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Controversy gives a probably mediocre movie more publicity. Cinemas refusing to show it due to "risk" gives movie companies the impetus to drive towards newer technologies for movie distribution, ie netflix et al.
Great piece of marketing by Sony, for what is in essence no doubt a shite film and I think they know it. Hence free publicity due to this 'withdrawal' from cinemas, which fuels public interest, then release after so called 'public pressure' around boxing day with far higher audience figures that they would normal get for a film of this nature. Its more likely to be some guy in Sheffield who is now laughing his arse off, than anything from NK, if any off it is 'real' in the 1st place.
Great piece of marketing by Sony, for what is in essence no doubt a shite film and I think they know it. Hence free publicity due to this 'withdrawal' from cinemas, which fuels public interest, then release after so called 'public pressure' around boxing day with far higher audience figures that they would normal get for a film of this nature. Its more likely to be some guy in Sheffield who is now laughing his arse off, than anything from NK, if any off it is 'real' in the 1st place.
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In terms of nations known for, if not encouraging rather turning a blind eye to, hacking North Korea isn't up there.
Studios like Sony have far more interest in wanting to supply services like premium VOD. Cinemas just add another layer of things, may not want to show some films after all. Isn't it also the case studios like Sony can't sell say DVDs films for around 90 days after cinematic release?
Having a situation where cinemas refuse to show the film could well give Sony a reason for exploring the VOD market more seriously - which in turn will kill cinemas.
In terms of nations known for, if not encouraging rather turning a blind eye to, hacking North Korea isn't up there.
Studios like Sony have far more interest in wanting to supply services like premium VOD. Cinemas just add another layer of things, may not want to show some films after all. Isn't it also the case studios like Sony can't sell say DVDs films for around 90 days after cinematic release?
Having a situation where cinemas refuse to show the film could well give Sony a reason for exploring the VOD market more seriously - which in turn will kill cinemas.
To get to where they are now, Sony would have been behind the hacking?
They've released their own employee's information, including social security numbers, banking information, and addresses. They've released thousands of emails, including operational strategies, criticism of actors, and internal arguing. In the emails, they've been thwacking Obama with a race card and have still managed to talk the US government into providing sources to agree that North Korea was behind the attack. They've threatened an entire nation with terrorist attacks during Christmas. And then denied that they're releasing the movie through VOD.
And I thought North Korea was supposed to be the evil one. Supreme Leader Sony.
In terms of nations known for, if not encouraging rather turning a blind eye to, hacking North Korea isn't up there.
Studios like Sony have far more interest in wanting to supply services like premium VOD. Cinemas just add another layer of things, may not want to show some films after all. Isn't it also the case studios like Sony can't sell say DVDs films for around 90 days after cinematic release?
Having a situation where cinemas refuse to show the film could well give Sony a reason for exploring the VOD market more seriously - which in turn will kill cinemas.
N Korea are very good at hacking. They train many every year to disable American systems in the event of a conflict
To get to where they are now, Sony would have been behind the hacking?
They've released their own employee's information, including social security numbers, banking information, and addresses. They've released thousands of emails, including operational strategies, criticism of actors, and internal arguing. In the emails, they've been thwacking Obama with a race card and have still managed to talk the US government into providing sources to agree that North Korea was behind the attack. They've threatened an entire nation with terrorist attacks during Christmas. And then denied that they're releasing the movie through VOD.
And I thought North Korea was supposed to be the evil one. Supreme Leader Sony.
Nope, Sony haven't released their own data. Media has automatically run the "it was North Korea" card. I just believe Sony haven't exactly gone out of their way to correct that assertion.
Nope, Sony haven't released their own data. Media has automatically run the "it was North Korea" card. I just believe Sony haven't exactly gone out of their way to correct that assertion.
Gotcha. I can take it on face value that North Korea was behind the attacks. Who do you think the instigator was?
Gotcha. I can take it on face value that North Korea was behind the attacks. Who do you think the instigator was?
N Korea is fairly well isolated; Joe Q Hacker you can rule out. Which would mean it could only really be their government. Given the media control there, most if not all N Koreans wouldn't even know about the film. Can;'t see resources being used against Sony.
Instigator could be anyone. Given most big companies are lax about security, not wanting system downtime so often patches don't get applied, could be any script kiddie.
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