Sony

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.

Crackle

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.

PlayStation

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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Completing one of the more surprising media deals of late, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has taken full control of Crackle Plus, with Sony exercising its option to trade a minority stake for preferred stock. In May 2019, Sony Pictures Television entered into an arrangement with Cos Cob, CT-based Chicken Soup, surrendering operational control...

Sony Trades Crackle Equity For Stock; Full Control Of Streamer Goes To Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment

Sony AI, the AI and machine learning research division of Sony, is pursuing gastronomy-related projects

Sony AI launches the Gastronomy Flagship Project to apply AI to cooking

AT&T

Sony is buying AT&T's animation subsidiary Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion in cash. These are the details.

Sony Buying Crunchyroll From AT&T For $1.175 Billion In Cash

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Microsoft

The three big game console makers -- Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony -- have teamed together to commit to making gaming safer for everyone.

Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony commit to making gaming safer

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Tencent Holdings Limited

The gaming industry is on fire this year thanks to COVID-19 keeping more people indoors. The World Economic Forum forecasts the global gaming industry's revenue is set to hit $165 billion for the whole year.

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AT&T announced yesterday that it's selling anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony's Funimation for an acquisition price of $1.18 billion. According to the announcement, Crunchyroll has 90 million registered users and 3 million paying subscribers.

AT&T is selling Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.18B

The rival direct-to-consumer anime services are joining forces under the same media empire.

AT&T Sells Anime Service Crunchyroll to Sony in $1.2 Billion Deal

AT&T continues to shed assets after the telecom and media firm agreed to sell its Crunchyroll animation video business to Sony's Funimation Global Group for $1.175 billion. AT&T shares dipped.

AT&T Stock Sells Crunchyroll Animation Unit To Sony Group; Shares Dip

Crunchyroll is part of AT&T (T)-owned WarnerMedia's Otter Media division that offers a direct-to-customer service.

AT&T (T) Inks Deal to Sell Crunchyroll to Sony for Nearly $1.2B

Anime fans are about to get more of their favorite shows from one place.

Sony snaps up Crunchyroll, AT&T's anime streaming service

Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) has inked a deal to buy AT&T Inc's (NYSE: T) anime video streaming subsidiary Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion in cash consideration. A definite agreement has been signed by Sony Funimation Global Group LLC to acquire a 100% stake in AT&T's Ellation Holdings.

Sony Inks $1.2B Deal To Acquire AT&T's Anime Unit Crunchyroll

AT&T is selling its Crunchyroll anime business to Funimation Global Group — a venture of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment, for $1.175 billion in cash. Crunchyroll is a premier anime direct-to-consumer service within AT&T's WarnerMedia segment with more than 3 million SVOD subscribers and growing.  It serves 90 million registered users across more...

AT&T Selling Crunchyroll To Sony's Funimation Global For $1.175 Billion

AT&T Inc has agreed to sell its Crunchyroll anime business to Sony's Funimation Global Group, LLC, in a $1.18 billion deal, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc and AT&T said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

AT&T to sell Crunchyroll unit to Sony's Funimation in $1.18 billion deal

CULVER CITY, Calif. & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and AT&T Inc.* (NYSE:T) today announced that AT&T agreed to sell its Crunchyroll anime business to Funimation Global Group, LLC. Funimation is a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.'s subsidiary, Aniplex Inc. Crunchyroll is a premier anime direct-to-consumer service within AT&T's WarnerMedia segment with more than 3 million SVOD subscribers and

AT&T to Sell Crunchyroll to Sony's Funimation Global Group

Game brands in November saw a 76.65% increase in estimated outlay on TV ads at $49.7 million, led by Sony's PlayStation 5 ad blitz.

Sony doubled TV ad spend for PlayStation 5 launch

Sony aims to sell more PlayStation 5 units than PlayStation 4 in the initial launch year.

Will Strong PlayStation 5 Sales Send Sony Stock Higher?

The year has seen strength in gaming stocks due to more gamers during the COVID-19 pandemic. New consoles from Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) have also helped boost the gaming sector.

Why Sony's PlayStation 5 Is Winning What Could Be The Last Console War

Advanced Micro Devices

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Electronic Arts

Glu Mobile

Turtle Beach

Logitech

Video games offered a respite from the shock of the novel coronavirus. So, logically, lightning could strike twice for this viable sector.

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Apple

Home Depot

Mattel

Wayfair

The entire cyber weekend is crucial for retailers as the extent of deals and discounts have almost been similar on Black Friday and Cyber Monday in recent times.

5 Stocks to Win on Record Cyber Weekend Shopping

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Sony (SNE) seems to have hit the right chords with PS5, with demand far outstripping supply despite coronavirus-induced turmoil.

Sony (SNE) Bets Big on PS5 in Holiday Season, Rivals Fret

A new estimate from VGChartz shows just how many PlayStation 5 consoles were sold. What Happened: Estimates from VGChartz say the console from Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) sold 2.1 million to 2.5 million units over its two launch days.

PlayStation 5 Already Sets A Record For Sony: Here's What To Know

Sony's PlayStation 5 is finally available worldwide. Because of the pandemic, millions of people turned to digital storefronts to purchase the new console. But that proved nearly impossible: Customers around the world tried and failed to order the PS5 through a variety of retailers. With demand vastly outpacing supply, a robust resale market for the nascent console has sprung up: The $500 PS5 model is selling for around $1,000 on StockX as of Wednesday morning.

Sony reassures anxious PlayStation fans: 'More PS5 inventory will be coming to retailers before the end of the year' (SNE)

Sony promised frustrated gamers on Wednesday that more units of its impossible-to-find PlayStation5 console will arrive at stores by year's end. “We want to thank gamers everywhere for making the PS5 launch our biggest console launch ever,” the official PlayStation Twitter account posted Wednesday morning.

Sony promises more PS5 consoles ‘before the end of the year'

Sony's PlayStation 5 supply issues don't look like they'll be letting up any time soon. Speaking to Russian news outlets TASS, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan said that the next-generation console will continue to experience steep stock shortages for the foreseeable future.

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