Lots of news worthy of discussion this past weekend which I mostly caught via Google Reader on my Blackberry while traveling back and forth between Boston and New York. Some thoughts:

- Sony will again attempt to deliver video to the PS3. The new Playstation store will offer among a digital media download service with original content. Despite past failures with Movielink and Sony Connect, the move is a no-brainer.

While Sony faces an uphill battle in trying to compete with the already strong force that is Microsoft’s xBox live marketplace, their media presence should give them a leg up in programming and it’s a market they should have a share of.

It will be particularly interesting to see how original content plays in. The playstation store is a natural outlet for content on Crackle and Sony Pictures Television has made a number of investments in original digital entertainment.

- A Vuze study shows prevalence of bandwidth throttling - The study involved more than 8,000 users who installed a plugin that tracked packet-loss. While Vuze admits that the sample size is not statistically significant, they state : “we are not aware of any normal conditions that would cause the disproportionately large variances in reset activity shown in the data of data sets of this size.”

- Revision3 Inks Deals with Hulu, Joost - While the list of syndication partners continues to grow their largest audience is still on YouTube. It begs the question at what point do new media studios like Revision3 begin using YouTube more as a promotional tool to drive viewers to sites like Hulu where they will receive better ad rates.

- Funny or Die Celebrated 4/20 in (anonymous) style a few days after their one year anniversary with Cocoa Rice Crispies, reruns of 90210 and FOD videos including PSI (Pot Scene Investigation.) The site currently reaches 3.2 million uniques a month and a redesign is coming this week.

The high-def and DVD-quality p2p video distribution platform Vuze has landed $20 million in funding, according to an article in MultiChannel News.

For those who are unfamiliar with Vuze, it is built on top of the Azureus bittorrent client, one of the most popular, and open-source, file-sharing utilities. Just like Napster and BitTorrent.com, Vuze is a legal re-incarnation of what was formerly a platform for piracy. Some of their 100+ content partners include Showtime, Starz, A&E, BBC, PBS, and The History Channel.