Gizmodo: sony pictures

"Nothing Good Has Come From the Internet, Period."

matt buchanan — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:19:00 EDT

"I'm a guy who doesn't see anything good having come from the Internet. Period." That bit of insight is from Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton, who clearly has not seen the Bacon Explosion. [WWD via beebeejee]

Sony in Talks to Offer Free, Full-Length Movies on YouTube

Adrian Covert — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:40:00 EDT

Earlier Rumors that Sony Pictures and YouTube were negotiating to provide a large number of free, ad-supported movies on the video upload site were confirmed today by the movie giant.

Bloomberg says that Sony would be the first studio to support a wide launch of full length films on a video service such as YouTube. They currently offer 60 movies on Crackle, while MGM offers a small number of films on YouTube along with Hulu's selection of ad-supported flicks. And logically, Electronista thinks that most the initial films will be older ones, which would make total sense. [Bloomberg via Electronista]

Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club: Kool-Aid Points for Early Adopters

Mark Wilson — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EDT

If you're that guy replacing all of your old DVDs with hi def Blu-ray movies, then you may be interested in the Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club. Through the promotion, new Sony Pictures Blu-ray discs enabled with BD Live content can be registered online through ethernet-connected Blu-ray players. This registration will then redeem the disc purchase for Sony Rewards points that are good for special giveaways and offers.

There's no cost to register and the points appear to integrate seamlessly with existing Sony Rewards accounts. The catch is that the rewards are only valid for Sony Pictures films. In other words, not nearly every Blu-ray movie or tv show you may buy will count. Still, if you've got the Blu-ray player already, you might as well register, right? [Sony Rewards]