Posted by Rock and Roll on 01/23/08 21:22

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=38561

Borrowed from Chris Frost in the comments section at engadget:

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/22...ward/#comments

Another fact that really irritates Beta Ray fanboys:

According to IMDB these exclusive companies have the US distribution rights
to the following number of movies:

http://www.imdb.com/

HD-DVD

Universal - 5331
Paramount - 5753
Dreamworks - 95
Weinstein - 183

Total 11362 films

Beta Ray

20th Century Fox - 755
SOny Pictures - 419
Disney Buena Vista - 727
MGM - 3639
Columbia/Tri Star - 4323
Warner Brothers - 4623

Total: 14783

Grand Total of all movies from these companies: 26145
11362/26145 = 43%

Meaning HD DVD has 43% of all catalog titles available for potential release
on it's format. It's completely laughable to hear that BDA has 80% of the
major studios. Who cares when Fox/Sony/Buena Vista/Disney all acount for
less than 2000 movies. That's not even half of Universal's back catalog.

I double-checked a few of Chris' figures at IMDB. He is spot on! The
Universal and Paramount catalogs are the biggest in the business! Wow!!

Now, if only Universal and Paramount will grace us with some of those
delicious catalog titles on HD DVD! My money is waiting!

Add BBC and all other indepandant studios and 1 million players and counting
HD-DVD is not going anywhere :)

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