PlayStation Vue
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Pay television |
| Founded | March 18, 2015 |
| Founder | Sony Playstation |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California, United States |
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United States |
| Products | OTT Internet Television |
| Parent | Sony |
| Website | www |
PlayStation Vue is an over-the-top (OTT) internet television service that is owned and operated by Sony. Unveiled on March 18, 2015, the service combines live TV, on-demand video, and cloud-based DVR to stream TV shows, movies, and sports directly to a PlayStation console or other supported device without a cable or satellite TV subscription. As of June 2016[update], the service had approximately 120,000 subscribers.
PlayStation Vue is available only in the United States. The service was rolled out in 2015 to residents in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia and San Francisco. PlayStation Vue was launched across the United States on March 14, 2016. Sony introduced Vue into 203 new markets.
On October 27, 2016, Sony announced that Playstation Vue would be available on Android TV. PC and Mac support was also announced as "coming soon." PC and Mac support (by web browser) became available in early November 2016. On November 17, 2016, the service was launched on Apple TV.
Supported PlayStation Vue devices include:
Sony has announced agreements with many major content producers, including ABC, CBS, Disney, ESPN, Fox, NBC Universal, AMC Networks, Turner Broadcasting System, Home Box Office/Cinemax, and Viacom.
On September 30, 2016, a fourth package was created (Ultra), that includes the east and west feeds of HBO and Showtime. With HBO's agreement with PlayStation Vue, Cinemax is included on the lineup as only an add-on channel; also, PlayStation Vue customers who subscribe to HBO will have access to their Now service (which is usually offered as a standalone subscription without need of a TV provider), as opposed to the similar Go service, which is strictly offered through traditional cable and satellite providers.
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