Obama welcomes Sony decision to release The Interview
US President Obama has welcomed the announcement by Sony Pictures that it will release its controversial comedy The Interview in a limited number of US cinemas on Christmas Day.
Mr Obama had criticised the decision to withdraw screenings of the film which is about a plot to assassinate the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.
Sony Pictures made the decision after its computer system was hacked; a group calling itself the Guardians of Peace claimed responsibility for the hack.
Alastair Leithead reports.