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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedSony has dis-Connect.(online movie distribution of Sony Corp.)
Video Business, April, 2006 by Fritz, Ben
* After becoming an also-ran in the online music market, Sony is starting to fall behind in online movie distribution as well. At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, company said it would launch movie downloads via its online music store, Connect, by March. Digital movies were to be viewable on PCs and on the PSP, Sony's successful handheld gaming device.
Service now isn't looking likely to launch until the fall. Movielink and CinemaNow added online movie sales to their digital rental services this week. By pushing back the launch, Sony has missed the chance to be in the first wave of digital movie e-tailers. Online movie sales looks to be a slower-growing market, however, giving Sony more of a chance to catch up. Other major e-tailers such as Amazon.tom...
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