Paramount to End HD DVD Releases

March 1, 2008 By RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- In a further sign that Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray has won the high-definition format war, Paramount Pictures home entertainment unit said Friday it will release its last HD DVD titles on Tuesday.

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