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Sony is to create 40 new jobs at its professional camcorders production and service centre in Pencoed. 21-May-2008 Sony is to close its cathode ray tubes factory in Bridgend by next March with the loss of 400 jobs, while 250 jobs will be lost at its factory in nearby Pencoed. 30-Jun-2005 Sony is to shed 220 jobs at its television factory in Pencoed and 80 at nearby Bridgend, due to falling demand for cathode ray tubes. 21-Jan-2005 Sony is to relocate its television set research and development operation and up to 84 jobs from Bridgend to Basingstoke. 12-May-2004 Sony is said to be seeking a 70,000 sq ft office in the Heathrow area, in order to house some overseas operations. 26-Jan-2004 Sony is to shed 220 of the 1,100 jobs at its television plant in Bridgend. 27-Sep-2001 Sony is to move its currency hedging and fund-raising activities to London in order to make savings in commissions and interest payments, which will involve the transfer of 20 staff. 05-Jun-2001 Ericsson and Sony are considering plans to form a London-based mobile phone joint venture, which would market handsets throughout Europe. 20-Apr-2001 Sony is to shed 400 jobs at its Pencoed plant in south Wales in order to transfer production of small screen television sets to Spain and Slovakia. 17-Oct-2000 Sony is planning to relocate the manufacture of a number of consumer electronics products from Japan to Europe in order to avoid currency fluctuations, and will seek an alliance with a European semiconductor company. 02-Oct-2000 Sony is to create 300 jobs in Basingstoke with the £10m redevelopment of its television equipment factory, which will involve converting a warehouse into offices and adding cafes, a shop and fitness centre. 26-Sep-2000 Sony has announced a worldwide restructuring programme that will result in the closure of 15 factories and the loss of 17,000 jobs, as part of a strategy to refocus its electronics business on internet opportunities. 10-Mar-1999 Sony of Japan is considering plans to invest in a proposed new film studio in Edinburgh, which would involve up to £20m being spent on buildings and £40m on 20 new movies. 02-Nov-1998 Creation Records has dropped plans to export records from its internet store, as Sony said it would breach their distribution agreement. 20-Jul-1998 Sony Music has begun selling MiniDisc recordings on its internet site, its first move into online retailing. 25-Apr-1998 Warner Music and Sony Music are planning to merge their distribution facilities to create a major new distribution centre for music, videos and electronic games, through a new joint venture company called The Entertainment Network. 01-Apr-1998 Sony is to invest £50m at its two south Wales plants, where it will centre the European production of widescreen television screens, creating up to 1,000 jobs. 07-Dec-1996 Sony is recruiting 250 staff at its television production plant in Pencoed, Wales. 14-Jun-1996 Creation Records, the independent record label, has signed a deal in which Sony Music will distribute outside the UK all the records made by its artists. 05-Jun-1996 Sony and Philips have finally agreed terms with the SD Alliance over the format of digital video disc systems. 17-Sep-1995
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