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It carries 100+ live channels plus on-demand movies, anime, sports, and news from Sony Pictures Television. Canada is planned next; Japan is undecided.","twitterPost":"Sony launched Live TV on PS5, a free ad-supported streaming service, in the US today. 100+ live channels plus on-demand movies, anime, sports, and news. Canada next, Japan undecided.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Sony has launched Live TV on PS5, a free ad-supported streaming service, in the United States. The Sony Pictures Television service sits in the PS5 media tab with more than 100 live channels and on-demand content spanning anime, movies, sports, and news. Canada is planned next, while Japan availability remains undecided.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260901f\",\"title\":\"Free Ad-Supported Streaming Service Live TV on PS5 Launches in the US on September 1; Japan Plans Undecided\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4727,"outputTokens":4298,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788316536,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T02:29:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T02:32:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T02:32:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_982b11346b3828c9d1ddd0de","canonicalTitle":"無料の広告付き動画配信サービス「Live TV on PS5」 がアメリカで9月1日から配信へ。現時点で日本展開は未定","representativeArticleId":"a_31637eb4a2b94d67cc2c1427","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Naruto\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-01T00:57:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-01T00:57:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T02:32:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260901f","title":"無料の広告付き動画配信サービス「Live TV on PS5」 がアメリカで9月1日から配信へ。現時点で日本展開は未定"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Naruto"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}