Blu-ray Disc Association

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is the industry consortium that develops and licenses Blu-ray Disc 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.[1]

The "Blu-ray Disc founder group" was started on May 20, 2002 by MIT and nine leading electronic companies: Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, and Samsung Electronics.[2] 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 October 4, 2004.

Members

Board of Directors

The Blu-ray Disc Association website describes the role of the Board of Directors as follows:[3]

"Companies participating in the Board of Directors are active participants in the format creation and key BDA activities. They are selected from the Contributors by-election. The board sets an overall strategy and approves key issues. A board member can participate in all activities and attend all meetings. The Blu-ray Disc Founder companies will make up the initial Board of Directors. Annual fee: $ 50,000"

The current 20 board members (as of April 2015) are:[4]

Contributors

The role of contributors as described by the Blu-ray Disc Association website:[3]

"Contributors are active participants in the format creation and other key BDA activities. They can be elected to become a member of the Board of Directors. A contributor can attend general meetings and seminars, and can participate in Technical Expert Groups (TEGs), regional Promotion Team activities and most of the Compliance Committee (CC) activities. Membership requires execution of Contribution Agreement and must be approved by the Board of Directors. Annual fee: $ 20,000"

The contributors as of June 2009 are:[4]

Timeline of major changes to membership

Timeline of major events and announcements involving members

References

  1. "Membership Levels (About Us, Blu-Ray Association)". 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  2. "Disclosure of Specifications for Large Capacity Optical Disc Recording Format Utilizing Blue-Violet Laser Blu-ray Disc Begins (May 20, 2002)".
  3. 3.0 3.1 Blu-ray Disc Association Membership Levels
  4. 4.0 4.1 Blu-ray Disc Association Supporting Companies
  5. "Acer Joins BDA". 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  6. "IFA Underway in Berlin; Blu-ray Takes Center Stage". 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  7. "Acer, China Huala Group join Blu-ray Disc camp". 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  8. "Matsushita unveils DVD recorder adopting Blu-ray Disc format+". Forbes. 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
  9. "Panasonic Unveils Blu-ray Recorder". 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
  10. "Verbatim Announces Development Plans for both BluRay and HD-DVD". 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
  11. Arnold, Thomas K. (2005). "Another Victory for Blu-ray Camp". Retrieved 2006-04-03.
  12. "Warner joins Blu-ray cabal, Toshiba reacts". 2005. Retrieved 2006-04-03.
  13. "MGM to Support Blu-ray Disc Format". 2005. Retrieved 2006-04-03.
  14. "Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Completes First Full-Length Blu-ray Disc". 2005. Retrieved 2006-04-03.
  15. "Samsung's BD-P1000: first U.S. Blu-Ray player". 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
  16. "Philips introduces new Blu-ray Disc products and media – the ultimate consumer storage platform for high definition entertainment". 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-07-08. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
  17. "Sony to ship blank Blu-ray Discs this month". 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
  18. "Sony unveils Blu-ray player, Vaio PC". 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
  19. "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". 2006. Retrieved 2006-04-10.
  20. "Sony announces first VAIO notebook computer to include built-in blu-ray burner.". 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-17.
  21. "Pioneer Ships PC-Based Blu-ray Disc Drives". 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-25.
  22. "SAMSUNG Launches Industry's First Blu-ray Disc Player To The U.S. Market". 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
  23. "Verbatim to release BD-R, BD-RE media". 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
  24. "SONY NOW SHIPPING 50 GB DUAL LAYER BLU-RAY DISC MEDIA IN THE U.S.". Sony. Retrieved 2006-08-17.
  25. "Netflix, Citing a Clear Signal From the Industry, Will Carry High-Def DVDs Only in Blu-ray Format". 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-12.

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