This is a list of content libraries and catalogs owned by Sony.[1][2][3][4]
Content libraries
Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Delphi Productions library
- Rastar library
- Rastar Features library
- Rastar Films library
- Rastar Pictures library
- Madison Gate Records discography
- Home entertainment and television rights to the FilmDistrict film library (under license from Content Partners LLC)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan
- Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
- Columbia Pictures film library (excluding films owned by third-party companies or in the public domain)
- Ghost Corps film library
- Weintraub Entertainment Group library
- 3000 Pictures film library
- Matt Tolmach Productions film library (excluding Dark Harvest, owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
- Screen Gems film library
- Screen Gems cartoon library (excluding cartoons in the public domain)
- Screen Gems television library (excluding the pre-1969 Hanna-Barbera library, owned by Warner Bros.)
- Sony Pictures Animation library (excluding KPop Demon Hunters and Fixed, owned by Netflix)
- Sony Pictures Classics library (excluding the 1990s Castle Rock Entertainment films, owned by Warner Bros.)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Kids Zone library
- Kartoon Studios (7% stake)
- Genius Brands Music discography
- Kartoon Channel programming library
- Baby Genius library
- Stan Lee Universe library
- A Squared Entertainment LLC library
- Stan Lee Comics LLC library (60%)
- Wow Unlimited Media library
- Mainframe Studios library
- Frederator Networks
- Frederator Studios library
- Frederator Films
- Channel Frederator Network programming library
- StashRiot library
- Cartoon Hangover library
- Frederator Flux
- The Leaderboard Network programming library
- Cinematica programming library
- MicDrop programming library
- Atomo Network programming library (joint venture with Ánima)
- Frederator Books library
- Thirty Labs library
- Ezrin Hirsh Entertainment library
- Big Picture Productions library
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions
- Destination Films library
- Stage 6 Films library
- Triumph Films library (excluding the Epic Productions and Vision PDG libraries, owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer).
- Affirm Films library
- Affirm Television library
- Great American Pure Flix library (shared ownership with Great American Media)
- TriStar Pictures film library (excluding the Carolco Pictures library, owned by StudioCanal (outside of Cliffhanger, which is still owned by TriStar in the U.S.) and films owned by third-party companies)
- TriStar Productions library
- Crunchyroll, LLC library (shared ownership with Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex)[5][6]
- Crunchyroll UK and Ireland library
- Crunchyroll Store Australia library
- Crunchyroll EMEA library
- Crunchyroll SAS library
- Crunchyroll SA library
- Crunchyroll GmbH library
- Crunchyroll Studios library
- Crunchyroll Games library
- Crunchyroll Store library
- Right Stuf library
- Nozomi Entertainment library
- 5 Points Pictures library
- Lucky Penny Entertainment library
- RightStufAnime.com library
- Mobile Suit Gundam library (in conjunction with Sunrise, Inc.)
- Select Eleven Arts library (in conjunction with Eleven Arts) (other titles released by Shout! Factory)
- Ponycan USA library (in conjunction with Pony Canyon)
- Aniplex of America library (in conjunction with Aniplex of America)
- Peanuts Worldwide library (80%) (stake owned with Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and 20% owned by Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates)
Television
- Sony Pictures Television
- Adelaide Productions library
- Gemstone Studios library
- TriStar Television library
- TOY Productions library
- Tandem Productions library
- ELP Communications library
- Worldwide television distribution rights to the Embassy Pictures catalogue
- Coca-Cola Telecommunications library (except for the '80s syndicated The Price is Right and Card Sharks by Mark Goodson Productions, which are owned by Fremantle North America)
- Colex Enterprises library
- Spelling-Goldberg Productions library (majority)
- 2waytraffic library
- 2waytraffic International library
- Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction library
- 19 Entertainment library
- Sharp Entertainment library
- B17 Entertainment library
- The Intellectual Property Corporation library
- Trilogy Films library
- This Machine Filmworks library
- Maxine Entertainment library
- Bad Wolf library (excluding third-party television series)
- Barry & Enright Productions library (post-1971 only)
- Blueprint Television library
- Barris Industries library
- Culver Entertainment library
- Electric Ray library
- Eleventh Hour Films library
- Eleven library
- Embassy Row library
- Fable Pictures library
- Floresta (excluding third-parties, television series and films)
- Huaso library
- Human Media library
- Lean-M library
- Merv Griffin Enterprises library (except Dance Fever and The Merv Griffin Show, which are owned by Merv Griffin Entertainment)
- Left Bank Pictures library
- Palladium Fiction library
- Playmaker Media library
- Rastar Television library
- Rastar Productions library
- Satisfaction Group library (20%)
- Sony Pictures Television Kids library
- Chorion library
- Stellify Media library
- Stewart Television library (except the '70s The $25,000 Pyramid, which is owned by CBS)
- Stolen Picture library
- Teleset library
- Teleset Mexico
- Toro Media library
- The Whisper Group library
- Aniplex library
- A-1 Pictures library
- CloverWorks library
- Aniplex (Shanghai) Ltd. library (51%)
- Boundary Inc. library
- Myriagon Studio library
- Peppermint Anime GmbH library (joint venture with Peppermint GmbH)
- Quatro A Inc. library
- Rialto Entertainment Inc. library
- Worldwide television distribution rights to the Revolution Studios and Morgan Creek Entertainment film libraries (under license from Content Partners LLC)
Music
- Sony Music Group
- Sony Music Publishing
- 4 Star Records discography
- APM Music
- Sonoton discography
- Bruton Music discography
- Cezame Music discography
- Hard and Kosinus discography
- Bleeding Fingers Music discography
- Challenge Records discography
- EMI Music Publishing discography
- EMI Production Music discography (excluding music in public domain)
- Extreme Music discography
- Hickory Records discography
- KPM Music
- Remote Control Productions discography
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Columbia Records discography (excluding music in public domain)
- Startime International discography
- Epic Records discography
- Alamo Records discography
- Bad Boy Records discography
- Freebandz discography
- Ariola discography
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi discography
- So So Def Recordings discography
- Volcano Entertainment discography
- Kemosabe Records discography
- Legacy Recordings discography
- Bell Records discography
- BMG Heritage Records discography
- Colpix Records/Colgems Records discography
- J Records discography
- Windham Hill Records discography
- LaFace Records discography
- Zomba Group of Companies discography
- Battery Records discography
- Jive Records discography
- Jive Electro discography
- Scotti Brothers Records discography
- Zoo Entertainment discography
- Buddah Records discography
- Kama Sutra Records discography
- Philadelphia International Records discography
- Work Group discography
- The Orchard discography
- Blind Pig Records discography
- Frenchkiss Records discography
- RED Distribution discography
- Shrapnel Records discography
- TVT Records discography
- RCA Records discography
- RCA Inspiration discography
- Fo Yo Soul discography
- GospoCentric Records discography
- B'Rite Music discography
- Quiet Water Entertainment discography
- Verity Records discography
- Arista Records discography
- Ultra Music discography
- Sony Masterworks
- Masterworks Broadway discography
- Milan Records discography
- Okeh Records discography (excluding musics on public domain)
- Portrait Records discography
- Sony Classical Records discography
- Sony Music Australia discography
- Sony Music Brasil discography
- Amigo Records discography
- Phonomotor Records discography
- Som Livre discography
- Austro Music
- SLAP
- Soma
- Diretoria Funk
- Inbraza
- Sigem
- Sony Music Canada discography
- Ratas Music Group discography
- Sony Music China discography
- Sony Music France discography
- Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong discography
- Sony Music Entertainment Poland discography
- Sony Music India discography
- Sony Music Indonesia discography
- Sony Music Latin discography
- Sony Music Mexico discography
- Sony Music Nashville discography
- Arista Nashville discography
- Columbia Nashville discography
- RCA Records Nashville discography
- Provident Label Group discography
- Essential Records discography
- Flicker Records discography
- Provident Films discography
- Reunion Records discography
- Beach Street Records discography
- Sony Music Philippines discography
- Sony Music Taiwan discography
- Sony Music Thailand discography
- Bakery Music discography
- Sony BEC-TERO Music discography
- Sony Music UK discography
- Above Board library
- Black Butter Records discography (49%)
- Columbia Records UK discography
- Dream Life Records discography
- Insanity Records discography (joint venture with Insanity Group)
- Magic Star discography
- Ministry of Sound discography
- Music for Nations discography
- RCA Label Group UK discography
- Relentless Records discography
- Since '93 discography
- Sony Commercial Group discography
- Sony Music Legacy UK discography
- Sony Music Nashville UK discography
- United Records discography
- Sony Music Entertainment Japan
- Aniplex Music discography
- Ariola Japan discography
- Epic Records Japan discography
- Ki/oon Music discography
- Peanuts Worldwide library (80%) (stake owned with Sony Pictures, and 20% owned by Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates)
- Fitz Beat discography
- Haunted Records discography
- Ki/oon Records2 discography
- NeOSITE discography
- Siren Song discography
- Trefort discography
- M-On Entertainment, Inc. discography
- Music On! TV programming
- Sacra Music discography
- Sony Creative Products Inc. discography
- Sony DADC Japan Inc. discography
- Sony Music Artists Inc. discography
- Sony Music Communications Inc. discography
- Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. discography
- Sony Music Labels Inc. discography
- Sony Music Marketing Inc. discography
- Sony Music Associated Records discography
- Sony Music Publishing discography
- Sony Music Records discography
- gr8! Records discography
- Mastersix Foundation discography
- N46Div discography
- Niagara Records discography
- VVV Records discography
Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Audiokinetic library
- Bungie game library (excluding the Halo franchise, owned by Microsoft via Xbox Game Studios)
- Gaikai library
- PlayStation Productions library
- PlayStation Studios
- Bluepoint Games game library
- China Hero Project game library
- Unties library
- Dimps game library (joint venture with Bandai Namco)
- Safari Games library
- Firesprite game library
- Fabrik Games library
- Firewalk Studios library
- ForwardWorks game library
- Guerrilla Games library
- Haven Studios game library
- Housemarque game library
- Insomniac Games library (with some exceptions)
- Insomniac North Carolina library
- Media Molecule game library
- Naughty Dog game library (with some exceptions)
- ICE Team game library
- Nixxes Software game library (with some exceptions)
- PlayStation Talents game library
- Polyphony Digital game library
- SCEE R&D game library
- Bend Studio game library (excluding games distributed by Accolade, owned by Atari SA)
- Team Asobi game library
- London Studio game library
- Malaysia Studio game library
- San Diego Studio game library
- San Mateo Studio game library
- Santa Monica Studio game library
- Savage Game Studios library
- Sucker Punch Productions game library
- Valkyrie Entertainment game library (with some exceptions)
- Visual Arts game library
- XDev game library (with some exceptions)
- SN Systems library
- Aniplex game library
- ANIPLEX.EXE library
- Lasengle game library
See also
References
- Sony Group Portal - Products & Services www.sony.com, retrieved 2022-05-19^
- Sony Group Portal - Affiliated Companies www.sony.com, retrieved 2022-05-19^
- INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION www.sonypictures.com, retrieved 2023-03-17^
- NONFICTION www.sonypictures.com, retrieved 2023-03-17^
- Todd Spangler. Sony Pictures TV Networks to Acquire Funimation, Valuing Anime Distributor at $150 Million Variety, 2017-07-31, retrieved 2020-07-14^
- Todd Spangler. AT&T to Sell Crunchyroll to Sony's Funimation for $1.175 Billion Variety, 2020-12-09, retrieved 2023-09-10^