The end of the line will come next January 30. Viewers of films and TV programming can continue to access them via the PlayStation Store and through partner apps. Sony is getting set to“Unfortunately, the highly competitive Pay TV industry, with expensive content and network deals, has been slower to change than we expected,” the company wrote in a blog post. “Because of this, we have decided to remain focused on our core gaming business.
Vue had been up and running since 2015 and was one of the first internet-delivered bundles to offer more interactive features for an appealing price point. Nevertheless, it did not achieve a scale comparable to newer offerings like YouTube TV and Hulu with Live TV. The entire skinny-bundle arena, though, has also been under pressure as initially attractive price points have been raised by the likes of AT&T and Dish Network.
Everyone should be thinking about this point: 'Unfortunately, the highly competitive Pay TV industry, w/ expensive content and network deals, has been slower to change than we expected.' Everyone WANTS to have an OTT content platform - that does not mean everyone SHOULD have one.