Published scoops

The sequel to the French film 'District B13' produced by Luc Besson is headed for Blu-ray this April.
Magnolia is planning to release the intense action flick 'District 13: Ultimatum' on Blu-ray on April 27.

Sony Santa Monica’s director of technology Christer Ericson says that God of War III will not require any install to run at its best on your Playstation 3.

Do you think that DIRECTV carries enough HD networks? There's increasing evidence that the satcaster does -- and it doesn't plan to do anything about it.

Blu-ray finally got its 3D specs completed, and players, discs and HDTVs are expected to start hitting the consumer market sometime in 2010. According to Sony the specs will be backwards compatible, allowing 2D discs to still play on 3D Blu-ray players, as well as allow 3D discs to play on current market 2D Blu-ray players (of course only in 2D).

The Wall Street Transcript has just published Luxury Goods, Entertainment, Toys & Games Report offering a timely review of the Media sector. his Special Report contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. Please find an excerpt below.

Time Warner Cable this Friday seems likely to lose the right to carry Fox-owned local stations in several key markets, reports Variety magazine. The cable operator and Fox are battling over a new transmission consent agreement and Variety writes that they can't even agree in public on whether negotiations are ongoing.

Megan Fox will be devouring teens for breakfast in high-definition at the end of the year. In another retailer announcement, 20th Century Fox will be summoning 'Jennifer's Body' to Blu-ray on December 29.

Phase 4 Films has announced that it will release '50 Dead Men Walking' on Blu-ray on January 5, 2010, day-and-date with the DVD. Phase 4 Films has announced that it will release '50 Dead Men Walking' on Blu-ray on January 5, 2010, day-and-date with the DVD. No release details are available as of now.

Hannibal Lecter is to modern Horror what Dracula is to the chilling tales of old: an icon of the genre, a household name, and a surefire box office draw.

Ask an average Blu-ray Disc consumer what they’re buying for their player, and they’ll probably say its the latest big-budget action adventure.

But for studios, film experts and enthusiasts alike, black-and-white content on Blu-ray is just as amazing as any bright and colorful blockbuster. And sometimes it’s better.