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Delayed 'Debbie' on Blu-ray Gets Ship Date
After a series of replicating and authoring delays, Vivid Entertainment has set a ship date sometime next week for "Debbie Does Dallas... Again", the first adult movie released on a fully licensed and copyright protected Blu-ray Disc.
BD+ Content Protection System OK'd for Blu-ray Discs
Technical specifications for a new content protection system for Blu-ray discs have been released from BD+ Technologies LLC.
Blockbuster Customers Trending Toward Blu-ray DVD
Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. said on Monday that more of their customers prefer Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format to rival format HD DVD, and it will put Blu-ray discs into 1,700 of its 8,000 stores worldwide.
Who-ray came first?
Two companies with vastly different projects are claiming to be the first porn producers to release a Blu-ray disc
Sony Ships Lower-Priced Blu-ray Players
Sony Corp. has begun shipping a Blu-ray Disc player with a suggested retail price of $499 to major consumer electronics stores and specialty dealers across the U.S., the company announced.
Ray Star Re-signs as Exclusive With Lucas Entertainment
Performer Ray Star has extended his contract as a Lucas Entertainment exclusive until 2009.
Shiny, oiled Jenna Haze DVD is first porn Blu-Ray disc
A small company operated out of Porn Valley and Las Vegas has become the first adult firm to release a true Blu-Ray DVD, shot in HD and replicated in both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray formats
Vivid Entertainment Enters Blu-ray Market
Vivid Entertainment has entered the Blu-ray DVD market with the release of the Paul Thomas-directed “Debbie Does Dallas…Again.” The DVD will be the first adult Blu-ray disc to be stamped at a licensed replication facility and also the first to include full copyright protection.
LFP Video Dives Into Blu-ray
LFP Video Group has announced that it has assumed distribution of CDGirls.com’s “Jenna Haze Oil Orgy,” the first adult title released for the Blu-ray format.
Samsung To Launch Dual Blu-ray/HD DVD Player
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to release an optical disc player this year that will play both Blu-ray discs and the rival HD DVD format, it said Friday.
CDGirls.com First to Jump on Blu-ray Bandwagon
Well-known adult Internet content producers CDGirls.com has announced that it’s become the first adult studio to release adult content on Blu-ray disc with the January release of “Jenna Haze Oil Orgy.”
Ray Guhn’s Lawyers File Motion to Define Community Standards
Lawyers for adult webmaster Clinton McCowen, aka Ray Guhn, filed a motion April 5, petitioning the court to determine the nature and geographic scope of the community whose standards will be applied in McCowen’s obscenity case.
Vivid Entertainment Offers Ray J Directing Deal
On the heels of co-starring in a celebrity sex tape with socialite Kim Kardashian, R&B recording artist Ray J has been offered a contract to direct his own line of films for Vivid Entertainment.
"Porn flatters itself," sniffs Blu-ray
Blu-ray Association spokesman Andy Parsons, a vice president of Pioneer, suggests that adult's notion of itself as a technology Taste Leader is exaggerated, even if the industry helped decide the VHS-Betamax war in the 80's
Hacker Cracks HD DVD, Blu-ray Protections
A hacker on the popular Doom9.net message forum has cracked the processing keys for both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. By breaking the key, encrypted content can be extracted from both of the next-gen formats.
For Now, More Adult Studios Choose HD DVD Over Blu-ray
Despite recent reports that adult content is not prohibited from Blu-ray, many adult studios are opting to stick with HD DVD for now.
Maybe Porn on Blu-ray Isn't Dead After All
An official from the Blu-ray Disc Association said that despite reports to the contrary, all content, including adult movies, is welcome on the new format.
Digital Playground’s Joone: No Porn on Blu-ray
Has Sony made the same mistake it made with the ill-fated Betamax?
NEC Chip Blurs Blu-ray, HD-DVD Divide
With technology companies ramping up production of next-generation DVD hardware, NEC has developed a new chip that will make hardware devices compatible with both Blu-ray and HD-DVD technology.
Patent Application for HD-DVD, Blu-ray Combo Disc
A patent application spotted by New Scientist magazine may forestall the ultimate outcome of the next-generation DVD format war. According to the technology periodical, three engineers claim to have developed a technology that allows a single disc to hold both HD-DVD and Blu-ray formatted information.