Sony

Sony is a global creative entertainment group with operations spanning five business segments: games and network services, music, pictures, entertainment technology and services, and imaging and sensing solutions. The company's stated purpose is to fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology, and its long-term vision is to use technology to empower creators, deliver experiences across physical and digital spaces, and expand the value of creative works and intellectual property.

The portfolio is broad. Sony Interactive Entertainment operates the PlayStation gaming platform; Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing cover recorded music and music publishing; Sony Pictures Entertainment spans film and television; and the group also produces consumer and professional electronics and semiconductor imaging technologies. This mix of content ownership, network services and hardware manufacturing places intellectual property, technology licensing, distribution agreements and cross-border commercial arrangements at the centre of the company's operations.

Technical domains include gaming and network services, semiconductor imaging technologies, imaging and sensing solutions, consumer and professional electronics, entertainment technology and services, and content creation and distribution. Industry verticals covered are gaming, music, film and entertainment, consumer electronics, professional electronics, semiconductors, imaging and sensing, and network services.

Sony describes its geographic presence as global, with experiences delivered to people around the world, and emphasises connecting audiences with creators. Further corporate information is available at sony.com.