"The NY Times has confirmed via two Viacom executives, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, that Paramount has received a $150M pay-off to support HD DVD exclusively for a period of 18 months. The $150M is comprised of cash and future marketing deals. Also re-confirmed is that the deal includes no films directed by Steven Spielberg."
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150 Millions de dollards reçus par Paramount.
Exclusivité temporaire de 18 mois.
Les films de S.Spielberg ne sont pas concernés par l´exclusivité HD-DVD.