First, this may be part of the Internet but it is not part of the web, because: It is not open: the various systems' owners can decide what is available and promoted, and what is not. Technically and in terms of user experience, websites don't work on T
Sony, which has sold more than 20m PSPs worldwide, expects to launch the service in the first quarter of 2007 after tying up deals with online video providers.Crucially for Sony, the service will not require the launch of a new PSP or for consumers to buy
They’ve just rolled out ScreenBites, a channel that takes Sony’s famous film and TV content and makes it available in short clips. Around 100 clips from movies like Groundhog Day, A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire and Big Daddy are included.
Sony is making part of its content library available on Grouper, so that people can link to it, or embed it in their blogs or Web sites (as I've done here.) Every time a clip is played, there's an opportunity to purchase the movie on DVD.
Sony Pictures Television has extended its partnership with Arts Alliance Media to launch a download-to-own deal for 40 movies through LOVEFiLM and AOL in the UK this week. This follows the download-to-rent deal between Sony and AAM earlier this year
