krik said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 08:35 PM ET Though it's widely expected that Warner Bros. subsidiaries New Line and HBO will follow Warner Home Entertainment to Blu-ray exclusivity, for the moment they remain format-agnostic. That's according to Warner Home Entertainment President Kevin Tsujihara, who said that the studio's announcement that it would drop HD DVD support does not extend to titles released by New Line, HBO or the BBC (which Warner distributes here in the US). "They'll be making whatever decision they're going to make," said Tsujihara. "I assume they'll let people know very quickly, but they are not covered by this initial announcement." Tsujihara's comments came in a post-announcement conference call with various members of the media, including High-Def Digest. Stay tuned for more news from the Warner conference call... See what people are saying about this story in our forums area, or check out other recent discussions. And the circle-jerking just keeps on coming. Yet this does mean a LotR trilogy is still likely on both formats. |
I don't think anyone on his right mind will expect Warner's subsidiaries not to follow suit. Expect both New Line and HBO to announce something next week. And don't expect them to announce that they 're going with HDDVD, it will not happen. Most likely they will announce they will also go with Blu-ray... first New Line, later HBO. This will give them better news coverage, especially during CES. 3 announcements is better than 1 group announcement. They are smart... but I might be wrong so lets wait and see. |
I think you're confusing Warner Bros. with Time Warner. Time Warner is the parent company, of which both New Line, HBO, and Warner Bros.' are all subsidies. While NL and HBO often follow Warner Bros.' lead, they are actually independent of Warner Bros., and can do what they want unless mandated by Time Warner.
