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Impact of Universal's 100-title HD DVD slate.(MARKETS)

Two weeks after this year's CES show, where Universal--unlike Warner and Paramount--failed to reveal its hi-def schedule for 2007, the studio unveiled plans to release over 100 titles on HD DVD this year. The move is a significant boost to the format, substantially increasing the size of its catalogue and putting paid to any suggestions that the studio's support for HD DVD might have been flagging. Although full details have not yet been revealed, the slate will comprise mainly catalogue films and TV titles as well as some new releases.

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