"According to numbers published by Video Business, in its first week of release, 'The Departed' sold 20,000 units on Blu-ray versus 13,000 on HD DVD. To be fair, 'The Departed' isn't the perfect apples-to-apples case study, as the HD DVD edition of the disc is an HD DVD/Standrd-Def DVD combo, making it five dollars more expensive than its Blu-ray counterpart...." (full details)

"Vito Mandato, an executive consultant to Paramount Home Entertainment, forecasted that the number of high-def hardware units in homes by the end of 2007 will be a draw between the two competing formats..." (full details)

"Lionsgate Home Entertainment's just-announced Blu-ray lineup for May. Animated flick 'Happily N'Ever After' on May 1, followed by 'Basic Instinct' on May 29. Also due that same day is the Emmy-winning ensemble drama 'Weeds: Season One'..." (full details)

"After a last-minute delay of its original street date, Paramount Home Entertainment has re-set 'Failure to Launch' for Blu-ray and HD DVD release on April 24. Failure to Launch' will see comparable releases on both formats, as well as all of the extras as their standard-def counterpart..." (full details)