What if Sony merged with Netflix?

Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional electronic products, the largest video game console company and the largest video game publisher. Through Sony Entertainment Inc, it is one of the largest music companies (largest music publisher and second largest record label) and the third largest film studio, making it one of the most comprehensive media companies. Netflix, on the other hand, is an American subscription streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. But here's an idea I've come up with: What if Sony merged with Netflix for $87.6 billion in early 2023?

History
In early 2023, CNBC reported that Netflix was in negotiations to merge with Netflix for $87.6 billion. The proposed merger was officially announced the next day, subject to regulatory approval; The combined company would be known as Sony Netflix, with combined operations in retail, technology, consumer products, film, television and streaming, would be led by Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, with Sony Chairman, President & CEO Kenichiro Yoshida serving as executive chairman, while Sony and Netflix would retain their separate brands. In addition, all films and television programs would be made exclusively available on the Netflix library.

Electronics

 * Sony Corporation
 * Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Corporation

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

 * Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
 * Sony LSI Design Inc.
 * Altair Semiconductor
 * Sony Depthsensing Solutions
 * Sony Advanced Visual Sensing

Netflix, Inc.

 * Netflix
 * DVD Netflix (dvd.netflix.com)
 * Millarworld
 * LT-LA
 * Albuquerque Studios
 * Netflix Pictures
 * Netflix Studios
 * Netflix Animation
 * StoryBots, Inc.
 * Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
 * Broke and Bones (stake)
 * Roald Dahl Story Company
 * Night School Studio
 * Netflix Pty Ltd
 * Scanline VFX
 * Next Games
 * Boss Fight Entertainment
 * Animal Logic (pending)

Columbia Tristar Pictures Entertainment

 * Columbia TriStar Studios
 * Columbia TriStar Studios Post Production Facilities
 * Worldwide Product Fulfillment
 * Madison Gate Records
 * Columbia TriStar Consumer Products
 * Columbia TriStar Entertainment Japan Inc.
 * AK Holdings
 * Animax Broadcast Japan Inc. (joint venture with Bandai Namco, Toei Animation, TMS Entertainment and Nihon Ad Systems)
 * Kids Station
 * Mystery Channel
 * MADHOUSE Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Europe
 * Columbia Tristar Interactive
 * Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc.
 * Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
 * Columbia Pictures
 * Ghost Corps
 * 3000 Pictures
 * Screen Gems
 * Columbia Tristar Animation
 * Columbia Tristar Classics
 * Columbia Tristar Releasing
 * Columbia Tristar Releasing International
 * Columbia Tristar Releasing de México
 * Columbia Tristar Imageworks
 * Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
 * Columbia Tristar Wonder
 * Genius Brands (Minority stake)
 * Genius Brands Music
 * Kartoon Channel
 * Baby Genius
 * Stan Lee Universe
 * A Squared Entertainment LLC
 * Stan Lee Comics LLC (60%)
 * Wow Unlimited Media
 * Mainframe Studios
 * Frederator Networks
 * Frederator Studios
 * Frederator Films
 * Channel Frederator Network
 * StashRiot
 * Cartoon Hangover
 * Frederator Flux
 * The Leaderboard Network
 * Cinematica
 * MicDrop
 * Atomo Network (Joint venture with Ánima)
 * Frederator Books
 * Thirty Labs
 * Ezrin Hirsh Entertainment (EHE)
 * Big Picture Productions
 * Universal Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment (joint venture with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)
 * Columbia Tristar Worldwide Acquisitions Group
 * Destination Films
 * Stage 6 Films
 * Affirm Films
 * Affirm Television
 * Pure Flix
 * TriStar Pictures
 * TriStar Productions
 * Crunchyroll, LLC (shared ownership with Aniplex)
 * Crunchyroll UK and Ireland
 * Madman Anime
 * Crunchyroll EMEA
 * Crunchyroll SAS
 * Crunchyroll SA
 * Crunchyroll GmbH
 * Crunchyroll Studios
 * Crunchyroll Games, LLC
 * Right Stuf
 * Nozomi Entertainment
 * 5 Points Pictures
 * RightStufAnime.com
 * Columbia Tristar Television
 * Columbia Tristar Television Studios
 * Adelaide Productions
 * CPT Holdings, Inc.
 * Gemstone Studios
 * TriStar Television
 * 2waytraffic
 * 2waytraffic Mobile
 * 2waytraffic International
 * Bad Wolf
 * Blueprint Television (joint venture with Blueprint Pictures)
 * Califon Productions, Inc.
 * Culver Entertainment
 * Electric Ray
 * Eleventh Hour Films
 * Eleven
 * Embassy Row
 * Fable Pictures
 * Floresta
 * Huaso
 * Human Media
 * Jeopardy Productions, Inc.
 * Lean-M
 * Left Bank Pictures
 * Palladium Fiction
 * Curio Pictures
 * Satisfy (joint venture with Satisfaction Group; 20%)
 * Silvergate Media
 * Stellify Media
 * Stolen Picture
 * Teleset
 * Teleset Mexico
 * Toro Media
 * The Whisper Group
 * Columbia Tristar Television Networks
 * AMC Networks
 * AMC
 * IFC
 * SundanceTV
 * WeTV
 * BBC America
 * Voom HD Networks
 * Acorn TV
 * Allblk
 * AMC+
 * BritBox (minority stake)
 * HIDIVE
 * IFC Films Unlimited
 * Shudder
 * Sundance Now
 * WE tv+
 * MiTú (investment)
 * Levity Live (majority stake)
 * Shaftesbury Films (minority stake)
 * Sentai Filmworks
 * Anime Network
 * AMC Networks Publishing
 * AMC Networks International
 * AMC Networks International UK (EMEA)
 * AMC (African and Middle Eastern TV channel)
 * AMC (European TV channel)
 * CBS Reality (joint venture with Paramount Networks UK & Australia)
 * CBS Reality +1 (joint venture with Paramount Networks UK & Australia)
 * RealityXtra (joint venture with Paramount Networks UK & Australia)
 * Legend (joint venture with Paramount Networks UK & Australia)
 * Legend +1 (joint venture with Paramount Networks UK & Australia)
 * HorrorXtra (joint venture with Paramount Networks UK & Australia)
 * HorrorXtra +1 (joint venture with Paramount Networks UK & Australia)
 * Sundance TV (Europe)
 * Sundance TV (Middle East)
 * Sundance TV (Africa)
 * AMC Networks International Central Europe
 * AMC (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia)
 * Film Mania (Hungary)
 * Film Cafe (Hungary, Romania)
 * Film+ (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
 * JimJam
 * Kinowelt TV (Germany)
 * Minimax (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Moldova, Serbia)
 * Megamax (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania)
 * Sport 1 (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia)
 * Sport 2 (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia)
 * Sport M (Hungary)
 * Spektrum (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia)
 * Spektrum Home (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia)
 * TV Paprika (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania)
 * Sundance TV Pan Euro (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Malta)
 * AMC Networks International Latin America
 * AMC Networks International Southern Europe
 * Spain
 * AMC
 * AMC Break (formerly Bio, A&E and Blaze)
 * AMC Crime (formerly Crimen+Investigación)
 * Dark
 * Decasa
 * Canal Cocina
 * Odisea
 * Historia joint venture with The History Channel Iberia
 * Canal Hollywood
 * Canal Panda
 * Sol Música
 * Somos
 * Sundance TV (formerly Cinematk)
 * XTRM
 * Portugal
 * AMC
 * AMC Break (formerly Bio, A&E and Blaze)
 * AMC Crime (formerly Crime+Investigation)
 * Biggs joint venture with NOS)
 * Canal Hollywood (joint venture with NOS)
 * Casa e Cozinha (joint venture with NOS)
 * História joint venture with The History Channel Iberia
 * Canal Panda (joint venture with NOS)
 * Odisseia
 * SundanceTV
 * France
 * SundanceTV
 * Extreme Sports Channel
 * Canal Hollywood
 * AMC (African and Middle Eastern TV channel)
 * AMC (European TV channel)
 * AMC (Latin America)
 * AMC Break (Spain & Portugal)
 * AMC Crime (Spain & Portugal)
 * Biggs (co-owned with NOS)
 * Blast
 * Blaze (co-owned with A+E Networks UK)
 * Canal Cocina
 * History (European TV channel) (co-owned with A+E Networks UK)
 * Canal Hollywood (co-owned with NOS)
 * Canal Panda (co-owned with NOS)
 * CBS-branded channels (co-owned with Paramount International Networks)
 * RealityXtra
 * HorrorXtra
 * CBS Europa
 * CBS Reality
 * Crime & Investigation (co-owned with A+E Networks UK)
 * Dark
 * Decasa
 * El Gourmet
 * Europa Europa
 * Extreme Sports Channel
 * Film & Arts
 * Film Café
 * Film Mania
 * JimJam
 * Legend (co-owned with Paramount International Networks)
 * Más Chic
 * Minimax
 * Odisea/Odisseia
 * Selekt
 * ShortsTV (co-owned with Shorts International)
 * Sol Música
 * Somos
 * Sport 1
 * Sport 2
 * Sport M
 * Spektrum TV
 * Spektrum Home
 * SundanceTV France
 * SundanceTV Middle East
 * SundanceTV Spain
 * SundanceTV Latinoamérica
 * TV Paprika
 * XTRM
 * Zoomoo Latin America (co-owned with Beach House Kids and NHNZ)
 * Outdoor Channel EMEA (joint venture with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment)
 * Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited
 * Columbia Tristar Entertainment Television
 * Columbia Tristar Ten
 * Columbia Tristar Max
 * Columbia Tristar Max 2
 * Columbia Tristar SAB
 * Columbia Tristar LIV
 * Columbia Tristar Six
 * Columbia Tristar Aath
 * Columbia Tristar BBC Earth (joint venture with BBC Studios)
 * Columbia Tristar YAY!
 * Sony Pix
 * Columbia Tristar Wah
 * Columbia Tristar Pal
 * Columbia Tristar Marathi
 * Studio NEXT
 * Columbia Tristar Networks Productions
 * AXN
 * AXN Black
 * AXN Movies
 * AXN Mystery
 * AXN Now
 * AXN Spin
 * AXN White
 * Columbia Tristar Cine
 * Columbia Tristar AXN
 * getTV
 * Lifetime Latin America (joint venture with A+E Networks Latin America, distributed by Ole Distribution)
 * Columbia Tristar Channel
 * Columbia Tristar Movies (United States)
 * Columbia Tristar Cable Ventures I Inc.
 * Game Show Network, LLC

Columbia Tristar Music Group

 * Columbia Tristar Music Publishing
 * 4 Star Records
 * APM Music
 * Sonoton
 * Bruton Music
 * Cezame Music
 * Hard and Kosinus
 * Bleeding Fingers Music
 * Challenge Records
 * EMI Music Publishing
 * EMI Production Music
 * Extreme Music
 * Hickory Records
 * KPM Music
 * Remote Control Productions
 * Columbia Tristar Music Entertainment Inc.
 * Columbia Records
 * Startime International
 * Epic Records
 * Bad Boy Records
 * Freebandz
 * Ariola
 * Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
 * So So Def Recordings
 * Volcano Entertainment
 * Kemosabe Records
 * Legacy Recordings
 * The Orchard
 * Blind Pig Records
 * Frenchkiss Records
 * RED Music
 * Shrapnel Records
 * RCA Records
 * RCA Inspiration
 * Fo Yo Soul
 * GospoCentric Records
 * B'Rite Music
 * Quiet Water Entertainment
 * Verity Records
 * Ultra Records
 * Columbia Tristar Masterworks
 * Masterworks Broadway
 * Milan Records
 * Okeh Records
 * Portrait Records
 * Sony Classical Records
 * Columbia Tristar Music Australia
 * Columbia Tristar Music Brazil
 * Amigo Records
 * Phonomotor Records
 * Som Livre
 * Columbia Tristar Music Canada
 * Ratas Music Group
 * Columbia Tristar Music China
 * Columbia Tristar Music France
 * Columbia Tristar Music Entertainment Hong Kong
 * Columbia Tristar Music Entertainment Poland
 * Columbia Tristar Music India
 * Zee Music Company
 * Columbia Tristar Music Indonesia
 * Columbia Tristar Music Latin
 * Columbia Tristar Music Mexico
 * Columbia Tristar Music Nashville
 * Arista Nashville
 * Columbia Nashville
 * RCA Records Nashville
 * Provident Label Group
 * Essential Records
 * Flicker Records
 * Provident Films
 * Reunion Records
 * Beach Street Records
 * Columbia Tristar Music Philippines
 * Columbia Tristar Music Taiwan
 * Columbia Tristar Music Thailand
 * Bakery Music
 * Sony BEC-TERO Music
 * Columbia Tristar Music UK
 * Black Butter Records (49%)
 * Columbia Records UK
 * Dream Life Records
 * Insanity Records (joint venture with Insanity Group)
 * Magic Star
 * Ministry of Sound
 * Music For Nations
 * RCA Label Group UK
 * Relentless Records
 * Since '93
 * Sony Commercial Group
 * Sony Music Legacy - UK
 * Sony Music Nashville UK
 * Columbia Tristar Music Entertainment Japan
 * Aniplex
 * A-1 Pictures Inc.
 * Aniplex of America Inc.
 * Aniplex (Shanghai) Ltd. (51%)
 * Boundary Inc.
 * CloverWorks Inc.
 * Crunchyroll, LLC (shared ownership with Columbia Tristar)
 * Crunchyroll UK and Ireland
 * Madman Anime
 * Crunchyroll EMEA
 * Crunchyroll SAS
 * Crunchyroll SA
 * Crunchyroll GmbH
 * Crunchyroll Studios
 * Crunchyroll Games, LLC
 * Right Stuf
 * Nozomi Entertainment
 * 5 Points Pictures
 * RightStufAnime.com
 * Peppermint Anime GmbH (joint venture with Peppermint GmbH)
 * Quatro A Inc.
 * Rialto Entertainment Inc.
 * Ariola Japan
 * Epic Records Japan
 * Kioon Music
 * Fitz Beat
 * Haunted Records
 * Ki/oon Records2
 * NeOSITE
 * Siren Song
 * Trefort
 * M-On Entertainment, Inc.
 * Music On! TV
 * mora
 * Peanuts Worldwide (39%; with WildBrain (41%) and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates (20%))
 * Sacra Music
 * Columbia Tristar Creative Products Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar DADC Japan Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Artists Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Communications Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Direct (Japan) Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Labels Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Marketing Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Associated Records
 * Columbia Tristar Music Publishing
 * Columbia Tristar Music Records
 * gr8! Records
 * Mastersix Foundation
 * N46Div
 * Niagara Records
 * VVV Records
 * Unties

Columbia Tristar Interactive

 * Audiokinetic
 * Bungie
 * Evolution Championship Series (joint venture with rts.gg)
 * Gaikai
 * PlayStation
 * PlayStation Productions
 * PlayStation Studios
 * Bluepoint Games
 * Firesprite
 * Fabrik Games
 * Guerrilla Games
 * Haven Studios
 * Housemarque
 * Insomniac Games
 * Insomniac North Carolina
 * Media Molecule
 * Naughty Dog
 * ICE Team
 * Nixxes Software
 * Polyphony Digital
 * Bend Studio
 * Team Asobi
 * London Studio
 * Malaysia Studio
 * San Diego Studio
 * San Mateo Studio
 * Santa Monica Studio
 * Savage Game Studios
 * Sucker Punch Productions
 * Valkyrie Entertainment
 * Visual Arts
 * XDev


 * Repeat.gg
 * SN Systems

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

 * Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
 * Sony Assurance Inc.
 * Sony Bank Inc.
 * Sony Lifecare Inc.

Foundations and schools

 * Sony Foundation for Education
 * Sony Music Foundation
 * Sony USA Foundation Inc.
 * Sony Foundation Australia Trustee Ltd.
 * Sony of Canada Science Scholarship Foundation Inc.
 * Sony Europe Foundation
 * Shohoku College

Japan

 * Columbia Tristar Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Labels Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Marketing Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Communications Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Artists Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Creative Products Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar DADC Japan Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
 * AK Holdings Corporation
 * Animax Broadcast Japan Inc.
 * Kids Station Inc.
 * AXN Japan Inc.
 * Mystery Channel, Inc.
 * Sony Energy Devices Corporation
 * Sony Network Communications Inc.
 * Sony Biz Networks Corporation
 * So-net Media Networks Co.,Ltd
 * MotionPortrait, Inc.
 * Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
 * Sony PCL Inc.
 * Sony Marketing Co., Ltd.
 * Sony Global Solutions Inc.
 * Sony Business Solutions Corporation
 * Sony Global Education, Inc.
 * P5, Inc.
 * FeliCa Networks, Inc. (57%)
 * AII Inc. (60.9%)
 * Frontage Inc. (60%)
 * Sony Real Estate Corporation (56.3%)
 * Aerosense Inc. (joint venture with ZMP Inc., Sumitomo Corporation)
 * M3 Inc. (34%)
 * Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. (51%)
 * Sony Enterprise Co.,Ltd.
 * Ginza Sony Park
 * Sony People Solutions Inc.

Canada

 * Sony Canada

United States

 * Sony Corporation of America
 * Columbia Tristar Entertainment Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Music Group
 * Columbia Tristar Pictures Entertainment Inc.
 * Sony Creative Software
 * Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation
 * Sony Magnetic Products Inc. of America
 * Sony Latin America

Latin America

 * Sony Argentina S.A.
 * Sony Comércio e Indústria Ltda. (Brazil)
 * Sony Componentes Ltda. (Brazil)
 * Sony da Amazônia Ltda. (Brazil)
 * Sony Chile Ltda. (Chile)
 * Sony de México S.A. de C.V.
 * Sony de Mexicali, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
 * Sony Nuevo Laredo, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
 * Sony de Tijuana Oeste, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
 * Sony Corporation of Panama, S. A.
 * Sony Puerto Rico, Inc.
 * Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment de México S.A. de C.V.

Europe

 * Sony Austria GmbH.
 * Sony DACD Austria A.G.
 * Sony DADC Europe Limited
 * Sony DADC, OOO (Borovsk, Russia)
 * Sony Service Centre (Europe) N.V. (Brussels, Belgium)
 * Sony Overseas S.A. (Switzerland)
 * Sony Czech, spol. s.r.o.
 * Sony Berlin G.m.b.H. (Germany)
 * Sony Deutschland G.m.b.H. (Köln, Germany)
 * Sony Europe GmbH (Germany)
 * Sony Nordic A/S (Denmark)
 * Sony España S.A. (Spain)
 * Sony France S.A.
 * Sony United Kingdom Ltd.
 * Sony Global Treasury Service Plc (UK)
 * Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited (UK)
 * Sony Hungaria Kft. (Hungary)
 * Sony Italia S.p.A. (Italy)
 * Sony Benelux B.V. (Netherlands)
 * Sony Europa B.V. (Netherlands)
 * Sony Logistics Europe B.V. (Netherlands)
 * Sony Poland Sp.z.o.o. (Poland)
 * Sony Portugal Ltda. (Portugal)
 * Sony Slovakia s r. o. (Slovakia)
 * Sony Eurasia Pazarlama A.S. (Turkey)

China

 * Sony (China) Ltd.
 * Beijing Suohong Electronics Co., Ltd.
 * Shanghai Suoguang Visual Products Co., Ltd.
 * Shanghai Suoguang Electronics Co., Ltd.
 * Sony Electronics (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.
 * Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd.
 * Sony International (Hong Kong) Ltd.

South Korea

 * Sony Electronics of Korea Corporation
 * Sony Korea Corporation

India

 * Sony India Private Limited
 * Sony India Software Services Pvt. Ltd
 * Columbia Tristar Networks India

Southeast Asia and Oceania

 * PT Sony Indonesia
 * Sony Electronics (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.
 * Sony Technology (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.
 * Sony Philippines, Inc.
 * Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte. LTD.
 * Sony Magnetic Products (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
 * Sony Mobile Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
 * Sony Device Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
 * Sony Siam Industries Co., Ltd.
 * Sony Australia Limited
 * Sony Computer Entertainment Australia Pty. Ltd
 * Sony New Zealand Ltd.
 * Sony Vietnam Ltd.

Middle East

 * Sony Middle East and Africa FZE (UAE)

Japan

 * Japan Display (1.2%)
 * JOLED (approx. 5%)
 * Kadokawa Corporation (1.93%)
 * Madhouse (5%)
 * MBS Media Holdings, Inc. (4.44%)
 * Toei Animation (1.86%)
 * VAIO Corporation (5%)

United States

 * Epic Games (1.4%)
 * Mangamo

Mainland China

 * Bilibili Inc. (4.98%)

Europe

 * Spotify Technology S.A. (2.35%)

Sold or spun off

 * Avex Group
 * Chart Show TV - Sold to TRACE Group (currently Trace Hits)
 * Chart Show Hits - Sold to TRACE Group (itself closed on 1 June 2020)
 * Crackle - Sold to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
 * FEARnet HD (jointly owned by Comcast and Lionsgate) - Sold to Comcast and folded into Syfy and Chiller
 * Film1 - closed, then relaunched by SPI International in 2019
 * Gracenote - Sold to Tribune Media (later sold to Nielsen)
 * Loews Cineplex Entertainment - Sold to Onex Corporation in 2002
 * Movielink (jointly owned by Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Warner Bros.) - Sold to Blockbuster LLC
 * The Orchard Film Group - divested and renamed 1091 Media
 * Sony Chemicals Corporation - Sold off and became Dexerials.
 * Sony Online Entertainment - Sold to Columbus Nova and became Daybreak Game Company
 * Sony Pictures Television's Southeast Asian channels - Sold to KC Global Media
 * Animax
 * AXN
 * Gem
 * One
 * Sony Pictures Television's UK channels - Sold to Narrative Capital
 * Sony Channel - became Great! TV
 * Sony Movies - became Great! Movies
 * Sony Movies Action - became Great! Movies Action
 * Sony Movies Classic - became Great! Movies Classic
 * Pop
 * Pop Max
 * Tiny Pop
 * Viasat 3 - Sold to ANT1 Group
 * Viasat 6 - Sold to ANT1 Group
 * Sunbow Entertainment - Sold to German TV-Loonland in November 2000.
 * Starz TV - Sold to TRACE Group (itself closed on 1 June 2020)
 * The Vault - Sold to TRACE Group (currently Trace Vault)
 * Syco Entertainment (excl. Syco Music) - Stake held by Sony sold back to Simon Cowell

Defunct
Electronics (all of these companies below were merged into Sony Electronics Corporation in April 2021, with the surviving entity changed its name to Sony Corporation)


 * Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
 * Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc.
 * Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Columbia Tristar Entertainment


 * Hooq
 * 3D NetCo LLC (3net, jointly owned with Discovery Communications and IMAX)
 * Animax Europe
 * Animax Germany
 * Anime on Demand
 * Bliss
 * Bolder Media
 * CSC Media Group - Folded into Sony Pictures Television in 2019
 * First Independent Films
 * Flava*
 * Movies4Men 2
 * Pop Girl
 * Scarlet Media - Closed down after Simon Andrae went to FOX
 * Scuzz
 * Sony Channel Southeast Asia
 * Sony Crime Channel
 * Sony Le Plex HD
 * Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group
 * Sony Pictures Mobile
 * Sony Rox HD
 * True Crime
 * True Drama
 * True Movies 2
 * TV1 General Entertainment Partnership (jointly owned by SPT, CBS Studios International and NBCUniversal)
 * TV1
 * SF
 * Silver River Productions
 * Victory Television - Shut down after Victoria Ashbourne stepped down

Columbia Tristar Music


 * 550 Music
 * Abril Music - bought from Editora Abril in 2003 by BMG and absorbed by Ariola Records
 * Anime on Demand
 * Battery Records (hip hop)
 * Bertelsmann Music Group
 * Beyond Records
 * Bluebird Records
 * BMG Heritage Records
 * Buddah Records
 * BMG Kidz
 * BNA Records
 * Burgundy Records
 * Chaos Recordings
 * C2 Records
 * Colpix Records/Colgems Records
 * Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
 * Frenchkiss Label Group
 * Indolent Records
 * J Records
 * GUN Records
 * Kinetic Records
 * LaFace Records
 * Logic Records
 * MTM Music Group
 * MTM Records
 * BriarPatch Music
 * CottonPatch Music
 * DebDave Music, Inc.
 * Mallven Music
 * Multitone Records
 * Novus Records
 * Odd Future Records
 * Ode Records
 * Odyssey Records
 * Philles Records
 * Playbill Records
 * Private Music
 * Profile Records
 * RCA Camden
 * RCA Gold Seal
 * RCA Italiana
 * RCA Victrola
 * Ruthless Records
 * S2 Records
 * Windham Hill Records
 * Living Music
 * Vinyl Solution
 * Windswept Pacific Music - catalog acquired by EMI Music Publishing
 * Work Group
 * Zomba Group of Companies
 * Benson Records
 * Capricorn Records
 * Internal Affairs
 * Jive Records
 * Battery Records (dance)
 * Jive Electro
 * Mojo Records
 * Scotti Brothers Records
 * Silvertone Records
 * Sub•Lime Records
 * Zoo Entertainment

Columbia Tristar Networks India


 * AXN
 * Sony Le Plex
 * Sony ROX
 * Sony Mix
 * Sony ESPN

Game & Network Services


 * 989 Studios/989 Sports
 * Bigbig Studios
 * Contrail
 * Evolution Studios
 * Japan Studio
 * Project Siren
 * Guerrilla Cambridge
 * Incognito Entertainment
 * Studio Liverpool
 * Team Ico
 * Team Soho
 * Zipper Interactive

Changes

 * Sony Entertainment would change it's name to Columbia TriStar Entertainment and it will became a division of Sony Netflix.
 * Sony Interactive Entertainment would be transferred to Columbia TriStar Entertainment and it would change it's name to Columbia Tristar Interactive Entetainment
 * Columbia TriStar Entertainment would sell the rights to MCU's Spider-Man Franchise to Disney, while retaining the non-MCU Spider-Man Franchise and Sony's Spider-Man Universe would change it's name to Columbia TriStar's Spider-Man Universe.
 * As a result, the non-MCU Spider-Man Franchise and Columbia TriStar's Spider-Man Universe would be licensed the streaming rights to Disney+.
 * Netflix will revive Cowboy Bebop live-action reboot for a second season.
 * Third-party content shows and movies will move to Paramount+, Peacock, HBO Max, and other streaming platforms.
 * Sony Netflix via Columbia Tristar Entertainment would acquire AMC Networks