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...The New York Times first reported the talks between Sony and Apollo....
...After joining YouTube in 2016, Cohen sought to mend the relationship with the large music labels — Universal Music, Sony and Warner — touting a new service to “make them rich”, according to executives involved...
...In the mid-1990s, when the Nintendo 64 and Sony’s original PlayStation consoles were keeping teenage thumbs occupied, John Riccitiello jumped from the consumer goods industry — selling sports equipment,...
...with sale of Rosbank to oligarch (FT + Lex) Ericsson announces ‘indefinite suspension’ of Russian business (FT) Goldman pays €1.7bn for Dutch-based asset manager (Reuters) Epic Games secures $2bn from Sony...
...Still buffering Sony’s strategy as an entertainment “arms dealer” has helped it scrape by as cost-conscious households turn on Netflix and other subscription services....
...Mr Loeb is embroiled in a high-profile battle with Sony, which has rejected his demands to spin off its semiconductor unit and sell a stake in the insurer Sony Financial....
...Loeb, who is known for his bruising activist fights with companies such as Sony and Sotheby’s, faces a challenge from several of his own shareholders who have complained about the persistent discount....
...Coronavirus has not gone away and the likes of Ericsson, Nokia, Google, Samsung and Sony have decided not to have a physical presence at MWC....
...Loeb, known for waging campaigns against the management of companies such as Sony and Sotheby’s, has found himself the target of Asset Value Investors, a London-based firm that owns a 10.1 per cent stake...
...Mr Yoshida has stressed that the diversity of Sony’s business portfolio is its strength....
...Sony’s 100m PS5 targetDespite greater competition for gamers’ attention, Sony believes the forthcoming PlayStation 5 can sell 100m units just like the PS4....
...Luna looks like being a credible competitor to cloud gaming services being offered by Microsoft (xCloud) and Google (Stadia), as well as Apple’s Arcade and Sony, Nintendo and games publishers’ online services...
...It includes cases in which companies copied software so that their games could work on consoles made by Sega and Sony without requiring a licence....
...Apple and Google entered the fray with subscription services hoping to redefine the way we buy and play games, while Sony and Microsoft announced they will reveal the successors to the PlayStation 4 and...
...Sony is planning to release details of its PlayStation 5 on Wednesday....
...In Sony’s case, the demand from Third Point was a popular one for sprawling Japanese groups: to simplify their business line-up so investors can better value the company....
...Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony’s chief executive, said in an interview on Tuesday that Sony’s image technology would be a “vital element” in the company’s future....
...Sony said: “Unfortunately, the highly competitive Pay TV industry, with expensive content and network deals, has been slower to change than we expected....
...Its clients include Sony, Deliveroo and BuzzFeed. Google said the company would continue to work with its rivals....
...our stance that this is a critical business that forms one of the pillars for Sony’s growth strategy.”...
...“Today there are 200m-250m console players on the planet that get divided between us and Sony and Nintendo and that’s not really growing,” said Mr Spencer....
...It is at a major disadvantage to rivals Microsoft, which is in a testing phase ahead of the launch of its xCloud gaming service next year, and Sony, which acquired OnLive and another pioneer Gaikai and has...
...Mr Loeb has previously targeted companies ranging from Dow Chemical to Sony....
...Ride-hailing app Lyft also has third-quarter earnings after the bell and Japan's Sony reports pre-market....
...Jefferies upgraded the stock to “buy” on hopes that activist pressure would force Sony to sell its loss-making smartphone business....
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