Sony Entertainment, Inc. is the umbrella entertainment division of Japanese multinational conglomerate Sony Group Corporation and managed by its American subsidiary, established in 2012 to oversee the corporation's ventures in film, television and music.[1]
History[]
On March 30, 2012, then-co-chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures, Michael Lynton, and executive vice president and general counsel of Sony, Nicole Seligman, were respectively named as CEO and president of Sony Corporation of America to oversee all of Sony's global entertainment businesses.[2] On April 9, 2013, Lynton renewed his contract with Sony and was elevated to the presidency at Sony Entertainment.[3]
On February 18, 2016, Seligman resigned after a decade and half with the company but remained there until March 31.[4]
On January 13, 2017, Lynton announced that he was stepping down as CEO of Sony Entertainment and Sony Pictures and chairman of the latter to become chairman for Snap Inc.[5][6] and was later replaced by Sony Pictures chairman and CEO Anthony Vinciquerra on 11 May 2017.[7]
News outlets including The New York Post, Complete Music Update and TheStreet reported on December 19, 2016, about Sony was considering a restructuring of its American operations by merging Sony Pictures with Sony Interactive Entertainment which would have placed Sony Pictures under Sony Interactive's then-CEO, Andrew House, though House wouldn't have taken over day-to-day operations of Sony Pictures.[8][9] However, a Sony spokesperson denounced any sort of planned merger or restructuring of any of the Sony media divisions at that time in an interview with the latter source.[10]
Sony announced a merger of Sony Music Entertainment and Sony/ATV Music Publishing to form the umbrella "Sony Music Group" on July 17, 2019, and was finalized on August 1.[11] On February 10, 2021, Sony/ATV Music Publishing reverted to rebranding as Sony Music Publishing.[12]
Subsidiaries[]
Sony Pictures Entertainment[]
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group[]
- Columbia Pictures
- TriStar Pictures
- TriStar Productions (co-owned with Tom Rothman)
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Screen Gems
- Sony Pictures Animation
- Sony Pictures Imageworks
- 3000 Pictures (co-owned with HarperCollins)
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions
- Destination Films
- Stage 6 Films
- Affirm Films
- Great American Pure Flix streaming (co-owned with Great American Media)[13]
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Sony Pictures Releasing International
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment[]
- Sony Pictures Kids Zone
- Kartoon Studios (7%, co-owned with Andy Heyward and 32 Ventures)
- Genius Brands Music
- Kartoon Channel
- Baby Genius
- Stan Lee Universe (co-owned with POW! Entertainment)
- Kartoon Films
- A Squared Entertainment LLC
- Stan Lee Comics (60%, co-owned with POW! Entertainment)
- Wow Unlimited Media
- Frederator Networks
- Frederator Studios
- Channel Frederator Network
- Cartoon Hangover
- Frederator Digital
- The Leaderboard Network
- Cinematica
- MicDrop
- Átomo Network (co-owned with Ànima)
- Frederator Books
- Thirty Labs
- Ezrin Hirsh Entertainment (co-owned with Bob Ezrin and Michael Hirsh)
- Frederator Networks
- Big Picture Productions
Sony Pictures Television[]
- Affirm Television
- CPT Holdings
- Embassy Row
- Sony Pictures Television Game Show
- Califon Productions
- Jeopardy Productions
- Sony Pictures Television International Production
- Bad Wolf
- Blueprint Television (minority stake)
- Curio Pictures
- Eleven
- Eleventh Hour Films
- Fable Pictures (minority stake)
- Floresta
- Huaso (co-owned with China Film Group Corporation)
- Human Media
- Left Bank Pictures
- Palladium Fiction
- Satisfy (20%, co-owned with Satisfaction Group)
- Stellify Media
- Stolen Picture (minority stake)
- Teleset
- Toro Media
- The Whisper Group (minority stake)
- Sony Pictures Television Kids
- Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction
- 19 Entertainment
- B17 Entertainment
- House of NonFiction
- Maxine
- Sharp Entertainment
- The Intellectual Property Corporation
- This Machine Filmworks
- Trilogy Films
- UNConventional Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Television Studios
- Sony Pictures Television Networks
- United States
- CPE US Networks, Inc.
- Get (Digital multicast network)
- Sony Movie Channel (Cable channel)
- Sony Cine (Spanish-language cable channel)
- Game Show Network, LLC
- Game Show Network (cable channel)
- Game Show Central (FAST streaming channel)
- Crunchyroll Channel (FAST streaming channel; joint venture with Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan-owned Aniplex's Crunchyroll, LLC)
- CPE US Networks, Inc.
- International
- AXN (select countries)
- Sony Channel
- United States
- TriStar Television
Other[]
- Columbia TriStar Marketing Group
- Crunchyroll, LLC (co-owned with Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex)
- Crunchyroll streaming
- Funimation streaming
- Crunchyroll EMEA
- Crunchyroll Store Australia
- Crunchyroll UK and Ireland
- Crunchyroll Games
- Crunchyroll Store
- Crunchyroll Channel (FAST streaming channel; joint venture with Sony Pictures Television Networks' Game Show Network, LLC)
- Madison Gate Records
- Pixomondo
- Sony Pictures Consumer Products
- Sony Pictures Cable Ventures
- Sony Pictures Europe
- Sony Pictures Interactive
- Sony Pictures Plaza
- Sony Pictures Studios
- Sony Pictures Studios Post Production Facilities
- Worldwide Product Fullfillment
Sony Music Group[]
Sony Music Entertainment[]
- Main article: List of Sony Music Entertainment labels
- Columbia Records
- RCA Records
- Epic Records
- Arista Records
Sony Music Publishing[]
- Acuff-Rose Music
- EMI Music Publishing
- Extreme Music
- APM Music
- Hickory Records
- KPM Music
- Bleeding Fingers Music
Other divisions[]
Other Sony entertainment umbrellas are Sony Interactive Entertainment and their PlayStation Studios, which have a presence on numerous platforms. Across all of Sony's electronics and the PlayStation brand, and is extremely diversified across Apple iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Xbox.[14][15][16] This includes the apps for their streaming services such as Crunchyroll (including Funimation),[17] Great American Pure Flix (with Great American Media),[18] Sony Pictures Core (formerly Bravia Core),[19] and India's SonyLIV.[20]
References[]
- ↑ Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Takes All International Rights On Brett Haley's Hearts Beat Loud (January 19, 2018).
- ↑ Michael Lynton Named CEO of Sony Corporation of America; Nicole Seligman to Become SCA President (30 March 2012).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Michael Lynton Re-Ups As CEO Of Sony Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Sakoui, Anousha (19 February 2016). Sony's Seligman Quits U.S. Business in Another High-Profile Exit.
- ↑ Michael Lynton Is Out As CEO Of Sony Entertainment. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation (13 January 2017).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rainey, James (13 January 2017). "Michael Lynton Exits Sony Pictures Entertainment to Become Chair of Snapchat". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ Busch, Anita (11 May 2017). Tony Vinciquerra Named Chairman/CEO Of Sony Pictures Entertainment Replacing Outgoing Exec Michael Lynton. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
- ↑ Atkinson, Claire (12 December 2016). Sony considers merging gaming and film divisions.
- ↑ Cooke, Chris (12 December 2016). Revamp of Sony's entertainment business could more closely align Sony Music with Sony/ATV.
- ↑ Aldrich, Rachel (12 December 2016). Sony Reportedly May Merge Its Gaming and Film Units. “A Sony spokesman said no such merger is planned.”
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- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (May 11, 2023). Sony's Pure Flix to Merge With Hallmark Rival Great American Media.
- ↑ Scullion, Chris (January 18, 2023). Sackboy is the next PlayStation series coming to mobile.
- ↑ Tolbert, Samuel (March 10, 2023). Every PlayStation Studios game available on Windows PC.
- ↑ Franzese, Tomas (January 30, 2023). MLB The Show returns to PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch this March.
- ↑ Spangler, Todd (March 17, 2022). Sony Fattens Up Crunchyroll's Menu: Why Anime Is Its Biggest Streaming Bet.
- ↑ Faughnder, Ryan (November 12, 2020). Seeking Christian viewers, Sony acquires 'God's Not Dead' producers' streaming service.
- ↑ Welch, Chris (October 5, 2023). Sony's high-bitrate movie service is now available on PS5 and PS4.
- ↑ Whittock, Jesse (October 4, 2023). Indian Streamer SonyLIV To Adapt Yes Studios' Israeli Crime Drama 'Magpie'.
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