First Panasonic gets the exclusive rights to bundle Avatar with their big-budget Plasma Viera televisions, now Disney and Sony team up to make Bolt & Alice in Wonderland exclusive to Sony Bravia sets.
U.S. consumers buying select Sony Bravia 3D TVs will get their choice of bundled 3D Blu-rays of the two Disney titles.
Similar bundling arrangements in other markets will follow.
A Disney spokesman said under this exclusive deal, the “Alice in Wonderland” and “Bolt” 3D Blu-ray discs will be available only with the purchase of a Sony product, at least for now.
While I’m sure the studios & television producers are hoping this will help to drive sales of the televisions to all those consumers thirsty for 3D content, I have to argue that in reality it’s doing exactly the opposite. You know how many 3D movies are available right now? 1. And they’re making the next 3 exclusive to certain TV manufacturers.
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via Disney, Sony team on 3D, Blu-ray marketing – Entertainment News, 3D, Media – Variety.