Sony to Unveil New Music and Video Subscription Service Today?

Sony is expected to unveil a new music and video subscription service today which will operate across a range of its devices, according to the Financial Times.

The announcement is expected to be made at the IFA technology show in Berlin.

Sources in the media industry told the Financial Times that Sony would use its PlayStation games consoles as the starting point for a new service that users will be able to use across a range of other internet-connected devices. That could include Walkman music players, Vaio computers, Bravia TVs, Blu-ray players and Sony Ericsson mobile phones.


In 2008, the company acquired Gracenote, a service which tracks and identifies music across devices. It is expect that this acquisition could play a significant role in the new service. Sony President, Howard Stringer, said that he wants 90 per cent of Sony products to connect to each other and the Internet by 2011.

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