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Home Toys
April 2006
James Russo |
Classic Home Toys Installment #3: Before There Was DVD There Was...Laservision. Laservision players had actually been invented in 1972 (under the name MCA Disco- O-Vision) and was intended to be an economical way to sell movies to the consumer market. It would be a few years before the players would hit electronics store shelves.   |
Popular Mechanics
March 20, 2008
Glenn Derene |
The 10 Video Formats HD DVD Will Meet in Heaven: Buzzword A list of other DVD formats that were brilliantly engineered technological flops. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sony's Ill-Timed Restart Sony's executive reshuffle comes just when its PSP deserves a more focused selling effort. The company's shares are trading at a little more than a quarter of where they were when they peaked in 2000. |
Home Theater
October 29, 2008 |
The VCR Is Dead The VCR quietly passed away this month as JVC stopped making standalone VHS decks. |
Home Toys
December 2005
James Russo |
Classic Home Toys: The World of Super 8 Film The history of Super 8 mm film and it's slow extinction. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Hollywood Batters Blu-Ray Can the movie studios kill the most promising new DVD format? |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2011
Tierney Plumb |
I Was Wrong About HD-DVDs Blu-ray won the battle, even as regular old DVDs hang around. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hooray for Blu-Ray! Disney validates the next generation DVD technology by promising to support Sony's Blu-Ray platform. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sony Should Sell Popcorn Sony starts selling PSP movies later this month -- and, yes, they will sell. The UMD idea will work. |
BusinessWeek
April 4, 2005
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
The PlayStation Portable Has Miles To Go The new Sony PlayStation Portable is a first-rate game console but falls short as a video and music player. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Hybrids Are Where It's At In the battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, increasing moves towards hybrid technologies should help consumers become adopters. |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2006
Anders Bylund |
MPAA Goes After the Wrong Target A rich, technically savvy, and possibly innocent lawsuit target could spell trouble for the MPAA and RIAA's blanket lawsuit tactics. Maybe the MPAA bit off more than it could chew with its blind fumbling for alleged Internet miscreants. |
BusinessWeek
July 12, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Imagine Sony On Steroids Howard Stringer, Sony's vice-chairman, is shopping for movies and music. But will content sell gizmos? |
InternetNews
January 6, 2010 |
Sony Finally Embraces SD Storage Always a holdout in favor of its own technology, Sony decides to follow the herd. |
Wired
February 2003
Frank Rose |
The Civil War Inside Sony Sony Music wants to entertain you. Sony Electronics wants to equip you. The problem is that when it comes to digital media, their interests are diametrically opposed. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2008
Tekla Perry |
One Format War Is Over. Is Another Beginning? The battle of the blue disks seems, finally, to be over. |
Home Theater
July 9, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Sony HD Movie Channels Coming Sony is about to launch two movie channels. One of two would be studio's first wholly owned channel. |
BusinessWeek
August 8, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Bothered And Bewildered At Sony Bewitched and other movies haven't done the trick at the box office for Sony. Can the special-effects film Stealth? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Sony vs. Sony As the recording and electronics industries face off over digital music, one company has had the uniquely uncomfortable position of standing on both sides of the issue: Sony. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Blu-Ray on the Horizon Blu-ray technology may one day supplant VHS and DVD. |
BusinessWeek
August 16, 2004
Ronald Grover |
A War That Hollywood Can't Afford As DVD sales slow, any delay of next-generation must-haves will cost the studios. What should Hollywood do about the battle between Sony and Toshiba over high-definition DVD formats? |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2004
Lawrence Meyers |
Libraries Aren't Boring to Sony Sony's purchase of MGM positions it for the future of home entertainment delivery, with the ability to generate some pretty healthy cash flow to boot. |
Fast Company
Evie Nagy |
Here's The Big Problem With Sony Releasing "The Interview" On Demand After a message from the hackers threatened violent attacks on movie theaters if the film was released, all the major theater chains pulled out of showing it. Many suggested that Sony should immediately release the movie on the Internet. |
BusinessWeek
June 17, 2010
Edwards & Grover |
Sony's Move into Web TV Sony, which will sell a Google TV later this year, is expanding its online movie content to be a leader in state-of-the-art TV program delivery. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Brian Bremner |
Akio Morita: Mr. Consumer Electronics Sony's genius, Akio Morita, ushered in the portable transistor radio, the Walkman, and the CD. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2005
Dan Bloom |
HD-DVD Gets a Boost Microsoft and Intel announce their intention to support HD-DVD over Blu-ray. The situation is looking more and more like an elementary-school playground scuffle. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Not So Fast, Warner, HD Isn't Ready Yet Warner Home Video cut its high-def forecasts, but not far enough. It's VHS vs. Betamax all over again. That's hardly the stuff of sales-record legend. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Is Sony in the Groove? The electronics giant will finally support the MP3 format. Is it too little, too late? |
PC World
April 23, 2002
Tom Spring |
DVD Copy Controls Head to Court Small software firm challenges digital copyright law, tries to assert the right to backups... |
BusinessWeek
November 8, 2004
David Rocks |
Sony: A Bight Picture? Its electronics unit is back on its feet, with a slew of new products, but the real test comes at Christmas. |
InternetNews
July 26, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Boom or Bust For Sony? Sony Electronics has developed an unfortunate reputation for developing amazing technologies and then dropping the ball when it came time to actually sell it. Now it seems like Sony could drop the ball on several big initiatives. |
InternetNews
January 7, 2008 |
Toshiba: HD DVD is no Loser to Blu-ray Toshiba Corp said on Sunday its HD DVD high-definition video format is not dead despite being dealt a big setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to exclusively back Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Fine-Tuning The HDTV Picture How to setup your video projector for best results, why DVDs provide a better image than standard TV, and how to setup HDTV. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Disconnects Sony decides to disconnect its Connect digital music service; customers were trapped using only Sony hardware and software to listen to their music, which doomed the program. The company now says it will support other, more open formats, such as MP3. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Not-So-Sunny Sony? Sony's second quarter isn't so sunny? Shocking. Many investors look for companies that are down on their luck, but be careful here. It's too soon to call good times ahead -- it's still got a lot of work to do. |
BusinessWeek
October 10, 2005
Cliff Edwards |
The Lessons For Sony At Samsung Samsung's business strategy includes listening to customers, partnering closely, and moving at warp speed. |
InternetNews
April 12, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Who Is Drawing Out The High-Def DVD Stalemate? The split in HD DVD format has irritated many of those involved and resulted in consumer confusion over both formats. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Sony Grows Up, Gets Smarter A movie lineup makes the PlayStation Portable the must-have gadget of the year, helping the company to play catch-up with the major success that is Nintendo's Gameboy DS. |
BusinessWeek
September 3, 2007
Jenna Goudreau |
Making Digital Books Into Page Turners Despite tepid response to its Reader, Sony sees potential in the market - and Amazon may agree. |
BusinessWeek
February 20, 2006
Kenji Hall |
This PlayStation May Play Too Much Sony's new PS3 handles a lot more than games, which could confuse buyers. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2005
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Solutions for Sony? A top executive at the Japanese electronics giant admits mistakes in the MP3 player business. |
PC World
August 23, 2002
Martyn Williams |
Sony Set to Unveil Multi-Format DVD Drive New drive will simplify the standards battle by supporting two competing recordable DVD formats. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2005
Tarek Sultani |
Shaky Times for Sony The slumping electronics giant needs to restore its high-quality brand image. With the stock price at a two-year low, this may be the perfect opportunity to buy cheaply. |
CRM
December 2011
Eric Barkin |
The Monday Morning Numbers on Movie Marketing How international growth, social media, and a decline in DVD sales are changing the film industry's marketing strategies. |
InternetNews
January 7, 2009
David Needle |
Sony's Social Networking Site Needs a Name Sony tests an interactive community site in connection with CES. |
Home Theater
August 12, 2003 |
No Stopping DVD The DVD format continues to gain momentum. Earlier this year, DVD rentals exceeded VHS in units and dollar business for the first time, sure signs that videotape is headed for extinction. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
One More Reason to Short Your Cable Provider Sony is weighing a Web-served television service. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2008 |
Toshiba Cuts HD Player Prices in Blu-ray Fight Toshiba is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp's Blu-ray format high definition DVDs. |
InternetNews
February 19, 2008 |
Toshiba to Quit HD DVDs, Ends Format War Toshiba surrendered in the high-definition home movie war on Tuesday, giving up on its HD DVD format. |
PC Magazine
November 30, 2005
Jan Ozer |
From Video to DVD Convert your old videotapes to DVD before they deteriorate. |
