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Sony Corporation (ソニー株式会社, Sonī Kabushiki Gaisha) (TYO: 6758, NYSE: SNE), commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It ranked 87th on the 2012 list of Fortune Global 500. Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics products for the consumer and professional markets.
Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged ...

Sony Cutting The Cable For You? Aiming For A Sony Online TV Service?

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Remember when I was writing about Sony the other day, well really it was about Google TV and stuff, but I mentioned that Howard Stringer, the Sony CEO, was talking about big R&D in a new TV. Well, some speculation has launched into what that ...

Logitech Gives Up On Google TV, But Who Hasn't?

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Nope, not gonna do it no mo! That's what Logitech Chairman and CEO Guerrino De Luca said recently. Shines a new light on the Google purchase of Motorola Mobility doesn't it? The Logitech CEO said that it was a big mistake and that the software ...

Amazon Prime Adds FOX To Premium Streaming Online Video Service

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A lot of moves have been made suddenly in regards to online video streaming for TV and film. Netflix signed a deal hoping to quell the subscriber rebellion they're experiencing and Amazon just got FOX. I wonder if they will then be some sort of ...

Xbox Teams With Clear Channel On Live Streaming Concert Video

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What's this? Xbox is tearing it up in regards to streaming video moves lately? I wonder if they felt like they might be falling behind on the home entertainment front to Sony, who has that whole Sony Pictures division (which includes Columbia, Tri-Star and like ...

Hulu Web Series The Confession To Go International With Sony

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Back in May the popular Hulu web series The Confession, starring Kiefer Sutherland and John Hurt, got picked up for a movie deal from Image Entertainment.  Now comes the announcement that the series is getting international distribution courtesy of Sony Pictures Television.  The Confession will ...

Netflix In Dire Straits As Starz Announces End To Renewal Talks

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Netflix is in dire straits if it can't right its ship soon. Yesterday, prices jumped up 60% to $7.99 for DVD rental and $7.99 for streaming (formerly $9.99 when combined), severely displeasing many subscribers into canceling, as I did. On top of that, Starz also ...

iTunes Replay for Movies Held Up by HBO? No Studio Deals in Place Yet

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iTunes Replay has been the target of several reports claiming that it will be delayed. Few have said much outside of the fact that the whole cloud-based movie and TV streaming service seems to hinge on contracts with the six large Hollywood studios. Well, it ...

Will Netflix Be Crowned The King Of The Living Room?

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Whether through apps, game consoles or connected TVs, Netflix is well on its way to living room dominance. The market for connected TVs with built-in apps for Netflix, YouTube and others is poised for massive growth in the next few years, while 60% of homes ...

The Death Knell For Google TV? Logitech Revue Drops Price To $99

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Wow! Logitech announced they will take 60% off the price of their Google TV Logitech Revue units because more people are returning the units than buying them more retailers/wholesalers are returning units to Logitech than units are selling it seems. Does that spell the end ...

Sony's Free Streaming 3D Video For Bravia Owners Misses The Mark

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It seems to me that 3D isn't faring as well as the manufacturers had hoped. I guess consumers are smarter and more savvy than the industry thought. I've really felt like they've been cramming 3D tech down our throats as a way to maintain their ...

Is Hulu Worth Purchasing & Who Are The Suitors? You Make the Call

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I will give you all the information available at present. You decide if it is a sweet deal or a sour lemon. Deal? Alright, if you've just come out of a binge-induced coma and don't know what the heck I'm talking about, Hulu has dropped ...

Sony Spat With Netflix Suggests Fragmentation Ahead In Streaming Video

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Netflix recently had to pull Sony films from the service that were provided to them by Starz. The reason is that Starz and Sony are renegotiating some contract and until it's sorted, Sony films are no longer to be shown on Netflix. Now this could be ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Social Video Edition

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It seems like every week there are more and more interesting stories and articles about online video--too many for us mere mortals at ReelSEO to be able to cover all of them. So every weekend we gather up the best of the stories around the ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Mobile Video Edition

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It was a big week in video—of course, you can just about say that regarding any week these days. But still, we had big news announcements, writers with strong online video opinions, new tools and gadgets released, and plenty of branded and unbranded video fun ...

YouTube Channels Netflix With New Online Movie Rentals

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After weeks of rumors, anonymous sources, and outright speculation, YouTube has finally gone public with the details of their new movie rental service. Specifically, they've struck deals with NBC/Universal, Sony, & Warner Brothers studios, which leaves several studios that still aren't partners (Fox, Disney, Paramount, ...

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