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• Getting in the battle.(Warner Home Video)(Brief article)

  - 2007-05-21

  By Samantha Clark Want to be a Spartan and beat back the nasty army of Xerxes? You'll be able to try on July 31. Warner is releasing 300 on HD DVD with a strategy game...

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• Won't back down.

  - 2007-05-21

  By Jennifer Netherby Blu-ray claims victory, but HD DVD supporters hold their ground When it comes to next-generation movie discs, there's one thing every studio agrees on: one format will prevail. ...

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• Two better than one?

  - 2007-04-23

  By Paul Sweeting Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released some data on Blu-ray and HD DVD software sales the other day, courtesy of Nielsen/VideoScan's retail point-of-sale data collection system. Given studios' typical reticence to rel ...

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• HD DVD heats up through July.

  - 2007-04-02

  By Jennifer Netherby Studios backing HD DVD will put out 70 additional films on the format through July, the companies announced last week. Upcoming releases include Warner Home Video's already announced Complete Matrix Trilogy , Paramou...

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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...

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• Warner Home Video 2007 High Definition Slate Best Films of 2006 and 2007 and Classic Favorites on HD DVD

  - 2007-01-08

  LAS VEGAS -- In 2007 Warner Home Video WHV will offer consumers a dynamic slate of titles on HD DVD including the critically acclaimed and highly anticipated Martin Scorsese gangster drama The Departed on February 13. The Departed is the proud recipient of six Golden Globe[TM] nominations this year including...

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• Six Additional Titles From Warner Home Video Make Their High Definition Debut on November 14: CASABLANCA and MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY on HD DVD, MILLION DOLLAR BABY, THE LAST SAMURAI and ATL on Blu-ray Disc

  - 2006-10-18

  Forbidden Planet Released as a 50th Anniversary HD DVD and as Ultimate Collectors Edition in Unique Metal Alloy Collector's Case

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• Warner Home Video Makes a Triple-Play with Release of The Lake House in Three Formats on September 26; Marks the First Title to be Simultaneously Released on Standard DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray

  - 2006-09-13

  BURBANK, Calif. -- On September 26, Warner Home Video takes the next step in the high definition revolution when it releases The Lake House, a poignant, time-travel romance starring Keanu Reeves (Constantine, A Scanner Darkly) and Sandra Bullock (Crash, Miss Congeniality 2), on all three formats simultaneously day and date:...

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• Warner Home Video to Release Eight Additional High Definition DVD Titles Including Four New Blu-rays, Four New HD DVDs; Studio Offering Largest Selection of New HD Format Titles Debuts Latest September 5 and 12

  - 2006-08-17

  BURBANK, Calif. -- Continuing in their mission to provide consumers with the broadest choices for next generation home viewing, Warner Home Video will debut Blu-ray high definition versions of Lethal Weapon, Firewall, Blazing Saddles and Full Metal Jacket. On September 12 four more HD DVD titles will be released: Troy,...

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