Topic: News

Sony Europe boss David Reeves has said that PlayTV will launch roll out in Europe "from September to December" starting with a UK date of 10th September.

Sony last night introduced its latest standalone Blu-ray Disc players, both incorporating the latest Blu-ray interactivity features.

The first official trailer of Watchmen, the upcoming movie directed by 'visionary' Zack Snyder - the man behind "300" - and based on the bestselling graphic novel has left fans gasping.

Europe's ageing rockers can sleep soundly in their carehomes tonight after the EU announced plans to extend the copyright terms on musical recordings for another 45 years.

If you’re a European resident itching to download video content through the PlayStation Network, then Sony’s not your PAL – literally.

Amazon.com has announced plans to introduce a new online store of TV shows and movies, seperate from it's Unbox service, called Amazon Video on Demand.

TiVo's YouTube player that was announced back in March is finally going live today and will allow streaming, yes streaming, of all H.264 YouTube videos.

The Terminator 4 (Salvation) trailer has landed. Since it’s a teaser we don’t get to see a whole lot of the sequel/ prequel / do over /re-imagining but there are some interesting images peppered throughout.

Warner Home Video is launching aggressive pricing initiatives for the fourth quarter, including its most comprehensive Blu-ray Disc promotion yet, say retailers.

The iPhone 3G only went on sale last week, but a Brazilian group already claims to have unlocked the phone, allowing owners to use the device on any network.

Apple no longer needs to lower the price of songs on iTunes UK in order to achieve pricing parity with the rest of Europe - fluctuating exchange rates have done the job for it.

Sony has finally broken its silence over the long awaited PlayStation 3 video downloads service and launched it onto the PlayStation Network.

Plextor have launched their latest 20x DVD-ReWriter drive in two separate internal formats - the PX-820A is IDE/ATAPI and PX-820SA is SATA.

NEC expects to control over half the sales of Blu-ray products in the next two years by offering deep price cuts, which other companies have stated are necessary for the market to grow.

Radiohead has released the video to House of Cards, the latest single from the band's pay-what-you-want album In Rainbows on Google's Code site.

Sony and broadcaster Sky have finally televised details of their joint subscription TV-on-PSP service, which is now available to the portable console's punters.

The once familiar cry of peddlers selling pirate DVDs on the streets of Beijing is disappearing as the government finally acts on pledges to end the practice – at least until after the Olympics.

Disney's October Blu-ray release of “Sleeping Beauty” will showcase their new BD Live features, which are geared toward a generation of viewers that embraces interactivity and social networking.

Pioneer have unveiled the DVR-116D dual-format ATAPI DVD writer, the DVR-216D (SATA version) and the DVR-216 that adds DVD-RAM writing capabilities.

Seagate have unveiled wopping 1.5TB desktop and half-terabyte notebook hard drives, claiming industry firsts for both.