{"id":3005548,"date":"2008-08-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:d6251d35-a883-4964-b9dd-ca00348d6c1e"},"modified":"2008-08-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-21T00:00:00","slug":"vidzone-comes-to-playstation3-providing-free-music-videos","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2008\/vidzone-comes-to-playstation3-providing-free-music-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Vidzone\u2122 Comes to PlayStation\u00ae3\nProviding\nFree Music Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Music Video Streaming Service Brings the Hottest Music Videos to PS3\u2122<\/h4>\n

Leipzig Games Convention, 20th August 2008:<\/strong>\u2013 Sony Computer Entertainment
\nEurope (SCEE) announced today that VidZone\u2122, the online destination for music
\nvideos, will deliver their free streaming music video service to PLAYSTATION\u00ae3
\n(PS3\u2122). The trial service is scheduled for launch in early 2009 for Europe, Australia
\nand New Zealand, and is sure to be a hit with music lovers everywhere. VidZone\u2019s
\nservice allows PS3 owners to watch the best new music videos for free on their PS3
\nor streamed to their PSP\u2122 (PlayStation\u00aePortable) via Remote Play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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VidZone is one of Europe\u2019s leading online music video services, streaming a full
\nplaylist of videos from hip-hop to punk and heavy metal to classics. Music lovers can
\nbuild their own playlists and personalise their VidZone experience to be whatever
\nthey choose. All these features and more will be included in the PS3 service,
\nincluding the option to download songs, music videos and ringtones to a mobile
\nphone for a small charge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SCEE will be launching a comprehensive film, TV and music download service at a
\nlater date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd<\/h4>\n

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), based in London, is responsible for the
\ndistribution, marketing and sales of PLAYSTATION\u00ae3, PlayStation\u00ae2, PSP\u2122
\n(PlayStation\u00aePortable) and PLAYSTATION\u00aeNetwork software and hardware in 99 territories
\nacross Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania. SCEE also develops, publishes, markets
\nand distributes entertainment software for these formats, and manages the third party
\nlicensing programs for the formats in these territories. Since the launch of PLAYSTATION 3 in
\nNovember 2006, over 14.4 million units have been sold globally and continue to be sold at a
\nrecord level. Maintaining its position as one of the most successful consumer electronic
\nproducts in history, PlayStation 2 has sold over 131.3 million systems worldwide. Since its
\nlaunch at the end of 2004, over 41.3 million PSPs have been sold globally, highlighting the
\nimportance of the portable entertainment market. With the huge increase in interest and
\naccessibility of network applications and network gaming, over 10 million accounts have been
\nregistered to the PLAYSTATION Network, the free-to-access interactive environment, and
\nabout 200 million items have been downloaded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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More information about PlayStation products can be found at www.playstation.com<\/a> or visit the
\nVirtual Press Office at www.scee.presscentre.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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PlayStation, PLAYSTATION, and the PlayStation logo are registered trademarks of Sony
\nComputer Entertainment Inc. PSP and PS3 are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment
\nInc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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