The Japanese company plans to stream cable channels and on-demand programming over Sony devices such as Playstations and Sony TVs, as it ups the ante with current cable, satellite and phone companies that sell subscription TV services.
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Safety features and passcodes have been installed for parents to control, to stop children straying online.
The wholesale deal, which has been signed in advance of the start of the Barclays Premier League this weekend, will enable Virgin Media to offer BT Sport directly to almost four million TV customers.
Revenues from on-demand programmes and films are forecast to hit $6 billion by 2018, with the majority of growth coming from Western Europe.
Between 1st and 11th August the >em>Sun+’s web market share experienced an overall fall of 36%, while the Mirror.co.uk saw a 26% lift.
Programming changes include a new morning line-up, a new weekend breakfast presenter and brand new weekend programming alongside the station’s live Barclays Premier League commentary.
Despite signing up a million BT Sport subscribers, just 23,000 are new customers, with most subscriptions coming from existing accounts.
Connected TV users are more than twice as likely as their counterparts to ‘cut the cord’ in the next six months, which is expected to grow in the next few years.
