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Meta is India's largest media company: A look at the ten big firms in 2022

A look at the ten big media firms in the financial year ending 2022

A Rs 5,000 cr opportunity: Hinterland is Pine Labs' BNPL money-spinner

These include products like smartphones, wearables, large appliances, smart televisions, and washing machines

Sony plans to launch 6 Xperia smartphone models next year: Report

The models comprise the Xperia 5 V, Xperia 1 V, Xperia PRO-II, Xperia 10 V, and Xperia ACE IV

Sony planning to launch PlayStation VR2 for $550 next yr: Know more

For a more customised feel, the VR2 also includes an integrated vent for extra air flow and a lens adjustment dial

Zee-Sony merger: Media groups agree to sell three Hindi channels

On October 4, CCI said it has cleared the proposed Zee-Sony merger deal, which was announced in September last year

Sony announces new LinkBuds S headphones made from Water Server bottles

Tech giant Sony Electronics announced that it will release its smallest and lightest noise-cancelling wireless headphones LinkBuds S, made from Water Server bottles in a new colour

Global smartphone sensor market logs $6.4 bn in revenue, Sony leads

Led by Sony, the global smartphone Image sensor market clocked a total revenue of $6.4 billion in the first half of 2022

Sony to launch DualSense Edge wireless controller for PS5 globally

It also sports the signature comfort and immersive features of the DualSense wireless controller, such as haptic feedback and adaptive trigger

Sony India launches headphones WH-1000XM5 with active noise cancellation

Sony India Re-writes the Rules with their Newest Industry-leading Noise Cancelling Headphones WH-1000XM5

Top Headlines: Zee shareholders on Sony merger; India wheat flour export

India has allowed export-oriented units and the firms set up in Special Economic Zones to export flour made from imported wheat, a government order said. Read more on this in our top headlines

Zee Entertainment gets shareholders' nod for merger with rival Sony

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) on Friday said its shareholders have approved the proposal to merge with the rival Culver Max Entertainment Pvt Ltd, formerly known as Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI). ZEEL received 99.99 per cent of the total vote polled favouring the resolution for the composite scheme of arrangement between the transferor company Zee Entertainment and Bangla Entertainment Pvt Ltd (BEPL) with the transferee Culver Max Entertainment (CME), said a regulatory filing by home-grown media major. This comes almost weeks after the fair trade regulator CCI's conditional approval to the mega merger deal between Sony and Zee, which will create one of the largest media groups in the country. ZEEL had called a meeting of its equity shareholders on Friday following the orders of the National Company Law Tribunal, which had directed it to get the scheme of arrangement approved from them as per the procedures of the Companies Act. "The approval marks yet another firm

Sony electronics unveils its 1st over-the-counter hearing aids in US

The company said it is re-imagining the hearing device space with a focus on innovation, accessibility and personalization

Sony, Honda Motor announces delivery of first EVs in 2026 in US

Sony Group and Honda Motor on Thursday announced the delivery of their first EVs from their joint new company in the US in 2026, and the pre-orders will begin in 2025

Japan's Sony, Honda jointly making EVs for delivery to US by 2026

A new electric car company that brings together two big names in Japanese business, Honda and Sony, officially kicked off on Thursday, with both sides stressing their common values of taking up challenges and serving people's needs. The electric vehicle from Sony Honda Mobility Inc. will go on sale in 2025, with deliveries coming first in the US in early 2026, and in Japan later that year, Chief Executive Yasuhide Mizuno told reporters. Pre-orders start 2025. In March, Sony Group Corp. and Honda agreed to set up the 50-50 joint venture, with the idea of bringing together Honda's expertise in autos, mobility technology and sales with Sony's imaging, network, sensor and entertainment expertise. Production will take place at a Honda plant in the US, but details such as pricing, platform and the kind of battery to be used were not disclosed. Production volume was also not given, but officials said this was a special model and not intended for massive sales. Mizuno, who is from Honda M

New Sony PlayStation 5 gaming consoles to be available in India soon

Sony is working on releasing the PS5 with a detachable disc drive that will be connected to the console through a USB Type-C port that is housed at the back

Sony likely working on new smartphone with Dimensity 8000 chip

Japanese tech giant Sony is likely working on a new smartphone as a report says that out of nowhere, a mysterious Sony handset has been spotted on Geekbench

Top Headlines: Reliance Jio 5G trials today, Musk-Twitter deal, and more

Advancing its 5G launch, Reliance Jio will start a beta trial of the service in four cities on Wednesday, offering select customers unlimited data with up to 1 Gbps speed

CCI gives conditional approval to Sony-Zee merger deal: Report

Competition Commission on Tuesday gave its conditional approval for the proposed merger between media groups Sony and Zee, according to sources. The approval has been given after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) accepted the voluntary remedies proposed by the parties to allay possible anti-competitive concerns, the sources close to the development said. The proposed merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) with Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) was announced in September last year. The deal would help Sony to expand its media business in India. SPNI is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan. Deals beyond a certain threshold require the approval of the CCI.

Top Headlines: Smaller i-banks join IPO party, Sony-Zee merger, and more

Bulge-bracket investment banks (i-banks) are getting picky about initial public offerings (IPOs) amid a growing list of companies aspiring to go public

Sony, Zee offer concessions to ease CCI's concerns over merger: Report

Firms propose pricing concessions to CCI, Sony-Zee not proposing structural changes for now, say sources