culver city, calif., november 16, 2009 -, yesterday, sony pictures releasing international passed $1.634 billion at the box office, making 2009 the highest grossing year of all time internationally for the studio and breaking the division's previous all-time high which it set in 2006, it was announced today by jeff blake, chairman, sony pictures worldwide marketing and distribution. the year has been driven by the success of a number of…, 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., december 3, 2009 -, sony pictures releasing international will pass $2 billion at the box office this coming weekend, powering sony pictures entertainment to its best-ever box office year worldwide, it was announced today by jeff blake, chairman of sony pictures worldwide marketing & distribution. 2009 marks just the fifth time in motion picture history that any studio will have passed the $2 billion milestone…, 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., december 4, 2009 -, sony pictures television (spt) announced today that it has reached an agreement with sunjin entertainment in korea to develop and produce a television series for local broadcasters. the agreement makes spt the first hollywood studio to work with a local production company to develop and produce korean television series. under the agreement, spt and sunjin entertainment will initially focus on…, 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…, about sunjin entertainment, established in 2004, sunjin entertainment is an independent television production company in korea. sunjin began as an events and live performances management company, and has expanded to produce numerous video and multimedia programs for governmental agencies in korea. ms. lee yun kyung, an accomplished producer and marketing and public relations executive, has been sunjin's president and chief…, for enquiry, please contact, david chau, madison communications (for spt asia) tel: (+852) 2881 1787, email: david@madisonmission.com catherine tang, madison communications (for spt asia) tel: (+852) 2881 8732, email: cat@madisonmission.com
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culver city, calif., december 3, 2009 -, loot, a group of developers within sony pictures entertainmnet , has struck a deal with iron fist(R) clothing to create branded items for the playstation(R) home environment, it was announced today. the one-year licensing deal enables the loot team to create and sell iron fist merchandise in the virtual world. "collaborating with loot has been a blast," said mikey black at iron fist. "we are…, about iron fist, iron fist(R) is a south african born and globally cultured apparel and footwear brand based in san diego, california. established in 2005 as a means for two friends to create art and action sport inspired clothing to sell out of the trunks of their cars, the project continued to grow beyond anyone's expectations until it exploded into a cultural revolution among the youth worldwide. iron fist's…, 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…, contacts:, kim vu for loot (p) 310.244.4649 kim_vu@spe.sony.com mikey black for iron fist(R) (p)858.586.1100 pr@ironfist.tv
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culver city, calif., december 4, 2009 -, bennett miller is in negotiations to direct columbia pictures' moneyball, starring brad pitt as billy beane, the general manager of the oakland a's who rewrote the unwritten rulebook of baseball. the screenplay is by steve zaillian and aaron sorkin based upon the bestselling book by michael lewis. stan chervin wrote the first draft of the script. the film will be produced by michael de luca,…, 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., dec 9, 2009 -, jake kasdan will direct cameron diaz in bad teacher , a comedy written by lee eisenberg & gene stupnitsky, it was announced today by doug belgrad and matt tolmach, presidents of columbia pictures. the film, which centers on a flagrantly foul-mouthed, bitter, and irreverent middle school teacher, will be produced by mosaic media's jimmy miller. in addition to bad teacher , which will begin…, 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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mumbai, india (march 25, 2012), - leading sports broadcaster -, multi screen media, & the, world sport group, have signed on as the official broadcast partner for the dlf indian premier league. the deal gives multi screen media the exclusive audio visual rights to all the 59 matches of season ii due to start on april 18th in south africa. the media broadcast rights deal is now worth, rs. 8200 crore, and is valid for the next nine years through to 2017 for the dlf indian premier league., lalit modi, chairman and commissioner, dlf indian premier league, said, "we are absolutely delighted with the new deal inked today with wsg and multi screen media, we have what we believe to be the best deal for the dlf indian premier league and indian cricket fans alike. i am certain that multi screen media will pull out all the stops in ensuring that the best technology is utilized to deliver excellent content that is creative, innovative and enriching for…, venu nair, ceo, world sport group, said, "our base objective with the ipl franchise was to place indian cricket on the global sports calendar. a task, that we have managed with great distinction. today fans across the world are looking forward to the start of season ii of the dlf indian premier league and we are happy to partner with multi screen media to bring the dlf indian premier league to a global audience.", manjit singh, ceo multi screen media, said, "this acquisition of the media broadcast rights for another 9 years reaffirms our commitment to the indian subcontinent and the global cricket fan alike. we are absolutely delighted to bring the exciting ipl line-up of indian and international cricketers to the millions of cricket fans globally. at multi screen media & world sport group we have done some pioneering work in showcasing…, for further enquires:, percy dubash / jitendra jha adfactors pr pvt ltd.
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london, uk (march 27, 2012), - sony pictures home entertainment (sphe) uk today announced three of the studio's hottest summer releases, jack & jill , the vow and 21 jump street , will arrive in stores through june and july 2012 with ultraviolet digital versions of the movies included with their respective blu-ray discs(tm) and dvds. after a customer purchases a blu-ray disc or dvd with ultraviolet and creates their free…, about sony pictures home entertainment, sony pictures home entertainment is a sony pictures entertainment (spe) company. 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, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and…, contact:, fritz friedman sony pictures home entertainment +1.310.244.7799 fritz_friedman@spe.sony.com jodie gottlieb sony pictures home entertainment +44.207.533.1575 jodie_gottlieb@spe.sony.com
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new york, ny (march 30, 2012), - michael lynton has been named ceo of sony corporation of america (sca) and nicole seligman will become sca president, it was announced today by sir howard stringer, chairman, ceo and president of sony corporation and kazuo hirai, executive deputy president. mr. lynton will be overseeing sony's entertainment businesses, including sony music entertainment (sme), sony/atv music publishing and sony…
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sydney, australia (april 17, 2012), - crackle, sony pictures television's (spt) multi-platform video entertainment network, announced a major distribution expansion today extending its offering of ad-supported full-length movies and television series to all consumers with sony's blu-ray players, bravia televisions and network media players in australia. the announcement was made by eric berger, executive vice president, digital…, crackle, inc., 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 television programming and feature films from columbia pictures, tristar pictures, screen gems and others. crackle is one of the fastest growing entertainment destinations on the…
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