new york, united states / vancouver, canada (november 7, 2017), - wow! unlimited media (tsx venture: wow.a ) (tsx venture: wow.b ) - sony pictures animation and frederator networks, a wow! unlimited media company, today announced the launch of the summoning, the first episode of go! cartoons , on frederator's cartoon hangover channels on youtube and vrv from ellation . go! cartoons is intended to bring promising talent and animated content to the attention of…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its worldwide comedy hits-the record-breaking monster comedies hotel transylvania and hotel transylvania 2 , the hybrid live action/animated blockbusters the smurfs and the smurfs 2 , and the mouth-watering cloudy with a chance of meatballs movies-with the fully…, website, : http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/, facebook, : https://www.facebook.com/sonypicturesanimation/, twitter, : http://twitter.com/sonyanimation, tumblr:, http://sonyanimation.tumblr.com/, youtube:, http://www.youtube.com/user/sonyanimation , about frederator networks, frederator networks, a wow! unlimited media company, is frederator studios and frederator digital. frederator studios was founded by serial media entrepreneur and former hanna-barbera president fred seibert in 1998 as a unique incubator for big animation ideas by producing original cartoons. more than 250 short films have resulted in 17 hit series for television and the internet, including butch…, about wow! unlimited media, wow unlimited media inc. (formerly rainmaker entertainment inc.) is creating a leading next-generation kids and youth animation business by focusing on digital platforms and content. the company's key assets include: the world's no. 1 digital animation network, frederator networks, which consists of an animation production company frederator studios, as well as vod channels on digital platforms;…
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january 18, 2018 - culver city, ca - on the heels of the global blockbuster jumanji: welcome to the jungle having taken in over $650m at the box office worldwide, including its #1 release in china this past weekend, sony pictures virtual reality (spvr) today announced a deal with survios, a global leader in virtual reality (vr), to bring jumanji's vr experience to new audiences in asia and…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., which is a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, about survios, founded in 2013, survios is a los angeles-based virtual reality studio focused on building connected vr experiences with emergent interactivity, social multiplayer, and visceral play. at survios, gaming is seen as an art form, and we don't just want to make games more immersive-we strive to make them more human. our mission is to expand the human experience and unlock our creative potential…, about mwm immersive, founded in 2015 by gigi pritzker and clint kisker, mwm immersive (formerly reality one) is a premium immersive media content company dedicated to producing and distributing the highest quality vr and ar experiences created by the world's best storytellers. the company is based in los angeles, california and is a subsidiary of mwm , a diversified premium content company., contact:, lisa broock sony pictures entertainment lisa_broock@spe.sony.com 310-244-4148 maria gonima survios maria.gonima@survios.com jonesworks mwm immersive mwm@jonesworks.com
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park city, ut - january 19, 2018 -- sony pictures worldwide acquisitions (spwa) has acquired all international rights to brett haley's hearts beat loud following the special sneak peek volunteer screening in sundance. the film, starring nick offerman and kiersey clemons, played through the roof to a packed screening last night, and will make its world premiere to the public on friday, january…, about sony pictures worldwide acquisitions, sony pictures worldwide acquisitions (spwa) is a sony pictures entertainment (spe) company. sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content…
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los angeles, jan. 24, 2018 - in a competitive deal, tristar pictures beat out six buyers for worldwide rights to psychological thriller a white lie , adapted from karin tanabe's critically-acclaimed novel the gilded years , which will star, zendaya, . hello sunshine's, reese witherspoon, and, lauren neustadter, and zendaya will produce the project which will be adapted by, monica beletsky, ("fargo," "the leftovers"). inspired by the true story of the first african-american woman to attend vassar college captured in karin tanabe's critically-acclaimed novel the gilded years, a white lie reimagines the story of anita hemmings who passed as white to attend the country's most exclusive school for women. "monica, zendaya, lauren and reese have developed a bold and original approach to…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., which is a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…
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park city, utah - january 25, 2018 - on the heels of the world premiere of marc turtletaub's puzzle starring kelly macdonald and irrfan khan, sony pictures classics announced they've acquired worldwide rights. a female driven, coming of age story, puzzle has quickly become a crowd-pleasing favorite at this year's festival. it features kelly macdonald in her first lead role in a feature film.…, kelly macdonald, david denman, irrfan khan, austin abrams, bubba weiler, and, liv hewson, , the film is directed by academy award nominated producer marc turtletaub ( little miss sunshine ) and written by academy award nominee oren moverman ( the messenger ), with music by academy award nominee dustin o'halloran ( lion ) and an original song co-written and performed by, ane brun, . the film is produced by wren arthur, guy stodel, peter saraf and turtletaub. "i could not be more pleased than to partner with michael barker, tom bernard and their team at sony pictures classics," said director marc turtletaub. "their experience and success in the business is unmatched and their passion and commitment to this film is undeniable." michael barker added, "director marc turtletaub…
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culver city, calif., january 25, 2018 - on saturday, february 3, as families across the country go to their local libraries to celebrate take your child to the library day, peter rabbit will be teaming up with local events across the country to make the day blue jacket day. joining forces with reading is fundamental (rif), the largest non-profit children's literacy organization in the united…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., which is a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, about reading is fundamental, reading is fundamental (rif) is committed to a literate america by inspiring a passion for reading among all children, providing quality content to create impact, and engaging communities in the solution to give every child the fundamentals for success. as the nation's largest non-profit organization for children's literacy, rif has provided more than 413 million books to 40 million kids in all…, about the grove, the grove, developed by caruso in 2002, is one of the country's most acclaimed shopping, dining and lifestyle destinations, attracting guests each year from southern california and around the world. the grove tops shopping center today's list of top 10 shopping centers in the world based on sales per square foot. the grove ranks #2 on fortune's: 10 highest sales-generating shopping centers in the…, contact:, tahra grant svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment motion picture group 310.244.6703
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culver city, ca(september 19, 2011), - keith weaver has been promoted to the role of executive vice president, worldwide government affairs for sony pictures entertainment ( http://www.sonypictures.com ); it was announced today by sony pictures entertainment's (spe) senior executive vice president and general counsel leah weil, to whom he will report. "in nearly a decade at sony pictures, keith has proven himself to be nothing short…, 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, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; worldwide television networks; digital content creation and distribution;…, contact:, ann boyd sony pictures entertainment 310-244-3683 ann_boyd@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca (september 22, 2011), - get ready for mass hysteria! this october, sony pictures repertory celebrates the original movie ghostbusters, its franchise, and its fans by bringing the quintessential modern classic back to theatres for a special limited engagement of one showtime one night a week. starting on thursday, october 13, 2011 and continuing every following thursday in october 2011, fans together will be able to…, 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, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; worldwide television networks; digital content creation and distribution;…, about sony pictures imageworks interactive, imageworks interactive is an award-winning, full-service digital marketing agency within sony pictures digital productions. the agency is dedicated to creating entertaining and impactful brand experiences and is a leader in developing unique solutions to engaging social networking communities. imageworks interactive designs creative campaigns for a diverse roster of clients, including brands…, about sony pictures repertory:, the sony pictures releasing's repertory division distributes worldwide a library that features more than 3,500 films from columbia pictures, sony pictures classics, screen gems, sony pictures animation, tristar pictures as well as various other acquired titles. it's award winning catalogue encompasses 12 best picture academy award(R) winners such as it happened one night (1934) , lawrence of…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations (310) 244-7142
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london, uk (september 23, 2011), - sony pictures television (spt) today announced several format deals for its medical talkshow hit, the dr oz show , following agreements in latin america, russia, france, armenia and the middle east. represented internationally by spt's format licensing arm, 2waytraffic, the dr oz show format will be locally produced in armenia for the first time following a 60 episode deal with shant tv. the…, ends, 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…, for more information:, mark macdonald executive director, communications sony pictures television email: mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com tel:+44 (0)20 7533 1363
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culver city, ca and london, uk (september 26, 2011), - andrea wong will join sony pictures entertainment (spe) as president of international production for sony pictures television (spt) and as president of international for spe, it was announced today by sony pictures entertainment chairman and ceo michael lynton and co-chairman amy pascal, and sony pictures television president steve mosko. in her spt position, wong will head the studio's…, 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…, 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, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; worldwide television networks; digital content creation and distribution;…, contact:, paula askanas sony pictures television paula_askanas@spe.sony.com 310.244.3790
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