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This guy did immense harm to the high def business of his own company and to the consumer, AFAIC. I can't say I'm sorry to see him go.
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By Susanne Ault -- Video Business, 3/26/2008
Graffeo
MARCH 26 | Following the death of HD DVD, one of the format’s gurus, Ken Graffeo, will leave his high-definition marketing role at Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Although still employed at Universal, where he has served as executive VP of HD strategic marketing since early last year, Graffeo is exploring other opportunities, including ones outside of the studio. He didn’t specify a timetable for when he’ll make a final decision of whether to leave Universal.
Conceivably, Universal will need an executive to drive the marketing of its forthcoming titles in Blu-ray Disc, which the studio started backing exclusively shortly after HD DVD’s demise.
However, Graffeo said he will not take on a Blu-ray role at the studio, which could be comparable to his responsibilities for HD DVD. That sort of transition wouldn’t work because in recent months, Graffeo had become more entrenched in his additional role as head of the HD DVD Promotional Group and less involved with handling specific Universal titles. The HD DVD Promotional Group dissolved on the heels of Toshiba’s February announcement that it was ending its support for its HD DVD hardware.
“I was setting up that infrastructure [of the HD DVD Promotion Group] on a day to day basis,†said Graffeo. “And now that group is no longer in existence. … Now I’m looking at what my different options are and what my next moves will be.â€
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Topic - Universal's Ken Graffeo is no more - Jazz Inmate 09:43:15 03/27/08 (20)
- RE: Universal's Ken Graffeo is no more - Cosmic Closet 10:23:39 04/11/08 (0)
- You might be taking this a little toooooooo personally (nt) - townsend 13:17:07 03/27/08 (8)
- How do you figure? - Jazz Inmate 14:33:24 03/27/08 (7)
- You just proved his point. (nt) - Jack G 15:34:55 03/27/08 (6)
- Your post is pretty funny. JI reminds me of "tailgate partyers" - Duilawyer 16:00:13 03/28/08 (0)
- You might think so if you're absolutely incapable of seeing the bigger picture beyond this forum NT - Jazz Inmate 15:50:10 03/27/08 (4)
- it is the opposite, you are looking through the wrong end of the telescope - Duilawyer 16:03:51 03/28/08 (3)
- Nope. I'm looking at the big picture. Universal shouldn't have been exclusively supporting an inferior format - Jazz Inmate 22:13:03 03/28/08 (2)
- blame the parent - Joe Murphy Jr 22:57:47 03/28/08 (1)
- good observations about the encodes - Jazz Inmate 01:19:34 03/29/08 (0)
- Is anyone really surprised? (nt) - Jack G 09:54:05 03/27/08 (9)
- Not surprised. Relieved NT - Jazz Inmate 11:46:38 03/27/08 (8)
- Ah, he disliked BD, so he was evil. (nt) - Jack G 11:54:40 03/27/08 (7)
- Not evil. Stupid. Tenaciously so NT - Jazz Inmate 14:34:14 03/27/08 (6)
- Am I the only one who sees the irony here? ;-) - 4season 19:39:44 03/27/08 (5)
- You're either on crack or you're having a Audiophilander moment NT - Jazz Inmate 23:36:13 03/27/08 (4)
- Again, you proved his point. (nt) - Jack G 07:36:32 03/29/08 (3)
- The only point this thread proves is that you both have a sore spot for HD DVD - Jazz Inmate 01:07:04 03/30/08 (2)
- You really are an idiot. (nt) - Jack G 09:23:11 03/30/08 (1)
- If I was an idiot, I'd be lamenting Blu-ray on AVS - Jazz Inmate 11:02:21 03/30/08 (0)
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