Sony Mulls Video Distribution On Facebook
Sony Pictures is mulling whether to distribute movie rentals or sales via Facebook, following the example set by Warner Brothers.
Which video company will become the next to start showing flicks on Facebook?
Not long after Warner Brothers become the first to offer a movie for rent on the social network, an executive from archrival Sony said publicly that the company is considering doing something similar, according to Hollywood Reporter.
That came up during a panel at Digital Hollywood’s 2011 Media Summit New York that included John Calkins, executive vice president of global digital and commercial innovation at Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
When asked whether Sony would do something similar to what Warner Brothers is doing, he replied:
We’re looking at things like that….
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