culver city, calif., february 5, 2013 - sony pictures entertainment has entered into a two-year exclusive first-look agreement with producer michael costigan and his company cota films, it was announced today by doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures, and hannah minghella, president of production for the studio. the deal reunites costigan with sony pictures, where he previously served as 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 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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london, uk (7 february 2013) - sony pictures television (spt) has appointed carrie ferman to senior vice president, business strategy and development, international production, it was announced today. in this role, ferman will support spt's international productions, and its successful portfolio of 18 production companies, in strategic planning and growing spt's business in key areas. ferman will…, -ends-, for more information please contact: mark macdonald, sony pictures television mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 20 7533 1363 cristina dunn, premier cristina.dunn@premiercomms.com +44 20 7292 8330, 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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sony pictures entertainment (spe) and starz (nasdaq: strza, strzb) announced a new, multi-year agreement that extends their exclusive first-run output premium pay tv deal. as a result, starz will have the exclusive pay television rights to sony pictures' theatrical releases through 2021. the previous agreement between the two companies had covered motion pictures released theatrically through…, contact:, paula askanas executive vice president, communications paul_askanas@spe.sony.com 310-244-3790
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february 13, 2013 -- sony pictures television (spt) productions russia has expanded its slate with a hat trick of new series. based on original series from canada, latin america and poland, these latest deals demonstrate spt's leadership in creating programming for the expanding television markets of russia and the cis. all three series will be produced in moscow by spt's local production house,…, lost girl, for launch later this year. the original series was produced by prodigy pictures for showtime canada and is represented globally by spt. meanwhile, ukrainian broadcaster inter has ordered an initial 60 episodes of the soap opera, first love, . spt productions russia acquired the rights to the format from atm media gruppa in poland, where the original series aired on polsat. finally, russia's domashny channel has commissioned 16 new episodes of spt's latin american dramedy format, los caballeros las prefieren brutas, . the original series was developed for caracol tv in colombia and spt's latin american pan regional channel, sony entertainment television. maria smirnova, managing director, spt productions russia said: "we have a rich history of producing hit scripted series from formats that have also succeeded elsewhere. this business is booming so we are tapping into new territories to meet the demand from…, notes, first love, tells stories of love across three generations. teenagers marina and pavel struggle to preserve their love, as they enter adulthood, riddled with new challenges. marina's father relives his own first love, as the search for his missing wife brings him closer to the woman he loved before marriage. even marina's grandfather has a chance to experience love again. it's not his first love, but he is…, lost girl, is a fantasy drama about a normal girl next door who comes to suspect there is nothing normal about her. after learning that she is a succubus, a mythical being that drains its sex partners of life, the title character fights to control her powers while searching for the truth about her mysterious past., los caballeros las prefieren brutas, follows a strong, sophisticated, accomplished woman who has a hard time finding a man to appreciate all her strengths. after yet another boyfriend chooses a silly blonde over her, she decides to "go full blonde". however, she soon realizes that walking a mile on those high heeled shoes isn't as easy as it sounds. meanwhile, as her sister's marriage starts to unravel, we understand that marriage…, sony pictures television, sony pictures television ( 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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culver city, calif., february 24, 2013 - overbrook entertainment, marcy media, director will gluck and sony pictures entertainment have cast academy award(R) nominee quvenzhane wallis, the star of beasts of the southern wild, in the title role of annie, it was announced today by doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures, and hannah minghella, president of production for the studio. commenting…
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culver city, calif., february 25, 2013 -, friday nights are taking on a new tune as sony movie channel (smc) features music-themed blockbuster films each week in march. the network has curated films covering a myriad of musical genres from rock and roll to country, highlighting a diverse set of legendary artists that includes bill haley & his comets; bob dylan; the beach boys; the monkees; willie nelson and the who. billed as the…, music movie month, part 1, rock around the clock - 8:30 pm e - showcasing some of the best-loved bands and songs of the early rock n' roll era, this film was a sensation with teens when it debuted, and raised quite a few eyebrows from their perplexed parents who just didn't "get it." alan freed, the platters, bill haley & his comets, frankie bell and the bellboys star. the buddy holly story - 10:00 pm e - based on…, music movie month, part 2, let the good times roll - 8:15 pm e - this rockumentary traces the development of rock 'n' roll during the 1950's through an incredible compilation of film footage and performances. bo diddley, chuck berry, fats domino, chubby checker, little richard, bill haley & his comets are featured. the beach boys: an american family - 10:00 pm e - the beach boys were the quintessential summertime band…, music movie month, part 3, rock city - 8:10 pm e - documentary on british rockers such as the rolling stones and the who. blind faith, tina turner, joe cocker, jimi hendrix, rod stewart and otis redding are also among those featured. tommy: the who - 10:00 pm e - the who's classic rock opera is brought energetically to life by an outstanding cast including many of music's biggest stars. roger daltrey is tommy and elton…, music movie month, part 4, masked and anonymous - 8:00 pm e - bob dylan is jack fate, a singer coerced into making a comeback performance at a shady benefit concert event. angela bassett, jeff bridges, penelope cruz, john goodman, jessica lange and luke wilson star. co-written by dylan with seinfeld writer larry charles. falling from grace - 10:00 pm e - rocker john mellencamp makes his acting and directing debut in this…, music movie month, part 5, ring-a-ding rhythm - 8:30 pm e -the pop culture explosion reveals a generation gap in a small english town when the mayor forces a teenage hangout to stop using its tv set and jukebox. a pair of crafty local teens counterattack by trying to put together a festival that will demonstrate the merits of traditional jazz and rock 'n' roll. while trying to enlist disc jockeys for the jazz show, they…
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culver city, calif., march 5, 2013 -, crackle, sony pictures television's multi-platform entertainment network, announced today that, together with innovative video advertising technology platform innovid, they are launching croll. croll is the first interactive video ad unit that provides a consistent creative experience across all screens and devices: online, ios mobile/tablets, android mobile/tablets, connected tv's and game…, about innovid, innovid delivers immersive advertising anywhere. founded in 2007, innovid provides visionary marketers with the tools to create, deliver and measure video campaigns, in any format, on any screen, publisher or ad network. innovid's ad server was developed to address the issues specific to video ad serving and simplify the process for agencies and marketers. bringing a new dimension to online video…, contact:, paula askanas executive vice president, communications paula_askanas@spe.sony.com 310-244-3790, 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-…
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berlin, ger., march 5, 2013 - columbia pictures and twentieth century fox announced today that the monuments men , a smokehouse production directed by and starring george clooney, has started production in berlin, germany. the action-thriller is written by clooney & grant heslov, based on the book by robert m. edsel with bret witter. clooney and heslov also produce the film through their…, 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 20th century fox international, twentieth century fox international is a unit of 20th century fox film, a division of news corporation. one of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, 20th century fox film produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. these motion pictures are produced, acquired or distributed by the following units of 20th century fox film: twentieth century…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations (310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., march 7, 2013 -, with production underway on sony pictures animation's cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 , and post-production continuing on the smurfs 2 , sony pictures digital productions (spdp) today announced it is bringing the studio's award-winning sound department and colorworks, the studio's digital intermediate facility, under its umbrella. spdp will now offer a host of post-production services to the…, jason allen, global communications, sony pictures entertainment, office: 310-244-3502 mobile: 323-252-3693
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george chien has been promoted to executive vice president, networks, asia-pacific for sony pictures television (spt), it was announced today by andy kaplan, president, worldwide networks, to whom he reports. in this role, chien will now manage p&l for spt's television networks in the asia-pacific region as well as continue to provide leadership to channels including animax, axn, sony…, contact:, amanda rose coordinator, communications amanda_rose@spe.sony.com 310-244-3795
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