In the run-up to the CES, Sony announced its own video streaming service called “Bravia Core” for televisions in its Bravia series, which will apparently deliver films from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment exclusively to the manufacturer’s TVs. According to Sony “all titles are offered in the best available format”, including Standard Definition, High Definition, 4K, 4K HDR or 4K in “IMAX Enhanced” format with enhanced contrast and DTS sound.

Surprising are the data rates specified by Sony, which are used by 30 Mbit / s to 80 Mbit / s range. The maximum would be around twice as high as that of the previous front-runner Apple TV + – and with 4K / HDR it would be up to five times as high as other video streaming services.

To access the ” Pure Stream “called connection with constant 30 MBit / s, users must have an Internet speed of at least 43 Mbit / s for access in the highest available quality with 80 MBit / s over an internet speed of at least 115 Mbit / s. You can stream on up to four eligible televisions per Bravia Core account at the same time.

Single purchase and subscription service Buyers of the upcoming TV models Z9J, A 90 J, A 80YES / YES84 J, X 95 J, X 90 J, X 92 J, X 93 J and X 94 J receive, depending on the model, 5 or so-called “film credits”, which they can exchange them for one film each. According to Sony, 300 titles will be available that extend up to 23. February 2026.

Transactions in Bravia Core should only run via in-app credits. However, it is not possible “to carry out monetary transactions within Bravia Core or to acquire additional credits”. In this respect, it seems that Bravia Core is more of a demo channel for TVs than a real streaming offer.

Sony also speaks of a “video” -on-demand subscription “, the buyer of the devices 12 or 24 months from the time you registered your Bravia Core account. Access to the video-on-demand content ends at the end of the subscription period. Sony has not yet commented on whether and how the subscription can be extended. All that is known is that the service on televisions with the Android TV operating system is implemented via an app that can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. (nij)