culver city, ca (december 05, 2011), - joe matukewicz has joined sony pictures worldwide acquisitions (spwa) as senior vice president of acquisitions. the announcement was made by steven bersch, spwa president, to whom matukewicz will report. matukewicz will oversee all acquisitions for the division which is concluding a banner 2011 during which it acquired and/or produced numerous successful films including soul surfer , insidious…, 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 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…, for more information:, staci griesbach vice president, worldwide publicity +1 (310)-244-6903 staci_griesbach@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca (december 12, 2011), - sony pictures and the large network of companies within the sony family will unite worldwide in support of one of the studio's most recognized and successful motion picture franchises as the company premieres a first look at men in black(tm) 3 on monday, december 12, 2011. the launch event, which was announced today by jeff blake, chairman of sony pictures worldwide marketing and distribution,…, sony pictures television networks worldwide:, axn, sony entertainment television, sony movie channel, spin, animax, game show network, and other sony channels reaching over 577 million homes around the world (on air and on their accompanying websites) sony entertainment network, which services tens of millions of consumers worldwide, delivering digital movies, music and games to playstation(R)3 and psp(R) through the playstation(R) network,…, websites (67 million visitors), playstation.com ( http://www.playstation.com ) sony.com ( http://www.sony.com ) sonyentertainmentnetwork.com ( http://www.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com ) crackle.com ( http://www.crackle.com ) sonypictures.com ( http://www.sonypictures.com ), mobile apps (5 million users):, sony pictures crackle sony channels and pages on social media platforms (facebook, twitter, youtube, etc) (20 million fans) times square digital board in new york city sony owned retail stores, sony franchisees, and sony authorized dealers worldwide in addition to debuting via all of the sony-affiliated platforms and outlets listed above, the trailer can also be seen at meninblack.com and users…, 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;…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations 310-244-7142
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culver city, ca (december 13, 2011), - sony pictures entertainment has extended its first-look non-exclusive deal with escape artists, the independently financed film and television production company headed by partners todd black, jason blumenthal, and steve tisch, it was announced today by amy pascal, co-chairman of sony pictures entertainment, and doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures. the three-year deal renews sony…, escape artists, is an independently financed motion picture and television production company with a first look non-exclusive deal at sony pictures entertainment, headed by partners steve tisch, todd black and jason blumenthal. in 2001, todd black and jason blumenthal's black & blu merged with the steve tisch company to form escape artists. the first produced movie under the escape artists banner was a…, 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;…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations (310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca (december 14, 2011), - john naveira, a 21-year veteran of sony pictures entertainment, has been promoted to executive vice president, post production at the studio it was announced today by gary martin, president of production administration. in his new role, naveira will oversee a staff of ten as they implement all aspects of post production, from budgeting to digital delivery/answer print, on all titles at the…, 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;…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations 310-244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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london, uk (december 15, 2011), - sony pictures television (spt) networks has concluded a carriage agreement with virgin media to provide its uk channel, sony entertainment television. from today, the service will begin broadcasting on channel epg 193 to all virgin media's pay tv subscribers (m+ tier and above) with selected content available as catch-up tv from virgin media's pioneering on demand service. sony entertainment…, 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, spt corporate communications mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 20 7533 1363 jeni ayling, premier pr jeni.ayling@premierpr.com +44 20 7292 6469
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culver city, ca (january 11, 2012), - chris kiriakatis has been promoted to senior vice president, digital, advertiser sales for sony pictures television (spt), it was announced today by amy carney, president, advertiser sales, spt, to whom he reports. in this role, kiriakatis will run all u.s. digital ad sales for spt, which includes crackle.com, playstation network, doctoroz.com, nateberkus.com and fearnet.com. he will also be…, 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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miami, fl (january 17, 2012), - sony pictures television (spt) announced today a new original teleseries from the creators and executive producers of rosario tijeras and tres milagros , la prepago . 60 episodes of the series, to be produced in colombia by teleset and spt in high definition, have already been licensed to broadcasters in the colombia and us hispanic markets. inspired by a true story and filmed entirely on…, about sony pictures television
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london, uk (19 january 2012 ), - sony pictures television (spt) networks today announced it is expanding its uk presence by wholly acquiring the channels business dolphin broadcasting limited, and taking a majority stake in advertising sales house dolphin tv limited. the acquisition of dolphin's channels business will add five new channels to spt's uk network portfolio, building on spt's launch of the sony entertainment…, 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…, about dolphin, dolphin tv is a uk based multichannel broadcaster and sales house. privately-owned and operated, dolphin launched in the uk in 2002. the sales business has focused on two distinct areas; firstly across the entire digital television market it has long been the market-leader in teleshopping, working with all the main broadcasters; with secondly the spot sales business is an established brand in the…, for further information, contact:, mark macdonald, executive director, spt communications mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 20 7533 1363
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miami, fl (jan. 23, 2012), - televisa and sony pictures television (spt) today announced that they have entered into a new exclusive first-look, co-production deal for scripted and telenovela formats. the announcement was made by jose antonio baston patino, president of television and content for televisa and andrea wong, president of international production for spt. as part of the agreement, spt will get a first-look at…, about televisa, grupo televisa, s.a.b., is the largest media company in the spanish-speaking world based on its market capitalization and a major participant in the international entertainment business. it has interests in television production and broadcasting, production of pay-television networks, international distribution of television programming, direct-to-home satellite services, cable television and…, 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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vancouver, british columbia - february 3, 2012 - sony pictures imageworks, the academy award(R)-winning visual effects and digital character animation company, will expand its vancouver, british columbia capacity by opening an additional 16,000 square feet of space in the yaletown area for work on the current productions men in black 3, the amazing-spider-man, oz the great and powerful and sony…, about sony pictures imageworks, sony pictures imageworks is the academy award(R) winning visual effects and animation unit of sony pictures digital productions known for live-action visual effects and character animation, all-cg animation, and stereoscopic 3d imagery. the company, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is currently in production on men in black 3, the amazing spider-man, oz: the great and powerful…
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