cannes, france (may 22, 2012), - sony pictures classics has acquired all north american rights to pablo larrain's cannes directors' fortnight sensation, no from financier participant media in association with funny balloons and fabula. no stars gael garcia bernal ( babel , the motorcycle diaries ), alfredo castro, antonia zegers, marcial tagle, nestor cantillana, jaime vadell and pascal montero. the film is one of the best…, 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;…, about participant media, participant media is an entertainment company that focuses on documentary and narrative feature films, television, publishing and digital content about the real issues that shape our lives. for each of its projects, participant creates social action and advocacy programs to transform the impact of the media experience into individual and community action. participant's online social action…
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new york, ny (may 29, 2012), - the debut of the history's hatfields & mccoys, which premiered on memorial day and continues tonight and wednesday (9-11pm et/10c) becomes the #1 non-sports telecast in ad supported cable television history, with over 13.9 million total viewers, 5.8 million adults 25-54 and 4.8 million adults 18-49 (based on nielsen's fast cable ratings). over 17 million people watched both the premiere and…, about history(R), history(R) is the leading destination for factual entertainment, including award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across multiple platforms. the network's all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a litany of hits including american pickers(R), american restoration(tm),…
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culver city, ca (may 29, 2012), - for men in black(tm) 3 , the #1 movie worldwide with an estimated holiday weekend box office of $203 million, sony pictures imageworks, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, oversaw the creation of diverse and richly detailed character animation, extensive environments and extraordinary visual effects, all created with a heightened sense of realism. visual effects legend ken…, 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, recently completed production on men in black 3 (3d) and the amazing spider-man (3d), and is…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations (310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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los angeles, ca (may 30, 2012), - sony pictures television (spt) networks announced today they have signed a deal with gaumont international television to bring hannibal , a new series based on the world-renowned mythology and infamous character portrait of thomas harris' "hannibal lecter," to axn networks around the world. the announcement was made by marie jacobson, executive vice president, programming and production,…, 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 gaumont international television, gaumont international television is the newly launched production and distribution studio based in los angeles and part of gaumont, the legendary european-based motion picture studio. gaumont, formed in 1895, is one of the main european production companies with a film library holding over 900 titles. as an independent studio, gaumont international television is producing high-quality drama and…
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london, england (may 31, 2012), - sony pictures television (spt) networks has announced a new senior management structure for its growing business across europe, the middle east and africa (emea). effective immediately, the region will be split into western europe, led by kate marsh, and central & eastern europe, middle east and africa (ceema), led by lyle stewart. both report into andy kaplan, president of spt networks.…, ends, notes to editors, 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 further information, please contact:, mark macdonald executive director, communications sony pictures television mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 20 7533 1363
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culver city, ca (june 5, 2012), - suzanne patmore gibbs has been named executive vice president, drama development, u.s. programming and production for sony pictures television (spt), it was announced today by jamie erlicht and zack van amburg, presidents, programming and production, spt. in this role, patmore gibbs will head the studio's efforts in the development of scripted drama programming in the u.s. and will work with…, 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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culver city, ca (june 11, 2012), - colorworks provided 4k post production finishing services for eldorado , a motion picture short, produced by sony to demonstrate the capabilities of its next generation f65 cinealta(tm) digital motion picture camera. eldorado , which debuted at nab 2012, was written, directed and lensed by curtis clark, asc, who also directed the arrival , a short film shot with the f65 last year. the new 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 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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budapest (june 11, 2012), - sony pictures television (spt) is launching a scripted series format developed specifically for central and eastern europe (cee), with plans to unveil it at natpe budapest this month. the eighties , a coming of age dramedy set in the time of perestroika, was developed and produced by spt productions russia and lean-m for the ctc network earlier this year. in russia, the eighties was a ratings…, ends, notes to editors, 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 further information, contact:, mark macdonald executive director, communications sony pictures television mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 20 7533 1363 christina joyce premier pr christina.joyce@premierpr.com 020 7292 8352
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culver city, ca (june 11, 2012), - tonka, the hasbro brand that for 65 years has stood for its line of toy trucks for children, will bring its tonka toughness to the big screen in a fully animated motion picture to be produced by sony pictures animation, hasbro and happy madison productions. the announcement was made today by bob osher, president, sony pictures digital productions, michelle raimo-kouyate, president of production…, 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;…, 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 2011 hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster, the smurfs (3d) and the 2009 mouth-watering cloudy with a chance of meatballs (3d) with the family comedy hotel transylvania (3d) in september 2012 and the smurfs 2 (3d) in july 2013. sony…, website:, http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/ http://www.facebook.com/sonypicturesanimation https://twitter.com/#!/sonyanimation http://sonyanimation.tumblr.com/, about hasbro, hasbro, inc. (nasdaq: has) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the company's world class brand portfolio. from toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, digital gaming and a comprehensive licensing program, hasbro strives to delight its global customers with innovative, well-…, for further information, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com julie duffy vice president, global brand publicity hasbro, inc. 401-727-5931
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mumbai, india and culver city, ca (june 14, 2012), - sony pictures television (spt), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of sony pictures entertainment inc., has signed an agreement to acquire approximately 32 percent of the shares of multi screen media private limited (msm), which are owned by grandway global holdings limited ("grandway") and atlas equifin private limited ("atlas"). the agreement, subject to government approval, will bring spt'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…
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