Toshiba gains ground in format war

Electronics giant Toshiba has secured an important victory in its long-running battle with Sony to establish the standard format for the next generation of DVDs.

Until this weekend, Hollywood was evenly split between Sony's Blu-ray product - backed by Disney, Fox and Sony-owned Columbia and MGM -and Toshiba's HD-DVD, which was supported by Warners, Universal and Paramount.

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