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Debbie Does Blu-ray & HD-DVD
Vivid Entertainment announces its first adult title on high-def DVD.
By Phillip Swann
 
Washington, D.C. (January 12, 2007) -- Vivid Entertainment will release its first adult film on Blu-ray and HD-DVD in late March or early April, TVPredictions.com has learned.

The first release will be
Debbie Does Dallas... Again, a remake of the classic Debbie Does Dallas. The film stars Stefani Morgan as Debbie and is directed by Paul Thomas.

Vivid, which generates $100 million in sales annually, told TVPredictions.com last November that it would release its debut HDTV DVD on Blu-ray first and HD-DVD later.

"As of now, it (the first release) will just be Blu-ray," said Vivid CEO Steve Hirsch. "But that's not to say we won't release it in HD-DVD later. Blu-ray seems to have the momentum. But we're not in the business of picking winners. We will produce content for all formats."


Stefani Morgan stars as Debbie in the upcoming HDTV DVD.

But a Vivid spokeswoman today said Debbie Does Dallas...Again will be released in both formats on the same day.

Asked if that reflected a change in position, the spokeswoman said: "I don't know about that. We've been talking only about releasing in both formats starting with Debbie."

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The adult industry's stance on the format war between Blu-ray and HD-DVD is being closely watched as a possible barometer.

Digital Playground, another adult film studio, this week reversed course and said it would release its films on HD-DVD after earlier endorsing Blu-ray. And a few other adult film makers said they were leaning to HD-DVD.


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