Posted by David Z on 01/16/17 11:54

"Geena Phillips" <gbeenie@comcast.netrosexual> wrote in message
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> Tarkus wrote:
>> "Quite frankly, I don't believe there is a format war," said Mike Dunn,
>> president of Fox Home Entertainment, who are solely supporting Blu-ray.
>> "The HD DVD camp hasn't brought in enough consoles to form a beachhead. I
>> don't believe they intend to do so. We'll see Blu-ray start to take hold
>> this year."
>>
>> http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Industry_Forecasts/Top_Studio_Execs_Weigh_in_on_High-Defs_Future/156
>
> Isn't this the same studio that signed on for Divx and D-VHS? I don't have
> an opinion about either HD-DVD OR Blu-Ray; but, based solely on Fox's
> track record in the predictions department, one might worry about
> Blu-Ray's future. :)

FOX never commited to DVD until 1999. Same year as Paramount.

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