NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » Sony http://kool1017.com Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sony Corp Sheds 10,000 Jobs http://kool1017.com/sony-corp-sheds-10000-jobs/ http://kool1017.com/sony-corp-sheds-10000-jobs/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:47:11 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=49344 In an effort to shore up the profits and reduce their losses, Sony Corp is cutting 6 % of their total global workforce.
The company’s new head, Kazuo Hirai, will confirm the reductions in what is sure to be a heavily watched briefing on Thursday, the country’s Nikkei newspaper reported Monday

]]> http://kool1017.com/sony-corp-sheds-10000-jobs/feed/ 0 Source: Jamie3 dot org via flickr Sony Seeks To Dismiss Toto Lawsuit http://kool1017.com/sony-seeks-to-dismiss-toto-lawsuit/ http://kool1017.com/sony-seeks-to-dismiss-toto-lawsuit/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:27:32 +0000 Matt Wardlaw http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=55226 Toto might supply the love, but that won’t necessarily lead to more royalties, if their former record label has its way.

]]> http://kool1017.com/sony-seeks-to-dismiss-toto-lawsuit/feed/ 0 David Klein, Getty Images Japan Earthquake Creates Videotape Shortage; Affects U.S. TV Industry http://kool1017.com/japan-earthquake-creates-videotape-shortage-affects-u-s-tv-industry/ http://kool1017.com/japan-earthquake-creates-videotape-shortage-affects-u-s-tv-industry/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:44:23 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=5262 The earthquake in Japan is having far-reaching global effects - in some surprising places.

It seems the Sony plant in Sendai, Japan had the monopoly on video tape in the world.  Pre-earthquake, a two-hour tape ran $250

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