Indian Idol is back again
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:04:48 -0800

Indian Idol Season Six is preparing to hit the small screen in April on Sony Entertainment Television, just before the fifth IPL season kicks off. In fact, the auditions for the show will begin in February. The last season of this singing talent show ...

Blurring the language lines
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:08:39 -0800

Televisa has also linked up with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) in an exclusive first-look, coproduction deal for scripted and telenovela formats, and won a commission from Nickelodeon in the US for an adaptation of the telenovela Reach for a Star (aka ...

Music Ecosystem Connects At midem 3.0
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:27:34 -0800

31, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- 3:15pm - In the Ideas Hothouse, a panel of entertainment lawyers and business specialists is explaining how to develop an artist's brand into a business. 3:18pm - Over in the Vivendi-sponsored Innovation Factory, ...

Sony KDL-32EX524
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:27:12 -0800

Other welcome services include Lovefilm, You Tube, Dailymotion, Sony's own Qriocity Video Unlimited movie rental offering and some content from Sony Entertainment Television. There's a strong line-up of Internet video services.

Announcing the Pan African Film Festival's PAFF Institute
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:36:56 -0800

The festival's film institute will offer a four-part lyceum series, featuring one-day intensive workshops on various subjects, pertaining to the entertainment industry, such as acting, producing, directing, writing, distribution and marketing.

Dungeon Hunter: Alliance PSV Release Date
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:37:39 -0800

The PSV version of Dungeon Hunter: Alliance will be available on February 14th, 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment announced. Dungeon Hunter Alliance is an action RPG where you face the world of Gothicus and its hordes of creatures alone or in teams of ...

CEO Hirai to network Sony content and gadgets
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:42:48 -0800

TOKYO (Reuters) - Incoming Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape the company by linking hardware and software through online networks - a model he used at the Play Station maker's computer entertainment unit. "It's a bigger concept we can grow into a ...

UK fashions new pic playbook
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:03:55 -0800

"At the time (that the film council was shuttered) the industry was generally furious," entertainment lawyer Libby Savill, a member of the report's review panel . "I think to a certain extent this review had been born out of an appeasement.

Sony Bravia KDL-55HX850
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:38:17 -0800

The KDL-55HX850 uses the newest versions of Sony's X-Reality Pro video processor and Motionflow XR blur reduction features, and the panel is covered with Corning's damage-resistant Gorilla Glass. It features built-in Wi-Fi, and can access Sony ...

Does Midem Still Matter? The Facelift Finally Begins...
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:23:30 -0800

Presentations and discussions are now held out in the open, in earshot of the next panel , with crowds milling through a bazaar of stands, how-tos, and impromptu meetings. It's less stuff, in a more chaotic and compressed space.

Guest Editorial: 3D Hype Dies, 3D Business Grows
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:39:05 -0800

It was in this context that the Spotlight on 3D Content panel convened on Day 1 of CES. I had the honor to moderate a discussion among industry leaders Bryan Burns vice president, Strategic Business Planning & Development, ESPN; Tom Cosgrove ...

What is 4K TV? Super high-definition TV explained
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:37:56 -0800

By Ty Pendlebury | January 27, 2012 Ty is a journalist with 15 years experience in writing for IT and entertainment publications. He is in charge of the home theatre category for CNET Australia and is also a PC enthusiast.

Sony's woes continue with S&P downgrade
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:52:52 -0800

TOKYO Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's on Wednesday lowered its rating of Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony , less than a week after the company said it was expecting a terrible year. S&P dropped its assessment of the firm's ...

Yahoo and Sony Map Out Digital Living Room Strategies
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:11:27 -0800

To talk about their differing strategies for reaching living room viewers, representatives from Yahoo, Sony , Clicker.com, and DBG met in a panel discussion at the recent Streaming Media West conference in Los Angeles. "We're really a creator of content ...

CES 2012: TV Wars Go High-Tech
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:46:13 -0800

These have evolved beyond the glasses-free prototypes Sony showed at CES 2011, with a broader sweet spot and less rolling of the 3D image. As many have pointed out, many of the features that make for good 3D imagery, such as fast panel response, ...

Tablets steal the show
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:25:50 -0800

Sony's concept Slate comes with a beautifully designed wireless keyboard. What can you expect from tablets due out this year? Here are some of the highlight models showed off at the recent International Consumer Electronics Show 2012.

NFL's close calls need close scrutiny
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:05:36 -0800

For slow motion there will be two Sony super-slow-motion cameras using Canon 100 x 9.8 HD Digital lenses and four NAC Ikegami X-mo cameras that can slow action down even more than the Sonys. Recording all that are 29 digital video replay sources: 27 ...

Bell Mobile TV
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:45:34 -0800

Many see it as an excuse to get that big new flat panel screen but there are other smaller but just as big technologies to check out if you still have a post-holiday budget surplus. Check out these smart gadgets for watching Super Bowl XLVI, ...

Google's Nettlesome Search Gambit
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:01:58 -0800

LG, Sony , Samsung and Vizio will soon offer devices with Google TV built in. If Google can make its software easy to use and make sure it's really an all-encompassing source of entertainment -- rather than just another channel you have to figure out ...

Pachter: Nintendo doesn't even know there's an Internet yet
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:30:18 -0800

Speaking on a panel at CES 2012, as reported by Industry Gamers, Pachter assessed eahc of the three major gaming platform holders for their ability to keep consoles relevant as streamed content becomes more common. Sony is a content provider in film ...