culver city, ca (january 19, 2011) - mark rodriguez has been promoted to vice president, u.s. cable sales at sony pictures television (spt), it was announced today by john weiser, president, u.s. distribution. based in culver city, rodriguez is responsible for selling the studio's feature films and television series to u.s. cable networks. most recently, he has also begun working with the company…, 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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los angles, calif., january 25, 2011 - the team of sony pictures imageworks artists led by creative head ken ralston was nominated today by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for an academy award(R) for outstanding visual effects on disney's alice in wonderland. nominated with senior visual effects supervisor ken ralston are animation supervisor david schaub and visual effects…, about the movie, from walt disney pictures and visionary director tim burton comes an epic 3d fantasy adventure alice in wonderland, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. johnny depp stars as the mad hatter and mia wasikowska as 19-year-old alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the white…, about sony pictures imageworks, sony pictures imageworks is the academy award(R) winning, state-of-the-art 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 is currently in production on the green lantern (3d), the hybrid live-action/animation film the smurfs (3d) and the animated feature…
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basking ridge, n.j., and culver city, calif. - january 27, 2011, - crackle, the multi-platform video entertainment network from sony pictures television (spt), has launched crackle movies en espanol, the first spanish-language premium mobile movie subscription channel on v cast video from the verizon wireless v cast platform. located within the v cast video latino channel, crackle movies en espanol provides verizon wireless customers access to a variety of…, about verizon wireless, verizon wireless operates the nation's fastest and most advanced 4g network and largest and most reliable 3g network, and serves more than 94 million customers. headquartered in basking ridge, n.j., with 82,000 employees nationwide, verizon wireless is a joint venture of verizon communications (nyse, nasdaq: vz) and vodafone (lse, nasdaq: vod). for more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com…, about crackle, crackle, inc., a sony pictures entertainment company, is a multi-platform next-generation video entertainment network that distributes digital content including original short form series and full-length traditional programming from sony pictures' vast library of television series and feature films. crackle is one of the fastest growing entertainment destinations on the internet today, offering…, media contacts:, debra lewis verizon wireless 908.559.7512 debra.lewis@verizonwireless.com paula askanas sony pictures entertainment 310.244.3790 paula_askanas@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., february 10, 2011 - 3net, the joint venture television network from sony corporation, discovery communications and imax corporation today announced that directv will be the first distributor to launch 3net, the 24/7 3d network, beginning february 13, 2011. 3net will initially be available to millions of directv customers across the country. 3net will go live at 8:00 pm et on…, china revealed, (8:00 pm) china's beauty is little seen, often hidden and always surprising. this hour-long series explores the thronging cities, epic vistas and spiritual heartlands of this huge and mysterious nation in stunning 3d. produced by natural history new zealand ltd., into the deep 3d, (9:00 pm) this imax special takes audiences on a spectacular three-dimensional exploration of the undersea world. using the imax 3d camera in its underwater housing for the first time, this film captures unique marine life and magnificent underwater vistas., forgotten planet, (10:00 pm) explore the strangest places on earth -- once vibrant cities now completely devoid of all humanity. this series of one-hour programs imagines the world humans will one day leave behind by exploring what we've already abandoned. produced by flight 33 productions. directv delivers more 3d programming than any other distributor with its suite of dedicated 3d channels. directv hd customers…, about 3net, 3net, the joint venture of sony corporation, discovery communications and imax corporation brings together three of the world's leading media, technology and entertainment companies to bring a fully programmed, 24/7 3d network to u.s. television audiences. the three partners bring an extraordinary collection of award-winning 3d content, technology and production expertise, television distribution…, about directv, directv (nasdaq: dtv) is the world's most popular video service delivering state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming, the most comprehensive sports packages available and industry leading customer service to its more than 25 million customers in the u.s. and latin america. in the u.s., directv offers its 18.56 million customers the capacity for more than 200 hd channels in dolby 5.1…
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culver city, calif., february 14, 2011 - columbia pictures announced today that the title of the next spider-man film will be the amazing spider-man . the studio simultaneously released a photo of andrew garfield as spider-man, the first shot of garfield in the famous full mask and suit. the film, which is now in production and is being shot entirely in 3d, will be released on july 3, 2012. 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 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 marvel entertainment, marvel entertainment, llc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the walt disney company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via marvel studios and marvel animation) and publishing (via marvel…
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culver city, calif., february 25, 2011 - summer 2012 is heating up for moviegoers as columbia pictures adds three highly anticipated films to its summer slate, it was announced today by jeff blake, chairman, worldwide marketing and distribution for sony pictures. joining the strong summer line-up that already includes men in black 3 in 3d (may 25) and the amazing spider-man in 3d (july 3), 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 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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culver city, calif., march 02, 2011 - ann junod boyd (formerly burkart) has been promoted to senior vice president of global communications at sony pictures entertainment. "ann's a real rising star here at sony," said jim kennedy, executive vice president of global communications, to whom she reports. "she's creative, collegial and smart. she knows business, entertainment, technology and 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 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, fl (march 7, 2011)-donna cunningham has been named managing director and executive vice president, production, latin america/us hispanic for sony pictures television (spt), it was announced today by kees abrahams, president, production, spt. in this role, cunningham will oversee the company's production business in the region, including spt's interests in production companies teleset in…, 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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march 9, 2011 (london)-sony pictures television announced today that its first sony-branded channel for the uk, sony entertainment television, will debut april 7th on the sky platform, where it will be available to more than 10 million households across the uk and republic of ireland. the english language general entertainment network will be available on sky channel 157. a contemporary female-…, 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 sony pictures television tel: +44 207 533 1363 mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., march 10, 2011 - columbia pictures has promoted sam dickerman to executive vice president of production, it was announced today by doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures dickerman, who has served as senior vice president of production for the label since joining the studio in 2005, has overseen a series of hits including click, you don't mess with the zohan, paul blart…, 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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