Australian Potter fans will have plenty to entertain them today, as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been released in DVD and Blu-Ray formats today.

US/UK fans have to wait until December 8th to receive their copies.

For more information on the DVD, click here!

A new Danish interview with Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, and James and Oliver Phelps is now online.

While the narration is in Dutch, all the answers from the stars are in English. The cast discuss how Dan can and cannot compare to the character of Harry Potter.

View it right here on YouTube!

More Half-Blood Prince promotional fun! MovieWeb is hosting a Potter-themed giveaway with prizes ranging from a Noble Collection wand to a Potter 1 - 6 DVD giftset.

For the list of prizes and how to enter, click here. Good luck to everyone!

Excited for the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on DVD? Us too! And for the next few days, MuggleNet visitors in the US have exclusive access to WB's "The Road to Hogwarts" sweepstakes!

Aside from the initial point of entry into the sweepstakes, you will be able to gain multiple entries by playing games or participating in activities in The Road to Hogwarts Kit.

The Kit provides an exciting array of exclusive Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince interactive materials with which users can customize their Facebook & MySpace pages, blogs, websites and Twitter pages. The tool kit includes downloads, a profile pic creator, site skins, games, a widget, mobile applications and more.

Plus, by using the Road to Hogwarts Kit, users can earn up to seven more entries into The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes, where the grand prize is a trip to the Universal Orlando Resort during the grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park, opening in 2010.

To enter the Sweepstakes and use The Road to Hogwarts Kit to increase your chances of winning, CLICK HERE! Remember: entry into the Sweepstakes is exclusive to MuggleNet visitors for the next few days. Good luck!

A new promotional advertisement for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince community screening on December 12th has surfaced online.

Featuring Dan Radcliffe on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, he lets us know that fans will be able to ask him and director David Yates any question about the film as everyone watches it together.

This opportunity is exclusively available to those who purchase Half-Blood Prince on Blu-Ray. Watch this message from Dan right here on YouTube. Thanks to Snitch Seeker for the link.

Will you be participating in the screening? I am! I'm really excited for this. It's the first time Dan Radcliffe and David Yates will be offering commentary for a Potter film.

Those of you in Australia have a very cool contest to enter! To promote Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Nine MSN and Warner Brothers have launched the "Road to Hogwarts" Sweepstakes.

By entering the contest at this link, visitors will be placed in a drawing to win a trip to Universal Studios Orlando and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park! The official rules note that you may visit during Grand Opening week if flights are available.

The sweepstakes is also giving away daily prizes including copies of Half-Blood Prince, Sorcerer's Stone Ultimate Edition, Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Edition, and a Harry Potter film cell.

Enter every day between now and December 10th! Half-Blood Prince and the new Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Editions hit Australian on November 18th. Thanks to to Joshua for the tip.

US fans: Look for a cool DVD sweepstakes launching here on MuggleNet in just a couple days!

Warner Brothers is showcasing three of their films for consideration in this year's awards season. One of those films is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and today they've opened a For Your Consideration site that includes Half-Blood Prince's full script and samples from the score.

Snitch Seeker notes that this is the original screenplay for the film, and several scenes in the script were removed from the final cut. You can see the areas that were cut from the film right here, courtesy Snitch Seeker.

You can view the full script here (PDF format) and listen to samples from the score here (click link, click the Half-Blood Prince poster, then click Score).

Likely to be seen on the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD (or possibly during the ABC Family special), a new featurette for the sixth film titled "The Pitfalls of Teenage Love" has been released on iTunes.

The 3 minute, 52 second video includes many interviews with various cast members about the relationships in Half-Blood Prince. Lots of new behind-the-scenes footage can also be seen.

Click here to view it (you must have iTunes installed). Alternatively, you can watch it on YouTube. Thanks to Cameron for the tip!

Harry Potter has once again been nominated at the Peoples Choice Awards. The nominees were announced this morning.

The films have been nominated in the following categories:
- On Screen Team: Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Franchise: Harry Potter
- Favorite Movie: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Voting is now open on the Peoples Choice Awards website. The awards ceremony will be held January 6th, 2010.

The 2009 Switch Awards aired two nights ago on the BBC, and Tom Felton was there to pick up an award for Half-Blood Prince.

The sixth film in the Potter series won "Switch's Favourite Flick".

Video of Tom accepting the award and answering some fan questions can be found right here on YouTube.

Thanks to Elena for the tip!

As the holidays are approaching, ABC Family is bringing back its "Harry Potter" weekend as part of its "25 Days of Christmas" programming. The first four Potter films can be seen from December 4-6.

Viewers will be treated to exclusive footage from "Creating the World of Harry Potter," an eight-hour documentary series revealing the filmmaking magic behind all of the films in the series. This content is only available on the new "Harry Potter Ultimate Edition" series on Blu-ray and DVD.

In addition, fans will get an advanced look at the "Close Up with the Cast" hosted by Evanna Lynch and also go behind the scenes with the cast and crew to see how the infamous Cave was created and what it took to bring the Inferi to the big screen. Both of these pieces will be featured in their entirety on the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray Combo Pack and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD.

You can check out all the information on the Half-Blood Prince DVD right here and the Ultimate Edition DVDs for Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets right here. All are due out on December 8 here in the United States.

Thanks to Jesse for the tip!

Those who are fans of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on Facebook were notified of a new DVD countdown on the film's Official Fan Page. To kick off the celebration they released a clip of the Quidditch action from the film.

WB is promising that "each day [they] will give you tips on where to see exclusive clips and find new activities on The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes site, learn how to win exciting prizes, and much more."

The DVD will be released on December 8th. MuggleNet will be playing a part in the Half-Blood Prince DVD release fun, and more info on that will arrive next week. In the mean time, click here to visit our Half-Blood Prince DVD info section!

Thanks to Conor for pointing out several new Potter items available over at The Noble Collection:

- Dumbledore's Knife
- Slughorn's Wand
- Narcissa's Wand
- Fenrir's Wand
- The Crystal Goblet
- Sterling Silver Locket from the Cave

Beautiful products!

The official Harry Potter website has been updated with a new site to promote the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on DVD December 8th.

Among other things, the site promotes the community screening of Half-Blood Prince with Dan Radcliffe and David Yates on December 12th at 3 PM EST.

For everything we've got on the Half-Blood Prince DVD, click here! Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip.

Reuters is reporting that Walmart.com will be offering its top 10 pre-ordered DVDs for $10 this holiday season--Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince included.

Walmart.com said on Thursday the offer includes popular movie titles such as "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" and "Julie and Julia".

The full list of $10 DVDs available for pre-order can be found here.

EDIT: Speaking of good DVD prices, Amazon is currently offering the Blu-Ray version of Half-Blood Prince at $16.99. Thanks Michael!

Earlier this month we told you that an Ace of Cakes episode would feature a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Half-Blood Prince New York Premiere after party cake.

That episode has now aired on Food Network and can be viewed online in several pieces. Thanks to Snitch Seeker, the clips can be found at this link (the video quality is not the best).

For those of you in Australia, you can check out the new Blu-ray cover for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Of interest, is the sticker saying, "Be the first to see footage from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."

Half-Blood Prince will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia on November 18.

And don't forget MuggleNet has a comprehensive Half-Blood Prince DVD info page that you can check out right here!

Thanks to Shahbaz for the tip!

Amazon has posted a new 2-minute commercial for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray set.

It includes some nice new looks at the bonus features we'll be getting on the special edition and Blu-Ray DVDs.

To view it, click here! Thanks to Snitch Seeker for the tip.

To learn a lot more about the Half-Blood Prince DVD and its special features, visit our info page. The DVD will be released on December 8th in the United States.

Does this new video get you excited for the bonus features?!

In early September we told you that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince had been nominated in several categories at the 2009 Scream Awards.

Thanks to HarryPotterXperts.de, we now know that Half-Blood Prince won in the "Best Ensemble" and "Holy S***! Scene of the Year" (for the bridge collapse) categories.

The awards will air Tuesday, October 27th at 10 PM on Spike TV.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been nominated in the Hollywood Movie of the Year Category at this year's Hollywood Movie Awards.

As of now, Star Trek leads the pack with 27% of the votes, while Half-Blood Prince is second with 21%.

Cast your vote here.

Thanks to Enrico for the reminder!