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Sony Goes After Apple With TV, Film Downloads

Video downloading may turn out to be even bigger than music

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 4, 2007 11:27 AM CDT

(Newser) – The iPod may have displaced the Walkman, but Sony is fighting back: The Japanese company with the Welsh CEO plans to roll out new video-downloading services for its high-def TVs and PlayStation devices, the Journal reports. Insiders at Sony suggest Howard Stringer will bet big on the video-downloading market, which analysts predict could be significantly larger than digital music.

Although Sony is entering a highly competitive market, it does so with a distinct advantage: Content producers that have been angry at Apple's domination should be more amenable to working with Sony, which owns a film studio. "The real key is going to be who is providing the best high-definition experience for viewers," says one analyst.

Howard Stringer, CEO of Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corp., right, poses with Chinese students during an event held in Beijing in this Oct. 30, 2006 file photo.  Stringer promised Thursday, June 21, 2007,  to shift the struggling electronics giant from recovery to growth and to boost PlayStation 3's...
Howard Stringer, CEO of Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corp., right, poses with Chinese students during an event held in Beijing in this Oct. 30, 2006 file photo. Stringer promised...   (Associated Press)
Sony Corp. shareholders are ushered for the annual shareholders meeting at a Tokyo hotel Thursday, June 21, 2007. Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer promised to shift the struggling electronics and entertainment giant from recovery to profit at the meeting, defending the PlayStation 3 game machine as a key driver of...
Sony Corp. shareholders are ushered for the annual shareholders meeting at a Tokyo hotel Thursday, June 21, 2007. Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer promised to shift the struggling electronics and entertainment...   (Associated Press)
A model shows new Playstation Portable PSP-2000 during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 17, 2007. The new handheld video-machine gets lighter and thinner and available in six colors at 19,800 yen (US$162) on Sept. 20. Also users can watch digital television broadcast on the new PSP when...
A model shows new Playstation Portable PSP-2000 during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 17, 2007. The new handheld video-machine gets lighter and thinner and available in six colors at 19,800...   (Associated Press)
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