Various Blu-ray/HD DVD movement news

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Dolmen Video and Mikado go HD DVD only (Italy)

There is still some good news for HD DVD. Dolmen Video and Mikado have announced to go HD DVD only in Italy.

(first 4 titles released to be: Kyashan - La rinascita, Shinobi, Reincarnation
and Wolf Creek)


http://www.warren-news.com/

"IMATION SCRAPS HD DVD BLANK MEDIA production, will back Blu-ray exclusively under its TDK brand."

(note that TDK is an exclusive backer of Blu-ray from day one, and that TDK is the largest shareholder of Imation, which has so far released HD DVDs only under their Imation/Memorex brand, not under the TDK brand)


Rumour: ADV Goes Blu-ray

ICv2 has learned that ADV Films has chosen the Blu-ray high definition format and plans to begin releasing high def versions of some titles as early as this spring. A hghly placed source at the company told us that "frontlist is more important than catalogue right now," so the first high def releases will be the company's newest titles. The move to begin releasing Blu-ray versions of some new titles may have an impact on ADV's release schedule, as high def transfers will have to be prepared.

(ADV releases anime films)