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Sontaran
Sontaran: fictional clone-warrior alien race from Doctor Who, from the planet Sontar; first appeared 1973 in The Time Warrior; locked in a millennia-long war with the Rutans; weak spot is the probic vent; Strax is the only recurring member.
Sonthonax's abolition decree
Sonthonax's abolition decree (Décret d'abolition de Sonthonax) was the 29 August 1793 proclamation freeing the enslaved people of the Northern province of Saint-Domingue, ratified for all French colonies in 1794.
Sonthonax's emancipation proclamation (29 August 1793)
Sonthonax's emancipation proclamation (Proclamation d'abolition de l'esclavage à Saint-Domingue, 29 août 1793) was the decree by French civil commissioner Léger-Félicité Sonthonax abolishing slavery in Saint-Domingue's Nord province.
Sonu Kakkar
Sonu Kakkar (सोनू कक्कड़), born 1979, is an Indian playback singer from Rishikesh, known for "London Thumakda" and as the eldest sibling of singers Neha and Tony Kakkar.
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (सोनू के टीटू की स्वीटी)
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (सोनू के टीटू की स्वीटी), often abbreviated SKTKS, is a 2018 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Luv Ranjan and starring Kartik Aaryan and Sunny Singh.
Sonu Nigam (सोनू निगम)
Sonu Nigam (सोनू निगम), born 1973 in Faridabad, is an Indian playback singer, music director, and actor, son of singer Agam Kumar Nigam. Known for Kal Ho Naa Ho, Sandese Aate Hain, over 6,000 songs in 28+ languages, National Film Award 2003, and Padma Shri 2022.
Sonu Sood (सोनू सूद)
Sonu Sood (सोनू सूद), born 1973 in Moga, Punjab, is an Indian actor, producer, director, and philanthropist working in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Punjabi cinema, known for Arundhati, Dabangg, and his 2025 directorial debut Fateh.
Sonus
Sonus Festival is an annual five-day house and techno festival held since 2013 at Zrće Beach near Novalja on Pag island, Croatia, organized by Cosmopop.
Sony (ソニー)
Sony (ソニー) is a Japanese entertainment and technology conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, founded in 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita and known for the PlayStation, Walkman, and music and film businesses.
Sony Alpha 1
The Sony Alpha 1, model ILCE-1, is Sony's professional flagship full-frame mirrorless camera, announced in January 2021 with a 50.1-megapixel stacked sensor, 30 fps shooting, and 8K video.
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company formed in 2004 as a joint venture of Sony and Bertelsmann, absorbed back into Sony Music in 2008.
Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal
The Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal was a 2005 controversy in which Sony BMG music CDs secretly installed copy protection software with rootkit technology on Windows computers.
Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corp.
Sony v. Connectix (9th Cir. 2000, 203 F.3d 596): Ninth Circuit held intermediate copying of the Sony PlayStation BIOS during reverse engineering to build the Virtual Game Station emulator was fair use; injunction dissolved.
Sony Corporation of America
Sony Corporation of America, also known as Sony of America, is the New York-based United States headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, founded in February 1960 to oversee Sony's American business.
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount, also called the NEX mount, is a bayonet lens mount introduced by Sony in 2010 for its mirrorless cameras, serving both full-frame and APS-C sensors.
Sony Entertainment
Sony Entertainment: the entertainment arm of Sony Group, chiefly Sony Pictures Entertainment (formerly Columbia Pictures, acquired 1989, renamed 1991), plus Sony Music, PlayStation, and Crunchyroll.
Sony Entertainment Television (सोनी एंटरटेनमेंट टेलीविज़न)
Sony Entertainment Television (सोनी एंटरटेनमेंट टेलीविज़न, SET), launched October 1995, is Sony Pictures Networks India's flagship Hindi general entertainment channel, number two behind Star Plus, companion to Sony LIV.
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
The Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM is a constant-f/2.8 standard zoom lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras, announced in 2016 as a launch G Master lens.
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment (ソニー・インタラクティブエンタテインメント), formerly Sony Computer Entertainment, is Sony's PlayStation subsidiary, founded 1993, headquartered in San Mateo, California; maker of PS5, PlayStation Studios games, and network services.
Sony Labou Tansi
Sony Labou Tansi (1947–1995) was a Congolese novelist, poet, playwright, and theater director in Brazzaville whose satirical novels, starting with La Vie et demie (1979), made him one of francophone Africa's most recognized authors.
Sony Michel
Sony Michel, born 1995 in Orlando, Florida, is a former NFL running back (Georgia; Patriots first-round pick, 31st overall, 2018) who played for New England, the Rams, and Chargers, won two Super Bowls, and rushed for 3,243 career yards.
Sony Mobile
Sony Mobile, formerly the Sony Ericsson joint venture, is the smartphone business of Sony Group Corporation, known for its Xperia line of Android phones since 2001.
Sony Music
Sony Music: the recorded music and publishing arm of Sony Group, born as the 1968 CBS Sony joint venture, renamed Sony Music Entertainment in 1991, one of the big three labels.
Sony Music Entertainment Africa (record label)
Sony Music Entertainment Africa, also called Sony Music Africa, is Sony Music's African division, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, and operating in West and East Africa since 1995.
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (株式会社ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント, SMEJ), founded 1968 as CBS Sony Records, is Sony Group's wholly owned Japanese music and entertainment holding company, overseeing about twenty group companies with 531.4 billion yen consolidated sales.
Sony Music Greece (record label)
Sony Music Greece is the Athens-based Greek branch of Sony Music Entertainment, founded in 1975, withdrawn in 2013, and relaunched in December 2024 through the acquisition of Cobalt Music.
Sony Music Malaysia (record label)
Sony Music Malaysia is the Malaysian branch of Sony Music Entertainment, based in Kuala Lumpur, operating since 1981 and led since 2024 by managing director Kenny Ong.
Sony Music Middle East (record label)
Sony Music Middle East is the Dubai-based regional arm of Sony Music Entertainment, which signs Arabic and Khaleeji pop acts including Amr Diab and Bader Al Shuaibi.
Sony Music Russia (record label)
Sony Music Russia was the Moscow-based Russian branch of Sony Music, operating from 1999 until the parent group's full exit in September 2022 after the invasion of Ukraine.
Sony Music South (record label)
Sony Music South is the South Indian music operation of Sony Music Entertainment India, releasing Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada music through its SonyMusicSouthVEVO YouTube channel.