NBC - UNIVERSAL MOVIES LAND ON PLAYSTATION DEVICES

UNIVERSAL MOVIES LAND ON PLAYSTATION DEVICES

Further expanding online entertainment in general and mobile entertainment in particular, Sony and NBC Universal have signed a deal that will put Universal movies and NBC TV shows on Sony's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable game devices. Movies becoming immediately available include Role Models, Milk and The Incredible Hulk. TV shows include The Office, Heroes, and Battlestar Galactica. In a statement, NBC Universal made it clear that it will control the pricing of its releases for the Sony devices -- a matter that was previously a sticking point with Apple's iTunes unit. "NBC Universal will provide PlayStation Network users with a variety of attractive ways to purchase and view movies and TV shows, including varying price points depending on the content and format (HD or SD)," the statement said, referring to High Definition and Standard Definition formats.

11/03/2009