Stories about: Universal Studios

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    Judge rules against RealDVD movie copying software 13/08/2009 07:24:00

    RealNetworks may have lost its bid to sell software that lets people copy DVD movies to their computer hard drive after a ruling on Tuesday.
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    Disney, Universal demand closure of The Pirate Bay 30/07/2009 23:58:00

    Disney and Universal Studios are among 13 production companies that are trying to get BitTorrent search engine the Pirate Bay closed.
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    Asteroids and another Resident Evil movie in the works 03/07/2009 07:28:00

    Recently, Hollywood's biggest production companies fought in a brutal bidding war for the privilege to adapt the old-school space-blaster Asteroids into a film. The winner? Universal Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura (G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra) and Jeff Kirschenbaum (Wanted, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) are attached to the product. The script is to be penned by Matthew Lopez, who wrote this year's Race to Witch Mountain starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
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    Yahoo fills Icahn board seats 15/08/2008 07:56:00

    Yahoo has filled the two empty seats on its board of directors by picking former Viacom CEO Frank J. Biondi Jr. and former Nextel CEO John H. Chapple, the company said Thursday.
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    Going up: Slow progress on 'space elevator' 21/07/2008 08:35:17

    Disney World, Epcot, Universal Studios and ... Space Orlando. In the future, Florida could be the site of a simulated "elevator" that allows people to check out life on a space station, virtually.
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    Microsoft kills off HD DVD drive for Xbox 360 26/02/2008 07:26:15

    Microsoft will stop making external HD DVD drives for its Xbox 360 game console, but won't say whether it will offer a Blu-ray Disc drive instead.
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    HD-DVD throws in towel 20/02/2008 15:26:35

    Toshiba tossed in the towel on Tuesday in the DVD format war handing victory to Sony's Blu-ray disc. Toshiba will no longer develop, manufacture or market HD DVD players and recorders.
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    Toshiba abandons HD DVD 20/02/2008 08:02:23

    Toshiba will discontinue its HD DVD products, it said Tuesday, handing victory to rival high definition disc format Blu-ray Disc.
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    Toshiba after HD DVD: What lies ahead? 19/02/2008 19:18:53

    By now Toshiba's decision to [[ArtId:1019495862 | no longer develop]], manufacture, or market HD DVD players and recorders is public knowledge. What's next for the company, and for consumers who bought into the format it supported? A close look at Toshiba's press release reveals some answers.
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    Sony CEO says Blu-ray in 'stalemate' with HD DVD 12/11/2007 09:58:01

    Sony boss Howard Stringer downplayed the HD wars saying that the most prestigious format will win in the end. The CEO added that the PS3 is "coming back up," despite its fumble out of the gate.
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    Microsoft, Toshiba team to advance HD DVD navigation 05/10/2007 07:56:56

    Toshiba and Microsoft this week announced plans to launch the Advanced Interactivity Consortium to extend interactive features in HD DVD, a high-definition format, in an effort to attract more users.
 
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