Here's another report from NHK in Japan on Toshiba's exit from HD-DVD, followed by a separate Reuters story with informal confirmation from a source within Toshiba.

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSL1627196120080216

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080216/bs_nm/toshiba_hd_dvd_dc_1