AFI BLOG: Media and Technology

Silicon Alley Insider
Sony (SNE) announced its first-ever original series for the PlayStation, a video series about gaming produced by Future US (publisher of PlayStation: The Official Magazine). The series is called “Qore” and will be hosted by sorta-Web-celeb Veronica Belmont. Viewers will also be able to download and play mini-games. (And as commenter Cruiz Dwyer [...]

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Sir Howard Stringer is doing a star turn as chief salesman for Sony (NYSE: SNE). One of his top messages: Playstation 3, which was “sort of on life support before” is doing very well now. One reason: “It has a life beyond that of the video game.” The PS3 is a server, the Playstation [...]

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The Los Angeles Times
The company is attempting to stage a comeback in digital entertainment distribution
Will the third time be the charm for Sony Corp.?
The entertainment and electronics giant is preparing to launch an online video service through its game console PlayStation 3 as early as this summer, studio executives familiar with the plan say.
The company [...]

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Sony to hit 5% profit margin - Variety
Sony is on target to make its 5% profit margin goal by the end of fiscal 2007, Sony CEO and chairman Howard Stringer told reporters on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Stringer noted that good news in recent weeks, including strengthening sales of the PlayStation 3 console in the U.S., [...]

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Stringer talks a Blu-ray streak
Hollywood Reporter
Sony CEO Howard Stringer affirmed the company’s support for and belief in Blu-ray Disc, saying in an exclusive e-mail interview Monday that the Sony-developed next-generation disc format has “the momentum and the scale” to ultimately triumph over rival HD DVD.
A week ago, an Associated Press story quoted the outspoken Sony [...]

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