By 2008, prices for Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives will drop 50% from current levels amid aggressive development by various related brands and makers, according to Shuji Minami, general manager, product business group of Sony NEC Optiarc. Read more

Liteon officially released today its first Serial ATA Blu-ray Disc Triple Writer, the LH-2B1S. Through next-generation blue laser technology, LH-2B1S can record up to 25GB data on one BD-R / BD-RE media. Read more

Sony will not work with the adult film industry to put its movies on Blu-ray disc, according to Computerworld. Sony's own disc-replicating subsidiary, Sony DADC Global, will not be allowed to handle adult film titles, and other third-party replicators will lose their license if they do so. Analysts say the move means Sony could lose out on a lucrative market to the rival HD-DVD format. The adult industry was banned from Sony's Betamax format, which eventually lost out to VHS. [AMEInfo.com] Read more

Less than a month after the troubled launch of its PlayStation 3, Sony has rolled out its new high definition DVD recorder in Japan as it struggles to restore its tarnished reputation. Read more

JVC developed the “intelligent HD encoding technology”, a new encoder based on the MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) specifications, suitable for use in BD-ROM discs. Read more

Advanced Media, manufacturer and marketer of the RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media introduces its new Blu-Ray media in the United States. Read more

The Japan Recording-Media Industries Association, announced its forecasts for global demand and production of recording media products based on its estimates for 2006. Read more

Japanese JVC announced that its first 25GB BD-R/RE media will be available on the market in December 15. Read more

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