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Home Media Magazine offers expanded coverage of the high-definition Blu-ray Disc format, the next generation in packaged media.

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Fox Shows Off ‘Ice Age 3’ Blu-ray

October 23, 2009

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment showed parts of the Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Blu-ray Disc to its intended audience — a crowd of parents and their children — as part of a media event at the Fox Studios Lot Oct. 22.

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NPD: Consumers Want Bigger TVs

October 21, 2009

Screen size ranks among the top reasons (along with picture resolution) cited by consumers looking to upgrade their televisions, according to a new report.

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Study: Cheaper Players Needed for ‘Blu’ Christmas

October 20, 2009

Despite Blu-ray Disc players representing 40% of consumer electronics retail shelf space (compared to 15% last year), lower unit prices and greater consumer awareness top the list of priorities needed for wider consumer adoption of the format during the fourth quarter and holiday shopping season, according to a new report.

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Fans Can Interact with 'Terminator: Salvation' Director McG During Dec. 5 BD Live Screening

October 19, 2009

Warner Home Video is planning several BD Live enhancements for its Dec. 1 Blu-ray Disc of Terminator: Salvation.

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‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ to Have BD Live Screening With Radcliffe

October 19, 2009

The Dec. 8 Blu-ray Disc release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be the first to include a worldwide live community screening with audio, featuring actor Daniel Radcliffe and director David Yates.

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PS3 Tops September Next-Gen Console Sales

October 19, 2009

Spurred by a price cut, Sony’s PlayStation 3 for the first time topped monthly console hardware sales, according to data from The NPD Group.

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Sony to Bow Bigger PlayStation 3

October 15, 2009

Sony Corp. Oct. 15 said it would introduce a high-capacity PlayStation 3 video game system beginning Nov. 3, capable of storing high-definition content delivered over the Internet.

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Toshiba Aims to Have 3D by March 2011

October 13, 2009

Toshiba Corp. told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday that it will join the ranks of TV makers offering 3D-ready TVs by spring 2011.

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BluFocus Earns BDA Approval As Testing Site

October 13, 2009

Burbank, Calif.-based Blu-ray Disc testing company BluFocus has landed Blu-ray Disc Association approval as the first testing center for movie player verification, the company said Oct. 12.

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Russian LCD TV Sales on the Rise

October 13, 2009

The Russian LCD TV market is set for strong growth this year, despite harsh economic times, according to a study by iSuppli. Shipments already have increased 13.6% this year, totaling 5 million units, up from 4.4 million in 2008.

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