market at launch, Warner Home Video and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are planning to limit the release of HD DVD and Blu-ray discs, respectively, to those retailers also With only a...

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• Layoffs, but DVD helps TW profit: cuts could affect Warner Home Video.(SUPPLIERS)(digital versatile discs)(Time Warner Cable)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-11-07

  Even as corporate belt-tightening prompted a round of layoffs at Warner Bros., solid gains in film and TV operations helped parent Time Warner post an 80% jump in third-quarter profit to $897 million. Revenue rose 6% to $10.5 billion, with off ...

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• Making a Franken-DVD: whether a comprise on disc specs can work this time is far from clear.(Column)

  - 2005-10-24

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * Sony lost out on the biggest royalties with the first DVD and doesn't want to make the same mistake a second time. * But a compromise could be more difficult this time around. ...

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• Toshiba's Statement on Reports Related to Warner Bros.'s Announcement on Next-Generation Optical Discs

  - 2005-10-21

  TOKYO -- Toshiba and Warner Bros. continue to collaborate closely toward the commercial launch of HD DVD. We understand Warner Bros. continues to strongly support HD DVD, due to its outstanding features, cost structures, and market readiness.

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