Will Sony Pictures Be the New Leader in Family-Friendly Entertainment?

Sony Pictures appears to see the value in family-friendly entertainment. The company just launched a "Clean Version" initiative, a move that allows users to watch broadcast or airline versions of a number of Sony Films - without mature content. 

Sound familiar? It should. For years, third-party companies like VidAngel have offered similar services.

***Click the player above to hear Movieguide's Evy Baehr-Carroll discuss how top streaming services measure up when it comes to family-friendly content. 

VidAngel allowed users to buy popular movies and TV shows that have already been filtered for language, nudity, violence, and other items. 

Right now, the company is in a legal battle with Walt Disney Co., Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox Film, and Warner Bros. over copyright concerns. 

VidAngel says that according to a law passed by the U.S. Congress in 2005, the Family Home Movie Act (FMA), they do not need consent to filter content.

"The FMA authorizes for-profit companies such as VidAngel to stream lawfully purchased movies for home viewing with objectionable content filtered out," the company's court document contends.

VidAngel is expected to make a major announcement June 13 about what's ahead for their streaming service. Stay with CBN News for the latest.