Editing Blu-ray Disc Association

{{Short description|Industry development and licensing consortium}}
{{Infobox company
| trade_name = BDA
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2002|05|20|df=y}}
| industry = Consortium
| type = [[Privately held company|Incentive]]
| location = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide
| members = {{collapsible list
| [[Dolby Laboratories]]
| [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]]
| [[Hitachi-LG Data Storage]]
| [[Intel]]
| [[LG Electronics]]
| [[Lionsgate]]
| [[Mitsubishi Electric]]
| [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]]
| [[Panasonic]]
| [[Philips]]
| [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer]]
| [[Samsung Electronics]]
| [[Sharp Corporation|Sharp]]
| [[Sony]]
| [[Technicolor]]
| [[Toshiba]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
| [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]]
| [[Warner Bros.]]
| [[Xperi]]
}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://blu-raydisc.info/}}
| predecessor = 
}}
'''Blu-ray Disc Association'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-09-20 |title=Blu-ray Disc Association |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/2675635 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=[[Open Corporates]]}}</ref> ('''BDA'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blu-ray Disc License Office -- Contact |url=https://blu-raydisc.info/privacy-policy.php |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=blu-raydisc.info}}</ref>) is the industry [[consortium]] that develops and licenses [[Blu-ray]] technology and is responsible for establishing format standards and promoting business opportunities for Blu-ray Disc. The BDA is divided into three levels of membership: the board of directors, contributors, and general members.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://www.blu-raydisc.com/en/association/membership/MembershipLevels.html
 | title = Membership Levels (About Us, Blu-Ray Association)
 | accessdate = 9 December 2006
 | year = 2006
 | archive-date = 5 March 2011
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110305190302/http://www.blu-raydisc.com/en/association/membership/MembershipLevels.html
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref>

The "Blu-ray Disc founder group" was started on 20 May 2002 by nine electronic companies: [[Panasonic]], [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer]], [[Philips]], [[Thomson SA|Thomson]], [[LG Electronics]], [[Hitachi]], [[Sharp Corporation|Sharp]], [[Samsung Electronics]] and [[Sony]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/200205/02-0520E/|title=Disclosure of Specifications for Large Capacity Optical Disc Recording Format Utilizing Blue-Violet Laser Blu-ray Disc Begins|date=May 20, 2002|publisher=[[Sony]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718034310/https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/200205/02-0520E/|archive-date=July 18, 2020|url-status=live}}<!-- Panasonic listed as Matsushita --></ref>
In order to enable more companies to participate, it announced in May 2004 that it would form the Blu-ray Disc Association, which was inaugurated on 4 October 2004.

==Members==
=== Board===
The board members as of November 2016 are:<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |url=http://blu-raydisc.com/en/AboutBlu-ray/SupportingCompanies.aspx |title=Blu-ray Disc Association Supporting Companies |access-date=2013-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424020243/http://www.blu-raydisc.com/en/aboutblu-ray/supportingcompanies.aspx |archive-date=2015-04-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* [[Sony]]
* [[Xperi]]
* [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]]
* [[Hitachi-LG Data Storage]]
* [[Intel Corporation]]
* [[Philips|Koninklijke Philips]]
* [[LG Electronics]]
* [[Lionsgate]]
* [[Mitsubishi Electric]]
* [[Oracle Corporation]]
* [[Panasonic]]
* [[Pioneer Corporation]]
* [[Samsung Electronics]]
* [[Sharp Corporation]]
* [[Dolby Laboratories]]
* [[Technicolor SA]]
* [[Toshiba]]
* [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]
* [[The Walt Disney Company]]
* [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]]

===Contributors===
The contributors as of December 2017 are:<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* BluFocus Inc.
* CESI Technology Co. Ltd.
* [[China Hualu group]] Co., Ltd.
* [[Corel Corporation]]
* [[CyberLink]]
* [[Deluxe Digital Studios]], Inc.
* [[Fraunhofer IIS]]
* Irdeto USA, Inc
* [[JVCKenwood|JVC KENWOOD Corporation]]
* Memory-Tech Holdings Inc
* Scenarist Inc
* Testronic Laboratories, Inc.
* sMedio, Inc.
* [[Funai]] Electric Co., Ltd.
* [[Lionsgate Entertainment]]
* [[Lite-On]] IT Corporation
* [[MediaTek]] Inc
* [[Nvidia Corporation]]
* [[Ritek]]

==Timeline of major changes to membership==
* On 3 October 2004 [[20th Century Fox]] announced that it was joining the BDA, and on 29 July 2005 the studio officially announced its support for Blu-ray Disc.
* On 10 March 2005 [[Apple Computer]] (now Apple) announced its support for Blu-ray Disc and joined the BDA.
* On 31 August 2006 [[Sun Microsystems]] joined the BDA.
* On 30 August 2007, during the [[Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin|IFA Consumer Electronics Fair 2007]], [[Acer Inc.|Acer]] and [[China Hualu]] joined BDA, and a few days later Acer also announced that they joined HD DVD North American Promotion Group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/index.php?id=454
 | title = Acer Joins BDA
 | accessdate = 12 September 2007
 | year = 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/IFA/IFA_Underway_in_Berlin_Blu-ray_Takes_Center_Stage/913
 | title = IFA Underway in Berlin; Blu-ray Takes Center Stage
 | language =
 | accessdate = 2 September 2007
 | year = 2007
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
 | url = http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136626-pg,1/article.html
 | title = Acer, China Huala Group join Blu-ray Disc camp
 | language = 
 | accessdate = 3 September 2007
 | year = 2007
 | archive-date = 23 July 2008
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080723190201/http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136626-pg,1/article.html
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref>

==Timeline of major events and announcements involving members==
* On 30 June 2004 [[Panasonic]], a founder member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, became the second manufacturer after Sony to launch a Blu-ray Disc consumer product into the Japanese market. The DMR-E700BD recorder supported writing to existing DVD formats, and became the first unit to read and write to dual-layer Blu-ray Discs with a maximum capacity of 50 gigabytes. The launch price of the recorder was US$2780.<ref>{{Cite news
 | url = https://www.forbes.com/infoimaging/feeds/infoimaging/2004/06/30/infoimagingcomtex_2004_06_30_ky_0000-5850-matsushita.html
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040703074312/http://www.forbes.com/infoimaging/feeds/infoimaging/2004/06/30/infoimagingcomtex_2004_06_30_ky_0000-5850-matsushita.html
 | url-status = dead
 | archive-date = July 3, 2004
 | title = Matsushita unveils DVD recorder adopting Blu-ray Disc format+
 | accessdate = 25 August 2006
 | year = 2006
 | work=Forbes
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,116753-page,1/article.html
 | title = Panasonic Unveils Blu-ray Recorder
 | accessdate = 25 August 2006
 | year = 2006
}}</ref>
* On 8 December 2004 [[The Walt Disney Company]] (and its home video division, [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]]) announced its exclusive support for Blu-ray Disc.
* On 7 January 2005 [[Vivendi Games]] and [[Electronic Arts]] announced their support for the Blu-ray Disc format.
* On 28 July 2005 [[Verbatim Corporation]], part of Mitsubishi Chemical Media, announced its support for Blu-ray Disc and [[HD DVD]] storage format development.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url          = http://www.verbatim.com.sg/corporate/press_releases.cfm?ID=1045
 |title        = Verbatim Announces Development Plans for both Blu-ray and HD-DVD
 |accessdate   = 24 August 2006
 |year         = 2006
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20060819020904/http://www.verbatim.com.sg/corporate/press_releases.cfm?ID=1045
 |archive-date = 2006-08-19
 |url-status   = dead
}}</ref>
* On 17 August 2005 [[Lions Gate Home Entertainment]] announced it would release its content using the Blu-ray Disc format.
* On 7 September 2005 [[Samsung]] confirmed their next generation of optical drives will support Blu-ray Disc and [[HD DVD]] discs.
* On 2 October 2005 Both [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] and [[The Weinstein Company]] announced they would endorse Blu-ray Disc, while still supplying content on the rival HD DVD &mdash; in order to give consumers a choice.
* On 20 October 2005 [[Warner Bros.]] announced they would release titles on the Blu-ray Disc format, in addition to HD DVD Video.<ref>{{Cite web
 |last=Arnold
 |first=Thomas K.
 |url=http://www.homemediaretailing.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=8150
 |title=Another Victory for Blu-ray Camp
 |accessdate=3 April 2006
 |year=2005
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 |archivedate=4 January 2006
 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://infomediapt.blogspot.com/2005/10/warner-joins-blu-ray-cabal-toshiba.html
 | title = Warner joins Blu-ray cabal, Toshiba reacts
 | accessdate = 3 April 2006
 | year = 2005
}}</ref>
* On 1 November 2005 [[20th Century Fox]] announced it would release its content using the Blu-ray Disc format.
* On 9 November 2005 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] announced it would support Blu-ray Disc, and plans to have titles available when Blu-ray Disc is launched.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-09-2005/0004212347&EDATE= 
 |title=MGM to Support Blu-ray Disc Format
 |accessdate=3 April 2006
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 |archivedate=27 January 2006
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* On 19 November 2005, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced that they finished editing the first Blu-ray Disc, a full-length movie, ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]''. The disc uses MPEG-2 compression at a resolution of 1920×1080 (it was not announced whether it will be [[1080p]] or [[1080i]]) and claims to use a menu interface that would succeed current DVD-Video interfaces.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-18-2005/0004219732&EDATE=
 |title       = Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Completes First Full-Length Blu-ray Disc
 |accessdate  = 3 April 2006
 |year        = 2005
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 |archivedate = 12 July 2006
}}</ref>
* On 4 January 2006, at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] [[Samsung]] and [[Philips]] announced their first Blu-ray Disc players for the U.S. market. Samsung announced the BD-P1000, retailing for US$1000 and sporting HDMI output with backward support for DVD formats (DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, and DVD+R), while Philips announced the BDP-9000. Philips also announced their all-in-one PC TripleWriter Blu-ray Disc drive and range of Blu-ray Disc media would arrive in 2nd quarter of 2006.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = https://www.engadget.com/2006/01/04/bd-1000-first-u-s-blu-ray-player/
 | title = Samsung's BD-P1000: first U.S. Blu-Ray player
 | accessdate = 24 August 2006
 | year = 2006
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://www.press.ce.philips.com/apps/c_dir/e3379701.nsf/0/DCA237306B285637C12570ED004B2C60?opendocument
 |title=Philips introduces new Blu-ray Disc products and media – the ultimate consumer storage platform for high definition entertainment
 |accessdate=25 August 2006
 |year=2006
 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20060708080129/http://www.press.ce.philips.com/apps/c_dir/e3379701.nsf/0/DCA237306B285637C12570ED004B2C60?opendocument
 |archivedate=8 July 2006
 |url-status=dead
}}</ref>
* On 7 March 2006 Sony announced it would be shipping rewritable single-layer 25 GB 2x speed Blu-ray Discs to Europe, with dual-layer discs arriving later in the year.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/07/sony_blank_blu-ray_media/
 | title = Sony to ship blank Blu-ray Discs this month
 | accessdate = 2006-08-24
 | year = 2006
 | archive-date = 2006-08-13
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060813095909/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/07/sony_blank_blu-ray_media/
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* On 16 March 2006 Sony announced a Blu-ray Disc player, the first [[VAIO]] desktop PC with a Blu-ray Disc recorder, and a Blu-ray Disc internal PC drive would be released in the summer of 2006. The VAIO PC would be shipped with a free 25 GB Blank BD-RE (rewritable) Blu-ray Disc worth $25 [[USD]].<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://news.cnet.com/Sony+unveils+Blu-ray+player,+Vaio+PC/2100-1041_3-6050698.html
 | title = Sony unveils Blu-ray player, Vaio PC
 | accessdate = 2006-08-24
 | year = 2006
}}</ref>
* On 10 April 2006 TDK announced in a press release that it began shipping 25 GB BD-R and BD-RE media (at prices of $19.99 [[United States dollar|USD]] and US$24.99 respectively). TDK also announced that it would be releasing 50 GB BD-R and BD-RE media later this year (at prices of US$47.99 and $59.99 respectively).<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060410005113&newsLang=en
 | title = TDK Begins Shipping Its Highly Anticipated Blu-ray Disc 25 GB Recordable And Rewritable Media; Exclusive Material Formulations and Manufacturing Processes Deliver Bit-Perfect Recording and Playback
 | accessdate = 2006-04-10
 | year = 2006
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060412161502/http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp%3FndmViewId%3Dnews_view%26newsId%3D20060410005113%26newsLang%3Den
 | archive-date = 2006-04-12
 | url-status = dead
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* On 16 May 2006 Sony announced its first VAIO notebook computer that will include a built-in Blu-ray Disc recorder with a 17" WUXGA display capable of displaying 1080p (at a price of US$3499.99). The VAIO shipped in June including software to play Blu-ray Disc movies and an HDMI-A input for other HD devices,<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/05/16/sony_vaio_ar_premium_blu-ray_burner_notebook/
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 | title = Sony announces first VAIO notebook computer to include built-in blu-ray burner.
 | accessdate = 2006-05-17
 | year = 2006
}}</ref> and that the [[PlayStation 3]] home video game console would be using the Blu-Ray Disc format. The console's predecessor, [[PlayStation 2]], uses DVDs for [[video game software]].
* On 17 May 2006 [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer]] shipped [[Pioneer BDR-101A|BDR-101A]], a PC-based Blu-ray Disc recorder drive.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060517005229&newsLang=en
 | title = Pioneer Ships PC-Based Blu-ray Disc Drives
 | accessdate = 2006-05-25
 | year = 2006
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070804202244/http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060517005229&newsLang=en
 | archive-date = 2007-08-04
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
* On 15 June 2006, Samsung announced the industry's first BD-P1000 player had begun shipping to U.S. retail stores for availability on June 25, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://www.samsung.com/PressCenter/PressRelease/PressRelease.asp?seq=20060615_0000263736
 | title = SAMSUNG Launches Industry's First Blu-ray Disc Player To The U.S. Market
 | accessdate = 2006-08-24
 | year = 2006
}}</ref>
* On 18 July 2006 [[Verbatim Corporation]] announced that it was shipping its ScratchGuard coated BD-R and BD-RE Blu-ray Disc recordable and rewritable discs to stores in Europe, with discs priced between £20 and £24 (GBP).<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2006/07/verbatim_to_release_bdr_bdre_media.html
 | title = Verbatim to release BD-R, BD-RE media
 | accessdate = 2006-08-24
 | year = 2006
}}</ref>
* On 16 August 2006 Sony announced shipment of 50 GB dual-layer Blu-ray Disc recordable discs with a suggested retail price of $48.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/b2b/media_app_systems/release/24099.html | title=SONY NOW SHIPPING 50 GB DUAL LAYER BLU-RAY DISC MEDIA IN THE U.S. | publisher=Sony | accessdate=2006-08-17 | archive-date=2007-03-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317203459/http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/b2b/media_app_systems/release/24099.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* On 4 January 2008, [[Warner Bros.]] announces that it would abandon HD-DVD support by the end of May.
* On 5 January 2008, [[New Line Cinema]] announced it would be following Warner's lead, backing Blu-ray exclusively.
* On 11 February 2008, [[Netflix]] announced to phase out HD DVDs and begin to carry only Blu-ray Discs.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://netflix.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=265
 | title = Netflix, Citing a Clear Signal From the Industry, Will Carry High-Def DVDs Only in Blu-ray Format
 | accessdate = 2008-02-12
 | year = 2008
 | url-status = dead
 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080212045840/http://netflix.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=265
 | archivedate = 2008-02-12
 }}</ref>
* On 19 February 2008, [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] announced it would be releasing movies on Blu-ray Disc format making it the last [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] major motion picture studio to release titles on the Blu-ray Disc format.
* On 20 February 2008, [[The Weinstein Company]] announced it would be releasing movies on Blu-ray Disc format.
* On 21 February 2008, [[Paramount Pictures]] announced it would be releasing movies on Blu-ray Disc format.
* On 21 February 2008, [[DreamWorks SKG]] announced it would be following Paramount and Amblin's lead, it would abandon HD-DVD support by the end of March.
* On 15 August 2008, Microsoft added Blu-ray native support to their operating systems [[Windows XP]], [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows Server 2003]] and [[Windows Server 2008]].<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1663
 | title = Microsoft Adds Blu-ray Support to Windows
 | accessdate = 2008-08-19
 | year = 2008
}}</ref>
* On 21 May 2013, Microsoft announced that the [[Xbox One]] home video game console would be using the Blu-ray Disc format. The console's predecessor, [[Xbox 360]], used DVDs for [[video game software]] and supported an optional external [[HD DVD]] drive for films (which was discontinued in February 2008).

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://blu-raydisc.info/ Blu-ray Disc Association]

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