Sony Buys Queen Music Catalog for $1.27 Billion
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Breitbart ^
| June 20, 2024 | Simon Kent
Sony Music has reportedly bought the music catalog of English rock band Queen, including hits like Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, and Another One Bites The Dust, for around $1.27 billion. The
news was first reported by Hits; according to the outlet, the only revenue outside the deal is for live performances, which founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor, who still actively tour with singer Adam Lambert, will retain. Another interested player was said to be very close in the bidding, but stopped short at $900 million, with music rights seen as an attractive investment because songs continue to...
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Sony cuts 900 jobs from PlayStation division in latest tech culling
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The Hill ^
| 02/27/2024 | FILIP TIMOTIJA
Sony is cutting 900 jobs from its PlayStation division, the gaming company announced Tuesday, becoming the latest tech giant to lay off part of its workforce. Sony
Interactive Entertainment (SIE) President and CEO Jim Ryan announced the layoffs in a Tuesday email to PlayStation workers, saying they represent an 8 percent reduction across the company’s locations worldwide. “After careful consideration and many leadership discussions over several months, it has become clear changes need to be made to continue to grow the business and develop the company,” Ryan wrote in the email. “We had to step back, look at our business...
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Sam Mendes, Sony & Apple Corps Set Four Beatles Theatrical Movies On Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison & Ringo Starr
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Deadline ^
| February 20, 2024 | Mike Fleming Jr.
EXCLUSIVE: In a move that ought to make fans of The Beatles twist and shout, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes and his Neal Street Productions have set plans to make four separate theatrical films — one on each of the members of music’s most famous and enduring band. Mendes
will direct all four of the films, and this marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison – have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film. Mendes conceived...
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Star Sharon Stone Alleges Former Head of Sony Pictures Sexually Harassed Her
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Breitbart ^
| 11/09/2023 | WARNER TODD HUSTON
Academy Award nominee Sharon Stone is alleging she was sexually harassed by a former head of Sony Studios back in the 1980s before she became a superstar. Stone
shared her accusations during an appearance on November 7 episode of SiriusXM’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” with host Kelly Ripa, according to The Wrap. The 65-year-old Basic Instinct star did not name any names in the interview, but it is not the first time she has hinted about her #MeToo experience.
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Photo competition winner who used AI-generated image: ‘I want to open a discussion’ (Sony World Photography Awards)
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EL PAÍS (lefty Euro hip rag) ^
| April 21 2023 | Elena G. Sevillano
German artist Boris Eldagsen has sent shockwaves throughout the world of photography by entering the prestigious annual Sony World Photography Awards with an image that was not what it seemed. He
submitted what the judges thought was an old-fashioned, sepia-toned, black-and-white photograph, of two women of different generations. The photo looked like it was taken in the early 20th century, and it won the creative category. ... “My goal was to open a discussion, and I succeeded,” Eldagsen, a 52-year-old photographer from Berlin told EL PAÍS. Last fall, he considered testing the photo contests to see “if they had done...
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Sony Pictures Promotes Child Mutilation In Latest Trailer For ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ With “Protect Trans Kids” Flag
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Bounding into comics ^
| 4th April 2023 | John F Trent
Sony Pictures Entertainment’s latest trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse promoted gender affirmation and child mutilation with a “Protect Trans Kids” flag prominently displayed. At
the 2:03 mark of the trailer, Gwen Stacy’s Spider-Gwen appears to be sitting in her room contemplating losing her friend, Miles Morales. In her room above her door is a “Transgender Flag” that reads “Protect Trans Kids.” This flag is a symbol of “gender affirmation” and surgical procedures done to affirm an individual’s misguided belief that they are the opposite sex from what they were born. Bishop Michael Burbidge instructs the faith in his A...
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Sony PlayStation to remove access to some movies, even if you’ve purchased them
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reclaimthenet.org ^
| July 9, 2022 | Cindy Harper
Buying a movie on a digital platform, apparently doesn't mean you own it. From
August, Sony’s PlayStation users in Germany and Austria will no longer have access to the StudioCanal titles they purchased. Citing the rise of streaming services, on August 31, 2021, Sony’s PlayStation stopped selling and renting movies and TV shows. At the time, Sony told customers that they could still “access movie and TV content they have purchased through PlayStation Store for on-demand playback on their mobile devices, PS4, and PS5.” It appears the company did not mean the access would be forever. “As of August 31,...
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Sony Refuses Chinese Demand to Delete Statue of Liberty from Latest Spider-Man
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nationalreview ^
| May 2, 2022 | ZACHARY EVANS
Chinese authorities asked Sony to delete the Statue of Liberty from the climactic sequence of Spider-Man: No Way Home before distributing the movie in China, Puck reported on Sunday citing multiple sources. The
climactic sequence of the movie features an action sequence of over 20 minutes in which characters battle amid scaffolding around the Statue of Liberty. When Sony refused to delete the statue from the movie, Chinese authorities asked if the company could diminish the statue’s presence. Sony considered the request, the sources told Puck, but ultimately decided against editing the movie and did not release it in China....
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Sony Refuses Chinese Demand to Delete Statue of Liberty from Latest Spider-Man
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National Review ^
| May 2, 2022 | ZACHARY EVANS
The climactic sequence of the movie features an action sequence of over 20 minutes in which characters battle amid scaffolding around the Statue of Liberty. When Sony refused to delete the statue from the movie, Chinese authorities asked if the company could diminish the statue’s presence. Sony
considered the request, the sources told Puck, but ultimately decided against editing the movie and did not release it in China. It’s unclear whether Chinese censors blocked the movie’s release or if Sony preemptively opted against releasing it. The third Spider-Man installment with actor Tom Holland in the lead role grossed close $1.9...
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Sony World Photography Awards
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https://www.worldphoto.org ^
| March 15, 2022 | Staff
On 15 March we reveal the best single shots from the 2022 Open competition. The
10 category winners go on to the next stage of the competition to compete to be the winner of their category and, if successful, then go on to be considered for Open Photographer of the Year, announced 12 April. CATEGORIES: Architecture - 2022 Open competition Creative - 2022 Open competition Motion - 2022 Open competition Landscape - 2022 Open competition Lifestyle - 2022 Open competition Natural World & Wildlife - 2022 Open competition Object - 2022 Open competition Portraiture - 2022 Open competition Street Photography...
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An employee embezzled $154 million from Sony then converted it to bitcoin — now the feds are trying to return it
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Yahoo ^
| December 21, 2021 | Natasha Dailey
In May, a worker at Sony Life Insurance Company in Tokyo allegedly diverted $154 million to a personal account at a Southern California bank when the company was instead trying to transfer the funds between financial accounts, according to a Monday press release from the US Justice Department. The worker, identified as
Rei Ishii, then converted the money to bitcoin, the release said. Law enforcement from the US and Japan eventually found the "private key," or password, to the bitcoin address that held the 3,879 bitcoin tokens — now worth more than $180 million — and seized the funds on...
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Lawsuit: Sony Discriminated, Showed Too Much Concern for Women
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Newsbusters ^
| 12/3/21 | Brian Bradley
Sony managers were apparently too abrasive when they didnât stay in the same room as women with the door shut and for showing genuine concern for womenâs personal lives.
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Ice Cube backs out of $9M Sony, Jack Black flick after refusing vax request
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New York Post ^
There will be no Ice in Hell. Entertainer Ice Cube left the cast of pending Sony comedy “Oh Hell No” — and walked away from a $9 million payday — after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine shot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ice Cube was slated to co-star with Jack Black, with whom
he partnered on the project in June. Filmmaker Kitao Sakurai planned to shoot the flick this winter in Hawaii, and producers asked the cast to get the jab. Sony, Ice Cube’s agency and his personal representative, as well as co-producers Black and Matt Tolmach, all refused to comment...
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The remarkable winners of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards
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https://newatlas.com ^
| March 20, 2021 | By Rich Haridy
The winners of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards deliver an eclectic assortment of incredible images, spanning everything from a once-in-a-lifetime shot of a comet over Stonehenge to a portrait of the unique way COVID-19 changed live music performances. Hello
World'. Alex Pansier, Netherlands, Shortlist, Open, Natural World & Wildlife, 2021 Sony World Photography ---------------------------------------- The Sony World Photography Awards is one of the biggest annual photography contests in the world and is composed of four separate competitions: Professional, Youth, Student, and Open. The Open competition focuses on the best single images spanning 10 general categories. The overall winners will...
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Sony Will Let PS5 Owners Record Their Voice Chats And Snitch On Fellow Players
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The Verge ^
| 10/14/20 | Jay Peters
Some PlayStation 4 users who downloaded the latest 8.0 update got an unwelcome surprise this morning: their console informed them that Sony had the right to record their voice for moderation purposes. Here
is Sony’s exact language: Following this update, users are seeing a notification about Party Safety and that voice chats in parties may be recorded. Voice chat recording for moderation is a feature that will be available on PS5 when it launches, and will enable users to record their voice chats on PS5 and submit them for moderation review. The pop up you’re seeing on PS4 right now...
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PlayStation 5: Sony gives first look at the PS5 console and games
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bbc.com ^
| June 12, 2020 | Leo Kelion & David Molloy
Sony has given gamers a first look at the design of its next console as well as some of the titles it will play. The
PlayStation 5 has a black core surrounded by curved white edging, and a blue glow.
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Sony, Funimation, Wwe’s Randy Orton Show Open Support For Riot-Enabling Groups
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One Angry Gamer ^
| May 31st 2020 | Billy D
Both Sony and Funimation have tweeted out support for #BlackLivesMatter, a riot-enabling organization that has helped criminals and looters cause untold amounts of property damage, deaths, and looting. On
May 31st, 2020 Sony posted a three-part tweet leading with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, despite the fact that the group has helped enable the people responsible for burning down America at the moment with looting and arson. #BlackLivesMatter (1/3) pic.twitter.com/k4sIcUiPwP— Sony (@Sony) May 31, 2020 Right now, we want to use our platform to spread information & support. Please send links, resources, or other helpful information our way, and we’ll share them.When...
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Sony looking to make Spider-Man ‘bisexual with boyfriend’ in upcoming movie
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Christian Post ^
| 02/17/2020 | Anugrah Kumar
A report says that Sony plans to feature Spider-Man as a bisexual in an upcoming movie.The entertainment blog We Got This Covered said, citing anonymous but reliable sources, that Sony is developing a live-action Spider-Verse movie that would unite Holland with his predecessors, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, and that the
studio is “particularly keen on getting Garfield back, as they want to portray his version of the hero as bisexual and give him a boyfriend in the film.”In an interview with The Sunday Times last year, Holland, who currently plays Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was asked...
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Surprise! Sony Is Making Electric Vehicles Now.
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www.insidehook.com ^
| / January 8, 2020 6:45 am | By Alex Lauer
The Vision-S concept car was unveiled Monday at CES Sony's new Vision-S EV concept may look a little bland on the outside, but it's what's inside that counts. ________________________________________ At CES this year, everyone expected Sony to unveil the new PS5 video game console, but instead it unveiled a logo. Meanwhile,
absolutely no one expected Sony to reveal its own electric vehicle, but on Monday night the company drove one out onstage. It’s called Vision-S. According to a press release, that’s the name of Sony’s new mobility initiative, and this EV is the “first prototype vehicle to result from [it].”...
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You Can Now Buy Pretend Food for Your $2,900 Sony Robot Dog
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gizmodo ^
2017, Sony revived its robotic dog, Aibo, with a new version featuring impressive hardware upgrades but questionable features and functionality. It
also came back from the dead with a $2,900 price tag plus the cost of a cloud subscription service (the first three years are included) if you wanted to unlock the more advanced features of the robo-pup you just paid a small fortune for. Since Aibo’s release, Sony has been pushing out software updates that add new features, like turning the robot into a home security sentry. The latest update, version 2.50, which is now available, expands Aibo’s customizability...
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