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Posted by Derek Janssen on 04/27/06 20:44
L Leed wrote:
> http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=14487&Page=1&pagePos=2
>
> Apple is asking movie studios to include iPod-ready versions of their
> films on future Blu-Ray disc releases.
>
> CNN claims Apple - who signed up to support the Blu-Ray standard in
> March 2005 - is using its membership of the standards-setting body and
> its CEO Steve Jobs' Hollywood clout to convince studios to make such a
> move.
>
> Apple new media ally Disney and Blu-Ray standard champion Sony have
> been approached, the report states.
>
> Convincing studios to release iPod-ready movies using the
> rights-protected Blu-Ray standard would "greatly expand Apple's movie
> library," the report opines.
>
> The move is thought to be part of Apple's strategy to create a rich
> ecosystem of content to help generate sales of its purported future
> "true iPod video" product.
Unfortunately, as Warner has already officially abandoned UMD, ANOTHER
separate hard-copy handheld format ain't likely to happen from the
studios soon...
Derek Janssen ("Thought you said we were all going to download them
someday, anyway")
ejanss@comcast.net
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