miami, florida - 29 september 2009 -, sony pictures television (spt) announced today that alexander marin has been promoted to senior vice president, distribution, latin america & the caribbean. based at spt's latin american headquarters in miami, marin will head all distribution of all spt content across all platforms and windows in the region. the announcement was made by keith le goy, spt's president, international…, 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 more information:, ron sato sony pictures television 310.244.4687 ron_sato@spe.sony.com
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los angeles and culver city, ca - september 29, 2009 -, sony pictures entertainment has signed on to be a corporate sponsor of student interns from verbum dei high school, the renowned college preparatory school in the watts area of los angeles, california. "the verbum dei and sony pictures partnership is our first student internship entry into the entertainment business and is a very significant opportunity for us," said william muller, s.j.,…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio…, for more information:, ann burkart vp global communications 310.244.3683 (office) 310.425.2967 (cell) ann_burkart@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca - oct. 1, 2009 -, maggie heim has been promoted to senior vice president of litigation for sony pictures entertainment ( http://www.sonypictures.com ); it was announced today by leonard venger, executive vice president of litigation, to whom she reports. maggie heim is responsible for litigation related to all aspects of the studio's business spanning motion pictures, television, digital and home entertainment…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…
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culver city, ca - oct. 20, 2009 -, academy award(R)-winning producer graham king (the departed) has signed a three-year, multi-film output agreement with sony pictures worldwide acquisitions group, it was announced today by peter schlessel, president of worldwide affairs for the studio. under the deal, king's gk films will independently develop, finance and produce a minimum of two films a year that will be marketed and…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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miami, florida - 29 october 2009 -, sony pictures television (spt) announced today that russell kline has been promoted to senior vice president, channel operations, latin america. the announcement was made by klaudia bermudez-key, senior vice president and general manager, spe networks latin america. reporting to bermudez-key, kline will continue to be based at spt's latin american headquarters in miami. "russell's financial…, 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 more information:, ron sato sony pictures television (p) 310.244.4687 ron_sato@spe.sony.com
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commenting on the announcement belgrad said, "hasbro has already seen tremendous success with transformers and g.i. joe and audiences have shown a great desire for films that bring to life everything that has made these franchise properties stand the test of time. the strategic thinking and the tactical gambles that players must take in the game are what make risk a classic, thoroughly engaging…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio…, about hasbro, hasbro, inc. (nyse:has) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the world. as a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, hasbro brings to market a range of toys, games and licensed products…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com wayne charness hasbro, inc columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 401.727.5983 wcharness@hasbro.com karen warren investors hasbro, inc. (p) 401.727.5401 kwarren@hasbro.com
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culver city, calif., november 5, 2009 -, david kaminow has been named president, worldwide strategic marketing, it was announced today by marc weinstock, president, sony pictures worldwide marketing. kaminow will report to weinstock and continue to oversee all worldwide theatrical market research efforts for the studio. in this newly created position, kaminow will be integral in helping to create and implement a film's worldwide…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., november 17, 2009 -, sony pictures worldwide acquisitions group has signed a three-year marketing and distribution deal with cbs films, under which sony pictures will handle international theatrical distribution of cbs films productions as well as service worldwide distribution of the unit's films in the home entertainment marketplace, it was announced today by peter schlessel, president, worldwide affairs for sony…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca - november 16, 2009 -, sony pictures entertainment has opened a full-service digital intermediate (di) facility located on its historic lot in culver city, it was announced today by chris cookson, president of sony pictures technologies. "sony pictures is uniquely positioned at the intersection of entertainment and technology," said cookson. "colorworks represents an important blending of the highest level of talent…, john persichetti, ,, steve bowen, and, trent johnson, , whose credits include a combined total of hundreds of pictures from across the major studios, have joined the colorworks team. "digital intermediate and mastering are a lesser known, but critical piece of the film-making puzzle," said gary martin, president of production administration and sony pictures studio operations. "we are thrilled to have our own center here on the lot, but more than…, "this is it," "zombieland", and, "cloudy with a chance of meatballs", in 3d. colorworks adds to an array of sony pictures studios industry-leading post production services and facilities available to the industry including sound editorial, stock footage, visual effects and more. the new di facility will serve sony pictures' and other clients' projects beginning immediately. initial projects completed at the facility include the studio's own michael jackson's "this…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio…
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culver city, calif., november 18, 2009 -, marisa mcgrath has been promoted to senior vice president of national theatrical publicity, it was announced today by andre caraco, executive vice president of motion picture publicity for sony pictures worldwide marketing & distribution. mcgrath, who reports to caraco, most recently oversaw successful publicity campaigns for such hit films as zombieland, julie and julia, cloudy with a chance…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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