TDK, a major supporter of the Blu-ray Disc format, said it has developed a method using blue laser technology to capture up to 200 GB on a single disc -- double the capacity of TDK's existing 100 GB Blu-ray prototype. A single 200 GB blue laser disc could store as much as 18 hours of HD video when encoded at 24 Mbps.

The Blu-Ray consortium already includes most of the industry’s biggest players.

A new triple-layered video disc coming to market in Japan reportedly will hold both standard DVD and Blu-ray content.

A founding member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, TDK is the first to market with bare Blu-ray Discs

Sony may be reeling from recent production delays of next-gen products and a massive laptop battery recall, but the setbacks haven't stopped the company from introducing two new Blu-ray Disc writers with single-layer 25 GB capacity. Blu-ray chief advocate Sony and other proponents have long been touting the format's

A new report from The NPD Group finds that 45 percent now claim familiarity with Blu-ray Discs.

Gauging from the first full week since Warner Bros. announced it was bailing out on HD DVD for its titles by this spring, Blu-ray Disc packaged content took a much bigger lead in short-term U.S. sales than usual.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment this week is releasing the first of an initial trio of 50 GB dual-layer Blu-ray Disc movie titles, starting with the Adam Sandler summer comedy "Click" (launched on Oct. 10). The gritty war movie "Black Hawk Down" will be available on Nov. 14, followed on Dec. 12 by the comedy "Talla