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Columbia Records is an American major record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the United States division of Sony Corporation. It was founded in 1887, evolving from an earlier enterprise called the American Graphophone Company, the successor to the Volta Graphophone Company. Columbia is one of Sony Music's three flagship record labels, alongside RCA Records and Epic Records.

Columbia Records

Crackle is a US-based subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment which provides ad-supported video entertainment content in the form of streaming media. Its library comprises original content including StartUp, Snatch, SuperMansion and The Oath, as well as content acquired from other production companies. The streaming network is available in 21 countries including Latin America and is accessible on connected devices including mobile (iOS or Android), tablet, smart TVs, desktop and through gaming consoles. It can also be seen in-flight on American Airlines' and in Marriott Hotels.

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Columbia Pictures is an American film studio, production company and film distributor that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.

Columbia Pictures

PlayStation is a gaming brand that consists of four home video game consoles, as well as a media center, an online service, a line of controllers, two handhelds and a phone, as well as multiple magazines. It is created and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment since December 3, 1994, with the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan.

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Sony Group Corp. engages in the development, design, manufacture, and sale of electronic equipment, instruments, devices, game consoles, and software for consumers, professionals and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Game and Network Services, Music, Pictures, Home Entertainment and Sound, Imaging Products and Solutions, Mobile Communications, Semiconductors, Financial Services, and Others. The Game and Network Services segment deals with gaming machines, software and network services. The Music segment produces and publishes music and provides image media platforms. The Pictures segment handles film production, television program creation, and media networks. The Home Entertainment and Sound segment offers LCD televisions, home audio, Blu-ray Disc players and recorders, and memory-based portable audio devices. The Imaging Products and Solutions segment provides digital imaging products, professional solutions, and medical goods. The Mobile Communications segment deals with mobile phones and Internet services business. The Semiconductors segment provides image sensors and camera modules. The Financial Services segment manages the life insurance and non-life insurance operations and banking business. The Others segment includes personal computer (PC) business, overseas Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD manufacturing, and battery business. The company was founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka on May 7, 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Sony Pictures Entertainment has posted a 73% jump in profits for the second quarter, snaring $366M during the July-September period. This is the third straight Q2 to see significant increases in the film segment, and is largely attributable to Marvel sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. The

‘Spider-Man’, ‘Hollywood’ Swing Sony Pictures To $366M Quarterly Profit

Vue was started in early 2015 as a cheaper version of cable TV. It drew a slew of copycats, but customer growth slowed for many of these services as prices rose.

Sony to Shut Down PlayStation Vue, a Cable Alternative

Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) announced Tuesday in a blog post it would be shutting down its live TV streaming service PlayStation Vue.

Sony To Shutter PlayStation Vue Amid 'Competitive Pay TV Industry'

Sony’s live TV streaming service, PlayStation Vue, is shutting down. The service will no longer be available as of January 30, 2020, the company announced today.

Sony to shut down PlayStation Vue on January 30, 2020

Sony said Tuesday it plans to shut down its PlayStation Vue skinny-bundle TV service in order to refocus on its core videogame business.

Sony To Shut Down PlayStation Vue TV Service, Refocus On Core Gaming Business

Sony plans a strategic retreat from the costly streaming market.

3 Reasons Sony Wants to Sell PlayStation Vue

One of the first live TV streaming services is also the first to throw in the towel.
Sony is giving up on the live TV streaming wars, announcing that it will shut down PlayStation Vue on January 30, 2020.

RIP, PlayStation Vue! Sony’s cord-cutter service will shut down in 3 months

Sony stock is hovering around its 52-week high, but tariffs and blacklists pose a threat.

How the U.S. Trade War With China Might Affect Sony

"Ghostbusters" could be its entry point into the AR market.

Sony's Next Move Is Into Augmented Reality

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Video game companies are preparing for the next major shift in the market with the move to cloud gaming. The shift has the potential to rock the current business model of the industry.

Cloud Ventures Look To Upend The Traditional Video Game Business

Price points are a big deal in this space, and Sony's is changing its subscription model for PlayStation Now to better compete.

Sony Is Shaking Up Its Streaming Gaming Offerings

Revolution Studios has set Sony Pictures Television to handle the global TV and digital distribution licensing for all of its titles. Today’s deal also includes 64 Morgan Creek films to which Revolution owns international distribution rights.

Revolution Studios & Sony Pictures TV Partner On Global TV & Digital Distribution

Sony’s effort to replicate the immersive soundscape of a live musical performance is coming to listeners this fall, and Seattle-based Napster and Amazon are among several partners teaming with the consumer electronics giant.

The Seattle sound? Napster and Amazon both partner with Sony on immersive ‘360 Reality Audio’

More than 1,000 songs from the likes of Pharrell Williams and Bob Dylan will stream in the new format, which rethinks the left-right audio paradigm.

Sony’s 360 “spatial” audio will stream soon on Amazon, Tidal, and Deezer

Nikon finally joins the fray in one of the few bright spots of a shrinking market.

Nikon Z50 APS-C mirrorless takes on Canon EOS M50 and Sony A6400

Sony has been conspicuously quiet for much of 2019. It’s teased a handful of major first-party video game releases – The Last of Us Part 2, Hideo Kojima’s hallucinatory action game Death Stranding, the Bellevue, Wash.

Sony reveals PS5 details, slated for holiday 2020 debut — just in time for battle with Microsoft’s new Xbox

Sony’s long-awaited PlayStation 5 gaming console will arrive at the start of the 2020 holiday season, the company announced Tuesday. The news was confirmed in a blog post by Jim Ryan, president of Sony’s interactive entertainment unit. Among the game titles planned for the new console are Death Stranding, The Last of Us Part II,

Sony Says PlayStation 5 Will Arrive For 2020 Holiday Season

Part of me wishes Sony had gone for something a little flashier. The PlayStation Unicorn or PlayStation Trebuchet or something.

Sony’s next console is…the PlayStation 5, arriving holidays 2020

Sony just confirmed the PS5’s release date and several upgrades to the new console.

The PlayStation 5 release is really happening in 2020, according to Sony

PlayStation 5 launches at end of 2020

Sony has announced it plans to launch its new console, the PlayStation 5, at the end of 2020.

Sony confirms new PlayStation 5 console and release date

Sony adds PS4 Remote Play for Android devices, removes Facebook integration

Sony (SNE) is undertaking a number of measures in its Branded Product Business, which includes Mobile Communications, Imaging Product & Solutions, and Home Entertainment & Sound segments, to ensure stronger growth.

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