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12
＜Medical＞
We view the medical business as an area of growth for the mid- to long-term, and, in addi-
tion to the April 2013 establishment of Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., our joint venture
with Olympus, we plan to strengthen and grow our life electronics and medical key devices
businesses. We also plan to grow our overall medical business into a core business, with a
long-term annual revenue target of 200 billion yen in fiscal year 2020 (ending March 31, 2021).
Further Strengthen Profitability in the Entertainment
and Financial Services Businesses
In the pictures businesses, we are focusing on the production and acquisition of a diversi-
fied portfolio of motion picture and television product with worldwide appeal and are tar-
geting expansion of our worldwide television networks in rapidly growing markets such as
India. Sony is also exploring new digital distribution methods for its product, while optimiz-
ing existing distribution methods.
　Our Music segment, which comprises both recorded music and music publishing busi-
nesses, will strive to increase market share and achieve further growth by nurturing and
developing new talent, as well as by exploring other growth opportunities, including lever-
aging music content for use with increasingly popular digital music service platforms.
　Our music publishing joint venture, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, began administering EMI
Music Publishing’s world-class music catalog following the latter’s acquisition in June 2012.
Now managing the rights to more than two million songs, Sony/ATV—the largest music