Sony Music seeks Nigeria streaming growth to build on ringback market

EghtesadOnline: Sony Music Entertainment sees big growth prospects for music streaming in Nigeria, thanks to falling internet data costs and a large, growing population, a senior executive told Reuters.

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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 15:41

Psst... Sony Has a Hit That's as Big as Pokemon Go in Japan

EghtesadOnline: Nintendo Co. might have scored a hit with the explosive debut of Pokemon Go this year. On its home turf, however, Sony Corp. has quietly dispatched its rival with a popular mobile game called Fate/Grand Order.

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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 11:28

Sony ’s PlayStation Blurring Lines Between Console, PC Games

EghtesadOnline: The PlayStation 4 revamp is a sign that gaming consoles are moving away from a six to seven-year life cycle, toward more frequent upgrades aimed at gamers seeking the flexibility offered by personal computers, the head of Sony Corp.’s game division said.

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Publish Date:15/September/2016 | 10:01

Sony PlayStation Dominates Iran Console Game Market

EghtesadOnline: From among 5.2 million console gamers in Iran, 63% prefer Sony PlayStation, 10% are enthusiastic fans of Microsoft Xbox while the remaining are either undecided or prefer handheld consoles made by Nintendo or Sony , results of a nationwide survey show.

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Publish Date:26/January/2019 | 09:06

Sony to become world's No.1 music publisher with $2.3 billion EMI deal

EghtesadOnline: Sony Corp said on Tuesday it would pay about $2.3 billion to gain control of EMI, becoming the world’s biggest music publisher in an industry that has found new life in streaming services.

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Publish Date:22/May/2018 | 07:09

Apple poaches top Sony TV executives to boost video content

EghtesadOnline: Apple Inc has hired two long-time Sony Pictures Television executives to expand the iPhone maker's push into original television programming, plunging deeper into a field crowded by Hollywood studios and online streaming services.

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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 05:18

Sony Sees Highest Profit Since 1998

EghtesadOnline: Sony Corp.’s recovery is nearly complete, with the electronics maker targeting its highest annual operating profit in two decades.

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Publish Date:01/May/2017 | 04:05

Sony Releases Startling Smartphone at Mobile Congress in Barcelona

EghtesadOnline: Many new phones have been released at this year Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but one new phone is getting journalists and tech enthusiasts over excited.

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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 13:46

Sony Entertainment CEO exiting for a top role at Snap

EghtesadOnline: Sony Entertainment Chief Executive Michael Lynton will step down to become chairman of the board of messaging app owner Snap Inc, a move that puts an experienced Hollywood executive in a prominent role as the technology company prepares for an initial public offering.

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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:46

Sony 's New High Definition TV Has a Screen That's Also a Speaker

EghtesadOnline: It's been a while since a new TV raised any eyebrows, but Sony Corp. has just unveiled a new product that's creating a bit of buzz at the annual CES industry gathering in Las Vegas.

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Publish Date:05/January/2017 | 04:29

29-Year-Old Gamer Leaves Sony Behind to Bring Eye-Tracking to Virtual Reality

EghtesadOnline: Virtual reality is on the cusp of becoming mainstream, but one startup in Japan is betting the technology won't really succeed unless it cracks one critical piece of the puzzle: human eyeballs.

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Publish Date:28/September/2016 | 08:01

Sony unveils new versions of PlayStation 4

EghtesadOnline: Sony Interactive Entertainment, a division of Sony Corp, unveiled on Wednesday two new versions of its PlayStation 4 Console in an effort to help Sony maintain its sales lead over Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd.

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Publish Date:08/September/2016 | 08:45

The commercial viability of virtual reality is still uncertain, but analysts are optimistic.

Sony 's Games Guru Races Zuckerberg for Lead in Virtual Reality

EghtesadOnline: Shuhei Yoshida has reason to celebrate. The head of Sony Corp.’s games development is six weeks away from the introduction of its first virtual-reality headset and demand seems promising. The $399 headset is sold out at retailers around the world, even though most customers haven’t been able to try it out.

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Publish Date:03/September/2016 | 24:14