While Universal and Paramount have announced plans to release titles
on Blu-ray, DreamWorks is still locked into an exclusive agreement with Toshiba. According to Reuters, Dreamworks is waiting to hear from
Toshiba before breaking their agreement and releasing their titles on Blu-ray.
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc said on
Tuesday it was locked in an exclusive deal to distribute DVDs on Toshiba Corp's HD DVD format even though the Japanese electronics maker
plans to quit the technology.
"We have a partnership with Toshiba and have an obligation to see this through," DreamWorks Chief
Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg said on Tuesday.
"As you know, we have been well-compensated for our support. It really is in their
court at this point to really declare what the next step will be. We're poised either way to jump into the marketplace when the
conditions are right to do so," he said.
Hopefully, Toshiba lets DreamWorks break their agreement. If not, we won't see
any of their titles on Blu-ray for another year. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here.