culver city, calif., november 11, 2014, - nicholas weiss has been named senior vice president, creative advertising for sony pictures entertainment, it was announced today by dwight caines, president of theatrical marketing for the studio, and by michael pavlic, president, worldwide creative advertising, to whom weiss will report. in his new role, weiss will oversee creative advertising campaigns for several of the studio's most highly…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., 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…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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new york, november 17, 2014, - starting today, the citi bike(R) program is getting a new shade of red. in celebration of the upcoming december 19th release of the highly anticipated motion picture annie starring jamie foxx, quvenzhane wallis, rose byrne, bobby cannavale, and cameron diaz, 50 of the blue bikes have been temporarily turned red - annie's signature hue. the red bikes will be launched today at the citi bike…, about the movie "annie", a broadway classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in columbia pictures' comedy annie . director / producer / screenwriter will gluck teams with producers james lassiter, jada pinkett smith & will smith, caleeb pinkett, and shawn "jay z" carter, laurence "jay" brown, and tyran "ty ty" smith with a modern telling that…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., 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…, about citi bike, citi bike is new york's bikeshare program. operated by nyc bike share, the system offers members and short-term pass holders 24-7 access to 6000 bikes at over 330 stations in manhattan south of 59th street and brooklyn neighborhoods including brooklyn heights, dumbo, downtown brooklyn, fort greene, clinton hill, bedford-stuyvesant and williamsburg. the program will soon double in size with…, *no purchase, payment, or submitting of a photo via social media is necessary., promotion consists of 2 individual sweepstakes. sweepstakes #1 starts 12:01 am pt on 11/17/14 and ends 11:59 pm pt on 11/23/14. sweepstakes #2 starts at 12 midnight pt on 11/24/14 and ends at 11:59 pm pt on 12/20/14. open only to legal residents of 50 u.s. & dc, age 13 or older. subject to www.anniecitibikesweeps.com . see www.anniecitibikesweeps.com for complete details including alternate…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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culver city, ca, november 26, 2014, - sony pictures animation today announced the casting of oscar®-, tony-, grammy- and emmy-winning writer, director, performer, composer and producer mel brooks in the sequel to the 2012 worldwide hit, hotel transylvania 2 . brooks has been cast in the role of vlad, the ancient, undead and incredibly grumpy father to dracula (adam sandler). dracula, mavis, jonathan and all of their monster friends…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its worldwide comedy hits-the 2012 monster hit comedy hotel transylvania , the hybrid live action/animated blockbusters the smurfs and the smurfs 2 , and the mouth-watering cloudy with a chance of meatballs movies-with the family comedies hotel transylvania 2…, contact, olivier mouroux vice president, publicity & corporate communications sony pictures animation 310-840-8230 omouroux@spanimation.com
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london, uk, december 4, 2014, - 007 soundstage, pinewood studios, london. james bond producers, michael g. wilson and barbara broccoli today released the title of the 24th james bond adventure, spectre. the film, from albert r. broccoli's eon productions, metro-goldwyn-mayer studios, and sony pictures entertainment, is directed by sam mendes and stars daniel craig, who returns for his fourth film as ian fleming's james bond…, notes:, a title treatment and animation for spectre is available and may be downloaded at epk.tv . promotional partners returning to the bond franchise include aston martin, bollinger, heineken, jaguar land rover, omega, sony electronics, and sony mobile. james bond is the longest running, and one of the most successful franchises of all time, with twenty-three films produced and the twenty-fourth about…, troubleshoot #:, 310.287.3800., europe, james bond announcement live, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1000-1130 gmt, james bond highlights - global feed, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1530-1600 gmt, james bond announcement highlights - europe feed, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1700-1730 gmt satellite: eutelsat 7b b6 ch.b 9.00 downlink frequency: 11,135.8300 vertical (y) modulation: dvbs2 8psk symbol: 7.000 m/s coding: mpeg4 fec: 2/3 coding: mpeg4 4:2:0 pilots: off data: 13.864454 mbps format: 1080i/50, south and central america, james bond announcement live, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1000-1130 gmt, james bond highlights - global feed, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1530-1600 gmt, james bond announcement highlights - south america feed, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1900-1930 gmt satellite: is-21 24c slot a 9mhz downlink frequency: 4146.5mhz horizontal modulation: dvbs2 8psk symbol: 7.000 m/s coding: mpeg4 fec: 2/3 coding: mpeg4 4:2:0 pilots: off data: 13.864454 mbps format: 1080i/59, asia pacific, james bond announcement live, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1000-1130 gmt, james bond highlights - global feed, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1530-1600 gmt, james bond announcement highlights - asia feed, date: 4th december 2014 time: 2100-2130 gmt satellite: asiasat 5 c14h ch 1 9mhz downlink frequency: 4,146.5000 horizontal modulation: dvbs2 8psk symbol: 7.000 m/s coding: mpeg4 fec: 2/3 coding: mpeg4 4:2:0 pilots: off data: 13.864454 mbps mpeg 4 format: 1080i/50, north america - domestic, james bond announcement live, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1000-1130 gmt, james bond highlights - global feed, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1530-1600 gmt, james bond announcement highlights - north america feed, date: 4th december 2014 time: 1830-1900 gmt satellite: galaxy 17 transponder 13 ku-band digital slot b bandwidth: 9mhz downlink frequency: 11955.5000 horizontal modulation: dvbs2 8psk symbol: 7.000 m/s coding: mpeg4 fec: 2/3 coding: mpeg4 4:2:0 pilots: off data: 13.864454 mbps mpeg 4, about albert r. broccoli's eon productions, eon productions limited and danjaq llc are wholly owned and controlled by the broccoli/wilson family. danjaq is the us based company that co-owns, with metro-goldwyn-mayer studios, the copyright in the existing james bond films and controls the right to produce future james bond films as well as all worldwide merchandising. eon productions, an affiliate of danjaq, is the uk based production…, about metro-goldwyn-mayer, metro-goldwyn-mayer is celebrating 90 years as a leader in the entertainment business and as an innovator in the industry. today, mgm is an entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content globally. the company owns one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television content. in addition, mgm has investments in domestic and…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., 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…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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culver city, calif., december 17, 2014, - in advance of sony pictures entertainment's highly anticipated action comedy pixels , in theaters july 24, 2015, the studio is teaming up with leblox, the mobile pixel art app available in the itunes app store, to take audiences into the iconic pixilated world of videogame history featured in the film. the app launches today/recently launched, with pixels as the exclusive us launch partner.…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., 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…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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[hollywood - december 23, 2014], sony pictures entertainment today announced that the interview will have a limited theatrical release in the united states on christmas day. "we have never given up on releasing the interview and we're excited our movie will be in a number of theaters on christmas day," said michael lynton, chairman and ceo of sony entertainment. "at the same time, we are continuing our efforts to secure more…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., 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…, contact:, jean guerin senior vice president, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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[culver city, ca - december 24, 2014], sony pictures entertainment announced that the interview will be available online across the united states starting today, christmas eve. as of 10:00 a.m. pst, the film will be available to rent in hd on google play, youtube movies, microsoft's xbox video and the dedicated website www.seetheinterview.com at a price of $5.99. the film can also be purchased in hd for $14.99. "it has always been…, google play, : the movie is available to buy or rent at play.google.com , and can be watched in the play movies & tv app on android and ios phones or tablets, or streamed in the living room via chromecast, roku or the nexus player. *, youtube, : the movie is available at youtube.com/movies and can be watched on the web, in the youtube app, or on select living room devices like chromecast, apple tv, playstation and xbox. *, microsoft's xbox video, : the movie is available to buy or rent on the xbox video app on xbox one, xbox 360, windows 8, windows phone 8 and xboxvideo.com. *, seetheinterview.com:, in addition, the interview is available at the dedicated website www.seetheinterview.com , which is sponsored by sony pictures and powered by kernel and with payments through stripe, a secure payment platform. in addition to google play, youtube, microsoft and www.seetheinterview.com , the interview is also being released in more than 300 united states theaters on december 25th., about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., 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…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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[culver city, ca, december 31, 2014] -, sony pictures entertainment today announced that it has reached agreements with the nation's leading cable, satellite, and telecom providers to distribute the interview on video-on-demand (vod) through in demand affiliates including bright house networks, comcast, cox communications, and time warner cable; vubiquity affiliates including charter communications, cablevision, and at&t u-verse tv…, contact:, jean guerin senior vice president, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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[culver city, ca - january 6, 2015], sony pictures entertainment today announced that from wednesday, december 24, 2014 through sunday, january 4, 2015, the interview has been rented or purchased online and through cable, satellite, and telecom providers more than 4.3 million times, totaling over $31 million in consumer sales. the interview is sony pictures' #1 online film of all time. online, the interview is currently available…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., 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…, contact:, jean guerin senior vice president, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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culver city, calif., january 14, 2015 -, neal h. moritz, founder of original film and producer of such crowd-pleasing hits as the jump street and fast and furious franchises, has renewed his first-look development and production deal with columbia pictures until 2019, it was announced today by amy pascal, co-chairman of sony pictures entertainment and chairman of sony pictures entertainment motion picture group. moritz has been based at…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., 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…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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