BLU-RAY LIKELY TO WIN FORMAT WAR, SAYS ANALYST

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	PARAMOUNT SWITCHES SIDES IN FORMAT WAR Oct 3 2005
	In a surprise announcement on Sunday, Paramount Home Entertainment switched its support to Sony's Blu-ray (more)
	TOSHIBA STILL WILLING TO COMPROMISE OVER HIGH-DEFINITION DVD FORMAT Sep 29 2005
	A day after Microsoft and Intel announced that they would support Toshiba's HD-DVD high-definition DVD (more)
	'WINTEL' LINES UP AGAINST SONY IN FORMAT WAR Sep 27 2005
	Sony was hit with another round of bad news today (Tuesday) when Microsoft and Intel (more)

BLU-RAY LIKELY TO WIN FORMAT WAR, SAYS ANALYST
Thursday, October 20 2005

Sony is likely to win the high-definition DVD format war against Toshiba, according to an analysis by Forrester Research. In a report issued today (Thursday), Forrester analyst Ted Schadler said that the continuing war will only result in discouraging consumers from buying a high-definition DVD player. "The longer the battle continues, consumers don't benefit as much as they could because they might buy the wrong one," Schadler told Bloomberg News. Sony's Blu-ray system has been approved by the majority of film studios, while Toshiba's HD-DVD system recently picked up support from Microsoft and Intel. Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard, a member of the Blu-ray camp, asked Sony to include in its format technology that would allow consumers to legally copy DVDs onto their PCs and other devices.

IS WARNER ABOUT TO JOIN BLU-RAY CAMP?
Thursday, October 6 2005
Speculation continued to grow Wednesday that Warner Bros. was about to defect from Toshiba's HD DVD camp and join Sony's Blu-ray, a move that could be fatal for Toshiba's high-definition DVD format. Business Week magazine pointed out in its online edition that Warner Bros. has assembled the Hollywood studios that had backed Toshiba's format, including corporate sibling New Line, Paramount, and Universal. Paramount defected last weekend, and New Line is likely to go wherever Warner (more)

INTEL: MAYBE THERE'LL BE A BLU-RAY INSIDE, AFTER ALL
Tuesday, October 4 2005
Intel, which last week threw its support to Toshiba's HD-DVD high-definition DVD system, appeared to waver today (Tuesday) after reports emerged that Paramount had switched to Sony's Blu-ray system and that Warner Bros. might do the same. Donald McDonald, head of Intel's digital home group, speaking at a news conference in Chiba, Japan, said that Intel could support Blu-ray if the system permits users to copy the content of the discs onto their home computers (more)