2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama targets three organizations and ten officials in new financial sanctions issued against North Korea in response to the recent hacking attack on Sony Pictures 2014 Event Sony Corporation's gaming service is back online after a hacking attack disrupted its PlayStation Network; the company is probing whether this incident is related to the attack on its Sony Pictures Division earlier this month 2014 Event Sony Pictures releases its comedy 'The Interview' today in over 300 theaters and through online channels; the film depicts an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and was initially canceled due to threats and hacking attacks 2014 Event Sony Pictures will release its controversial comedy, 'The Interview', about an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un; the film was canceled after hacking attacks and threats, but Sony now seeks a wide audience for the movie 2014 Event Sony Pictures cancels release of its movie "The Interview" after hacking attacks and threats thought to be ordered by the North Korean government; the movie is reportedly a comedy depicting an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un 2014 Event Broadcasting company CBS is moving to web-based programming by starting a 24-hour news streaming site, offering web access to its network for a monthly fee, and partnering with Sony to provide programs for a web-based TV service 2013 Event On the first day of its release, Sony's PlayStation 4 sells 1 million units in the U.S. and Canada; the PS4 launches in Europe November 29th, and Japan February 22, 2014 2010 Event Sony takes its original cassette Walkman off the market 2005 Event Sony's PlayStation 3 makes it's debut at the E3 trade show 1999 Death Akio Morita, industrialist, CEO of SONY, dies at 78 1997 Death Masaru Ibuka, co-founder (Sony Corp), dies at 89 1996 Event Sony does not renew lease on megatron in Times Square 1994 Event Sony Theaters and Cineplex (New York City) hike movie ticket prices to $8.00 1993 Event Singer Mariah Carey weds Tommy Mottola, CEO (Sony Music) 1992 Death Ton Brandsteder, CEO (Sony Netherland BV), dies at 74 1991 Event Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records 1989 Event Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash 1983 Event Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips and Sony introduced 1965 Event Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995 1959 Event Sony brings transistor TV 8-301 to the market 1921 Birthday Akio Morita, Kasugaya Japan, CEO, Sony 1918 Birthday Ton Brandsteder, CEO/founder, Sony Nederland
