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Prague Film Festival boosts Czech awareness of Blu-ray Disc

Following the success of the Milan event, the Blu-ray Disc Association arrived in Prague on the 14th October for the next BD film festival. Designed to increase awareness of the BD format in the Czech Republic, the festival was hosted […]

Blu-ray Disc Film Festival wows Milan

Last¬† month the Blu-ray Disc Association arrived in Milan for its Italian film festival. The event was a huge success, attracting over 50 journalists and 1,000 members of the public over four days. Hosted by Stefano Scauri, President of the […]

Scandinavian BD certification scheme helps retailers improve tech knowledge

For the uninitiated, or those unfamiliar with technology, the world of HD and Blu-ray Disc can sometimes be overwhelming. That’s why it’s so important that retailers themselves understand all the technical terms associated with HD and BD, so they can […]

Benelux tour shows consumers that without Blu-ray, HDTVs are just TVs

Over half of households in the Benelux region now own high-definition televisions, but many still only use them to watch standard definition content. To really show consumers the true potential of their HDTVs, the Blu-ray Disc Association is going on […]

Britain stuck in a tech time warp?

Research released today by the British Video Association (BVA) has suggested that the average British living room is stuck in 1992, often featuring an array of outdated technology including VHS recorders and cassette players. The study of over 2,000 Brits […]

All I want for Christmas is…

With the festive season fast approaching the Blu-ray Disc Association has compiled a list of some of the hottest Blu-ray Discs this Christmas. In its recent report, Futuresource predicted European sales of Blu-ray Discs would reach 31m by the end […]

BD Film Festivals in October

Following last month’s Deauville Festival in France, here are details of similar Blu-ray Disc events happening in other European territories this month. Milan A BD film festival in Milan is taking place at the Cinema Apollo from the 7th – […]

Blu-ray Disc press summit at the ‘35th Festival Du Cinéma Américain’ in Deauville

On 10th September, Blu-ray Partners France, the national Blu-ray Disc promotion group held its Blu-ray Disc press summit at the Deauville American Film Festival. The event was the first in a series of BD Film Festivals organised across Europe, which […]

Toshiba reveals first Blu-ray Disc Player

Only a few weeks after announcing its support for the Blu-ray Disc format, Toshiba has revealed its first standalone BD player. The BDX2000 provides Full HD 1080p digital output, BD-Live support (via Ethernet connection), AVCHD Playback and support for Dolby […]