Movie streaming service MUBI has been available on the PS3 for just over a year now, and today Sony has announced that Bravia Internet Television customers will be able to enjoy the same arthouse movies delivered directly to their TVs for just $10 a month.
IPTV has made its way into TVs from pretty much every major consumer electronics company, but it seems that Sony are the only company really delivering on content. In addition to Yahoo!7, SBS, ABC iView and a raft of other international channels, they’ve just added Moshcam to the list, bringing full-length live concerts from hundreds of Australian and international artists.
If you own a new Sony Bravia and have an affection for ABC’s iView, you might want to leave work early today… The iView channel on the Bravia Internet Video service has just gone live.
In the early stages of the upcoming IPTV battle, Sony is clearly out in front in Australia. The vast majority of their Bravia TVs have Bravia Internet Video – their IPTV channel – out of the box, and in terms of content, Sony are miles in front of the competition. But if you don’t want to have to buy a new TV to experience IPTV, they’ve also put the feature in their latest range of Blu-ray products.
IPTV. It’s like they took your DVR and recorded everything in the world you may ever have had a hint of curiosity about watching, and make it available over the internet. At least, that’s what it aspires to be. But with a few different providers actually starting to offer us Australians IPTV services worth watching, the question needs to be asked: Do you care?
If you saw this morning’s Sony announcement that 21 of their 26 new TVs will have IPTV working out of the box and thought, “Damn! I just bought a new TV!” – never fear. Sony have promised that more devices will come with the service “soon”.
