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"The Interview" Is A VOD Perception-Changer, Not A VOD Game-Changer Long regarded as a kind of consolation prize (or dumping ground) for troubled films, or else a platform for small, specialty films that might not resonate with all of America, Video-on-demand suddenly has a new, glitzy glamour.   |
Home Theater
July 9, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Sony HD Movie Channels Coming Sony is about to launch two movie channels. One of two would be studio's first wholly owned channel. |
Home Theater
March 17, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
PlayStation Achieves HD Quorum Sony's PlayStation Network has become the first platform to carry high-def movie content from all six major studios. |
BusinessWeek
June 17, 2010
Edwards & Grover |
Sony's Move into Web TV Sony, which will sell a Google TV later this year, is expanding its online movie content to be a leader in state-of-the-art TV program delivery. |
BusinessWeek
August 8, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Bothered And Bewildered At Sony Bewitched and other movies haven't done the trick at the box office for Sony. Can the special-effects film Stealth? |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2006
W.D. Crotty |
Will "Bubble" Bust Cinemas? A maverick filmmaker and a billionaire duo seek to shake up Hollywood by simultaneously releasing a new movie to DVD, cable TV and movie theaters. Is this the paradigm shift that kills the suffering movie theater industry? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Fox and the Spider Spiders are usually creepy things, but not this time. Fox has secured television broadcasting rights to Sony's Spider-Man 2, which opened yesterday. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2004
Ben McClure |
Comcast Wins in Sony-MGM Deal Comcast shareholders should be thrilled with the Sony-MGM deal. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sony Isn't Safe Again Sony's PlayStation network gets hacked again. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
"Superbad" Move for Sony, Netflix, and Microsoft Sony pulls out of the Netflix online streaming service for Xbox 360 owners. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
How Much Hollywood For Comcast? Cable giant Comcast boosts video-on-demand offerings through a deal with Sony and considers a stake in MGM. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hollywood's Failure Formula The Passion of The Christ was turned down by major movie studios, but it's still a hit. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thinking Outside the Box Office When it comes to new releases and DVDs, Hollywood's future may be very different from its present. The point is that movie theaters don't have to die unless they want to. For investors, there may even be some attractive situations here. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Sony Bags a Lion Sony emerges the victor in the struggle to purchase the MGM library. If one is interested in Time Warner or Comcast or Sony, one should have other reasons to invest instead of complete reliance on the MGM library buy. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2011 |
Facebook Movie Rental to Be a Box Office Smash? The first-ever VOD movie service at Facebook could roll with the momentum of several other trends to become a success, according to industry analysts. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2011
Kurt Bakke |
Sony's Apology Is Not Enough Free stuff doesn't make up for the damage done. |
Home Theater
November 10, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Sony Bravia Owners Get Free Movie Were you planning to buy a Sony Bravia TV or Blu-ray player in the near future? If so, the company will throw in a free streaming movie, and you'll get to see it a month before it's released on disc. |
The Motley Fool
September 4, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Vies for Video Has Sony learned from its music-service mistakes? After announcing last week that it's disconnecting its Connect music service, the electronics giant is mulling the idea of its own digital movie service. Maybe Sony can enter the download game a bit wiser this time. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Netflix Killer? Yeah, Right. If Hollywood wants to kill Netflix, they're not shooting where the company is. That worked much better for Gretzky. |
BusinessWeek
July 11, 2005
Ronald Grover |
What's Driving The Box Office Batty Hollywood is pushing movies to DVD and video faster -- and theaters are feeling squeezed. And with the price of cinema tickets skyrocketing, this gives movie fans new clout. Clearly, some big script changes are in store. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Steven Mallas |
Sony's Spectacular Slate Sony's current movie slate is shining bright. But with the new iteration of PlayStation on the horizon, and the Blu-ray disc getting ready to enter the format wars, investors will want to look especially closely at the company. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
2006 in Review: Sony There will be many interesting moving parts to watch at Sony as 2007 unfolds. Sony shareholders are certainly hoping for a better year than 2006. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2010
Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for DreamWorks Animation This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Lowry & Grover |
Cable Fights For Its Movie Rights Video-on-demand's reach is expanding, and the cable biz wants to show films sooner. |
Home Theater
June 24, 2009 |
Blu-ray Gets Online Database If you're a hardcore film buff, you're probably used to looking up information online during or after a movie, when the curiosity bug bites. Thanks to a new BD-Live feature, you won't have to use a computer to do it. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2010
David Lee Smith |
Will Studios Nix Cable's Quick Trips for Flicks? Once again, operators want to shrink the time between movies' theatrical and home distribution. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2006
Steven Mallas |
PSP Movies Sputter Out Universal Media Disk movies for Sony's PlayStation Portable are gathering dust on store shelves. Is it time to give up on the PSP video market? |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sony Should Sell Popcorn Sony starts selling PSP movies later this month -- and, yes, they will sell. The UMD idea will work. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Put Sony on Pause Sony's latest quarter contained some good news, but it wasn't a home run. |
The Motley Fool
April 3, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Want Movie Downloads? Pay Up! Digital movie downloads? Good. Paying $30 a pop? Not so good. Given the fees and the limitations involved, it seems that this development mostly pays lip service to the nascent digital downloading industry. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2011
Patrick Martin |
Hollywood Still Doesn't Get It UltraViolet falls just short of bringing movie studios into the cloud era. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Holy DVD! The Passion of the Christ is a hot DVD, even if the film studios were cast as doubting Thomas' understudies. |
Salon.com
April 16, 2002
Sara Rimensnyder |
Breaking into the movie business Everyone knows Hollywood sucks, but I stole -- and doctored -- Sony's "Sean Connery Golf Project" script to make it better. |
Fast Company
October 2008
Arianne Cohen |
Sony's Soundtrack Guru Lia Vollack, Sony's soundtrack guru, is the shrewdest music executive in Hollywood. Can the record labels keep her happy long enough to hold onto their last cash cow? |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
This Teacher Offers New Lessons A recent multiplex flick is hitting digital outlets before the DVD market. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Comcast at the Movies Comcast is interested in distributing movies on the same day of release. Will it ever come to pass? |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Harry Potter's Around Every Corner Time Warner shareholders will have to hope that Harry Potter's magic will remain potent a couple of years after fans have turned the last page of the series' grand finale. |
BusinessWeek
August 16, 2004
Ronald Grover |
A War That Hollywood Can't Afford As DVD sales slow, any delay of next-generation must-haves will cost the studios. What should Hollywood do about the battle between Sony and Toshiba over high-definition DVD formats? |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2005
Tekla S. Perry |
The Sky Is Falling The intrinsic desirability of using digital technology in 3-D projection gives Disney and Dolby a powerful motive to advance the technology. Once the world's movie theaters go digital, movie studios expect to save about a billion dollars a year. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thinking Outside of the Box Office Rising ticket prices are keeping theater owners happy, but the empty seats are troublesome. The studios don't have to sweat that out. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
Edwards & Burrows |
Daggers Drawn Over DVDs How Sony gained an edge in its fierce battle with Microsoft over video formats. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
A Company Doomed to Mediocrity Heads up, investors: The road to mediocrity is probably full of warning signs. About five years ago, things got really ugly for Sony. |
Home Theater
August 2008
Kris Deering |
Redbelt--Sony Pictures (Blu-ray) Sony has done a great job with its Blu-ray release of "Redbelt." It is recommended for anyone who blinked and missed it in theaters. |
Home Theater
October 20, 2008 |
Movie to Debut on Sony Net Platform In a determined attempt to get Blu-ray enthusiasts to take the experiment seriously, Sony is making an offer many will find hard to refuse. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Casting Changes for Hollywood Execs Disney and Universal swap out their movie-studio top brass. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hooray for Blu-Ray! Disney validates the next generation DVD technology by promising to support Sony's Blu-Ray platform. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Movie Studios vs. Jolly Rogers Major movie studios are banding together against piracy. While the goals are perfectly understandable, investors should hope that the studios keep a careful eye on controlling piracy while encouraging new means of digital distribution for their content. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Can Cameron Terminate Hollywood's Troubles? James Cameron is back at a movie theater near you with his new movie Avatar, and he's shaking up the entire film industry as usual. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2006
Steven Mallas |
Box-Office Blues Banished The summer should provide a lot of opportunity for the various motion picture studio operating segments to bring in the bucks. Investors, now's the time to shop. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony's Financial Windfall A massive IPO of Sony's Financial Holding should help Sony raise funds to help the company improve some of its other divisions. |
