Manchester City owner strikes deal with Sony Pictures Television Business The owner of Premier League champions Manchester City has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television to co-develop and produce new original scripted, nonfiction, and kids’ projects.
Tiktok: Chinese-owned app hit with cyber attack as CNN, Paris Hilton and Sony targeted Media Despite its popularity amongst American teens, Tiktok must sell to a non-Chinese entity by January 2025, amid national security concerns.
Hollywood strikes ‘groundbreaking’ AI agreement with Sony, Universal, Warner and Disney Media The deal includes Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Disney Music Group.
Music industry heavy hitters Sony and Universal join forces with artists including Katy Perry to combat AI exploitation April 5, 2024 With the rise of AI-generated music, the music industry is worried about the erosion of human creativity and fair compensation.
Playstation: Sony to cut 900 jobs and close London studio February 27, 2024 Sony has announced plans to cut around 900 jobs in its PlayStation arm and close its London studio.
Meet the Tough Mudder founder growing a Netflix-backed immersive gaming revolution February 17, 2024 Immersive Gamebox is plotting an ambitious expansion, aiming to reach 100m players across 1,000 sites by 2028.
Copyright trial over Jimi Hendrix given green light against Sony Music January 30, 2024 A court ruled that a lawsuit over copyright by the estates of former band members of Jimi Hendrix can proceed to trial against Sony Music. Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed in 1966 with two other band members: David Redding on bass guitar; and John ‘Mitch’ Mitchell on drums. Together they recorded three studio albums: Are [...]
Sony warns sales will be hit by Hollywood strikes August 9, 2023 Japanese tech giant Sony lowered its full-year sales forecast today warning that the ongoing Hollywood strikes will wreak havoc with movie production schedules. In a trading update, Sony revised its annual movie sales forecast down 50bn yen to 1.47trn yen (£8bn). Sony blamed the potential lower revenues on the impact of actors and writers staking [...]
Sony, Universal and Warner forced to explain ‘disappointing’ gender pay gaps June 28, 2023 Representatives from Sony, Universal and Warner today were forced to explain the gender pay gaps in their companies as they were questioned by MPs in parliament. Reports on salaries at the organisations in 2022 revealed Warner had an average gender pay gap of just under 38 per cent – a slight rise on the previous [...]
Sony bumps up veteran CFO to president before elected decline in earnings February 2, 2023 Sony has appointed a veteran executive as its president to lead the Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate through times of change. Hiroki Totoki, Sony’s chief financial officer, will become president and chief operating officer, Sony said in a statement. Kenichiro Yoshida remains chairman and chief executive, signalling continuity at the Tokyo-based maker of PlayStation consoles, [...]