Entertainment
Sony Reports 8% Rise in Revenue to $19.4 Billion
- Sony reports a 8% year-over-year increase in revenue to $19.4 billion
- While the film division had a soft box office quarter with “Goat” as its only $100 million-plus hit grosser, Playstation remained a strong moneymaker with releases like “Resident Evil: Requiem.”
- The earnings arrive one month after Sony Pictures Entertainment laid off hundreds of employees as it refocuses around top moneymaking IP like Playstation, Crunchyroll, and game shows like “Jeopardy!”
Sony reported a 8% year-over-year increase in revenue for the first calendar quarter of 2026 thanks to strong hardware and video game sales, though the studio’s entertainment division continued to lag behind.
The Japanese conglomerate reported revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter of 3 trillion yen, or $19.4 billion. Quarterly profits, however, fell more than 55% to 93 billion yen, or $595.2 million.
Sony Pictures Entertainment, meanwhile, saw a 22% year-over-year drop in operating income to 41.5 billion, or $264 million. While the studio had a modest theatrical success with the original animated film “Goat,” which made $192 million worldwide, the horror sequel “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” struggled with just $58.5 million, less than half the global total of last year’s “28 Years Later.”
The earnings come one month after SPE announced that it would do a major restructuring to focus the company around IP with the greatest growth potential, resulting in hundreds of layoffs. Film and TV adaptations of Playstation games will become a top priority, as will the company’s growing anime wing Crunchyroll and its consolidated game show division, which includes the long-running “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune.”
Much of its operating income in the quarter was driven by strength in its games business, although that also saw a steep decline, while its music division saw big gains in the period.
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Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he his thinking about life after Diddly Squat Farm.
The British presenter has just wrapped Season 6 of Clarkson’s Farm for Amazon Prime Video, but said he was uncertain about whether the show would continue for another season (though he did not completely rule out a renewal).
Speaking at the Royal Television Society London Convention, Clarkson said his thoughts had turned to developing a new “unbelievably ambitious” show, though he did not offer any specifics.
“We wrapped Season 6 of Clarkson’s Farm final yesterday, and Season 7 is kind of [like]: ‘What are we going to do?’” Clarkson said he is thinking about “fewer, bigger, better” ideas that can cut through with audiences.
“We’re currently thinking about what we do after Clarkson’s Farm, and it’s going to have to be something bigger to stand out to protect us from this onslaught from [social media content] underneath. It has to be unbelievably ambitious,” he said.
Clarkson added: “It’s very difficult to make a television show work unless you’re cooking on the moon or doing something incredible, and that’s where I think television has to get bigger, lose scheduling, and get bigger.”
The former Grand Tour and Top Gear host added that British broadcasters, including the BBC and Channel 4, have to consolidate to survive. He advocated for a “BritFlix” streaming service, which can carry clout with UK audiences.
Clarkson’s Farm has become one of Amazon Prime Video’s biggest UK success stories. Season 5 followed Clarkson as he was diagnosed with cancer and suffered a heart scare. He later said his cancer was in remission.
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Apple TV has announced a second season of international Emmy Award nominated drama Carême, inspired by the tumultuous life of the world’s first celebrity chef Antonin Carême, who came to the fore in Napoleon Bonaparte era.
The French-language series is directed by Martin Bourboulon (The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan) and stars César-winning actor Benjamin Voisin (The Stranger, Lost Illusions).
Jérémie Rénier (My Way) returns in the role of Bonaparte’s chief diplomat Talleyrand, as does Alice Da Luz (Hanami) as accomplished chef and ally Agathe Guichardet. show, slated to begin filming next week in Paris.
Confirmation of the second season, which is slated to begin filming next week in Paris, follows hot on the heels of Carême being nominated for the drama prize in the international Emmys, the nominations for which were announced last week.
The first season of Carême launched on Apple TV in April, 2025 and quickly won rave reviews at home and internationally.
It is inspired by the true story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe.
While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in the world, his talent and ambitions attract the attention of renowned and powerful politicians, who use him as a spy. Determined to escape poverty and fulfil his dream, Carême can choose revenge or he can have it all — women, wealth, fame — but at what cost? His love? His soul? His life?
Based on the book ‘Carême: Cooking for Kings: The Life of the First Celebrity Chef’ by award-winning historian, playwright and screenwriter Ian Kelly (The King’s Man), Carême is created by Kelly and Davide Serino (Mussolini: Son of the Century).
It is executive produced by Vanessa van Zuylen (Eiffel) with VVZ Production and Dominique Farrugia with Shine Fiction (Banijay France) for Apple TV.
The series films on location in emblematic sites in and around Paris, including the Tuileries Palace, the Château de Fontainebleau, Chateau de Chantilly and the Chateau de Compiègne.
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