Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo, established in 1946. Today Sony Corporation is one of the operating divisions of the Sony Group. The company operates as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of consumer and professional electronic products, the largest video game console company, and the second largest video game publisher. Sony, with its 50 percent market share in the image sensor market, is among the semiconductor sales leaders and one of the largest television manufacturer in the world by annual sales figures. It is also the world’s largest player in the premium TV market. In addition, Sony is one of the world’s largest media companies, owning the Sony Music Entertainment record label, the Columbia Pictures and TriStars Pictures film studios, and the full movie archive from MGM.
