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Mark Goh, Derrick Koh join Ideal Systems

Ideal Systems has announced the addition of seasoned Pro-AV veterans Mark Goh and Derrick Koh to its Singapore management team. Goh, CTS, joins Ideal as Director of Business Development and will assist with Ideal’s continued growth in South East Asia. Goh has over thirty years of Pro-AV industry experience and has previously worked with Sony, […]

January 6, 2026

Sony pays $630m for WildBrain’s Peanuts stake

WildBrain, a specialist in family entertainment, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its 41 per cent stake in Peanuts Holdings, the holding entity for the Peanuts IP, to Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) and Sony Pictures Entertainment for $630 million (€537.8m) cash. The family of Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts, retain their 20 per cent […]

December 19, 2025

€50m Series A funding for Titan OS

Titan OS, the Barcelona-based technology, entertainment and advertising company, has raised €50 million in Series A funding, led by Highland Europe, with participation from Mangrove Capital Partners and other investors. Founded in 2023 by Jacinto Roca – previously founder of Wuaki.tv, acquired by Rakuten – and his co-founders Timothy Edwards, Miquel Barba and Tobias Pfalzgraff, […]

December 3, 2025

DTG names Livingston co-chair of Next-GenMedia Working Group

The Digital TV Group (DTG) has appointed Andy Livingston, Director, Technology EMEA at Sony Pictures Entertainment, as co-chair of its Next-Generation Media Working Group. Livingston will work alongside existing co-chair Andy Lucas, SVP, Global Distribution Technology at NBCUniversal, to lead the group’s work on future media formats and viewing experiences. As the technology landscape continues […]

December 3, 2025

NFL, Sony demo 5G live photo upload at NFL Game in Berlin

Sony provided a 5G connected camera solution to selected photographers covering the 2025 NFL Berlin Game. When the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons met on November 9th in front of over 70,000 fans in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, these official photographers were equipped with Sony’s PDT-FP1 portable data transmitter. This allowed them to capture reactions and emotions […]

November 14, 2025

Study: Super Hi-Vision market poised for growth

A report from SAC Insight looks in detail as the prospects for ‘Super Hi-Vision’ and its potential for adoption by consumers. This report estimates the market size of Super Hi-Vision over the period of 2020 to 2035. They suggest that these well-specified TV sets will enjoy a CAGR of between $11.7 billion – $13.74 billion […]

October 14, 2025By Chris Forrester

SWR launches Virtual Production innovation project

German broadcaster SWR has launched its Virtual Production innovation project with a three-month trial run to explore the possibilities of virtual studio production. Virtual worlds are created on a large Sony VERONA LED wall in Studio 6 in Baden-Baden – right in front of the cameras. Presenters, hosts and actors perform in front of digital […]

October 10, 2025

LiveU collaboration with Sony

LiveU, a specialist in video-over-bonded-IP transmission, has announced a partnership with Sony Corporation. Through this collaboration, LiveU aims to maximise the credibility, efficiency, and immediacy of customers’ content by providing tools that enable agile news and production workflows. At IBC2025, Sony introduced the LiveU TX1, a compact field transmission unit designed specifically for Sony’s professional […]

September 25, 2025

Germany: Sony, Little Dot Studios launch new YouTube channels

Sony Pictures Entertainment Germany has partnered with Little Dot Studios to launch and manage a suite of six new German-language YouTube channels. The new channels will be rolled out in a phased launch, with the first channel, Absolute Action – featuring crime, thriller and western movies, now live. The remaining five channels: Comfy Movies – […]

September 23, 2025

Demon Slayer sets anime UK box office record

Crunchyroll, Aniplex and Sony Pictures’ Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle delivered a £3.4 million (€3.9m) box office in its opening weekend, breaking the record for highest earning for an anime film in the UK & Ireland. The film opened on September 12th across nearly 500 screens with an average of £7,000 per screen […]

September 19, 2025By Nik Roseveare