Howard Stringer, chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation of America for the past eight years, has been tapped to head up Sony Corporation worldwide. Stringer replaces Nobuyuki Idei, who served as CEO for five years. Stringer, who is also vice chairman and COO Sony Entertainment Business Group now takes on the role of ch

SMPTE S-22 Committee Chairman William Miller will head the ATSC Technology Group

Sony has picked Kazuo Hirai, the video game executive who turned around its PlayStation business, to be the company’s next president and chief executive. Hirai, 51, succeeds Howard Stringer, an American who prior to running Sony had a 30-year career at ...

In an effort to turn bolster its competitive edge, Sony CEO Howard Stringer--who was appointed in June--is restructuring the company to streamline its electronics, games and entertainment business areas. As part of the plan, Stringer is eliminating about 7 percent of the company's global workforce, closing 11 plant

Sony Corp. today announced that Kazuo Hirai has been appointed as president and CEO, effective April 1, 2012. Sir Howard Stringer, currently chairman, CEO and president, will become chairman of the board of directors in June, 2012.

Sony Chairman and CEO Howard Stringer predicted 3D video technology will soon be a standard feature of the entertainment industry.

The Advanced Television Systems Committee recently appointed William Miller as chairman of the organization's Technology Group on Distribution (T3). Miller is currently general manager, digital television planning and standards for ABC broadcast operations and engineering division. Miller--who has worked with ATSC sin

Mark Kearns has been appointed to the position of chairman & CEO of the U.S. operations of Thales Broadcast & Multimedia. Kearns will head U.S.-based activities, including broadcast, multimedia, wireless and test and measurement from the headquarters in Southwick, Mass. He replaces Jerry Chase, who was promoted to chai