Sony, Cable Firms Plan TVs Minus Set-Top Boxes

Sony Corp. and six of the biggest U.S. cable operators announced an agreement to create digital televisions capable of receiving cable service without a set-top box. The Wall Street Journal reports.

"Sony signed a pact with Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc., Cox Communications, Charter Communications Inc., Cablevision Systems Corp. and Bright House Networks to develop technology that will allow consumers to eliminate set-top boxes, yet still receive basic as well as advanced cable services, such as pay-per-view movies.

The technological standard should enable a new generation of TV sets to include video-on-demand, digital video recording, interactive programming guides and other services."

emily | 7:22 AM | Technology |
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