Thursday, April 22, 2010

Sony Reveal Vidzone Update And Introduce Vidzone TV

Sony have announced that a update for Vidzone is out now. Version 1.11 comes in at 17 MB and brings many changes to Vidzone. one major change is that Vidzone has been renamed VidZone On Demand. another big addition is Vidzone TV, over 100 different pre-programmed music channels to watch.

Other new features and improvements include:
New main menu carousel – Sparkly brand new look carousel screen for selecting links to VidZone: TV, Featured, On Demand, Settings and upcoming other new upcoming features.
Search function is improved – It is now possible to perform ‘like’ searches – e.g. “Kill” for The Killers.
In-store game purchasing – Purchase selected PlayStation Store games / content advertised in VidZone without exiting the VidZone application.
Full screen experience enhanced – It’s now possible to see which video is coming up next. There is also a key for all functions and ticker bar available to provide valuable information to users about new/must see content.
Video of The Day TV – The music industry is helping us offer one ultimate video of the day, every day. It will play immediately after opening the application.
Clickable pre-rolls – Some pre-roll advertisement videos are now clickable and launch the Internet Browser.
Title changes – “Related Videos” has been renamed to “More by this Artist” “Home Page” renamed to “Featured”.
Email settings – It’s now possible to sign up or unsubscribe to emails in Settings > Help menu. If you want to receive updates or competitions from VidZone you need to be registered by email.

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Sony have also revealed that over 3 Million users have used Vidzone and over 350 Million videos have been streamed.

From EU Playstation Blog


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