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SONY CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2000
28
BUSINESS REVIEW
MESSAGE FROM TOP MANAGEMENT
For the year ended March 31, 2000, we took key steps to position Sony Pictures Entertainment
(SPE) as the premier content provider in Sony’s quest to be the world’s broadband entertain-
ment leader.
We created a strategic business unit, Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment, to oversee our
digital initiatives for the networked entertainment age. We delivered strong financial results
from several film releases, home video titles, and television shows. For the third straight year,
we increased SPE’s profitability on a U.S. dollar-basis.
In our Motion Picture group, we had three big box office hits and delivered a consistent
stream of motion pictures into our global distribution pipeline.
In our Television group, our game shows contributed strongly to
earnings. We strengthened our local-language programming and
remained the leading independent supplier in the U.S. market.
In digital entertainment, our Imageworks production center
delivered an Academy Award® nomination for the lifelike animated
mouse in the hit film Stua rt Little. Imageworks is a key strategic
asset, creating digital characters for motion pictures and other enter-
tainment platforms. In addition, we extended our presence in the
fast-growing digital video disc format, DVD.
THE DIGITAL & BROADBAND ENTERTAINMENT FUTURE
To help fulfill our strategic role in the Sony Group, Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment is align-
ing SPE’s digital production, online content, and interactive gaming services to deliver next-
generation broadband entertainment.
pictures
JOHN CALLEY
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
The holiday hit
Stuart Little
, blend-
ing live action and state-of-the-art
computer generated imaging, pre-
sents opportunities to extend an ex-
citing new brand over multiple
product lines and platforms.