(New York Times) — At first Hollywood raced to make original Web programming. NBC Universal trumpeted a site called DotComedy; the Walt Disney Company created a digital studio called Stage 9; and Time Warner backed SuperDeluxe, another comedy site. Read More…
(TG Daily) —One of the less inspiring parts of Sony’s E3 presentation today was the introduction of a $50/year subscription service that gives gamers access to a handful of special and exclusive content, but there’s nothing super exciting about it. Called “Playstation Plus,” it brings back memories of the PS3’s Qore, a “digital magazine” on the […]
(TheStreet.com) — Sony Corp., maker of the PlayStation 3, stayed in the red last business year but predicts a return to profit as restructuring and an aggressive 3-D rollout bear fruit.The Tokyo-based company Thursday reported progress toward profitability, booking a 40.8 billion yen ($439 million) loss for the year ended March 31. That’s an improvement […]
(InformationWeek.com) — Intel and Google appear close to announcing a deal with Sony for Internet-enabled TVs at a Google developer conference later this week in San Francisco. The deal would help Sony to differentiate itself in a challenging and highly competitive marketplace for television sets. Last week, Sony reported pricing pressure on its Bravia LCD […]
(NYTimes.com) — Sony narrowed its losses in the last business year and forecast a profit for the current year as the consumer electronics and entertainment company looks to finally turn around its TV and video game operations. Sony said on Thursday that its net loss for the business year ending March 31 came to 40.8 […]