The Blu-ray Disc Association is challenging the accuracy of a June 18 Harris Poll, which says that as of April, more Americans owned an HD DVD player (11%) than a Blu-ray Disc player (7%).

The BDA on June 25 said the Harris survey doesn’t mesh with actual shipping and sales numbers for Blu-ray, pointing to Adams Media Research data that puts the numbers closer to nearly 8% for Blu-ray and less than 1% for HD DVD. Calling the Harris data “grossly inaccurate,” the news release states that by the end of 2009, Blu-ray players will be in...

The U.S. is banning the import of televisions and other goods containing certain liquid crystal display devices manufactured by Japan's Sharp Corp.

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday blocked Sharp from importing LCD televisions and displays that infringe on a patent owned by Korea-based Samsung Electronics. Samsung asked the ITC to investigate Sharp's products in December 2007. Sharp filed a counter claim the following month.

Samsung accused Sharp of violating four of its patents, though the ITC ruled that only one...

So you want some details on the extras that will be included on Paramount's forthcoming Star Trek Blu-ray Disc? Okay... The Bits and Trek Movie have DEFINITELY got 'em for you this morning. You can safely assume that much of this material will appear on the deluxe DVD version as well (though it's likely there will be movie-only full frame and widescreen DVDs too). As was the case with the previous Star Trek Blu-rays, this comes to us initially from European sources, via a pair of fine German DVD/Blu-ray websites (Area DVD and Filme-Bluray - and...

It takes a lot of moxie to raise prices in a deep recession, particularly when you are the newcomer to a hotly competitive market.

But that’s exactly what Verizon is doing with its FiOS service. In many markets, the company is raising the price of basic triple-play bundle (TV, Internet and Phone) to $109 from $99. The price of its step-up bundle, with faster Internet service and more channels, goes up by $10, to $119. The price of the most expensive bundle falls to $129 from $139, but now that includes Showtime instead of HBO and a bunch...

Netflix Inc. is a standout in the recession. The DVD-rental company added more subscribers than ever during the first three months of the year. Its stock has more than doubled since October.

But Netflix's chief executive officer, Reed Hastings, thinks his core business is doomed. As soon as four years from now, he predicts, the business that generates most of Netflix's revenue today will begin to decline, as DVDs delivered by mail steadily lose ground to movies sent straight over the Internet. So Mr. Hastings, who co-founded the company,...