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Paramount Pictures chooses HD DVD over Blu-ray

Paramount Pictures announced today that it will drop support for Sony's Blu-ray high-definition format in favor of exclusively supporting the Microsoft-backed HD DVD. The decision further complicates the race between the competing technologies.

HD DVD is better for consumers, and families will be more willing to purchase it, because of its lower price compared with Blu-ray, according to the company, which previously released movies in both formats.

The announcement affects all movies distributed by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films. Universal Pictures already exclusively supports HD DVD, while Warner Bros. releases movies in both HD formats.

Blu-ray still holds the lead in terms of exclusive support, however. Three of the six major film studios -- Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures and 20th Century Fox -- back Blu-ray, while two support HD DVD. In terms of discs sold, Blu-ray also leads HD DVD by a 2 to 1 margin.

Paramount's move not only deals a minor blow to Sony's disc media and movie divisions, but to the company's PlayStation 3. Consumers will likely be more reluctant to pay $499 for a gaming machine that doubles as a high-definition player, should Blu-ray fail to become the standard.

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Malaysia rewards pirate-DVD sniffing dogs

Two dogs trained to sniff out DVDs received medals from the Malaysian government on Monday for a five-month campaign that crippled movie pirates.

Lucky and Flo, black Labradors trained to detect the chemicals used in making DVDs, were the first animals to receive the outstanding service awards for finding discs stockpiled by pirates, the Motion Picture Association said in a statement.

The canine campaign led to 26 arrests and seizures of illegal discs worth over $6 million.

"The dogs have proven to be a major asset in our fight against the pirates and we intend to continue what Lucky and Flo have set in motion," S Veerasingam, Malaysia's deputy minister for domestic trade and consumer affairs, said in the statement.

Malaysia, which figures on a U.S. watch list on piracy, has dramatically stepped up efforts to rein in copyright pirates as it negotiates a free-trade pact with Washington.

The success of Lucky and Flo has prompted the ministry to set up its own canine unit to fight the pirates, and the MPA, which arranged for their trial by Malaysian officials, plans to donate two new dogs to the unit by the end of the year.

Movie pirates even put a bounty of $28,560 on Lucky and Flo after they busted a fake DVD ring in southern Johor state in March, the MPA said. Since then, the dogs have been closely guarded.

Lucky and Flo's next stop on their crime-fighting tour is a visit to New York, followed by a trip to Toronto for an appearance at a film festival, said the MPA, which groups six major Hollywood film companies.

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