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Sony Corp.

SNE is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$29.1B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$70.5B

Public
JP

Dow Jones Description

The Sony Group is primarily focused on the Electronics (such as AV/IT products & components), Game (such as PlayStation), Entertainment (such as motion pictures and music), and Financial Services (such as insurance and banking) sectors. Not only do we represent a wide range of businesses, but we remain globally unique. Our aim is to fully leverage this uniqueness in aggressively carrying out our convergence strategy so that we can continue to emotionally touch and excite our customers.

Number of Employees 171,300

Contact Information

1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku

Shinagawa-ku

Tokyo 108-0075

www.sony.net

(81) 3 5448 2180

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing: 334310

Company News

Recent Events

Sony Ericsson launches Hazel slider phone with green components

12/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Sony Ericsson introduces Elm candybar-style GreenHeart handset

12/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Myriad's Java virtual machine used by Sony Ericsson in new Xperia X2 handset

12/14/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Wish for a book - 2 [Hindustan Times, New Delhi]

12/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Spain picks Bad Day To Go Fishing, Limits Of Control reaches UK

12/12/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Sony still loses about $40 on every PS3 Slim sold

12/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
VEVO's Online, But...

12/11/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Women in the Seats but Not Behind the Camera

12/10/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Microsoft licenses new flash format

12/10/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Game On!: "God of War Collection"

12/10/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
NBC Universal: For Neutrality Before They Were Against It

12/11/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
A Sneak Peek at Redbox's Future

12/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Itâ€™s Not About the Phones

12/08/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Sony Introduce NXCAM Prototype

12/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Sony unveils new full HD multi-purpose camera

12/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Mobile Devices Continue to Wow - Sony Ericsson's Android XPERIA

12/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Sony Pictures Boasts That It Had Record Year

12/04/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Sony Masterworks To Release Unprecedented Series Of Horowitz Recordings, Documenting Legendary Pianist's Greatest Years As...

12/09/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
NeoMedia Barcode Scanning App Tapped for Sony Ericsson Mobile Phones

12/04/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
"Forward This to Your Friends and Get a Free fill in the Blank:" 5 Tips...

12/03/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story

News & Analysis

sony corp. and tv - All News and Analysis

Sony Pushes Back Profit Margin Target to 2013

Reuters - 2009-11-19

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Mayumi NegishiTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp pushed back an elusive target of an operating profit margin of 5 percent to March 2013, as it heads for its second straight loss and loses ground to overseas competitors.Sony, which is shedding jobs, closing plants and selling...

Tags: Sony Corp., Profit Margin, Games, Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., TV
As Netflix/Wii Talks Heat Up, Sony Adds More Video To PlayStation Network

PaidContent - 2009-11-02

More TV shows, movies and online series coming to the PlayStation Network, as talks between Nintendo and Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) reportedly heat up ... Sony Computer Entertainment America SCEA has inked deals with six new content providers—including Lucasfilm Ltd.—that will add to its growing lineup of video content accessible...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Sony Corp., Network, Sony PlayStation 3, Video, Sony Playstation, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Movies, Media & Publishing, TV, Companies, Microsoft, xBox, Sony, Tameka Kee
Broadband Content Bits: XBox-Sky; Sony-Vidzone; Sky IPTV; Radio Website

PaidContent - 2009-10-27

—XBox-Sky: BSkyB’s Sky Player service has finally gone live on Microsoft’s XBox 360 console offering Sky channels on a live and on-demand basis. You don’t need a satellite dish—but you do need a gold XBox Live membership worth £40 a year in order to buy Sky subscription packages. Via...

Tags: Sony Corp., Advertisement, IP Television, OpenTV, Radio, Broadband, Advertising & Promotion, Game Players, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Broadband Internet, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Media & Publishing, TV, IPTV, VOD, Companies, BBC, News Corp., BSkyB, Sony, Patrick Smith
Industry Moves: Sony; Turner; MSLO; CBS; Intel

Content Next - 2008-12-02

-- Sony: Keith Le Goy has been promoted to the new post of president-distribution for *Sony* Pictures Television International, according to THR. He will continue to oversee international SPTI licensing operations, and will now be responsible for film and TV distribution across all media platforms. Prior to joining the...

Tags: Amanda Natividad, CBS, CBS Corp., Companies, Industry Moves, Intel Corp., Marketing, Marketing Research, Media, Sony, Sony Corp., TV
TV Startup Sezmi Closes on $30 Million Funding, Even As It Lays Off Staff

Content Next - 2008-11-24

Sezmi, the ambitious TV startup founded by Phil Wiser, former CTO of Sony (NYSE: SNE) America, has raised about $28 million in new funding, and aiming to close this third round at $50 million. However, the hopes of raising more might have to be tempered for a while with...

Tags: Round, Start-up, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Media, TV, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, Rafat Ali, Sony Corp.