The UK’s leading high definition entertainment magazine, HD Review, has been given a great new look and with it a new name: High Definition Review. Imagine Publishing’s popular technology review magazine has been at the forefront of the fastest-growing entertainment sectors and the slick new makeover means High Definition Review is more attractive to consumers than ever before.

With the huge surge in sales of high definition TVs and Blu-ray players, and with Blu-ray Discs selling strongly, High Definition Review is better placed than ever to guide readers through this credit crunch-busting industry.

Created by industry experts with a passion for cutting-edge technology, High Definition Review is a sophisticated, authoritative, accessible guide to the ever-growing world of high definition. Offering an unprecedented look into the fastest-growing entertainment industry in the world, featuring interviews, news and in-depth features, High Definition Review is a must-have magazine for those looking to discover HD films and TV, as well as those already won over by the unsurpassed picture and sound quality the technology offers.

High Definition Review Editor Keith Hennessey commented: “Over the last year the high definition sector has grown even more rapidly than we expected and we wanted the magazine’s look to reflect that. We aim to deliver the most up-to-date information, solid advice and unbiased opinion for the world of Blu-ray and high definition.”

Issue 13 is the first issue to sport the new look and title and is available from 20 November from newsagents and the Imagine Publishing eShop: www.imagineshop.co.uk

According to reports the industry tip sheet DVD Release Report now contains 1,000 US Blu-ray titles, with 841 currently available and another 185 scheduled for release. Rentailers Netflix are shortly set to unveil HD movie streaming online, so the news that Blu-ray has so many titles available will only push the competition in the HD arena.

We love a high-def first at HD Review, so here we go with the latest revelation in the buzzing world of all things pristine and 1080p… Apple recently announced that it has struck the one million mark on its HD TV download service. Nestled within a hefty two hundred million shows that have been shifted since the company began distributing video content, this vital stat bodes well for us across the pond. The inclusion of more HD content on its Apple’s marketplace must surely beckon with the demand clearly evident in the numbers.

Samsung have increased the desire for on demand with the announcement that a selection of its Blu-ray players will be able to stream Watch Now films via a Netflix account. Stating that both the BD-P2550 and BD-P2500 are ready and able to undertake this task users will simply need to grab a firmware update, then visit the Netflix website, add movies or TV shows to their Queues and sit back as this their choices become a reality on the screen via a seamless stream through the BD player.

Starting this month BT is entering the world of high-def entertainment by making a selection of new and catalogue movies available on it’s BT Vision IPTV service. Perusing a V-box, users will now be able to spot movies in the format by the trusty ‘HD’ logo tagged onto exciting launch titles such as ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’, ‘Hulk’ and, er, ‘Babe’. Encoded in 1080i and featured in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, the future of on-demand entertainment continues.