Today at IFA press day, the BDA gave a presentation running through the status of operations along with studio bigshots from Disney, Warner Bros and Fox. Here’s the rundown on what they said:
Announcements
– Hitachi will be making a major Blu-ray announcement tomorrow
– Acer is now a member of BDA
– China’s HuaLu Group has joined BDA (major disc manufacturer)
Butt Kickings
– Blu-ray holds 90% market share in Japan for both movies and hardware
– In US Blu-ray has 63% standalone unit market share and over 66% of hi-def disc sales
– 70% of hi-def sales in Europe are Blu-ray with 3:1 ratio over HD DVD
Other Notables
– Sleeping Beauty will be Disney’s first “platinum” (classic) movie on Blu-ray.
– Warner Home Entertainment will release as many titles in Q4 of 07 as Q1-Q3 combined. Including Kubrick.
– Spiderman 3 will be released on Blu-ray. I know! Also, Vaio owners who register online will get a free copy.
