Didn't get chance to cover this yesterday, but Sony has launched it's Go!View TV and movie download service for PSP. From the press release:
Go!View makes portable, video-on-demand a reality, now PSP users are able to easily transfer content to their PSP via a PC. Through agreements with distributors and broadcasters including Disney-ABC-ESPN Television, BBC Worldwide, Sony Pictures Television International, NBC Universal International Television Distribution, National Geographic and Sky Sports, Go!View can offer PSP users an excellent range of content. Programming will range from US dramas such as library series' of Lost and Desperate Housewives (produced by ABC Studios) to hit UK shows such as Doctor Who and Top Gear (from BBC Worldwide) through to FA Premier League football action and blockbuster movies.
Comedy, Sport and Entertainment Packs are available by monthly subscription, whilst selected movies and TV series can be transferred via the rental service on Go!View. Subscription packs are priced at £5 (€7) for 1 pack, £8 (€11) for 2 packs and £10 (€14) for all three packs and users can trial all three packs free for a month. Rental TV is available from £1.50 (€2.00) per episode and a range of movies is available from £2.50 (€3.20) each.
Is it just me, or is this mixed subscription/pay-per-view model slightly confusing? Also, a quick check through the FAQ seems to confirm there's no Mac support - probably not a huge deal for Sony, but annoying all the same. On the plus side, the site claims that there will be occasional free content, including trailers.
Anyone who subscribes on the Go!View site gets a month's free subscription.
Have you given it a go?
