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| == Sony Music Entertainment == | == Sony Music Entertainment == | ||
| In ], Sony acquired CBS (Columbia) Records Group from ]. This was rechristened as "Sony Music Entertainment". | In ], Sony acquired CBS (Columbia) Records Group from ]. This was rechristened as "Sony Music Entertainment". | ||
| == Movies & Theaters == | |||
| *Columbia Tri-Star | |||
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| *Tri-Star Pictures | |||
| *Jim Henson Productions (partial interest) | |||
| *Mandalay Entertainment (partial interest) | |||
| *Phoenix Pictures (partial interest) | |||
| *Sony Pictures Classics | |||
| *Sony Pictures Entertainment | |||
| *Columbia-Tri Star Home Video | |||
| *Sony/Lowes Theaters | |||
| *Magic Johnson Theaters | |||
| *Loews - Star Theaters | |||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Sony (In katakana: ソニー; In kanji: 新力) is a consumer electronics giant based in Tokyo, Japan. Its very first consumer product, in the late 1940s, was a rice boiler. The name was coined by founder Akio Morita to convey "sound" and "sonny" for youth and energy.
In 2000 Sony had sales of 63 billion USD and 189,700 employees.
Noteworthy products
Sony Music Entertainment
In 1988, Sony acquired CBS (Columbia) Records Group from CBS. This was rechristened as "Sony Music Entertainment".
Movies & Theaters
- Columbia Tri-Star
- Columbia Pictures
- Tri-Star Pictures
- Jim Henson Productions (partial interest)
- Mandalay Entertainment (partial interest)
- Phoenix Pictures (partial interest)
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Columbia-Tri Star Home Video
- Sony/Lowes Theaters
- Magic Johnson Theaters
- Loews - Star Theaters