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Sony

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735 articles decelerating

Sony has appeared in 735 articles since 2014-12. Coverage peaked in 2023Q3 with 25 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside PlayStation, Microsoft, PS5, PlayStation 5.

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Coverage Timeline

2026-03-31
Bloomberg 10 related

TCL agrees to buy a 51% stake in Sony's global home entertainment business for ~$472M, as the Chinese company seeks to expand overseas; Sony retains a 49% stake

TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy a majority stake in Sony Group Corp.'s global home entertainment business as the Chinese company seeks to expand overseas.

2026-03-23
Bloomberg

Sources: Sony is nearing an agreement to sell a 51% stake in its home entertainment business to Chinese rival TCL for ~$1B, to be announced as soon as in March

2026-01-20
The Verge 39 related

Sony and TCL sign a nonbinding deal to spin off Sony's TV and home audio hardware business into a joint venture, split 51% TCL and 49% Sony, by the end of March

The two companies are planning to form a new joint venture that will carry the ‘Sony’ and ‘Bravia’ branding.

2024-12-20
Reuters 40 related

Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder

for now Sal Romano / Gematsu : Sony Group Corporation and Kadokawa Corporation to form strategic capital and business alliance Jordan Middler / Video Games Chronicle : Sony is now Kadokawa's largest s...

2024-12-19
Reuters 28 related

Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder

Sony Group (6758.T) said on Thursday it will invest about 50 billion yen ($320 million) to acquire new shares of Kadokawa (9468.T) …

2024-11-19
Reuters 39 related

Sources: Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa, the Japanese media powerhouse behind the Elden Ring game, in the coming weeks; Kadokawa had a ~$2.7B market cap

Sony (6758.T) is in talks to acquire Kadokawa (9468.T), the Japanese media powerhouse behind the “Elden Ring” game …

2023-07-17
The Verge 57 related

Sony and Microsoft sign a 10-year Call of Duty on PlayStation deal; in 2022, Microsoft offered to keep “existing Activision console titles on Sony” through 2027

Sony has agreed to a 10-year deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition.

2023-07-16
The Verge 21 related

Sony and Microsoft sign a deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ending a bitter battle between the companies

Sony has agreed to a deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft.  Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says Sony and Microsoft have agreed to a …

2023-06-24
The Verge 24 related

FTC v. Microsoft: Phil Spencer says Microsoft acquired ZeniMax for $7.5B to stop Sony from paying for Bethesda games like Starfield to be PlayStation exclusives

Microsoft's Xbox chief has revealed one of the key reasons behind the acquisition of Bethesda parent company ZeniMax: potential Starfield PlayStation exclusivity.

2022-11-29
Reuters 14 related

Sources: Microsoft will likely soon offer the EU concessions regarding the Activision deal; source: the main remedy would be a 10-year licensing deal to Sony

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters :

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Sony has appeared in 702 Techmeme articles since December 2014, making it one of the most-covered entities in the archive. The biggest stories include Sources: Samsung plans to produce iPhone 18 image sensors in Austin, Texas; an expert... and Sony's shares fell 13% on Wednesday, its biggest drop since October 2008, wiping $20B off.... Frequently covered alongside PlayStation, PS5, Microsoft, PlayStation 5, and PS4. Coverage has increasingly focused on competition, developer themes.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise +16pts; developer +32pts; research +11pts
2024Q3enterprise +21pts; developer -23pts; consumer -10pts
2024Q4enterprise -28pts; developer -8pts; consumer +13pts

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