Brussels launches campaign to entice UK creative industries ahead of Brexit January 24, 2019 Brussels has positioned itself as a potential new home for the UK’s creative industries by calling on creative businesses to move to the Belgian capital ahead of Brexit. The campaign aims to bring British companies in the film, broadcast and creative industries to Brussels to help them secure their European operations when Britain leaves the [...]
Sony confirms plans to shift European headquarters to Amsterdam in Brexit move January 23, 2019 Sony has moved its European headquarters to Amsterdam to safeguard itself from possible disruption from Brexit. The Japanese tech firm confirmed the move last night. Sony said it had established a new legal entity in the Netherlands which it will merge its UK-based business into. In a statement Sony said: “In this way we can [...]
The comeback kid: HMV tops Amazon in UK physical sales October 29, 2018 British entertainment retailer HMV has staged a comeback in the face of Amazon’s increased dominance to become the largest physical music retailer in the UK. In the 12 weeks to 23 September, HMV experienced market share growth for the second consecutive quarter to a total of 28 per cent, according to data published today by [...]
Sony offers no concessions to EU regulators in $2.3bn EMI bid October 22, 2018 Sony has offered no concessions to the EU’s antitrust regulator in support of its $2.3bn (£1.8bn) bid for major record label EMI. Sony had not submitted any proposed concessions by last Friday’s deadline, the European Commission’s website showed today. Read more: EU sets October deadline to rule on Sony's takeover of EMI The Commission is [...]
EU regulator sets October deadline to rule on Sony’s EMI takeover September 25, 2018 Sony will find out by 26 October if its $2.3bn (£1.8bn) takeover of EMI Music Publishing will win approval from antitrust authorities. The European Commission set the provisional deadline after being formally notified of the deal on Friday. Sony is already a major shareholder in EMI, having bought 30 per cent of the firm [...]
What iPhone 6S? The mobile phone alternatives that prove there’s more to life than Apple September 8, 2015 SONY XPERIA Z3 Coming only six months after the Xperia Z2, this upgrade looks pretty similar from the outside, if slightly squatter and available in more colours. It’s waterproof and dust resistant, so if you’re an outdoorsy type or insist on keeping your phone in your back pocket when you go to the loo, you’re [...]
Fitch ups Sony investment grade status to positive August 18, 2015 Sony inched closer to returning to its investment grade status yesterday after ratings agency Fitch amended its credit outlook from “stable” to “positive”, indicating that a ratings upgrade may be on the horizon. The agency also affirmed its “BB” rating, three grades below investment grade. Efforts to restructure were key to Sony’s improving profitability, in [...]
Sony signs deal to make Emojis, the movie – coming soon to a cinema near you July 23, 2015 It was only a matter of time before this happened: Sony has signed a new deal to make a movie based on emojis, the colourful little smiley faces sand symbols embedded on your mobile device. Is a cash of thumbs up – or more a smiling pile of poo? We're not sure… Reports suggest the [...]
Average Seinfeld episode valued at $1m by Hulu in Sony Pictures deal April 29, 2015 Video streaming site Hulu is believed to have paid $180m for the rights to classic 90s sitcom Seinfeld. The site, which is expected to announce the acquisition at a presentation later today, acquired the rights to all 180 episodes from Sony Pictures Television, valuing each one at $1m on average, according to Variety. Other estimates [...]
Sony halves its stake in Olympus as accounting scandal is settled April 1, 2015 JAPANESE electronics giant Sony yesterday halved its stake in Olympus and is no longer its top shareholder, according to the camera and endoscope maker . Sony now owns five per cent of Olympus shares – worth ¥76bn (£430m) – compared with 10 per cent as of the end of September 2014, Olympus said in a [...]