culver city, ca - october 1, 2012, - sony pictures studios and the city of culver city today announced the unveiling of "rainbow" a public art installation by american sculptor tony tasset. soaring 94 feet high, just beyond the madison street entrance to studio's historic lot, "rainbow" is a multi-colored steel arc 188 feet across. for the concept of "rainbow," tasset was inspired by multiple factors including rainbows as a symbol…
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new york (october 2, 2012), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american rights to rama burshtein's directorial debut, fill the void. written and directed by burshtein, fill the void played in venice and toronto to enthusiastic audiences and will make its us debut at the new york film festival. the winner of 7 ophir awards including best picture, fill the void is produced by assaf amir…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 29 academy awards(R) (25 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…
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miami, fla. - (oct. 2, 2012), - sony pictures television (spt) today announced it has licensed several series including its three new scripted shows - last resort , the mob doctor and made in jersey - to subscription broadcasters across latin america ahead of mipcom in cannes next week. the announcement was made by alexander marin, senior vice president, distribution, latin america, us hispanic and the caribbean, spt. spt has…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…
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london, 4th october 2012 - sony pictures television (spt) and mobile gaming company, zeptolab uk limited, have announced they will be working together to develop a format for a live-action, game show, television series based on zeptolab's international hit game, cut the rope and its character, the little lovable green monster om nom(R). skills-based and inspired by physics, cut the rope has…, about cut the rope, a mysterious package has arrived, and the little monster inside has only one request... candy! since its debut in 2010, cut the rope , featuring the little green monster om nom(R), has become a wildly successful gaming sensation, with 250 million downloads worldwide across ios, android, and macos platforms and multiple smartphone and tablet devices. released by global gaming company zeptolab, cut…, ends, for more information:, mark macdonald, sony pictures television mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 20 7533 1363 aly brady or nick shepherd zeptolab@launchsquad.com (415) 625-8555, about zeptolab, zeptolab uk limited is a global gaming and entertainment company dedicated to the science of fun. through the worldwide phenomenon of cut the rope and its lovable baby monster named om nom, the company has redefined gaming with unique, physics-based gameplay that capitalizes on touch technology . cut the rope has been an instant success since its debut in 2010, remains a top app on multiple…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television ( http://www.sonypicturestelevision.com ), a sony pictures entertainment company, is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms. in addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, sony…
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sao paulo, brazil, (oct. 11, 2012), - crackle, the multi-platform video entertainment network, today unveiled a free application for playstation 3, making its full suite of ad-supported full-length movies, television series and original programming available to all playstation 3 users in latin america and brazil. crackle is the only digital network to feature free-to-consumer full-length, unedited movies and television series on…, crackle, inc., crackle, inc. is a multi-platform next-generation video entertainment network that distributes digital content including original series and full-length traditional programming from sony pictures' vast library of television series and feature films in addition to the libraries of other studios. crackle is one of the fastest growing entertainment destinations on the internet, mobile and over-the-…
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culver city, ca, october 25, 2012 - hotel transylvania - the record-setting 3d computer-animated monster comedy from sony pictures animation that ranked as the biggest september opening in movie history and the best opening ever for the studio - is releasing a new animated short as a special halloween treat. beginning october 26, all digital showings of hotel transylvania in regal entertainment…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its worldwide comedy hits -the 2012 monster hit hotel transylvania , the 2011 hybrid live action/animated blockbuster, the smurfs (3d) and the 2009 mouth-watering cloudy with a chance of meatballs (3d) - with the smurfs 2 (3d) in july 2013 and cloudy 2: revenge of the…, contact:, olivier mourouxvice president, publicity & corporate communicationssony pictures animation310-840-8230 omouroux@spanimation.com
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london, november 2nd - eon productions, metro-goldwyn-mayer studios and sony pictures entertainment are delighted to announce that skyfall has taken an extraordinary PS37.2 million in its opening week, overtaking harry potter and the deathly hallows: part 2 to secure the biggest 7 day gross of all time in uk box office history. skyfall , the 23rd james bond adventure, continuing the longest…, about albert r. broccoli's eon productions, eon productions limited and danjaq llc are wholly owned and controlled by the broccoli/wilson family. danjaq is the us based company that co-owns, with mgm, the copyright in the existing james bond films and controls the right to produce future james bond films as well as all worldwide merchandising. eon productions, an affiliate of danjaq, is the uk based production company which makes the james…, about metro-goldwyn-mayer studios inc., metro-goldwyn-mayer inc. is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content globally. the company owns one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television content. in addition, mgm has investments in domestic and international television channels, including mgm-branded channels. for more information, visit www.mgm.com ., about sony pictures, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…
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miami, fla. - (nov. 8, 2012) -, crackle, the multi-platform video entertainment network, today announced its crackle app is now available for iphone, ipad and ipod touch and all android mobile devices in latin america and brazil. the free application is the first to offer ad-supported full-length, unedited hollywood films, television series and original programming for iphone, ipad and ipod touch and all android handsets and…, about crackle, inc., crackle, inc. is a multi-platform next-generation video entertainment network that distributes digital content including original series and full-length traditional programming from sony pictures' vast library of television series and feature films in addition to the libraries of other studios. crackle is one of the fastest growing entertainment destinations on the internet, mobile and over-the-…, contact:, katie wittenburg director, communications katie_wittenburg@spe.sony.com 310-244-8834
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culver city, ca (november 15, 2012) -, crackle, the multi-platform entertainment network, today unveiled a new playstation 3 application, making its full suite of ad-supported, full-length movies, television series and original programming more easily accessible to all playstation 3 users in the united states and canada. along with the ps3 app, crackle recently re-launched on sony entertainment network (sen), offering a new, premium…, about crackle, inc., crackle, inc. is a multi-platform next-generation video entertainment network that distributes digital content including original series and full-length traditional programming from sony pictures' vast library of television series and feature films in addition to the libraries of other studios. crackle is one of the fastest growing entertainment destinations on the internet, mobile and over-the-…, contact:, katie wittenburg director, communications katie_wittenburg@spe.sony.com 310-244-8834
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london, uk (19 november, 2012) - sony pictures television (spt) has appointed richard parsons as senior vice president for corporate business and legal affairs, international production, it was announced today. in this role, parsons will lead corporate business affairs for spt's portfolio of international production companies and manage deal executions on acquisitions, joint ventures and…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television (, contact:, mark macdonald executive director, communications mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 207 533-1363
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