Fresh off the box-office success of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” Sony honchos — chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra, studio chief Tom Rothman and newly-installed TV chief Mike Hopkins — held an all-hands meeting Thursday to talk about how Sony is positioning itself in the era of studio consolidation and fierce competition from streaming giants.Thousands of employees from across the various studio divisions gathered inside Stage 15, the largest sound stage on the Culver City, Calif.
studio lot.
The meeting was also live-streamed internally to all Sony employees worldwide.The gathering occurred amid a number of headwinds Sony faces, as well as changes like the sudden stepping down of Sony Corp.
CEO Kaz Hirai in February.
Seen as a big booster of the entertainment assets, Hirai’s departure sparked speculation of whether Sony’s film and television studios would be sold.Sony increasingly stands out amid the shrinking studio landscape after a
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