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...The group has produced a biopic, to be released next month through Sony Pictures, and attached Houston’s name to perfume and cosmetics lines....
...“If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it,” remarked Sony co-founder Akio Morita when asked about his company’s purchase of Columbia Pictures....
...For Napoleon, Apple will work with Sony, where the head of the Motion Picture Group is Tom Rothman, a longtime collaborator with director Ridley Scott....
...Sony’s next instalment For the past 10 years, Sony has been busy turning itself into a company that would be unrecognisable as Sony to anyone who has not followed that transformation closely....
...Sony’s new image sensor can capture more light and reduce over- or underexposure, making it easier to take better pictures even in challenging shooting environments....
...Bad break-up Tucker Carlson’s relationship with Fox News had become increasingly strained over time, insiders told the FT, painting a picture of a star whose ego got in the way....
...The figures, which immediately made the movie the top-grossing film of the year in the country, marked a stunning success for Sony Pictures....
...Under the terms of the merger proposal, Sony Pictures Networks India would pay $1.6bn for a 53 per cent stake in the combined entity, while Goenka would stay as chief executive....
...Merger plans with Sony Just 10 days after Invesco’s initial revolt, Zee unveiled plans for a $1.6bn merger with Sony that would give the Japanese company 53 per cent of the combined entity, leaving Goenka...
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on December 15 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc....
...The case involves a series of cyber attacks that took place over an 11-year span, including the 2014 hack that targeted Sony Pictures Entertainment over its intention to release The Interview, a comedy about...
...“Music, pictures and games are Sony’s holy trinity but they don’t function well together. The company recently claimed anime would be its new cornerstone content....
...Last year, Sony Pictures Television acquired Silvergate Media, the producer behind Netflix’s Hilda and Peter Rabbit animated series, for $195m....
...While a range of games now incorporate photo modes, none can match the outstanding features of Sony’s PlayStation-exclusive titles....
...Thursday: Business software company VMware reports first-quarter results after the close, along with earnings from Dell, Salesforce.com and HP Inc....
...Sony Pictures Television also acquired Silvergate Media, the producer behind Netflix’s Hilda and Peter Rabbit animated series, for $195m in December, while Sony’s music unit spent a similar amount to buy...
...The iPhone maker has been preparing its foray into media for years, after hiring Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, two well-known executives from Sony Pictures Television, to lead the charge in 2017....
...Salesforce and Dell show virus resilienceTech companies reporting later first quarters have been giving us a better picture of the effects of the pandemic....
...“Jim Ryan [head of games division Sony Interactive Entertainment] and Tony Vinciquerra [head of Sony Pictures Entertainment] are partners, and even friends.”...
...Tom Blomfield, who co-founded Monzo in 2015, said he will take on a new role as president of the digital bank where he could focus on the bigger picture....
...Sony said: “Unfortunately, the highly competitive Pay TV industry, with expensive content and network deals, has been slower to change than we expected....
...The question now is, who is ready to sell: Sony Pictures Entertainment has long been viewed as a target, but its parent company in Japan has resisted it....
...WarnerMedia emerged over the summer as a frontrunner for the deal, ultimately edging out rivals including Apple, Comcast/NBCUniversal and Sony....
...Pictures veterans who played instrumental roles on hit shows such as Breaking Bad and The Crown....
...Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros have promised not to enforce or reintroduce restrictions that prevent any European broadcaster selling its services beyond its home market to customers...
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