Sony says independent player status paying off in streaming war


FILE PHOTO The Sony logo is seen on a building in the Manhattan borough of New York City New York U.S. Jan. 16 2019. REUTERSCarlo Allegri

FILE PHOTO: The Sony logo is seen on a building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., Jan. 16, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Group Corp said on Wednesday that its status as an independent provider of content to streaming services is paying off at a time when platform operators are coming under pressure to demonstrate profitability.

"Our decision years ago to stay out of the crowded general streaming space and instead become the industry's leading independent content supplier was clearly the right choice," Tony Vinciquerra, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, told an investor briefing.

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