Sony Pictures Television Acquires Silvergate Media

Sony Pictures Television Acquires Industrial Media

March 3, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) agreed to acquire a majority controlling interest in Industrial Media for a purchase price that values the company at $350 million. The deal expands SPT's nonfiction and documentary production capabilities and scale, adding Industrial Media's portfolio of production companies and roughly 100 employees across multiple U.S. cities.

Blackstone Acquires Majority Stake in Sony Payment Services

December 22, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority (reported ~80%) stake in Sony Payment Services Inc. from Sony Bank (part of Sony Group), with Sony Bank retaining a minority roll‑over. The deal — reported at roughly $280 million for an 80% stake — marks Blackstone's first investment in Japan's fintech/payments sector as it seeks to expand its Japan private equity portfolio and support SPSV's growth through technology and talent investment.

Sony Acquires 2.5% Stake in Bandai Namco Holdings

July 31, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Sony Group Corporation agreed to buy 16 million shares of Bandai Namco Holdings for about ¥68 billion (roughly $430 million), taking a 2.5% stake in the company. The investment formalizes a strategic alliance to expand global fan communities and develop IP-driven experiences across gaming, anime and music.

Future plc Acquires CinemaBlend from Gateway Blend

October 5, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Future plc has acquired CinemaBlend, a US-based digital entertainment publisher and division of Gateway Blend. The acquisition expands Future's reach in its TV & Film and Games & Entertainment verticals—particularly in the US—and provides opportunities to accelerate its WhatToWatch.com offering and diversify CinemaBlend's monetization through Future's proprietary technology.

SP Media Group Acquires Avenue Six Studios

May 20, 2025

Media & Entertainment

SP Media Group, led by producer Steven Paul, has acquired Avenue Six Studios, a production facility in Van Nuys, California. The studio — which includes four sound stages and a New York-style backlot — will be used for film, television, branded content and post-production as SP Media Group expands U.S.-based production capacity.

Sony Pictures Entertainment Acquires Pixomondo from Mayfair Equity Partners

October 25, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired Pixomondo (PXO), an award-winning virtual production, visualization and VFX company, from Mayfair Equity Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal gives SPE full ownership of PXO and strengthens Sony's virtual production and visual effects capabilities across film and premium television.