Nickerson Departure Won’t Change Warner High Definition Media Strategy

Video Business today quoted WHV spokesman Jim Noonan saying that Nickerson’s departure “is not about a change in strategy”. Nickerson will be replaced by Dorinda Marticorena who is currently VP of kids and sports marketing.

Steve Nickerson to Leave Warner

An article on The Hollywood Reporter states that Steve Nickerson, Warner Home Video’s ubiquitous next-generation disc guru, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. It is not clear what effect if any this will have on Warner’s position of neutrality in High Definition Media, though prior to Warner Nickerson was employed at Toshiba and [...]

Paramount’s HD DVD Decision Decried by Analysts

We read today at the Internet Movie Database that the decision by Paramount/DreamWorks to release high-definition discs exclusively in the HD DVD format is likely to decrease its overall sales of high-definition discs significantly and delay the public’s decision to purchase players for either HD DVD or Blu-ray. Jim Bottoms, CEO of media research firm [...]

Costco HD DVD/Blu-ray Roundup w/ Pics

What can we say, we love checking out what’s new at our local Costco. During our latest trip we decided to give our readers the low down when it comes to Costco’s stance in the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war. The displays seen here may or may not be the same as at your local Costco. [...]

Paramount’s CTO, Alan Bell Talks with PC World About Dumping Blu-ray

We thought everyone might like it from the horses’ mouth ….. so here is a great PC World interview with Paramount’s CTO Alan Bell. They get down to the nity grity as Bell explains Paramount’s reasons for dropping support for the Blu-ray format. [via PC World]

Paramount Jumps Over The Hedge To HD DVD Exclusivity

Forget the Spin, here is the Press Release: Paramount and DreamWorks Animation Each Declare Exclusive Support for HD DVD Movies Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment Including Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation SKG, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films to be Released Exclusively in HD DVD LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Paramount Pictures, [...]

‘Battlestar Galactica’ Dispatched To HD DVD Dec. 4th

The geek masses will be thrilled to hear that season 1 of ‘Battlestar Galactica’ will ship exclusively on HD DVD starting December 4th. The six disc set is delivered in 1080p video with Dolby TrueHD Audio, and is loaded with extras. Specs Via HighDefDigest.com TheManRoom has even more details here. Technical Specs HD DVD HD-30 [...]

Warner, Why No HD DVD/DVD Combos in Japan?

We have a question for Warner Home Video. Why are you forcing us in North America to buy expensive HD DVD/DVD combo discs on your new releases? This situation is much different in Japan, as WHV Japan has both the Blu-ray and HD DVD priced the same as they are not using the Combo disc [...]

XBOX360 HD DVD Drive Spotted for $169.24 at Wal-Mart

We stopped by our local Wal-Mart to check out this Tuesday’s HD DVD/Blu-ray disc releases, and spotted a $169.24 price for the XBOX360 HD DVD add-on drive. This is a great deal and should go perfect with the new HDMI equipped 360 Premium bundles that are now $349.99. Remember, you also get 5 free HD [...]

Warner’s ’300′ Flexes it’s HD Muscles to the Tune of 250K Sales in the First Week

Warner Home Video has announced their blockbuster “300″ has smashed all previous records buy selling 250K HD copies of the film in its first week. They did not disclose how many of each format, but one could guess it will probably be close to the same ratio as their previous record holder “The Departed”. Press [...]