LAS VEGAS — Media titans AOL Time Warner Inc. and Sony Corp. will jointly develop a home networking environment to deliver online entertainment over high-speed Internet connections.

        The collaboration is aimed at developing easier ways of linking televisions, stereos, game consoles and other devices to broadband networks that are now primarily used by personal computers.

        “Consumers want the Internet to play a greater role in their lives, and are looking forward to the day when broadband can deliv er all of a family's home entertainment, information and communications needs over a wide variety of devices,” said Steve Case, AOL Time Warner's chairman.

        Few product details or timelines were disclosed during an announcement at the Comdex trade show, but the agreements are not exclusive, and any network software and services will be developed with open architecture.

        The collaboration pits the biggest names in consumer electronics and Internet access against Microsoft Corp., which this week is releasing its Internet-enabled Xbox video console.

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