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Why Sony music videos are available on Xbox360 but not PS3

 
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The Seventh Taylor



Joined: 17 Aug 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:58 am    Post subject: Why Sony music videos are available on Xbox360 but not PS3 Reply with quote

This article sheds some really interesting light on the sort of corporate politics that you can get with joint ventures like Sony Music had with BMG, which are even weirder than what you can expect in a 'normal' large corporation.

http://www.kansascity.com/business/moneywise/story/869615.html

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In one case, Bertelsmann insisted that the venture shop music videos to Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 instead of Sony’s PlayStation 3 gaming unit “to make sure it’s a fair deal” for Bertelsmann, said a Sony executive.

As a result, PlayStation 3 customers have to do without music videos from Sony BMG.

In another case, Sony BMG was the last major record label to join the PlayNow Arena online music store from Sony Ericsson — Sony’s own mobile phone venture.”


Hopefully such silly policies are over now that Sony and BMG have broken up their JV (Sony has bought them out).
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Yuri



Joined: 28 Aug 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On the other hand, "Sony Pictures Entertainment is apparently [...] blocking licenses for its movies streamed over Netflix to the 360"

See http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/20/microsoft_launches_new_xbox_experience/
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Brandon B



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nope, most Sony movies are available. It is only Columbia/Tristar, one of Sony's studios, where this is occurring. Others are all available.

Appears to be the usual "unable to work out the sticky points in time" sort of crap.
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