HD DVD is supported by DreamWorks, Paramount and Universal. Blu-ray is bolstered by Columbia, Disney, Fox, Lions Gate, Miramax, New Line and Sony. Until last week, Warner Bros. released movies for both Blu-ray and HD DVD, but that studio's public move to Blu-ray was a big win for the Sony-backed format. It may have also opened the door for Paramount to ditch HD DVD.
According to a report in the Financial Times, Paramount is planning to drop support for HD DVD because of a contract clause that would let it switch sides after Warner Bros. moved solely to Blu-ray - giving the Blu-ray camp an industry lead in Hollywood output.
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