Sony Pictures Television announced a deal made with DivX wich places the opportunity for online retailers so sell and distribute Sony content in a DivX format. The news comes not long after DivX support for the PS3 was added durring the December 2.10 patch.

 

Kristina Weise, Spokeswoman for DivX made it clear the new deal will cover "all titles in the Sony Pictures Television library."  She went on to say all downloadable content would be owned by the consumer, however there would be a form of DRM with each title.

 

Sony Pictures executive VP of Digital Distribution & Mobile Entertainment, Michael Arrieta stated "We are dedicated to finding legitimate outlets for our content and to that end are excited to be working with DivX to provide retailers with an expanded ecosystem for the digital distribution and playback of our digital media. We have no announcements with retailers at this time.”

 

The new content will also be playable on certified DivX devices and will be available for download on the same date as the DVD release.

 

Source: Ars Technica