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Sony Style And Comcast Take The Wraps Off New Store Concept

Marcy Cohen, Sony Electronics senior manager, corporate communications, was in Philadelphia for the opening of the first Sony Style store done in conjunction with industry leader Comcast. She took a moment to write the guest post below: Rick Clancy   Last night hosted a special sneak peek event for local media and VIPs during which Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and the senior VP of... More

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Some Advantages to DTV Transition Delay, Part II

As I stated earlier today, I would prefer to get on with the currently scheduled Feb. 17 date for the nation’s full-on transition from analog to all digital television transmission in order to avoid confusing people at this late stage of the transition and start reaping even more of the benefits of the digital age.  Plus, the government certainly can use the anticipated windfall... More

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Some Advantages To DTV Transition Delay

My opinion to the contrary, it now looks like the nation’s full-on switch from analog to all digital television transmission will be delayed until June 12.  It’s just a matter of the Senate and the House aligning their respective versions of a postponement bill for which President Obama has already indicated his support.   Visitors to this blog know I would have... More

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Sony’s Profitability Initiatives Impact U.S. Television Plant

This week Sony Corp. announced a series of measures to strengthen the overall profitability and operating efficiencies of our global electronics businesses. As you’ll see in the press release, these include reconsidering certain investments, consolidating manufacturing operations, and reducing the number of electronics’ employees worldwide by about 8,000 from around 160,000... More

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Black Friday Better Than Most Expected

Looking at the sales reports from the long Thanksgiving weekend, it looks like retailers in general and consumer electronics in particular did a bit better than the pundits were expecting. Industry data I’ve seen showed overall sales increases, compared to the same period last year, up in the single digits, ranging from about 3 percent to 7 percent. Here at Sony, sales of our... More