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Sony To Shutter PlayStation Vue Amid 'Competitive Pay TV Industry'
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 5:36pm | 241Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) announced Tuesday in a blog post it would be shutting down its live TV streaming service PlayStation Vue. The service will be discontinued on Jan. 30, 2020. PlayStation Vue, which was launched in 2015, offered users the ability to watch live TV, like sports, through a paid...
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2016: TV Media's Year In Review
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 - 11:34am | 623The transition of TV into the digital age took a big step in 2016. In addition to streaming services like Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s Prime Video, over-the-top TV bundles like DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH)’s Sling TV and Sony Corp (ADR) (...
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AT&T's DirecTV Now 'Revolution' Begins Wednesday
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 9:17am | 560AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is set to unveil its TV streaming services on November 30 in the form of DIRECTV NOW as part of its efforts to regain customers who cut the cord and retain those considering doing so in the future. The biggest highlight is AT&T’s mobile customers get Data Free TV,...
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Fox Becomes First Broadcast Network To Launch Streaming Of Programming Live
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 1:51pm | 224With services like Sling TV and PlayStation Vue showing a market for the live streaming of TV channels, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOX) (NASDAQ: FOXA) is ready to make a play for those same viewers. Beginning Monday night with Fox's long-running "So You Think You Can Dance," the network...
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Sony's 'PlayStation Vue' Begins Nationwide Rollout
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 8:52am | 221Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE)'s entrance into the cord-cutting movement is continuing its rollout this week as the company's PlayStation Vue streaming service is now available nationwide. On Monday, Sony added 203 markets to the original list of seven, but there's still a twist. Only that core seven...
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Sony Took A Big Bite Out Of Apple This Week
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 1:53pm | 883Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) announced that PlayStation Vue will be the first online pay-TV service to offer a la carte channel subscriptions. The initial lineup is limited to three channels (Showtime, Machinima and Fox Soccer), but many more are on the way. This could be seen as a huge blow to...
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Wedbush's Michael Pachter Offers April '15 Video Game Industry Update
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 2:45pm | 429In a report rolled out Monday, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter and his team provided their video game industry update for April 2015. They look into industry wide trends, as well as specific companies and events. Nintendo Leads Strong Month The Wedbush Video Game Index, a market cap-weighted...
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Sony, Turner Broadcasting Partner For PlayStation Vue
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 2:32pm | 283In a press release issued Wednesday, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. announced a new deal reached with Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE). TBS will now offer its entire portfolio of networks on the new PlayStation Vue service. PlayStation Vue offers live and on-demand TV content over the Internet. It...