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Potential spin-off: Sony weighs finance arm IPO to fuel investment push

Its shares rose 6.4 per cent in Tokyo, their biggest jump in six months

Sony aims to expand creations rooted in Indian culture via merger with Zee

Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation aims to expand creations rooted in local culture in India through the expected merger of its arm Sony Pictures Networks India with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, its Chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said on Thursday. The group, which is present in India through electronics, music, media and entertainment, expects to close the merger with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) within the first half of fiscal year, he said while speaking at Sony Corporate Strategy Meeting 2023 in Tokyo. Under the long-term vision of expanding the number of people directly connected to the Sony Group to 1 billion people, Yoshida said, "I would like for us to continue delivering Kando (Japanese word for emotion) in specific areas such as anime, games, and in India, and make use of them in our creations." He asserted that Sony has been working to spread 'Kando' in India since the 1980s with Sony India, which leads the electronics business, "providing .

Sony to shut 'PixelOpus', developer of video game Concrete Genie: Report

PlayStation Plus Collection provides access to many PlayStation 4 (PS4) titles to PlayStation 5 (PS5) players who subscribe to PlayStation Plus

Zee starts settlement talks with creditors to close Sony merger: Reports

The repayments are crucial for the merger, which will create a media firm with the biggest viewership and pricing power in the country of more than 1.4 billion people

Sony launches WH-CH520 on-ear wireless headphones in India at Rs 4,490

The Sony WH-CH520 headphones are available online on ShopatSC website and leading e-commerce platforms, and offline at Sony retail stores

Sony introduces 'Accessibility Tags' for PS5 consoles to give insights

The new "Accessibility Tags" allow game developers to give detailed insight on accessibility features supported in their games

ZEEL, IndusInd Bank settle dispute paving way for Sony-Zee merger

On February 22, the Mumbai bench of the NCLT had admitted the bank's insolvency plea against ZEEL

Zee Entertainment calls report of $10 million repayment 'speculative'

In a report on Thursday, Bloomberg said that the media company has agreed to repay its dues to the IndusInd Bank to resolve insolvency proceedings against it

Sony to launch 'PlayStation 5 Pro' gaming console in 2024: Report

The tech giant is also expected to launch a PS5 with a detachable disc drive later this year because the company is planning to reduce the cost of the current-generation gaming console

Microsoft-Activision deal: What's on the cards for gamers in India?

Despite global brouhaha over Microsoft's dominance, the merger may benefit gamers here

Merger with Sony will get stuck on insolvency proceedings, says ZEEL

The comments came as Zee's chief executive, Punit Goenka, on Thursday said in a statement that he expected a timely completion of a merger between Zee and Sony

Disney-Star, Sony, Zee agree to switch on cable signals after standoff

This had triggered the spat between cable operators and broadcasters, with the former saying that the channel price hike would be exorbitant, while the latter saying it was not more than 5-15%

Sony introduces NW-ZX707 Walkman in India at Rs 69,990: Details here

The Sony NW-ZX707 Walkman is available in India exclusively on Headphone Zone

Sony may launch monitoring application to block piracy apps on Android TV

Tech giant Sony is reportedly planning to release a monitoring application on smart TVs and streaming devices that will block sideloaded piracy applications

Sony announces Republic Day sale offers on televisions, headphones and more

Starting on January 14, the sale will continue until January 26 on Sony online store, Sony retail stores, Amazon India, and Flipkart

NCLT adjourns Zee Entertainment lenders' pleas against merger to Feb 2

The matter had come up in the NCLT court on Thursday, where IndusInd Bank, Axis Finance and IDBI Bank had sought permission to file applications to intervene in the proposed merger

Sony, Manchester City building a metaverse, share brief look at CES 2023

Tech giant Sony has shown a brief look of the metaverse experience it is building with the football club Manchester City at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023.

CES 2023: Sony unveils PS5 accessibility controller kit for disabled gamers

Sony has unveiled a customisable accessibility controller kit for PlayStation 5 (PS5) at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023

Sony, Honda unveil their joint electric vehicle brand 'Afeela' at CES 2023

The new car will be sold first in the US in 2026 and pre-orders are said to open in 2025, reports The Verge

CES 2023: Sony to skip TVs; likely to showcase virtual reality-ready PS VR2

Tech giant Sony Electronics will not introduce a new TV lineup at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023