On 22 April 2010, Thursday, The Sony Corporation declared that a deal has been signed to bring Major League Baseball’s live streaming service to PlayStation3 video game consoles by it. Now, Pro Baseball can be watched on Sony Play station.

To watch out-of-market baseball games conveyed over the Internet, PlayStation owners will be able to sign up with MLB.TV, by the end of the week. Recently sports franchises announced that it is the latest in a series of digital distribution deals.

Sony’s repositioning of the PlayStation console as a center for digital entertainment was signified by the baseball deal, according to Sony. For the PlayStation Network at Sony Computer Entertainment America, the senior vice president Peter Dille said in an interview on Wednesday, “This is more than just a game console. This is a device that is redefining how content is being delivered to the living room.”

Microsoft describes its Xbox 360 console in a similar way. You will pay for the privilege because the service will be subscription-based; however it is not clear how much it will cost. For basic service, $99.95 per year or $19.95 per month is charged by MLB.TV, and either $119.95 or $24.95 a month for the premium alternative with home or away game selection and improved playback controls.

There is a revenue split associated with the deal, but Sony would not specify the terms. Sony said, the facilities of pause, fast-forward and rewind games can be used by viewers. Either home or away versions of broadcast feeds, scroll through a league-wide scoreboard and scroll through the entire game schedule in calendar format also can be selected by them.

In a given game, if viewers want to watch only the portion of any half-inning of the game, then they are able to do this. With a videogame maker, it is MLB’s first PlayStation deal.

The subscription video package of MLB is already accessible on some “smart” cellphones, Apple Inc.’s iPad tablet computer and on devices that deliver Web streams to TV sets.

Some of the unique interactive features that we show in the demo include:

• Scrollable Line score? Go directly to any half-inning to watch only that portion of the game.
• Favorite Teams/Calendar Schedule ? Scroll through the entire 2010 Major League Baseball schedule in calendar format or designate your favorite team(s) to see the schedule for that team.
• The app from the “Media” category on PlayStation Store now can be downloaded by you, and launch it from the Video section of the XMB.
• If you want to fully utilize this app (some features, such as the calendar schedule, are available to everyone for free), then you must be an MLB.TV subscriber.
• Sony offers two annual packages: MLB.TV is $99.95 and MLB.TV Premium is $119.95. If you aren?t already a MLB.TV subscriber.
• Both Sony and Microsoft have been duking it out to control entertainment in the living room beyond games. Through Netflix, streaming movies are offered by them, and have been hunting for deals that can help transform their gaming consoles into one-stop-shops for content.
• In Europe, deals with Vivendi unit Canal Plus and British pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB has been hit to provide content through the console, including soccer matches by Microsoft.
• Via media provider Boxee, MLB.TV is also available on the Roku set-top box.
• MLB Scoreboard ? See a schedule of today?s games (and set options to control whether or not you see the scores) – Home and Away Feeds ? Choose to watch either the home or away broadcast feed
• HD quality video and DVR functionality ? watch a live game in HD (with Live Game DVR functionality that lets you pause and rewind live games of fast-forward back to live game action)
• Season Archive ? Want to re-live a great moment? Go back and watch games you?ve missed from earlier in the season.