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Headquartered in Japan, electronics company Sony was founded by Masaru Ibuka and incorporated in 1946. The company designs and sells electronic equipment, consumer electronics products, home entertainment products, mobile communication devices and imaging products and services. The company also produces and distributes motion pictures, video games and television programmes.
 
Sony operates its diversified business portfolio under different brand names. Its mobile communication business, which designs, manufactures and sells mobile phones and internet-related services, is part of the Mobile Communication business, of which Sony Mobile is a subsidiary. Similarly, the company has Game and Network services, which deals in design, manufacturing, distribution and sale of home gaming products, including the popular Playstation gaming consoles — network services and software.
 
Besides, the company is a renowned name in the imaging segment. Under its Imaging Products & Solutions business vertical, the company deals in compact digital cameras, interchangeable single-lens cameras, digital single-lens reflex cameras and video cameras. This segment also designs and sells professional cameras used in broadcast and filmmaking industry. The company’s television, home entertainment systems, speakers, Blu-ray players, recorders, audio accessories and portable audio devices are part of its Home Entertainment and Sound business. The company also makes semiconductors and different components for cameras, storage devices and optical storages.
 
Moreover, the company also makes and distributes motion pictures, television productions and media networks under its Pictures branding. Its motion pictures include production, acquisition and distribution of live-action and animated motion pictures and direct-to-video content. The company also deals in music recording, publishing and distribution.
 
In its home country, the company also provides financial services, including life insurance for individuals and non-life insurance for businesses. The company is a known name also in digital and physical supply chain solutions to business customers in the entertainment, education, and information industries.

Latest Updates on Sony

The new "Accessibility Tags" allow game developers to give detailed insight on accessibility features supported in their games

Updated On: 04 Apr 2023 | 4:21 PM IST

On February 22, the Mumbai bench of the NCLT had admitted the bank's insolvency plea against ZEEL

Updated On: 29 Mar 2023 | 11:02 PM IST

In a report on Thursday, Bloomberg said that the media company has agreed to repay its dues to the IndusInd Bank to resolve insolvency proceedings against it

Updated On: 17 Mar 2023 | 1:19 PM IST

The tech giant is also expected to launch a PS5 with a detachable disc drive later this year because the company is planning to reduce the cost of the current-generation gaming console

Updated On: 16 Mar 2023 | 1:09 PM IST

Despite global brouhaha over Microsoft's dominance, the merger may benefit gamers here

Updated On: 01 Mar 2023 | 9:59 PM IST

The comments came as Zee's chief executive, Punit Goenka, on Thursday said in a statement that he expected a timely completion of a merger between Zee and Sony

Updated On: 24 Feb 2023 | 12:08 PM IST

This had triggered the spat between cable operators and broadcasters, with the former saying that the channel price hike would be exorbitant, while the latter saying it was not more than 5-15%

Updated On: 23 Feb 2023 | 11:17 PM IST

The WH-1000XM5 is the fifth iteration of Sony's flagship wireless headphones and competes at the top-end of the spectrum with the Bose 700 and the Apple AirPods Max

Updated On: 10 Feb 2023 | 2:12 PM IST

The Sony NW-ZX707 Walkman is available in India exclusively on Headphone Zone

Updated On: 30 Jan 2023 | 1:47 PM IST

Tech giant Sony is reportedly planning to release a monitoring application on smart TVs and streaming devices that will block sideloaded piracy applications

Updated On: 17 Jan 2023 | 1:02 PM IST

Starting on January 14, the sale will continue until January 26 on Sony online store, Sony retail stores, Amazon India, and Flipkart

Updated On: 13 Jan 2023 | 4:09 PM IST

The matter had come up in the NCLT court on Thursday, where IndusInd Bank, Axis Finance and IDBI Bank had sought permission to file applications to intervene in the proposed merger

Updated On: 12 Jan 2023 | 10:35 PM IST

Tech giant Sony has shown a brief look of the metaverse experience it is building with the football club Manchester City at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023.

Updated On: 07 Jan 2023 | 12:23 PM IST

Sony has unveiled a customisable accessibility controller kit for PlayStation 5 (PS5) at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023

Updated On: 05 Jan 2023 | 3:11 PM IST

The new car will be sold first in the US in 2026 and pre-orders are said to open in 2025, reports The Verge

Updated On: 05 Jan 2023 | 10:55 AM IST

Tech giant Sony Electronics will not introduce a new TV lineup at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023

Updated On: 04 Jan 2023 | 10:53 AM IST

Sony has announced offers on its products in India. The offers are valid till January 3 on Sony online store, Sony retail stores, Amazon, and Flipkart

Updated On: 20 Dec 2022 | 3:06 PM IST

Under the Horizon game series, it includes -- Horizon Forbidden West, Horizon Call of the Mountain, and Horizon Zero Dawn, according to the company's website

Updated On: 19 Dec 2022 | 8:42 AM IST

The report said players can preorder the PS VR2 headset from the PlayStation Direct website and get it within a week of its February 2023 launch

Updated On: 10 Dec 2022 | 12:19 PM IST

Microsoft has offered a 10-year contract to Sony to make future 'Call of Duty' (CoD) games available on PlayStation, if its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition goes ahead

Updated On: 06 Dec 2022 | 2:22 PM IST