"Warner says its Total HD Blu-ray/HD DVD combo format could be ready for market as early as this June. The reps said that discs with a 15GB HD DVD on one side and a 25GB Blu-ray on the other will be ready to ship by June. They said that that initial release would be followed by a higher-capacity HD DVD 30GB/Blu-ray 25GB in August. The group offered no timetable for a full-capacity HD DVD 30GB/Blu-ray 50GB version..." (full details)

"The Blu-ray edition of 'Casino Royale' cracked the top ten on Amazon's DVD top sellers list upon its release Tuesday, peaking late in the evening at #8. The strong performance for 'Casino Royale' at Amazon would seem to back up predictions that the latest Bond flick would score record-breaking overall first-week sales for a next-gen disc..." (full details)

"In a last-minute and very frustrating change to its Blu-ray release schedule, Fox Home Entertainment has bumped this week's planned debut of 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith', yet another of their action titles that have suddenly been pulled from the schedule..." (full details)