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ENTERTAINMENT GIANT SONY has released ‘The Interview’ on Youtube, but it’s only available to view in the United States.
The comedy, which spawned an international diplomatic incident, was released online in the past few hours ahead of a limited theatrical release tomorrow.
It was to be distributed on Google’s YouTube for $5.99, on the Google Play app for Android devices and on a dedicated website, seetheinterview.com.
The website states that it is currently only possible to view the movie in the US but that the studio hopes to broaden this worldwide.
There is an Irish connection though, payments for the rental of the movie are being powered by Stripe, the online payments company founded by the Collison brothers.
The company, which this year began working with Twitter and Facebook on their ‘buy buttons’, was recently valued at $3.5 billion.
After previously cancelling the release of the movie because of hacking blamed on North Korea, Sony yesterday announced that the movie would be released in a number of US theatres and online.
The movie features a plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and is believed to have angered the dictator leading to the embarrassing hack on the Sony network.
Additional reporting by © – AFP 2014
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Terrible.
Terrible.. the poor woman..R.I.P.
So sad RIP
Sympathy to family and friends, godspeed.
That more people haven’t been killed on the stretch of road between Broadstone Garage and Glasnevin cemetery is a mystery. Many residents have been in contact with their local councillors and TDs but to no avail. RIP to the poor lady.
My 2 kids passed by on a bus moments after it happened. Very sad to see. Some decent people came over and placed a jacket over her head out of respect.
RIP. The junction where this happened is a nightmare, two sets of pedestrian crossing within feet of each other to cross a narrow stretch of road.
@Patrick Leonard: That crossing is daft. Anyone who is legally blind and relies on their hearing (the NCBI is around the corner) could be forgiven for getting confused with the pedestrian lights when they go green on one side of the island. I’ve thrown my hand out in front of people on more than one occasion to stop them from crossing. It’s confusing if you are not familiar with them. And there’s constant running of the lights by motorists too from 2 sides, trying to get past the lights and through the yellow box. That poor,unfortunate Woman. I am so sorry for her friends & family.
Awful news
Very sad may she RIP.
Such a sad tragedy, R.I.P Lady .
Talking to friend who seen this Heard this was horrific sight
@Keith Heffernan: not nice to post that
The woman was in her late 50s RIP
RIP and she was expecting too.
@Jo Mullins: ???
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