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Bluray is on a roll....

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Dec 8, 2004 - Disney and Buena Vista to Support Blu-ray Disc Format

The Walt Disney Company and Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) today announced their support for the Blu-ray Disc format, and said they will make a wide range of new releases and catalog titles available next year when Blu-ray hardware launches in the North America and Japan. Disney also announced that it will become a member of the Board of Directors of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA). "Buena Vista Home Entertainment is very pleased to support the Blu-ray format, which will help set the stage for the next generation of digital video disc," said Robert Chapek, president of BVHE. "Blu-ray's excellent combination of advanced functionality, picture quality, data capacity, room for future growth, and advanced rights management for new consumer usage options will provide consumers with an outstanding interactive filmed entertainment experience." BVHE includes Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures Home Video, Touchstone Home Entertainment, Miramax Home Entertainment, Dimension Home Video and Disney DVD. Read more: Disney and Buena Vista

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Apr 15, 2004 - Toppan and Sony Successfully Develop 25GB Paper Disc

Toppan Printing and Sony today announced the successful development of a 25GB paper disc based on Blu-ray Disc technology. More details will be announced at the Optical Data Storage 2004 conference to be held from April 18th to April 21st at Monterey, California. Using the disc-structure of Blu-ray Disc technology, the new paper disc has a total weight that is 51% paper. "Using printing technology on paper allows a high level of artistic label printing on the optical disc. Since a paper disc can be cut by scissors easily, it is simple to preserve data security when disposing of the disc" says Hideaki Kawai, Managing Director of Toppan Printing. The discs should also be cheaper to manufacture and more ecologically friendly. Toppan and Sony will continue development of the disc for practical use. Read more: Sony