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15 March 2007
News: CeBIT: HD DVD beats Blu-ray on all counts

Cebit's high-definition disc wars have begun after the HD DVD Promotions Group used its press conference to hype the technical and economical benefits of its slant on the next-generation DVD battle.
13 March 2007
News: IBM boosts PS3's Cell chip

IBM has started production of a more advanced version of the Cell microprocessor, the chip it developed with Sony and Toshiba.
06 March 2007
News: Apple updates iTunes and QuickTime

Apple has released updates for its digital jukebox software iTunes, as well as an update for QuickTime.
05 March 2007
News: YouTubes partnerships exceed 1,000

A report has confirmed that YouTube has secured more than 1,000 partnerships with content owners.
01 March 2007
News: Download DVD spec gets approval

A technology that allows movies to be downloaded and burned to blank DVDs using the same content-protection system as commercial discs has received official approval.
News: Toshiba suppresses 51GB HD DVD rumours

A three-layer HD DVD disc with enough room for about 7 hours of high-definition video is still under development and hasn't been submitted for approval to the DVD Forum, the standard's governing body, despite reports to the contrary, according to Toshiba.
27 February 2007
News: Faster LCD TVs coming soon

Even if you bought a TV in the last several months you may already feel like it's out of date. Your shiny new flat-screen arrives, you hook it up to the antenna and the first thing you see is a commercial for a bigger, better model. It might even have a cheaper price. It's the way things seem to work these days in the world of TVs.
News: Sony plans budget Blu-ray player

Sony is planning to launch a Blu-ray Disc player in the middle of this year that's significantly cheaper than many current models on the market.
News: Delay for Apple TV

Apple said that Apple TV, which was due to ship by the end of February, will be delayed for a couple of weeks.
26 February 2007
News: BitTorrent's P2P movies take on iTunes

BitTorrent has rolled out a paid music and movie download service in the US that uses its fast distribution system infamous for the massive piracy it facilitated when it debuted in 2001.
22 February 2007
News: iTunes movies gets new partner

IFC Entertainment has become the latest film producer to sign a deal with Apple in the US, announcing that it’s offering independent films for sale and download through Apple's iTunes Store. The company is including all of its 2007 Independent Spirit Award nominees.
20 February 2007
News: 'Skype TV' to offer MTV

Joost, the online TV service developed by the founders of Skype, has struck a licensing deal with Viacom International.
15 February 2007
News: Sharp to launch budget Blu-ray recorder

Sharp has developed a Blu-ray Disc recorder that cuts costs by doing away with the tuner. Instead, the BD-HP1 will use the tuner present in a television set to record TV programmes.
14 February 2007
News: Blu-ray & HD DVD copy protection hacked

A hacker claims to have discovered a cryptographic key that can be used to circumvent copy restrictions on HD DVD and Blu-ray movies
News: Sony tops LCD TV shipment list

Sony came out on top of the LCD TV market in 2006 for the first time, according to figures published by DisplaySearch.
13 February 2007
News: iTunes gets new movie partner

Lionsgate is the newest movie studio to offer movies for purchase and download via Apple's iTunes Store. The two companies have announced a distribution deal that will see the iTunes Store expand its catalogue of online movies in the US by more than 150 titles, including hits like Terminator 2.
07 February 2007
News: Backstabbing movie pirates raided

Two Taiwanese movie piracy rings used a hotline operated by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) to try to put each other out of business.
News: Wal-Mart takes on iTunes

Wal-Mart joined a growing field of providers of digital video download services with the launch of an online movie store in the US.
News: Amazon & Tivo in movie download deal

Owners of Tivo's digital video recorders (DVR) will soon be able to download films and television shows for rental and purchase from Amazon.com, the two companies announced today.
05 February 2007
News: Blu-ray already outselling HD DVD

Blu-ray Disc is outselling HD-DVD units by more than 2 to 1, according to figures from http://www.videoscan.com.