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About MegaZone

MegaZone is the Editor of Gizmo Lovers and the chief contributor. He's been online since 1989 and active in several generations of 'social media' - mailing lists, USENet groups, web forums, and since 2003, blogging. MegaZone has a presence on several social platforms: Google+ / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / LiveJournal / Web. You can also follow Gizmo Lovers on other sites: Blog / Google+ / Facebook / Twitter.

Backlash for Paramount and DreamWorks – and Spielberg is “certainly a supporter of Blu-ray”

Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 by MegaZone

Well, it looks like Paramount and DreamWorks are catching a bit of heat from the industry over yesterday’s announcement of their move to HD DVD exclusivity. I’ll start off with an interview Blu-ray.com did today with Steven Spielberg’s spokesperson and … Continue reading →

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TiVo may never launch in Australia?

Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 by MegaZone

An article in The Australian entitled “TiVo won’t succeed, says pay-TV exec” contains a lot of doom and gloom comments about the planned TiVo launch in Australia in 2008: Mr Leach sought to allay concerns about ad-skipping during a digital … Continue reading →

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Well, this is an interesting coincidence

Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 by MegaZone

Hot on the heels of the Paramount/DreamWorks HD DVD announcement, in which they were careful to specifically except Steven Spielberg’s films from the HD DVD exclusivity, comes this article on MSNBC. Could Paramount Pictures (VIA) lose Steven Spielberg and the … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray / HD DVD cold war turns hot

Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 by MegaZone

The BD / HD DVD ‘war’ has been something of a cold war for a while, with both sides probing the other and not much actual shooting going on. Mainly just trading marketing jabs and quotes in the press. Last … Continue reading →

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