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Sony Pictures Announces First Titles with BD-Live!
| Date: Mar 21, 2008 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
ANNOUNCES INITIAL BD-LIVE TITLES
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and The 6th Day support
the latest Blu-ray DiscTM Profile 2.0 Update for PLAYSTATION®3
Culver City, Calif. (March 20, 2008) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced today that it will release its initial BD-Live titles on April 8th, to coincide with the recent Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0 software update for PLAYSTATION®3.
The Blu-ray Disc versions of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and The 6th Day bring network connected features to Sony Pictures BD titles for the first time. Both movies include exclusive downloadable theatrical and home video previews, along with a FAQ about BD-Live functionality.
In addition to the wide range of content available on the Blu-ray Disc, Walk Hard includes three mini featurettes that star Bill Hader as Derek Stone, a historian and expert “Coxologist”. These featurettes are only available via the BD-Live download.
“Sony Pictures is truly excited about our initial foray into BD-Live interactivity,” said Lexine Wong, Senior Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. “These releases offer entertainment enthusiasts just a glimpse of some of the remarkable new features that will soon be available on high definition Blu-ray Disc.”
BD-Live allows consumers to experience a variety of network connected options. In addition to exclusive content, BD-Live titles can enable an exciting slate of next generation possibilities, such as ring tones/wallpaper downloads, peer to peer interactions, live events and gaming activities.
BD-Live titles are compatible with the latest Profile 2.0 BD players. These models also support Blu-ray’s “Bonus View” picture-in-picture feature that was available on previous Profile 1.1 BD players.
About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. SPE is a division of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
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