Archive for the ‘Music news’ Category

Universal Studios celebrates 100 years of film with anniversary trailer

Published January 24th, 2012
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Universal Studios has celebrated its 100th year by releasing a trailer showcasing the fantastic work it’s doing to restore classic titles on Blu-ray Disc, alongside a sneak peek at the process behind such a formidable task. The promo video, which you can watch below, contains clips and insight on some of the most anticipated catalogue [...]

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JLS and Beyoncé 2010 Live Tours land on Blu-ray for Christmas

Published December 7th, 2010

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] The UK’s most popular boy band versus the world’s greatest R’n’B diva. We wouldn’t want to call the winner of this sing off, but luckily fans of JLS and Beyoncé won’t have to, as both acts release their live 2010 tour’s on Blu-ray Disc from December 6th. As one of the [...]

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Take That give fans a reunion to remember on Blu-ray

Published December 1st, 2010

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] The story behind 2010’s most exciting pop reunion comes to Blu-ray Disc on 6th December as Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams give Take That fans a taster of what’s to come in, ‘Look Back, Don’t Stare: A Film about Progress’. With unprecedented access to the [...]

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Glee – The Complete First Season debuts on Blu-ray

Published September 23rd, 2010

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] For all you Gleeks out there, this will be music to your ears! The complete first series of Fox’s smash hit TV show Glee has had the Blu-ray Disc treatment and is now available to all. Including all 22 episodes presented over four discs and with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio [...]

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Black Sabbath’s Paranoid makes Blu-ray Disc Debut

Published June 29th, 2010

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] To celebrate the 40th anniversary of legendary 70s rock band Black Sabbath’s Paranoid album, a documentary celebrating its release has been announced for Blu-ray Disc. Heralded as the greatest heavy metal album of all time, the documentary, entitled Black Sabbath: Paranoid, tells us the story behind the music from the original [...]

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U2 live at the Rose Bowl Giveaway

Published June 7th, 2010

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] To celebrate the start of festival season, Blu-ray Monday has a musical theme this week.  And with U2 unable to perform at this year’s Glastonbury festival due to injury, what better time to enjoy the Blu-ray Disc version of their recent 360 tour? As always, you have two chances to win.  [...]

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Rolling Stones to make Blu-ray debut later this year

Published March 26th, 2010

Rock ‘n’ Roll legends the Rolling Stones have announced plans to release their first Blu-ray Disc later this year. ‘Ladies and Gentlemen…The Rolling Stones’, the legendary concert film from 1972, has been fully restored to make the most of Blu-ray’s picture and sound quality.  The European release date is not yet confirmed but is expected [...]

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This Is It to hit Blu-ray this February

Published February 12th, 2010

Michael Jackson’s show that never was, This Is It, will be available on Blu-ray Disc in Europe from Monday 22nd February.  With Blu-ray Disc’s superior, 7-channel sound quality, this is the best way to watch this music filled documentary and reflect on what could have been. What’s more, the Blu-ray release of the film sees [...]

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msm-studios launches CopyToGo for Pure Audio BDs

Published September 4th, 2009

Munich-based msm-studios has announced CopyToGo for Pure Audio BDs, a new service that will allow users to enjoy BD audio on other devices. The press release states: In addition to unparalleled audio quality and maximum ease of use Pure Audio Blu-rays can be equipped from now on with “CopyToGo” technology. This means that the user [...]

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Welcome to the official European blog of the Blu-ray Disc Association!

Published July 17th, 2009

Welcome to the European blog of the Blu-ray Disc Association, the group of companies dedicated to developing and promoting the Blu-ray Disc format. Here you’ll get the inside-track on everything BD related – from the latest player or disc launches to exclusive interviews with industry thought leaders. This site is aimed at industry insiders, analysts and [...]

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