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Digital Deal Expands Long-term Partnership NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Music Entertainment and Wind-up Records have expanded their exclusive distribution agreement to include digital rights, it was announced today by Thomas Hesse, President, Global Digital Business, U.S. Sales, and Corporate Strategy, Sony Music Entertainment and Ed Vetri, President, Wind-up Records. Under the terms of this multi-year agreement, Sony Music Entertainment will deliver digital content from...
LAS VEGAS Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- CES Booth #14200 -- Another deal the New York Yankees solidified this off season -- in addition to Sabathia, Burnett and Teixeira -- is an agreement centering on a corporate marketing and high-definition (HD) technology relationship with Sony Electronics, which is sure to deliver a high-quality, HD experience for fans. When the team opens the 2009 season in its new Stadium, there will be a Sony HD broadcast control room; more than 550 flat-panel BRAVIA(R)...
CULVER CITY, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Dwight Caines, an eleven year marketing veteran at Sony Pictures Entertainment, has been named President of Worldwide Digital Marketing, it was announced today by Valerie Van Galder and Marc Weinstock, co-presidents of Columbia Pictures Worldwide Marketing Group. Caines will report to Van Galder and Weinstock and will continue to oversee all theatrical digital campaigns on a global basis. Additionally, he will provide managerial support to...
CULVER CITY, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Madsen, George Hamilton and Paul Ben-Victor will star in COMA, an original web series set to premiere on Crackle.com on August 20. Produced by Drew Fitzgerald & Stefan Haller from WIMO, Miguel Melendez at Overbrook Entertainment and Anonymous Content, the seven-episode series is set in a contemporary noir metropolis and follows Mayor Hannon (Hamilton) and crime syndicate leader Lennox (Madsen) as they work together to take down the city's...
PARK RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- When Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) went on the air recently from its new studio, the Miami-based radio, TV and internet network did more than unveil a new look. It became one of the first Hispanic networks to implement full HD production, the network said. SBS' Mega TV network is broadcasting out of a newly redesigned, integrated studio. The heart of SBS' new HD production capabilities is the Sony XDCAM(R) HD system. The network has standardized...
SAN DIEGO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics today announced that it will launch an integrated marketing campaign in the United States on July 15 touting how its new VAIO all-in-one HD PC/TV and HD Blu-ray Disc enabled notebook are "Born out of" other high-definition products. The campaign is a continuation of Sony's focus on HDNA -- the notion of high definition being a key part of its DNA -- which debuted last fall and centered on HD leadership across many product categories. The...
By David Prosser Deputy Business Editor By David ProsserDeputy Business Editor Sony, the world's second largest electronics company, could become the target of a takeover if it fails to hit its latest turnaround targets, analysts said yesterday. The warnings came as the Japanese company unveiled a 1.8 trillion (8.6bn) investment programme focused on new technology and emerging markets, designed to return Sony to its position as the number one supplier of consumer electronics. Sir Howard...
Sony Corp. is confident it will win back its electronic leadership by improving its Internet-linked gadgets, wiping out losses in video games and TVs and pushing services and software, not just hardware, according to chief executive Howard Stringer."This is not your father's Sony," he said Thursday at Sony's Tokyo headquarters, outlining a strategy for growth.Sony's fiscal year ends March 2009 and Stringer vowed that the company would become profitable in its TV and video game...
By Wehner, Jan In 2000, Environment Canada published the Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication (Telecom) Waste in Canada report. The report estimated that by 2005, approximately 67,324 tonnes of IT equipment waste (including personal computers - PCs, monitors, laptops and peripherals, but excluding mainframes and other large equipment) would be disposed of in 2005, 47,791 tonnes would be reused, 1 1,948 tonnes would be stored and 43,428 tonnes would be recycled. Of the total IT...
TOKYO -- Sony's dream of freeing TV from the confines of the living room is looking more like reality with a gadget that allows you to watch local broadcasts on a PC even if you are thousands of miles from home. Imagine checking out your local news channel during an international flight or enjoying your favorite baseball team live while on a business trip in Dubai.Sony Corp. is notching up strong sales of a small black box that can do just that, providing that the airplane is Wi-Fi enabled...
