Fox: 'Blu-ray is the only way'
22 Aug 2007 15:00
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that it is to launch nearly 30 Blu-ray titles throughout the course of this year.The studio is to release 29 films and television programmes, including a host of new titles, on the second-generation format as part of a plan to convert the world's HD lovers into Blu-ray lovers.
Fox's list of titles includes Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Live Free or Die Hard and the TV series Prison Break.
Mike Dunn, president worldwide, TCFHE, commented: "Given that Blu-ray has consistently outsold HD DVD all year, and this is the case for any titles released by any studio in both formats, we believe that the time is right for us to accelerate our activities and help convert the nearly 60 million high-definition households worldwide into Blu-ray households.
"By the end of this calendar year there will be expansive availability of technically vibrant releases featuring never-before-seen, advanced BD-J interactivity as well as a broad offering of playback devices at attractive prices that will prove to any doubting consumers once and for all that Blu-ray is the only way."
Earlier this week, Paramount and DreamWorks Animations announced that they are to exclusively back HD DVD.
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