What Sony Owns

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications serves the global communications market with innovative and feature-rich mobile phones, accessories and PC-cards. Established as a joint venture by Sony and Ericsson in 2001, with global corporate functions located in London, the company employs over 7,500 people worldwide, including R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China and America.

Sony Computer Entertainment

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. continues to redefine the entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation® and PS one® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and the ground-breaking PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system.

Recognized as the undisputed industry leader, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. markets the PlayStation family of products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software for the PS one game console, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the PSP system and the PS3 system for the North American market. Based in Foster City, Calif. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. serves as headquarters for all North American operations and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Sony Music Entertainment Canada

Sony Music Entertainment Canada carries on the Canadian operations of Sony Music Entertainment Canada, a global recording music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalogue that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. Sony Music Entertainment Canada is 50 % owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.






Sony Music Entertainment Canada is home to some of the most prolific music artists in the world including Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Rod Stewart, Il Divo, Tony Bennett, Alicia Keys, Dixie Chicks, Shakira, John Mayer, Beyonce, Destiny's Child, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Foo Fighters amongst many others. This also includes one of the deepest catalogues in the business with a diverse roster from the likes of AC/DC, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis and Glenn Gould. The Canadian repertoire has strength in both the new and the known with Eva Avila, Kalan Porter, illScarlett, The Guess Who, Leonard Cohen and Celine Dion.

Sony Pictures

SPE is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution, television production and distribution, worldwide channel investments, home video acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainment products, services and technologies, and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries.