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[london, uk - july 1 2020], sony pictures television ("spt") has today announced the acquisition of london-based production company eleven, the producers of the worldwide smash hit netflix series 'sex education', with immediate effect. founded in 2006 by jamie campbell and joel wilson, eleven has grown to become one of the uk's fastest growing drama production companies, picking up bafta and broadcast award nominations for…, wayne garvie, president, international production, sony pictures television, said, , "for some time, we have watched on as jamie and joel built one of the most exciting drama companies in the uk. their ability to spot and develop new writing and acting talent and their eye for a unique and compelling idea make them an irresistible pairing. we are thrilled they see sony as their ideal partner to grow eleven and i know that our existing production companies in the uk and beyond…, say eleven's jamie campbell and joel wilson, of the deal. "together, we have absolute conviction that we can build on the series we have in production (sex education, red rose, white stork), and realise our ambition to become a pre-eminent global drama producer.", ###
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culver city, ca (july 3, 2020), funimation, the leading global anime content provider, today announced it is expanding its streaming service to latin america this fall. funimation, which is currently available in the u.s., canada, u.k., ireland, australia, and new zealand, will expand to mexico and brazil later this year. funimation also announced it would offer select subtitled and dubbed anime series in spanish and portuguese…, about funimation, funimation distributes the best anime to a passionate, global community of fans. for over 25 years, funimation has pioneered an omni-channel approach to engaging and entertaining millions where they want it most-streaming, home entertainment, theatrical, e-commerce, merchandising, live events, and more. funimation's streaming services offer a growing catalog of over 700 anime series and 13,000+…, contact:, jennifer st. clair jennifer.stclair@funimation.com
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new york (july 20, 2020), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will now release michael covino's the climb in new york and los angeles theaters on october 9, 2020, with additional cities to follow. written by covino and kyle marvin, the climb stars covino, marvin, gayle rankin, talia balsam, george wendt and judith godreche. the film was original slated for a march 20 th release but was postponed due to…, 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 39 academy awards(R) (35 of those at sony pictures classics) and…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) 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 entertainment products, services and…
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culver city, ca - july 27, 2020 --, sony pictures television (spt) announced today that it is launching game show network's popular game show "common knowledge" in syndication on select fox television group stations this august. as part of a four-week trial run starting august 3, the trivia-based program will air on fox stations in eight markets including: new york, los angeles, chicago, phoenix, tampa, minneapolis, orlando and…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television (spt) is one of the television industry's leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. in addition to managing one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, spt is home to a thriving global content business, operating 24 wholly-owned or…, about game show network, llc, game show network, llc ("game show network") is the leader in game show entertainment across multimedia, which presents original and classic game programming and skill-based competitive entertainment and games via its top 30** rated cable network, the digital ad supported network, game show central, the gsntv.com website and its position as one of the leading social casino games companies in the…, about fox television stations, fox television stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the u.s. these include stations located in nine of the top ten largest designated market areas (dmas), and duopolies in 11 dmas, including the three largest dmas (new york, los angeles and chicago). of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the fox network. in addition to distributing sports, entertainment…, ###, contact, lisa broock (spt) lisa_broock@spe.sony.com
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culver city, august 3, 2020 -, as part of the sony road to zero initiative, sony pictures entertainment (spe) announced today new aggressive targets to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. the new targets include: 1. eliminating single-use plastic across business functions by 2025 2. reducing greenhouse gas emissions by an additional 25% by 2025 3. an international expansion of the sustainable production program launched in…, eliminating single-use plastic, a cornerstone of the new effort will be the elimination of single-use plastic across business functions. the initiative will begin with the elimination of single-use plastic water bottles across global facilities starting in fall 2020. alternatives to plastic water bottles, such as recyclable aluminum cans, will be used as a safe and hygienic replacement when reusable options are infeasible. , reducing greenhouse gas emissions, over the next 5 years, spe commits to reducing emissions by 25% by doubling down on the use of renewable energy. in its two previous periods, spe reduced emissions by 22% from 2012-2018, and by 25% from 2006-2012. the studio is accelerating the speed of reduction by investing in solar energy and efficient battery storage systems (details below). in addition, future emission reduction in areas…, solar energy, sony pictures recently activated its latest array of solar panels on stage roofs 15, 23-26 and 28-30. by implementing sunpower's 1.6 megawatts array, the studio generates more electricity than consumed by all the movie, tv, and advertisement production activity in the sound stages each year. added to its previous solar capacity, the studio lot has 1.8 megawatts equaling approximately 10% of its…, battery storage, over the past 5 years spe has reduced energy consumption on the studio lot by 35%. spe continues to innovate in energy management. the lot activated a new 2.5 megawatt battery storage system in early 2020. this system helps clean up the grid by reducing reliance on fossil fuel plants to meet demand spikes., brunel building - london (breeam) , the commitment to creating efficient green workspaces continues with the opening of the latest environmentally certified (breeam) building, the brunel building in london. spe's emea headquarters has relocated to the brunel building in paddington. both the building and the spe fit-out are targeting a breeam 'excellent' for the design and construction of the new space. breeam is an independent…, sustainable production program expansion, content creation accounts for approximately 25% of sony pictures' carbon footprint. although every production varies, our footprint for tv production is approximately 600 tons of co2-e and feature film production averages approximately 1,000 tons of co2-e. specific emissions amounts vary greatly from production to production, but fuel use remains the largest direct source of emissions for both…, about road to zero, road to zero is the sony group's plan to reach a zero environmental footprint by 2050 across the life cycle of sony's operations and products. sony pictures environmental activities began in the 1990's and the sony picture studio and animation campus in culver city remains the only major studio certified under the iso 14001 environmental management system. , about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) 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 entertainment products, services and…
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culver city, ca - august 5, 2020, -- sony pictures television (spt) announced today that it has launched sony canal, a new free, ad-supported television (fast) destination for spanish speaking viewers in the us. sony canal's portfolio of channels will feature original programming from spt international production's robust library of premium content. targeting the rapidly growing us hispanic audience, the first offerings from sony…, sony canal, competencias, channel features programming designed to challenge contestants' knowledge and skills, keeping viewers on the edges of their seats. the channel debuts with "escape perfecto," the mexican adaptation of the hit spt format "raid the cage ." with its fast-paced action and highly visual elements, couples complete trivia and physical challenges to haul prizes from a gigantic cage before the doors slam…, sony canal comedias, features culturally relevant modern remakes from latin america that appeal to multiple generations. shows include local language productions of fan favorite sitcoms such as "la ninera" ("the nanny"), "quien manda a quien" ("who's the boss") and "casados con hijos" ("married... with children") and the sony channel hit "los caballeros las prefieren brutas." "the addition of sony's competencias and…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television (spt) is one of the television industry's leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. in addition to managing one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, spt is home to a thriving global content business, operating 24 wholly-owned or…, about vizio, vizio, the #1 american-based tv brand [1] and #1 sound bar brand [2] in america, delivers innovative entertainment solutions and value for millions of connected consumers. formed in 2002 and quickly established as a daring leader, vizio has built a portfolio of industry-leading products that provide brilliant, awe-inspiring experiences while incorporating seamlessly with the smart home. the…
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culver city, ca - august 12, 2020 -, sony pictures will be the first major studio to host a high-end dual big screen drive-in experience at its studio lot in culver city. located in the studio's thalberg parking lot, the drive-in will begin its run friday, august 14 and will showcase several sony pictures library titles. in lieu of a traditional premiere, a screening of upcoming romantic comedy -- tristar pictures/stage 6 films'…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) 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 entertainment products, services and technologies.…, about the broken hearts gallery, what if you saved a souvenir from every relationship you've ever been in? the broken hearts gallery follows the always unique lucy (geraldine viswanathan), a 20-something art gallery assistant living in new york city, who also happens to be an emotional hoarder. after she gets dumped by her latest boyfriend, lucy is inspired to create the broken heart gallery, a pop-up space for the items love…, about porsche cars north america, inc. | one porsche drive, atlanta, ga 30354 us, established in 1984, porsche cars north america, inc. (pcna) is the exclusive u.s. importer of the porsche 911, 718 boxster and 718 cayman; macan and cayenne; panamera; and taycan. headquartered in atlanta, georgia, since 1998, pcna is also home to the first porsche experience center in north america featuring a module-based 1.6 mile driver development track, business center, and fine dining…, about atom tickets, atom tickets is the first-of-its-kind social movie ticketing app. atom tickets allows consumers to search for films instantly, invite friends, buy tickets, pre-order concessions and more. atom tickets is available as a free app in the apple app store and the google play store and online at atomtickets.com ., press contact, tahra grant svp, corporate communications, sony pictures motion picture group tahra_grant@spe.sony.com
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