Sony buys controlling stake of EMI in $2.3bn deal

22 May 2018
Sony has added over two million songs to its 2.3 million catalog.

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Anonymous, 24 May 2018When did I mention anything about total operating profit? I... moreyeah new ceo . new ceo like to talk new thing new vision. to show how capable he himself. I take one thing he says , sony want to focus on moving object product... he says want to move to vehicle thing like that. he also says, y focus so much on hardware.. Microsoft, facebook, google top five company in the world , the most profitable is not selling product. only software.. so he want go that way.. but believe me sony main growth in coming few year will be ps5 and camera sensor because that is it core.

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    Anonymous, 24 May 2018Yes and? PS5 sales will be lower than the PS4haahaa you are saying like you know the future lol.... as a logic... total ps4 console sold now is already than ps3 lifetime sales..... and is still continuing until for at least a few year more. totally defeating xbox now... so how can ps5 lower than ps4 hahahaa.

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      • 24 May 2018

      Anonymous, 24 May 2018sony is posting record profit the highest in 20 years for f... moreWhen did I mention anything about total operating profit? I didn't. Please go read in the news the statements made by Kenichiro Yoshida this week, then maybe you will wake up.

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        • 24 May 2018

        no name, 24 May 2018brother wake up... the ps4 is near life end. the ps5 will c... moreYes and? PS5 sales will be lower than the PS4

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          • 24 May 2018

          Anonymous, 22 May 2018Sony sold fewer hardware products such as televisions, digi... moresony is posting record profit the highest in 20 years for fiscal year 2017... even higher than the year ps1 on top in 1997. the record profit is due to camera sensor and ps4. do some research before posting..... camera sensor is not hardware? all phone from xiaomi apple Samsung use sony camera sensor now.. with the dual back dual front triple back sensor... you should instead says.. sony focus profit in hardware and non hardware like music also..

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            • 24 May 2018

            Anonymous, 23 May 2018Looks like you didn't read your own source article ("The co... morebrother wake up... the ps4 is near life end. the ps5 will come out may be next year... off course sales lower now. but eventhough ps5 out it still support ps4 for a few year more... another example for you to understand. galaxy note 9 is out in another 2/3 month of course th note 8 sales now low all wait for note 9 launch.

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              • 24 May 2018

              Anonymous, 22 May 2018Maybe they never used any Sony product. I've used ps2 and n... moreYup yup and Nay sayers on Sony feeds can Not Can Not accept the reality! Hehehe

                AnonD-711239, 23 May 2018Not all SONY hardware business is down, their TVs are doing... moreEither Sony profit or not, isn't important, remember those trolls will bashing Sony play down Sony by many tricks. They can spread a little news become a huge news but they won't telling you how bad is their C phones.

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                  • 23 May 2018

                  AnonD-711239, 23 May 2018Not all SONY hardware business is down, their TVs are doing... moreLooks like you didn't read your own source article ("The company just announced that it sold 19 million consoles in the 2017 fiscal year after selling 20 million in 2016, and its forecast for the current year ending in March 2019 is 16 million."). It matches exactly what I'm saying...that their hardware sales by number of devices sold are declining and the 2018FY outlook will see further reduction in sales numbers. Please go do research what Kenichiro Yoshida said this week about the new Sony strategy. Their focus will shift to streaming / subscription / entertainment services over the next 3 years. It's what I've been saying is going to happen for a long time now, but the super fanboys can't see the wood for the trees. And no, I'm not a Samsung fanboy.

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                    • 23 May 2018

                    Anonymous, 22 May 2018Sony sold fewer hardware products such as televisions, digi... moreNot all SONY hardware business is down, their TVs are doing great releasing new models every year and talk about their gaming business. Playstation environment is doing amazingly great, their PS+ subs and digital game sales through PSN went up, and PS4 sales are hitting 76Million unit as of April 2018, ready to take out PS3 life time sales maybe this year. PS4 is the leading home console for this generation surpassing that XBOX ONE. I am not SONY fanboys or what, but please do some research before you state something.

                    Need source? https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/27/17289548/playstation-4-sales-sony-fy-2017-earnings

                      [deleted post]Just reading your first justification already tells me that you're a liar LOL.
                      XZ1 already has Oreo for all these months. How come yours still hasn't got it?
                      I do believe it was also one of the first phones to have Oreo out of the box, and if anything, there's barely any difference between 8.0 and 8.1. So how come your XZ1 still has no Oreo when it basically launched with it?

                      If you're going to talk trash about Sony, you could at least make sure what you're saying is true and not super obvious of lying.

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                        • 23 May 2018

                        Sony Rocks!

                          Anonymous, 22 May 2018Sony sold fewer hardware products such as televisions, digi... moreSource? Why you say that?
                          PS4 sales are going great what are you talking about? Please a source, or yeah.., goodbye :)

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                            • 22 May 2018

                            vrvly, 22 May 2018I mean how it compares to apple music store be it in income... moreThe way I understand it is that Sony actually bought the rights, so now Apple, Spotify etc. pay Sony for every The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen song being played on those platforms.

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                              • 22 May 2018

                              Sony is a miracle. Haters are just too trendy to get what is all about. Just make sure you don't stop following the trends. The sign of uniqueness is gained just because of you. Thanks a lot. :)

                                AnonD-318938, 22 May 2018what apple? Are you talking about a fruit? You lost me. Som... moreI mean how it compares to apple music store be it in income or number of songs...?

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                                  • 22 May 2018

                                  There's a difference between music publishing and record labels. Publishers administer the rights for the music and lyrics, the underlying notation and words of songs. They have nothing to do with the recording and distribution of the distributed recordings (other than to collect royalties). Sony already "own" most of the Beatles' songs (Lennon / McCartney) via their purchase of ATV Music from the Michael Jackson estate.

                                  Beatles recordings are currently owned by Universal Music Group which acquired most of the EMI Group's catalogs and labels in 2012.

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                                    • 22 May 2018

                                    Geric.770, 22 May 2018Most trolls say that Sony's design, blah blah blah are bad ... moreMaybe they never used any Sony product. I've used ps2 and now using Sony Xperia Z3 and a Sony headphones also Sony Smart TV. Everything works fine. Sony is all about quality.

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                                      • 22 May 2018

                                      Sony sold fewer hardware products such as televisions, digital cameras, smartphones and PlayStation consoles in the year through March and they posted even lower sales expectations (number of devices sold) for the 2018 financial year end. Sony is shifting its focus from hardware to gaming subscriptions and entertainment, incl music, movies and streaming services, where they are making most of their profit, hence the stake in EMI. So yeah, goodbye.

                                        I hope Disney won't buy Columbia Pictures :3