Finally some good news for the HD-DVD format, Paramount (Dreamworks) announced that its dropping Blue-ray and will be releasing on HD-DVD exclusively, beginning with the releases of Blades of Glory, Shrek 3 and Transformers. Paramount and Dreamworks are the 2007 box office leaders with major franchises including Star Trek and Indiana Jones, their exclusivity really bolsters HD-DVD.
Today's announcement does not include films directed by Steven Spielberg as his films are not exclusive to either format.
Paramount join Universal Studios for releasing exclusively on HD-DVD but companies like Sony Pictures Entertainment and MGM (both owned by Sony) as well as Disney, 20th Century Fox, and Lionsgate are releasing on Blue-ray only. The rest are sitting on the fence support both formats.