In a rather strange turn of events, Sony along side HBO and Showtime are asking internet providers, most notably the devil Comcast about being treated as “managed” service. If granted, this would allow them to differ from other internet traffic on their networks and have their own direct lane to consumers. With PlayStation Vue, the internet TV streaming service that’s beginning to roll out, it isn’t strange to see Sony on a list of names requesting such a treatment. What makes the whole thing odd is that fast lanes are explicitly blocked by the FCC’s new net neutrality rules which just passed. However the new rules services like VOIP and VOD can have their own lanes which leads to a grey area.

We’ll have more on this as it develops.

Discuss:

Do you think Sony should look for special treatment or do such moves hurt the industry as a whole?

[Via The Verge]