Sony Plans Digital Service
Sony expects to launch a digital music service in the U.S. and Europe next spring. The effort is being billed as a joint initiative among Sony Corp. of America, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures and Sony Electronics. Sony also plans to launch hardware to support the service.
Further details--including specifics about labels that will license music to the service--were not disclosed.
The initiative was tipped by Howard Stringer, chairman/CEO of Sony Corp. of America, at the Sony Dream World conference yesterday in Paris.
Sony currently offers consumers access to Rhapsody and Pressplay (soon to be Napster) through Sony Electronics' digital music portal, Musiclub.
Further details--including specifics about labels that will license music to the service--were not disclosed.
The initiative was tipped by Howard Stringer, chairman/CEO of Sony Corp. of America, at the Sony Dream World conference yesterday in Paris.
Sony currently offers consumers access to Rhapsody and Pressplay (soon to be Napster) through Sony Electronics' digital music portal, Musiclub.
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