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...Growth will be driven by further adoption of streaming around the world, led by the US — the world’s biggest market — and Europe....
...Before Wednesday’s iPad launch, Mr Lichty said Vudu was most commonly used on the PlayStation3, Blu-ray players and high-definition televisions....
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...has extended the number of devices that can access its subscription service to include Sony’s PlayStation 3 console and will add internet-connected devices, including Vizio, LG Electronics and Panasonic Blu-ray...
...Interface different from PSN but not much. 5.52pm Music Unlimited by qriocity also announced....
...The challenge for satellite and cable groups is to ensure they are not rendered outdated by the new “over-the-top” services....
...The LXD was produced by Agility Studios, and Jon Chu, who directed a forthcoming 3D film by Paramount starring US teen idol Justin Bieber as well as the recent Step Up 3D dance film....
...Digital streaming direct to the home via internet-connected TV sets and Blu-ray players is seen as Hollywood’s next area of growth....
...There are seven different boxes to choose from to get Netflix, not counting a number of Netflix-capable Blu-ray players, and many more boxes offering other internet-based content services....
...It is available on a plethora of devices, with the company signing individual deals with consumer electronics companies and developing specific applications for Apple’s iPhone, Samsung Blu-ray players and...
...In an interview after his keynote speech, he talked about the PS3′s potential finally being realised by consumers, the forthcoming 3D upgrade and the advantages of the new Move motion controller....
...Although Blu-ray, the successor to the format, has sold well, it has not been sufficient to offset the fall in DVD sales, which has hit library valuations....
...It says 60 per cent have already tried the service, using internet-connected Blu-ray disc players, or web-enabled TV sets and games consoles, such as Microsoft’s Xbox....
...service, announced Vudu Apps on Wednesday, a platform that will deliver video, music on demand, photo browsing, news services, social networking and other applications through internet-enabled TVs and Blu-ray...
...The Silicon Valley company is therefore making the product distinct by becoming a platform for content developers and introducing the familiar paradigm of the application store....
...However, with Sony’s Blu-ray technology winning the format war, the agreement with Toshiba has ended, although about $20m of Kung Fu Panda revenues were related to Toshiba payments....
...However, Paramount, which is owned by Viacom, is understood to have a clause in its contract with the HD DVD camp that would allow it to switch sides in the event of Warner Bros backing Blu-ray, according...
...He announced that Sony was also cutting the price of its premium 80Gb PS3 by $100 to $499....
...the ‘format war’ between the competing Blu-ray and HD DVD standards....
...HD-DVD, backed by Toshiba and Microsoft, is vying with Sony’s Blu-ray format to become the successor to the DVD format....
...Justifying the decision to put a hard drive in every machine, as well as a player for Sony’s own Blu-ray DVD format, Mr Hirai said that the expensive technology was essential to high-definition video, which...
...The European Commission on Thursday cleared the $4.8bn takeover of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the last of the big independent Hollywood studios, by a consortium led by Sony....
...A consortium, which includes Sony and Matsushita as well as PC makers Dell Computer and Hewlett-Packard, is developing the Blu-ray DVD format, which is in competition with the HD DVD format backed by Toshiba...
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