PRESS RELEASES

(Santa Monica, CA) – February 3, 2022 – Veteran ad sales executive Stuart Zimmerman has been named Executive Vice President, Ad Sales for Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and GSN, effective immediately.

NEW YORK (January 25, 2022) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in North America, Latin America, India, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Germany, South Africa, Southeast Asia, and airlines worldwide to Oliver Hermanus’ film LIVING, starring BAFTA^® and Golden Globe^® winner Bill Nighy. Written by Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, LIVING is a reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 film IKIRU.

CULVER CITY, CA, January 25, 2022 - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) today announced that Dr.

[Culver City, CA – January 6, 2022] – Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that writing/producing duo Eduardo Cisneros and Jason Shuman have signed a writing/producing deal with the studio under their new production arm, RaqMar Entertainment.

[Mumbai – December 21, 2021] Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPNI) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) today announced that they have signed definitive agreements to merge ZEEL with and into SPNI and combine their linear networks, digital assets, production operations and program libraries. The agreements follow the conclusion of an exclusive negotiation period during which ZEEL and SPNI conducted mutual due diligence. After closing, the new combined company will be publicly listed in India.

[December 2021] Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) launched the Impossible Science YouTube channel fronted by Magician and science educator Jason Latimer in Fall 2020 with the limited series ‘Impossible Science: At Home’. Throughout 2021 the channel has experienced exponential growth, rolling out across social media platforms, publishing nearly 220 STEM inspired videos and amassing over 40M views worldwide and over 21M minutes of Impossible Science content watched.

[London, UK – December 2021] Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Cardiff-based production company Bad Wolf Ltd, the award-winning production company behind some of the most ambitious and globally-acclaimed dramas in recent years, including His Dark Materials (HBO/BBC), A Discovery Of Witches (Sky), Industry (HBO/BBC), The Night Of (HBO) and I Hate Suzie (Sky).

[Culver City, CA – November 29, 2021] -- Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) announced today that Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, Ghostbusters: Afterlife co-writing partners and Academy Award® nominees, have signed an overall producing deal with SPE. Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the sequel to the 1984 iconic film, is directed and co-written by Jason Reitman, and executive produced and co-written by Gil Kenan.

[Mumbai – September 22, 2021] Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) today announced that they have entered into an exclusive, non-binding Term Sheet to combine both companies’ linear networks, digital assets, production operations and program libraries.

[September 21^st, 2021] EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) have today announced ÀLÓ, a brand-new writers initiative offering a unique platform for writers of African heritage.

The word “ÀLÓ” is from the Yoruba language and translates as ‘once upon a time’. Just like with those words which have opened countless stories for hundreds of years, this is the beginning of an exciting journey to discover the best authentic African story ideas which will inspire and resonate with viewers across the globe.