Report Forecasts Blu-ray Demand to Reach 2 Billion Discs by 2014

We’ve written extensively about Blu-ray discs being the optical disc format of the future. Already this year we have covered falling prices of media and written a comparison of Blu-ray disc publishers. Now, a recently-published forecast from FutureSource Consulting has confirmed our suspicions: the future of Blu-ray is huge. Really huge.
FutureSource is a market research [...]

Red Changes Color: Blu-ray Coming to Your Nearby Kiosk

Blue and red are coming together to make high-def rentals more accessible to customers at a low cost. According to Home Media Magazine, Blu-ray movies will be available in your nearby Redbox kiosk within the next few months for just a buck above the standard rental fee.
The announcement comes on the heels of Redbox’s [...]

Blu-ray Experts Converge on Los Angeles for Blu-Con 2.0

For anyone involved in the Blu-ray industry, today is a very important day. Today, hundreds of reporters and journalists will be walking the floor of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles at the second Blu-ray Convention: Blu-Con 2.0.
It is here that industry giants such as Panasonic and Sony will feature their latest innovations for [...]