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Redbox Cuts Deals as Movie Studios Scrape for Digital Dollars

As the old joke goes, everyone knew the floating crap game was crooked but played anyway — because it was the only game in town. This came to mind with a Wall Street Journal report earlier this week that Sony … Continue reading 

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Time Warner: It’s All About Content

Just a few days after the announcement that Sony Corp. agreed to buy all of Sony BMG Music Entertainment — a move which evidences Sony’s appreciation of the value of media content — the New York Times features an article … Continue reading 

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Sony’s New Content Play

Sony Corp. has agreed to buy Bertelsmann AG’s half of their jointly-own venture Sony BMG Music Entertainment, placing a valuation of $1.8 billion on the recorded music company (via the Wall Street Journal). This is another move in Sony’s plan … Continue reading 

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Digital Convergence: Will Sony Get it Right This Time?

Sony CEO Howard Stringer this past Thursday announced the company’s plans to make video download services available through all of its major products over the next three years, including Sony televisions, computers, video game consoles, and music players. (See coverage … Continue reading 

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Warner Backs Blu-Ray: The Beginning of the End of the High-Def Format Wars?

Warner Brothers Entertainment today announced that the company plans to release high-definition movies exclusively in Blu-ray format beginning this spring, which comes as a major blow to the competing HD DVD camp. Only two major studios — Universal Pictures and … Continue reading 

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