| Revision as of 23:02, 30 March 2003 view sourceGoatasaur (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users2,546 editsm tyop← Previous edit | Revision as of 05:15, 15 April 2003 view source Dynamism (talk | contribs)24 editsm added VAIO to noteworthy productsNext edit → | ||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
| *] | *] | ||
| *] | *] | ||
| *] | |||
| == Sony Music Entertainment == | == Sony Music Entertainment == | ||
Revision as of 05:15, 15 April 2003
Sony (In katakana: ソニー; In Chinese: 新力) is a consumer electronics giant based in Tokyo, Japan. The name was coined by founder Akio Morita to convey "sound" and "sonny" for youth and energy. Sony's first consumer product, in the late 1940s, was a rice boiler. As it grew into a major international corporation, Sony acquired other companies with longer histories, including Columbia Records (the oldest continuously produced brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888).
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