Norio Ohga obituary

Sony executive behind the launch of the CDNorio Ohga, who has died aged 81, was the Sony executive who launched the CD. During his long career, Ohga also propelled Sony's content strategy – which, at the time, many considered mistaken – leading the $2bn takeover of CBS Records in 1987 and founding Sony Music Entertainment. He oversaw the $3.4bn take- over of Columbia Pictures in 1989 and the launch of Sony Computer Entertainment in 1993, which led to the Play- Station and PS2 dominating the ...

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