Sony USA - Press Release Archive

Press Releases

Sony Corporation of America Releases (Other Sony Divisions)

2007 RELEASES

Sony/ATV Music Publishing To Acquire Famous Music LLC -- May 30, 2007

Martin Bandier Named Chairman and CEO, SONY/ATV Music Publishing -- February 27, 2007

2006 RELEASES

Global Brand Campaign Assignment for Sony Awarded to Omnicom Group Inc.�s 180 Amsterdam -- December 18, 2006

For Seventh Year in a Row, Sony Named #1 in Harris Interactive's Annual Best Brands Survey �July 13, 2006

Sony DADC Announces Launch of U.S. Blu-ray Disc Production -- May 16, 2006

Sony BMG Music Entertainment Announces Management Realignment -- February 10, 2006

Howard Stringer, Sony Chairman and CEO, Presents Sony's Vision for "Entertaining the Future" at 2006 Consumer Electronics Show -- January 5, 2006

Sony DADC Announces Global Blu-ray Disc Roll-out -- January 4, 2006

2005 RELEASES

Andrew House Named Chief Marketing Officer of Sony Corporation -- September 14, 2005

Sony Named #1 in Harris Interactive Annual Best Brands Survey -- August 3, 2005

Sony Appoints Members of the Board, Corporate Executive Officers, Corporate Executives and Group Executives -- June 22, 2005

Sony and Neiman Marcus Announce Marketing Partnership -- June 15, 2005

Acquistion of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Completed -- April 8, 2005

Sony Corporation Announces New Management Structure -- March 7, 2005

Phil Wiser Appointed Chief Technology Officer, Sony Corporation of America -- January 3, 2005

2004 RELEASES

Consortium Led By Sony Corporation of America, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Comcast Corporation and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Enters Into Definitive Agreement To Acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- September 23, 2004

Sony Music Entertainment and BMG Unite to Create Sony BMG Music Entertainment -- August 5, 2004

Sony Named #1 In Annual Harris Poll Of Best Brands For Fifth Year In A Row -- July 8, 2004

Bank One, Sony Card Offer Consumers Experience "Like No Other" -- May 27, 2004

Sony Connect Online Music Store Launches Today, Offering Music Fans More Than 500,000 Legal Downloads From Major And Independent Record Labels Around The Globe -- May 4, 2004

Sony, Bank One Launch Sony Card -- February 24, 2004

Sony and United Airlines Offer Music Rewards to Mileage Plus Members -- January 7, 2004

Sony Corporation of America Will Launch Online Music Service in Spring 2004 -- January 7, 2004

2003 RELEASES

Bertelsmann AG and Sony Corporation Agree on Music Merger -- December 12, 2003

Michael Lynton to Join Sony Pictures Entertainment as Chairman and CEO -- December 10, 2003

Bertelsmann AG and Sony Corporation Agree to Form Joint Music Group -- November 6, 2003

Transformation 60 - Confirming Sony's Position as a Leading Consumer Brand in the 21st Century -- Ocotober 28, 2003

Sony Corporation of America Unveils New Exhibits at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab -- October 10, 2003

For Fourth Year in a Row, Sony Named #1 in Harris Interactive's Best Brands Survey -- July 23, 2003

Sony brings its Dream World to Paris on September 6th and 7th -- June 4, 2003

Sony Group Corporate Strategy for Fiscal Year 2003 (April 2003~March 2004) -- May 28, 2003

Metreon® EA Sony Entertainment Center Unveils Sony Eco at Metreon -- April 2, 2003

Sony Announces Executive Appointments and Organizational Reforms Effective as of April 1, 2003 -- March 31, 2003

Andrew Lack to Join Sony Music Entertainment as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer -- January 10, 2003

2002 RELEASES

Philips and Sony Lead Acquisition of InterTrust -- November 13, 2002

Movielink Goes Online Today With New Internet Movie Rental Service -- November 11, 2002

Sony Pictures Entertainment Makes Motion Picture History By Shattering $1.27 Billion Domestic Box Office Record -- August 19, 2002

For Third Year In A Row, Sony Named #1 In The Harris Poll's Best Brands Survey -- July 17, 2002

SPIDER-MAN Debuts To $114,844,116 - Columbia Pictures to Release Sequel on May 7, 2004 -- May 6, 2002

Sony Corporation of America Achieves ISO 14001 Certification -- April 22, 2002

Sony Corporation of America Consolidates Media Buying and Planning for U.S. and Canadian Operating Companies -- Universal McCann Named as Media Agency of Record for Account Valued at More Than $600 Million -- January 30, 2002

Jim Ramo Named Chief Executive Officer of Movielink, the Video-On-Demand Distribution Service Formed by MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal Studios & Warner Bros. -- January 29, 2002

Robert S. Wiesenthal Named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sony Corporation of America -- January 16, 2002

Sony Extends Sponsorship of Sony Open in Hawaii to 2006 -- January 13, 2002

2001 RELEASES

AOL Time Warner and Sony Collaborate to Accelerate Next-Generation Online Entertainment and Other Consumer Broadband Experiences -- November 12, 2001

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Announce On-Demand Movie Distribution Service -- August 16, 2001

Ericsson and Sony to Create World Leader in Mobile Phones -- April 24, 2001

A New Group Structure for the Next Stage of Integrated, Decentralized Management -- Transforming Sony into a "Personal Broadband Network Solutions Company" -- March 29, 2001

2000 RELEASES

Sony Broadband Entertainment Forms Subsidiary to Serve as Operator and Developer of Digital Media Companies -- October 4, 2000

Sony Pictures Entertainment Builds on Digital Entertainment Leadership, Creating New Business Unit -- March 13, 2000

Emily Susskind Named President, Broadband Services Company Sony Corporation Of America/Sony Electronics Inc. -- February 23, 2000

Howard Stringer Honored with Knighthood -- January 6, 2000

1999 RELEASES

Akio Morita: 1921 - 1999 -- October 3, 1999

Biography and Career Notes

Sony Develops Copyright Protection Solutions for Digital Music Content -- February 25, 1999

Digital Video Watermarking Technologies United -- February 19, 1999

Apple, Compaq, Matsushita (Panasonic), Philips, Sony and Toshiba Announce Support for IEEE1394 and Plans to Form Patent Pool -- February 17, 1999

1998 RELEASES

Worldwide Recording Industry Announces Precedent-Setting Initiative to Address New Digital Music Opportunities -- December 15, 1998

Eight Consumer Electronics Companies to Establish HAVi(TM) Licensing Program for the Development of Digital AV Home Entertainment Networks -- December 10, 1998

Microsoft and Sony to Collaborate in Creating the Convergence of Personal Computer, Digital Television and Consumer Audio-Visual Platforms -- April 7,1998

Sony Corporation Licenses Personal Java Technology from Sun Microsystems, Inc. -- March 27, 1998

PRESS RELEASES FOR OTHER SONY DIVISIONS

Sony Electronics Inc.

Sony Computer Entertainment America/PlayStation

Sony Pictures Entertainment (Sony Online Entertainment a part of SPE)

JOINT VENTURES/PARTNERSHIPS PRESS RELEASES

Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc.

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications