List of libraries owned by Sony explained

This is a list of content libraries and catalogs owned by Sony.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Content libraries

Sony Pictures Entertainment

• Sony Pictures Studios library
• Delphi Productions library
• Rastar library
  • Rastar Features library
  • Rastar Films library
  • Rastar Pictures library
  • Rastar Productions 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
  • AK Holdings library
  • Mystery Channel programming library
  • Madhouse library (5%)
  • Toei Animation library (1.86%)
• Sony Pictures Interactive
  • Sony Pictures Digital library
• Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
  • Columbia Pictures film library (excluding films owned by third-party companies or fallen 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 Fixed, owned by Warner Bros.)
  • 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, 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
    • Funimation library
    • Crunchyroll 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)

Television

• Sony Pictures Television
  • Adelaide Productions library
  • CPT Holdings, Inc. library
  • Gemstone Studios library
  • TriStar Television library
  • ELP Communications library
    • Embassy Television/Communications library
      • Worldwide television distribution rights to the Embassy Pictures catalogue
      • T.A.T. Communications library
    • Tandem Productions library
      • TOY Proudctions library
  • Coca-Cola Telecommunications library
    • Colex Enterprises library
  • Spelling-Goldberg Productions library
  • 2waytraffic library
    • 2waytraffic Mobile 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
  • Blueprint Television library
  • Califon Productions, Inc. 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
  • Jeopardy Productions, Inc. library
  • Lean-M library
  • Merv Griffin Enterprises library
  • Left Bank Pictures library
  • Palladium Fiction library
  • Playmaker Media library
  • Rastar Television library
  • Satisfy library (20%) (joint venture with Satisfaction Group)
  • Sony Pictures Television Kids library
    • Chorion library
  • Stellify Media library
  • Stewart Tele-Enterprises library
  • 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 and distribution rights to the Revolution Studios and Morgan Creek Entertainment film library

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 musics in public domain)
    • Extreme Music discography
    • Hickory Records discography
    • KPM Music
    • Remote Control Productions discography
  • Sony Music Entertainment
    • Columbia Records discography (excluding musics 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 (39%) (joint venture with WildBrain and 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 Billionsoft)
  • 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

• List of assets owned by Sony
• List of Sony Pictures Television programs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sony Group Portal - Products & Services . 2022-05-19 . www.sony.com.
2. Web site: Sony Group Portal - Affiliated Companies . 2022-05-19 . www.sony.com.
3. Web site: INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION Sony Pictures Entertainment . 2023-03-17 . www.sonypictures.com.
4. Web site: NONFICTION Sony Pictures Entertainment . 2023-03-17 . www.sonypictures.com.
5. Web site: Spangler . Todd . 2017-07-31 . Sony Pictures TV Networks to Acquire Funimation, Valuing Anime Distributor at $150 Million . 2020-07-14 . Variety . en.
6. Web site: Spangler . Todd . 2020-12-09 . AT&T to Sell Crunchyroll to Sony’s Funimation for $1.175 Billion . 2023-09-10 . Variety . en.