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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Commission said Tuesday it has asked several Hollywood studios to explain why they have chosen either the Blue-ray disc or HD DVD format for movie discs to see if they are breaking EU rules that bar companies from shutting out rivals.
The Sony Corp.-backed Blu-ray format has won strong support from Hollywood. The Walt Disney Co., News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures have released Blu-ray discs but not the competing HD DVDs, developed by a consortium led by Toshiba Corp.
General Electric Co.'s Universal Studios releases high-definition movies exclusively on HD DVD — the only major studio to do so.
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