1. Sony is a ‘Vertically integrated’
company, they take control of the
production of their products, they
choose how people consume their
products for example, Apple use itunes
for their customers to download music.
Sony are also in control of the
distribution of their products like where
and when they are sold.

2. Interesting facts about Sony!
• They are the developer, manufacturer, and marketer of PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment
system, PlayStation®3 (PS3®) system and the PlayStation®Move motion controller.
• They are a publicly held company, with shares listed on four stock exchanges
worldwide: New York, London, Tokyo and Osaka.
• They are the second largest music company in the world.
• They are a company with 1,035 consolidated subsidiaries worldwide.
• Sony recorded consolidated global annual sales of EUR 55.44 billion (yen 8,871
billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, based on an average market
exchange rate for the same period of yen 160.0 to the EUR.

3. Acquisitions of Sony
• Music centre incorporated • Grouper Networks.
• Famous music.
• CBS Record Group. • Sigil Games online.
• Guber-Peters Entertainment Company. • Evolution studios.
• Columbia pictures entertainment. • BigBig studios.
• Gracenote.
• Psygnosis Limited. • Convergent media systems
• Eidetic Games. corporations.
• Naughty dog. • Media molecule.
• Chip plant.
• Acuff-rose music. • Sucker punch productions.
• Incognito entertainment.
• Aiwa.
• Guerrilla Games.
• Zipper interactive.

4. Artists Sony have signed.
Calle Kristiansson Giusy Ferreri
• Aaliyah
Costel Busuioc Eamon Doyle Glasvegas
• Aaron Carter
Collie Buddz Earth, Wind & Fire Gloc 9
• Absent Elk
Chevelle Edita Abdieski Gloria Estefan
• AC/DC
Cake (band) Eevee (band) Gogol Bordello
• A.R. Rahman
Callalily Elena Paparizou Good Charlotte
• Adam and the Ants
Calle 13 Eli Mattson H-Blockx
• Adam Lambert
Calvin Harris Ely Buendia Hayley Warner
• Aerosmith
Camila Eurythmics Hey Monday
• Afgan
Daddy Yankee Eva Avila The Hoosiers
• After School (band)
Diana Yukawa Evan Yo HITT
• Aiden Grimshaw
Dan Hartman Evanescence Human Nature
• Backstreet Boys
Danell Lees Fatboy Slim Hurts
• Bamboo Shoots
Danny Gokey Faye Wong Ivi Adamou
• Bathiya & Santhush
DAUGHTRY Fireflight Imogen Heap
• Barbra Streisand
Dave Matthews Band Fiona Apple Indonesian Idol
• Beyoncé Knowles
David Archuleta Fiona Fung Jason (J.) Goldman
• Big Mountain
David Cook Flybanger Jennifer Lopez
• Big Time Rush
David Gilmour Franz Ferdinand Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Billy Joel DC Don Juan Jerry Burns
The Fray
• Billz No Counterfeit Delon Idol Jessica Simpson
Foo Fighters
• Bob Dylan Delta Goodrem Jessica Mauboy
George Michael
• Boney M. Derby Romero Jimi Hendrix
Gene Autry
• Bow Wow Dhanush Jimmy Bondoc
Gisel Idol
Dido Gita Gutawa JLS
Girliez