{
  "id": 4682312,
  "title": "Sony Reveals Live TV on PS5, Free With Ads Starting Today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/sony-reveals-live-tv-on-ps5-free-with-ads-starting-today",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T16:40:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-reveals-live-tv-on-ps5-free-with-ads-starting-today"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sony announced the introduction of Live TV on PS5, offering free ad-supported entertainment to PlayStation users in the United States starting later today. The announcement was made on PlayStation.Blog and is described as a free experience from Sony Pictures Television, providing over 100 live channels and a growing selection of on-demand entertainment. To access the new feature, users should navigate to the console's Media tab, select \"Live TV on PS5\" while signed into a PlayStation Network account, and watch a 30-second introduction video. The feature includes free movies, TV shows, anime, sports, news, weather, creator-led content, and additional programming. Sony has assured that the service will be refreshed with new programming and channels in the future, and it is currently only available in the U.S., with plans to bring it to Canada and other regions in the future.",
  "summary": "Sony has revealed Live TV on PS5, bringing television free with ads to PlayStation users in the U.S. starting later today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}