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Corporate Fact Sheet
Sony Corporation of America (SCA)
Outline of Principal Operations
- Howard Stringer, Chairman & CEO, Sony Corporation; Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Sony Corporation
- Michael Lynton, Chairman & CEO, SPE
- Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman, SPE and Chairman, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
- Headquartered in Culver City, CA
- Total Sales for fiscal year ended March 2009: $7.2 billion
- Produces and distributes motion picture and television programming
- Manages television channel investments worldwide
- Acquires and distributes home entertainment product (DVD, Blu-ray and UMD)
- Develops entertainment products and services for broadband distribution
- Markets entertainment products and licensed merchandise for consumers
- Operates studio facilities
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- Releases about 25 films per year in the United States
- SPE's releasing companies, Sony Pictures Releasing (U.S.) and Sony Pictures Releasing International, are responsible for sales, distribution, and marketing of SPE's film product in 130 territories worldwide
- SPE's international motion picture operations include Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia in Hong Kong, Columbia Films Producciones Espanolas in Madrid, Columbia Pictures Producciones Mexico in Mexico City and operations in the United Kingdom, Brazil and Japan
- The motion picture library is one of SPE's most valuable assets, featuring more than 3,500 films, including 12 Best Picture Academy Award® Winners
- Encompasses production studio, Columbia Pictures; film labels Sony Pictures Classics, Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures and global motion picture production operations
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- Founded in 1924, Columbia Pictures has a strong reputation for both critical and commercial success
- Recent releases include: Angels & Demons, Taking of Pelham 123, and Year One
- Upcoming releases include: Julie & Julia and Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
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- Sony Pictures Classics specializes in the acquisition, marketing, and distribution of prestigious foreign and American independent films
- Recent releases include: Whatever Works, Moon and Lorna's Silence
- Upcoming releases include: It Might Get Loud, Coco Before Chanel and The Damned United
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- Screen Gems focuses on films that fall between the wide-release movies traditionally developed and distributed by Columbia Pictures and those released by Sony Pictures Classics
- Recent releases include: Fired Up and Obsessed
- Upcoming releases include: Armored and Step Father
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- In 2004, TriStar Pictures was relaunched as a marketing and acquisitions unit
- The label will have a particular emphasis on genre films
- Recent releases include: Not Easily Broken
- Upcoming releases include: District 9 and Planet 51
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- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment distributes SPE and acquired third-party theatrical and non-theatrical product on Blu-ray disc, DVD, UMD and through new media (mobile and digital distribution) to the worldwide home entertainment market
- Among the more than 3,500 film and TV titles in SPHE's catalog are the Spider-Man films, Hancock, Pineapple Express, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, the Seinfeld TV series and film classics on Blu-ray such as Gandhi, Dr. Strangelove and Ghostbusters
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- SPE's television operations trace their history to the founding of Screen Gems in 1948, the first television business created by a major Hollywood studio
- Currently, television operations produce or distribute approximately 60 programs worldwide, spanning all formats and genres; SPE has both domestic and international production capabilities, and creates local programming in thirteen languages worldwide
- SPE also grants licensing rights to its large library of television programs and motion pictures to broadcast and cable networks, network affiliates and independent stations in the United States, and to international television stations and other broadcasters throughout the world
- Sony Pictures Television is a premier producer and distributor for network, syndication, and cable markets.
- SPE has formed or invested in international networks with 119 channel feeds in more than 130 countries reaching approximately 400 million viewers worldwide. In addition, SPE produces local language programming and has licensed SPE owned formats in approximately 70 countries around the world.
- SPT operates Crackle.com, SPE's premium video website featuring high quality original content and television shows and feature films from the studio's library.
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SPT's programs include:
- Network Prime Time Series - Rules of Engagement (CBS); 'Til Death and Brothers (FOX); Community and Sing Off (NBC) and Shark Tank (ABC)
- Made-for-Cable - Rescue Me and Damages (FX); The Boondocks (Cartoon Network); My Boys and 10 Items or Less (TBS); Breaking Bad (AMC); HawthoRNe (TNT); Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime); Newlywed Game (GSN) and Make My Day (TV Land)
- Upcoming Telefilms - The Wronged Man (Lifetime); Georgia O'Keeffe and Jessie Stone: No Remorse (CBS)
- First-Run Syndication - Judge Hatchett and Dr. Oz premiering in September 09
- Off-Network Syndication - Seinfeld, The King Of Queens, Dawson's Creek, Just Shoot Me, Mad About You, The Nanny, Married...With Children, The Steve Harvey Show, Walker, Texas Ranger and The Shield
- Top Rated Network U.S. Daytime Dramas - The Young & The Restless (CBS) and Days Of Our Lives (NBC)
- The #1 and #2 Rated U.S. Syndicated Game Shows - Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune
- Animated Series - The Spectacular Spider-Man
- Library includes: more than 3,500 feature films, plus over 35,000 television episodes, 275 television series and more than 22,000 episodes of game show programming from 50 years of television history, including such TV classics as I Dream Of Jeannie, Bewitched, All In The Family, Barney Miller, Benson, Diff'rent Strokes, Maude, Who's The Boss, Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island, Married...With Children, The Jeffersons, The Dating Game and The Three Stooges
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Branded Distribution Channels
- SET Latin America
- General entertainment network featuring the best in U.S. series as well as originally produced programming
- Launched Sep. 1995
- SET en Veo (Spain)
- Programming service on VEO's digital terrestrial television channel offering general family entertainment featuring U.S. drama series
- Launched Jun, 2006
- SET Singapore
- General Entertainment network targeting an upscale, female audience
- Launched Jul. 2007
- SET Africa
- Pure general entertainment channel featuring U.S. series and movies
- Launched Nov. 2007
- SET India
- Hindi general entertainment network for family audiences
- Launched Oct. 1995
- SET Max
- Premium Hindi movies network
- Launched Oct. 1999
- SAB
- Hindi general entertainment for youth audiences
- Launched Nov. 2005
- SET PIX
- Hollywood movies
- Launched Apr. 2006
- AXN
- The best in U.S. series, originally produced shows and blockbuster movies
- Launched in Asian region and India (Sep. 1997 and Fall 1998 respectively)
- Japan (Jun. 1998)
- Spain (Nov. 1998)
- Latin America (Aug. 1999)
- Israel (Nov. 2000)
- Portugal (Nov. 2002)
- Central Europe (Oct. 2003)
- Germany (Nov. 2004)
- Korea (Jul. 2005)
- Italy (Oct. 2005)
- Africa (Aug. 2007)
- AXN in Central Europe launched two offshoot channel extensions, AXN Crime and AXN Sci-Fi in May 2006
- AXN Sci-FI Commonwealth of Independent States launched in Dec. 2007
- AXN brand extension AXN Beyond launched in Philippines in Jan. 08; Hong Kong in April 08 and in Singapore in May 08; it features a blend of the best paranormal, sci-fi, suspense and mystery/fantasy entertainment. High-energy, quality entertainment with an edge.
- Animax
- ANIMAX Japan is SPE's first network branded and dedicated to popular Japanese animation
- ANIMAX Japan launched Jul. 1998
- ANIMAX Asia launched in Jan. 2004
- ANIMAX India launched in Jul. 2004
- ANIMAX Latin America launched in Jul. 2005
- ANIMAX Korea launched in Apr. 2006
- ANIMAX Central Europe launched in Jul. 2007
- ANIMAX Germany launched in Jun. 2007
- ANIMAX Africa launched in Nov. 2007
- ANIMAX Asia is broadcast region-wide from Singapore via five dedicated, highly customized services for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Philippines
- ANIMAX Latin America is broadcast in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese throughout Latin America. ANIMAX Korea airs local Korean animation programming as well as Japanese anime
- Mystery Channel
- Mystery Channel in Japan specializes in the mystery genre
- Acquired in Oct. 2008
- Channel 8
- Channel 8 is a Bengali-language film channel in India.
- Acquired in Feb. 2009
Other International Channel Investments:
- Europe: HBO (Central Europe), HBO Comedy (Central Europe), Cinemax (Central Europe)
- Asia Pacific: TV1 (Australia), TV1 SCI FI (Australia), Premium Movie Partnership (Showtime/Encore) (Australia)
- Latin America: HBO Ole, HBO Family, HBO Plus, HBO Caribe, Cinemax, Cinemax Prime, HBO Brazil, HBO Plus Brazil, Cinemax Brazil
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- Manages the studio's film and television merchandising, licensing and retail opportunities for Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. for current and library properties by working with manufacturers (licensees) and retailers to create quality products and services and increase consumer awareness
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- An operating unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
- Consists of Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Imageworks Interactive
- Division produces stories, characters, images, visual effects and animation
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- An Academy Award® winning, state-of-the-art visual effects and digital production studio dedicated to the art and artistry of visual effects and character creation
- Has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Oscars® for its work on Spider-Man 2 and the CG animated short film The ChubbChubbs!, as well as nominations for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Spider-Man, Hollow Man, Stuart Little and Starship Troopers
- Has become a major force by providing leading edge technology to filmmakers and world-class artists
- Currently in production are Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Alice in Wonderland and 2012
- Recent projects include G-Force, Hancock, Eagle Eye, Valkyrie and The Watchmen
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- Established in May, 2002, to enable Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. to tap into the vast imagination of the creative community, develop characters and stories that are best realized through digital production and bring entertainment to audiences of all ages to the screen
- Released its first production Open Season in September 2006 and became the studios #2 home entertainment film in 2007
- Its second film, Surf's Up! was released in June 2007 and was nominated for a Best Animated Feature Academy Award® and won two Annie Awards
- Currently in production are Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
- Currently in development are Hotel Transylvania and The Smurfs Movie
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- Produces award-winning content, websites and comprehensive digital marketing
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- SPE's main lot in Culver City, CA, Sony Pictures Studios, features 22 sound stages, ranging in size from more than 7,600 square feet to the world's second-largest stage at roughly 43,000 square feet
- Provides integrated digital capabilities to create and deliver content across existing and emerging media and markets
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- Offers film, television, and multimedia industries an extensive post production facility, combining a creative, on-lot work environment with technology excellence and respected Oscar®-winning crews
- Features uniquely designed, state-of-the-art re-recording theaters; a historic scoring stage; DVD audio-mastering and sound-restoration suites; ADR and Foley stages; and sound design suites, editorial rooms, and non-linear editing systems
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- Provides highest-quality compression and authoring services for the digitization of SPE's film and television assets for the DVD marketplace
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- Offers a variety of sales services to internal and external clients worldwide; post production services, advertising, and publicity; and worldwide distribution of on-air and theatrical content
- Provides state-of-the-art storage, asset management, and film restoration programs for one of the industry's largest film and television libraries
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- A multi-platform video entertainment network and studio that distributes work from the hottest emerging talent on the web
- Crackle's channels and shows reach a global audience across the Internet, in the living room, and on devices including a broad range of Sony electronics products
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- A 24-hour network devoted exclusively to game shows and game play, available to 54 million homes via analog, digital and satellite distribution
- A unique blend of classic game shows, original programming and interactive game play, aimed at becoming television's first fully interactive, game-based network
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