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Sony Bolsters Bet on Music Industry

Potential new deals behind $900M buyout of partner Bertelsmann

Aug 5, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sony will buy out Bertelsmann AG’s half-share of the Sony BMG music venture for $900 million, the Wall Street Journal reports—a significant bet in an industry that has seen little good news recently. Though sales of recorded music are down, Sony’s other ventures—its own consumer-electronics franchises,... More »

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music industry • Sony • Sony BMG • Bertelsmann AG

Sony Gets Green Thumbs-Up in Electronics Rankings

Nintendo lowest on Greenpeace list of environment-friendly manufacturers

Jun 25, 08 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sony and Sony Ericsson are Greenpeace’s model tech citizens, topping a list of eco-friendly electronics companies. The environmental activists look at industry players’ use of hazardous chemicals, responsibility for obsolete products and—new this year—corporate policy toward climate change and other energy issues. Sony Ericsson was the first... More »

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recycling • Greenpeace • Nintendo • Nokia • Sony • Sony Ericsson • hazardous chemicals

In-Game Ads Coming to PS3

EA games expected on board with Sony; product placement to be updated via Web

Jun 4, 08 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sony has struck a deal to bring in-game advertising to its PlayStation 3 console, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many games have already toyed with product placement and ads, but thanks to the deal with IGA Worldwide, those digital billboards can now be updated in real time. Electronic Arts will... More »

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advertising • Sony • Playstation 3 • advertisements • Electronic Arts • video games

 Sony Deal Ends Cable Box Era 

Strikes deal for accessory-free TV

May 28, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The days of set-top cable boxes are surely numbered, thanks to Sony, the first consumer electronics company to close a deal to produce TVs that need no accessories to receive digital cable signals. The memorandum of understanding, signed by all the major cable companies, doesn’t just apply to Sony;... More »

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television • cable TV • Sony • consumer electronics • cable industry • cable box

Sony Aims to Power Up Online Gaming

Games developer seeks to reach new markets with innovative scenarios

May 22, 08 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony is seeking to boost online gaming to the next level with a pair of new adventures in the pipeline. The company's 1999 EverQuest was the first massive online game to rocket to popularity, but rivals like World of Warcraft have since taken the lead. With spy shooter game The ... More »

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Sony • gaming • World of Warcraft • MMORPG • multiplayer games • online gaming • video games

EARNINGS REPORT

PS3 Sales Help
Sony Get Its
Q4 Game On

Price cut, new games create resurgence, $224M profit

May 15, 08 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony reported fourth quarter profits of $277 million yesterday, driven largely by its once-sputtering PlayStation 3, which passed Microsoft's Xbox 360 and is nipping at the heels of Nintendo’s Wii. The results vastly improved on a loss of $643.6 million a year ago, reports the Wall Street Journal.... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Sony • Playstation 3 • Xbox 360 • corporate earnings • Blu-Ray

 Warners Swallows New Line

Studio falls in latest Hollywood cost-cutting move

Feb 29, 08 3:06 AM CST
(Newser) - New Line Cinema, the studio that created the Lord of the Rings blockbuster franchise, will be folded into the Warner Brothers unit of Time Warner, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's a cost-cutting move and part of a trend that has seen DreamWorks swallowed by Viacom, and Miramax downsized... More »

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Viacom • Time Warner • Comcast • Sony • Disney • DreamWorks • New Line Cinema • Lord of the Rings • Warner Brothers • Miramax • MGM • Austin Powers • Bob Shaye • Michael Lynne • Richard Bewkes

DreamWorks in Limbo over HD DVD Format

Movie maker says it has 'an obligation' to  stick with Toshiba's HD DVD

Feb 27, 08 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite the fact that Toshiba lost its war with Sony’s Blu-ray disc technology, DreamWorks Animation says it plans to release its upcoming movies in the HD DVD format, unless it hears otherwise from Toshiba, Reuters reports. DreamWorks’ “Bee Movie” is scheduled for release in March. The studio said... More »

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Sony • HD DVD • DreamWorks • Toshiba • Blu-ray • movies

Toshiba Throws in HD Towel

Rival Blu-ray wins the battle of high-def movie formats

Feb 19, 08 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Toshiba is quitting the HD DVD player business after taking a licking in the protracted market competition, the company announced today. Toshiba's exit, which leaves Blu-ray's technology alone at the vanguard of digital video, comes after Warner Brothers joined the crowd of Blu-ray backers, leaving HD DVD in the cold,... More »

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Sony • HD DVD • high definition • Toshiba • Warner Brothers • Blu-ray

Sony Profit Up, Forecast Down

PlayStation 3 is finally
in the black, but outlook for consumer  electronics is weak

Jan 31, 08 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Slowing US consumer spending and a strengthening yen are prompting Sony Corp to cut its profit forecast for the fiscal year that ends in March. Estimates released yesterday were cut nearly 8%, to $3.85 billion, despite its PlayStation division showing a profit for the first time in two years,... More »

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electronics • Sony • consumer spending • PlayStation 3

TV Makers Scoff at Your Puny Recession

Say buyers will continue snapping up flat panels; investors not so sure

Jan 29, 08 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Who cares if there’s a recession? The Super Bowl’s on! Even after the worst retailing Christmas in years, the makers of flat-panel, high-definition TVs are confident their trendy product will keep selling, spurred by falling prices and prime tube-watching events like the Olympics. One market-research firm is predicting... More »

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television • Sony • recession • flat screen TVs • Sharp • consumer electronics • Best Buy • LCD TV • Circuit City • Wal-Mart

Porn Goes
Both Ways in HD Format War

Cheaper HD DVD production counters Blu-Ray's victories

Jan 17, 08 6:01 PM CST
(Newser) - The adult film industry cast a deciding vote in the VHS/Betamax tape format wars of the ‘80s, and porn may yet influence the hi-def contest between Blu-Ray and HD DVD, Daily Tech writes. But currently the industry is split between the popular view that the U.S. film industry... More »

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pornography • Sony • HD DVD • Toshiba • Blu ray • movies

Toshiba Fights for HD DVD Market Share

Price cuts, ad blitz attempt to counter Blu-ray's advances

Jan 14, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Toshiba is stepping up efforts to keep HD DVD a contender in the battle between high-def formats, the company said today. Toshiba will cut prices and increase advertising, reports MarketWatch. It's battling rival Sony’s Blu-ray technology, which doubled HD DVD's US sales last year and scored a major win... More »

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Sony • HD DVD • high definition • Toshiba • Blu ray

Corporations Share Green Tech Patents

IBM, Nokia, Sony and Pitney-Bowes join the new Eco-patent Commons

Jan 14, 08 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - IBM tops the list of companies donating patents to a group that aims to help businesses produce greener products by sharing eco-friendly technology. Big Blue has promised 27 patents to the Eco-patent Commons; Nokia, Sony and mail equipment maker Pitney-Bowes will also donate, reports PC World. Shared patents will be... More »

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recycling • IBM • Nokia • Sony • green technology • patent • Eco patent Commons • Pitney Bowes

Is the Xbox 360 Going Blu?

"Can't say it's not a bummer,' concedes Microsoft spokesman

Jan 9, 08 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft could be changing roles in the HD wars, as the corporation may consider switching from Toshiba's HD-DVD players to rival Sony's Blu-ray technology in the Xbox 360 if the warning signs of HD-DVD's demise prove true, reports Reuters. The announcement comes in the wake of Warner Bros. last... More »

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Microsoft • Sony • HD DVD • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Blu ray

Studios Want Piece of Bollywood

Big names want in on the Indian film industry

Jan 2, 08 10:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Big studios such as Sony, Paramount Pictures, and Disney will be doing their best to make it big this year in Bollywood, India's increasingly profitable film scene, the Financial Times reports. As the India business becomes less mystifying to outsiders, big international studios want a piece of the world's most... More »

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Viacom • India • Bollywood • Sony • Disney • film studio • Saarwariya

NEW RELEASE

Dude, This New Dell Is Sweet

Desktop is 'elegant, handsome, and cleverly designed'

Dec 28, 07 6:38 PM CST
(Newser) - The iMac’s latest challenger is coming from an unlikely source: Dell. The maker " long associated with boxy, boring machines" brings the buzz with its newest contender, the XPS One, raves the Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg. The sleek desktop machine, he says, is “elegant, handsome, and... More »

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Apple • Microsoft Windows • Sony • Microsoft Vista • iMac • Mac OS X Leopard • Dell Inc • Dell XPS One • desktop computers

America's Still Enchanted

Disney pic holds at top spot as Jessica Alba's debuts a tepid fourth

Dec 2, 07 6:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Jessica Alba's Awake slept this weekend as Enchanted kept top spot and the African American family pic This Christmas nabbed second, Variety reports. Three-D glam film Beowulf snatched third, and Awake met expectations by banking $6 million in fourth. Hitman shot up $5.8 million in sales and took fifth... More »

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Sony • Disney • Denzel Washington • Coen brothers • Jessica Alba • movies

Dubai Ruler's Fund Invests
in Sony

Stake is likely in the range of $500M to $1B

Nov 26, 07 4:53 PM CST
(Newser) - The fund owned by the ruler of Dubai has bought what it calls "a significant stake" in Sony, Dubai International Capital announced today. DIC hasn't let on to how large the investment is, reports the Financial Times, but said today, "we typically take positions of $500m-$1bn." Any... More »

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Sony • Dubai • United Arab Emirates • Howard Stringer • Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum • Dubai International Capital

Box Office Enchanted

Disney princess flick owns Thanksgiving weekend

Nov 25, 07 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Enchanted charmed moviegoers out of $50 million this weekend, one of the best turkey weekend scores ever, Variety reports. Its magic veiled a strong debut by Sony-Screen Gems’ This Christmas, which banked $27.1 million. Newcomers August Rush and The Mist fizzled in seventh and... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • Sony • Disney • box office • Coen brothers • movies

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