Sony Entertainment
Umbrella entertainment division of Sony
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| January 2023 | Sony Music and Alamo Records founder Todd Moscowitz launched Santa Anna, an artist and label services company. |
| 2022 | Sony Music Entertainment acquired boutique branding and merchandising agency Ceremony of Roses (CoR). |
| March 10 2022 | Sony Music Entertainment announces suspension of operations and new releases in Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while continuing to pay Russian employees. |
| 2021 | Sony agreed to buy Kobalt's neighboring rights division and independent distribution company AWAL for $430 million. |
| 2021 | Sony Music Entertainment LLC reports annual revenue of 2.56 billion rubles ($42.7 million) and a net profit of 132.9 million rubles ($2.22 million). |
| February 10 2021 | Sony/ATV Music Publishing rebranded back to Sony Music Publishing. |
| August 1 2019 | Sony Music Group (SMG) was officially established as the holding company controlling Sony's recording and music publishing business outside of Japan, with headquarters in New York City and an additional office in Culver City, California. |
| 2018 | Sony Pictures Animation introduces the Peter Rabbit franchise, which ran until 2021. |
| 2017 | Sony Music UK celebrated its most successful BRIT Awards, winning seven of the 11 awards. |
| June 2017 | Sony announced plans to resume internal vinyl record production by March 2018, after ceasing production in 1989. |
| May 11 2017 | Anthony Vinciquerra replaced Michael Lynton as chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures. |
| January 13 2017 | Michael Lynton announced his resignation as CEO of Sony Entertainment and Sony Pictures, and chairman of Sony Pictures, to become chairman for Snap Inc. |
| 2016 | The Angry Birds franchise was introduced, running until 2019. |
| 2016 | Sony Pictures Animation launches The Angry Birds Movie franchise, which continues to present day. |
| December 19 2016 | News outlets reported Sony was considering restructuring its American operations by potentially merging Sony Pictures with Sony Interactive Entertainment. |
| August 2016 | Sony Music UK acquired Ministry of Sound Recordings, which included artists like London Grammar, DJ Fresh, and Sigala. |
| February 2016 | A boycott of Sony Music was initiated in support of Kesha, with many artists and fans calling for her release from her contract with Dr. Luke's label, Kemosabe Records, which was owned by Sony Music. |
| February 2016 | An online petition gained 100,000 signatures in less than 24 hours, calling for a boycott of Sony Music and Sony-affiliated businesses in response to rape allegations against music producer Dr. Luke made by Kesha. |
| February 18 2016 | Nicole Seligman resigned after a decade and a half with the company, with her departure effective until March 31. |
| 2015 | The Goosebumps franchise was introduced, producing two films and two seasons of content. |
| 2015 | The Goosebumps franchise is introduced by the studio, continuing to present day. |
| 2014 | Jason Iley becomes chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK. Sony achieves its best singles success in 33 years with 11 number 1 singles. |
| 2013 | The Echo Label was established, owned by BMG Chrysalis and operating until 2017 |
| April 9 2013 | Michael Lynton renewed his contract with Sony and was elevated to the presidency at Sony Entertainment. |
| 2012 | Sony Pictures Animation starts the Hotel Transylvania franchise, which continues to present day. |
| 2012 | Sony Entertainment, Inc. was established as an umbrella entertainment division to oversee the corporation's ventures in film, television, and music, managed by Sony's American subsidiary. |
| March 30 2012 | Michael Lynton and Nicole Seligman were named CEO and president of Sony Corporation of America to oversee all of Sony's global entertainment businesses. |
| 2011 | The Smurfs franchise was launched, producing three films and two shorts between 2011 and 2017. |
| 2011 | The Smurfs franchise was launched by Sony Pictures Animation, continuing until 2017. |
| 2011 | Integrated labels formerly under BMG ownership, including Arista, Jive, LaFace, and J Records, into RCA Records. |
| March 2010 | Sony Corp partnered with The Michael Jackson Company in a record-breaking $250 million contract, the largest deal in recorded music history. |
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