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The Tester: Sony’s secret reality TV hit

by Janko Roettgers on Feb 5, 2012 • No Comments

Move over, Fear Factor: Sony's competitive reality TV show The Tester is a big hit with gamers, who have been watching the show through the PlayStation Network. The Tester's third season, which starts this week, will for the first time also stream on the web.

New York Times (Media) / Publishers

Media Decoder Blog: What the Change at the Top of Sony May Mean for Sony Pictures

by By BROOKS BARNES on Feb 1, 2012 • No Comments

Conventional wisdom in Hollywood has been that when Howard Stringer departed as chief executive the pictures group might be put up for sale, a theory that Sony has denied.

PaidContent.org / Publishers

Carriers Have Only Around 100 Million Pay-TV Users, Less Than 60% Via IPTV

by Ingrid Lunden on Jan 23, 2012 • No Comments

Some numbers out today that underscore the challenge telecoms operators have had in attracting customers to their pay-TV platforms, including the newer services like IPTV, against competition from incumbent TV providers and the growing allure of over-the-top services, from Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) to YouTube.

PaidContent.org / Publishers

Interactive TV Advertising: Not Huge Now, Will This Be The Year It Grows?

by Ingrid Lunden on Jan 16, 2012 • No Comments

Last week’s CES event brought a clutch of announcements around interactive TV services—specifically around more content getting pushed to devices. That points to growing attention to the medium: will advertising follow?

PaidContent.org / Publishers

The CES Lowdown: 1-12-12

by Tom Krazit on Jan 12, 2012 • No Comments

Here’s a look at what’s been going on at the giant electronics show that is CES:

» Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Could Sell 37 Million Windows Phones This Year: The Lumia 900 is probably the one product launched at CES that made everyone take notice, and financial analysts are starting to think it could really...

MediaMemo / Publishers

What Kind of Web Video Plans Does Sony Have? (Video)

by Peter Kafka on Jan 12, 2012 • No Comments

"We're certainly talking to lots of different people about some new possibilities," says exec Tim Schaaff. Hmmm.

PaidContent.org / Publishers

@ CES: Available Now – Android OEM. WLTM Caring, Ambitious, Strong Partner

by Ingrid Lunden on Jan 12, 2012 • No Comments

Unlike its local rival Samsung, the Korean handset maker LG (SEO: 066570) has lately had more of a mixed bag when it’s come to Android devices and its mobile growth. Now it’s looking for Mr Right: a partner to help it grow and remain competitive in an ever-crowded market.

MediaMemo / Publishers

Sony Music Service Coming to iPhones

by Peter Kafka on Jan 11, 2012 • No Comments

Sony says its "Music Unlimited" service will be available for Apple's iPhones and iPods - but not iPads - within the next three months. The subscription service launched last year without any mobile options at all, then expanded to include some devices running Google's Android operating system. Sony says the service now has a million...

PaidContent.org / Publishers

Ultraviolet Movement Picks Up New Backer: Samsung

by Daniel Frankel on Jan 11, 2012 • No Comments

Samsung has rolled out a new line of Blu-ray players that support Ultraviolet, thus joining the ranks of entertainment brands that support the fledgling Hollywood studio-backed digital-locker initiative.

PaidContent.org / Publishers

What To Expect At CES: Tablets, TVs, And Transition

by Tom Krazit on Jan 6, 2012 • No Comments

The biggest spectacle in the tech industry kicks off Sunday evening, when an estimated 150,000 people will flood into Las Vegas not to place a wager on Monday night’s national championship game between LSU and Alabama (I’m taking LSU +1) but to gear up for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show. Next week’s show will...

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The Razr Ain’t Cutting It: Motorola Mobility To Fall Short On Q4

by Ingrid Lunden on Jan 6, 2012 • No Comments

Not brilliant news for Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility and its would-be buyer, Google: the handset maker today issued preliminary Q4 results that will fall short of market expectations, citing competition from other handset makers and costs related to patent litigation.

PaidContent.org / Publishers

Report: Sony’s Hirai Promoted To President, Stringer Still Chairman And CEO

by Tom Krazit on Jan 6, 2012 • No Comments

In a move that further sets up Kazuo Hirai as the heir apparent at Sony (NYSE: SNE), the company has promoted him to president, taking that title away from Howard Stringer but keeping Stringer in place as CEO and chairman of the board, according to a report.

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The Tester: Sony’s secret reality TV hit

Media Decoder Blog: What the Change at the Top of Sony May Mean for Sony Pictures

Interactive TV Advertising: Not Huge Now, Will This Be The Year It Grows?

The CES Lowdown: 1-12-12

What Kind of Web Video Plans Does Sony Have? (Video)

@ CES: Available Now – Android OEM. WLTM Caring, Ambitious, Strong Partner

Sony Music Service Coming to iPhones

Ultraviolet Movement Picks Up New Backer: Samsung

What To Expect At CES: Tablets, TVs, And Transition

The Razr Ain’t Cutting It: Motorola Mobility To Fall Short On Q4

Report: Sony’s Hirai Promoted To President, Stringer Still Chairman And CEO

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