Sony Group
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The Sony Group (ソニー・グループ Sonī Gurūpu?) is a Japan-based corporate group primarily focused on the Electronics (such as AV/IT products & components), Game (such as PlayStation), Entertainment (such as motion pictures and music), and Financial Services (such as insurance and banking) sectors. The group consists of Sony Corporation (holding & electronics), Sony Computer Entertainment (game), Sony Pictures Entertainment (motion pictures), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (music), Sony Financial Holdings (financial services) and others. See Sony for details.
[edit] External links
- Sony Corporation Global Headquarters (English)
- Sony Group Portal Site (Japanese)
Products
Technologies and brands: Walkman • CD • Betacam • Video8/Hi8/Digital8 • DAT • MiniDisc • MiniDV • PlayStation • DVD • Memory Stick • Cyber-shot • VAIO • PSP • BRAVIA • LocationFree • Walkman Phones • XDCAM • Blu-ray • α • mylo
Historical products: TR-55 • Trinitron • U-matic • Betamax • NEWS • Mavica • WEGA • Sony CLIÉ • AIBO • Qualia
Operating segments
Sony Corp. (Sony Electronics in the US) • Sony Pictures • Sony Computer Entertainment • Sony BMG Music • Sony Financial Holdings
Other
Acquisitions: Columbia Records • Columbia Pictures • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (20%) • Aiwa
Joint Ventures: Sony Ericsson • Sony BMG Music • Sony/ATV • S-LCD • STLCD • Sony NEC Optiarc • FeliCa Networks
Key personnel: Ibuka • Morita • Stringer • Kutaragi • Hirai • Harrison • Lynton • Pascal • Ohga • Idei
