dubai, uae may 14th 2012:, during a press conference held at mbc group headquarters in dubai, a contract was signed between mbc group, talpa and sony pictures television ("spt") arabia, by which mbc group acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the international tv format "the voice", on multi-platforms, across the middle east and north africa ("mena") region. spt arabia- the producer- which represents talpa formats in…, "the voice" as a format, the series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. four coaches, all famous musicians, will choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. each coach has the length of the auditionee's performance to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same singer then the singer gets to choose…
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culver city, ca (may 15, 2012), - academy award(R) winning screenwriter aaron sorkin will adapt steve jobs , a motion picture based on the best-selling biography of the legendary apple co-founder by award-winning journalist walter isaacson, it was announced today by amy pascal, co-chairman of sony pictures entertainment, and doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures. the project is being produced by mark gordon, scott rudin…, aaron sorkin, won the academy award(R) for best adapted screenplay for his work on the social network . his other screenplays include moneyball , charlie wilson's war , the american president , malice , and a few good men . he has also acquired the motion picture rights to the politician , the best-selling book by andrew young about the downfall of former senator john edwards. he will adapt the book and make…, about sony pictures:, 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;…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations (310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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new york, ny (may 16th 2012), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american rights to academy award(R) winning director susanne bier's latest film, love is all you need from scandinavian sales company, trustnordisk. love is all you need stars pierce brosnan, trine dyrholm and paprika steen and is the next film after bier's best foreign language film oscar winner in a better world, also…, 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 29 academy awards(R) (25 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, 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;…, press contact:, bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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los angeles, ca (may 16th, 2012), - sony pictures worldwide acquisitions (spwa) has acquired multiple international territories from im global for automatik's hot property ends of the earth, it was announced today by im global's ceo stuart ford. im global is a partner in automatik with alliance films, which holds rights to the film in canada, the u.k. and spain. the territories acquired by spwa include german-speaking europe,…, xxx, about sony pictures worldwide acquisitions, sony pictures worldwide acquisitions (spwa) is a sony pictures entertainment (spe) company. 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; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home…, about automatik:, automatik is a thriving strategic production joint venture backed by leading canadian entertainment company alliance films and stuart ford's im global. since its inception in mid-2010 automatik has spawned the $100 million global box office hit "insidious" and currently has four features in post-production. the company enjoys a distribution output agreement with alliance on its own productions in…, about im global, stuart ford founded im global in 2007. the company is one of the leading film financing, sales and distribution companies in the world, championing a wide variety of cinema, including mainstream commercial, art house, foreign language and genre fare. the company is now comprised of six divisions: im global opus, for mainstream, commercial cinema; im global acclaim, for critically acclaimed…, about alliance films, alliance films, inc. is one of the top five independent filmed entertainment companies in the world. a leading multinational distributor, co-financier and producer of filmed entertainment, its member companies, alliance films and alliance vivafilm (canada); momentum pictures (uk) and aurum producciones (spain), offer integrated delivery of content in all media. strategic partnerships include…, contacts:, staci griesbach 310.244.6903 sony pictures worldwide acquisitions staci_griesbach@spe.sony.com bonnie voland +33.(0)4.92.99.32.42 im global bonnie_voland@imglobalfilm.com
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culver city, calif., may 16th 2012 - to celebrate the nationwide release of the action adventure comedy men in black(tm) 3, wednesday, may 23 will be mib nyc day in new york city, with a special series of events culminating in the premiere of the film in the evening. men in black 3 will be released in theaters on friday, may 25, 2012. men in black 3 was filmed on location in the new york area -…, 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;…, for more information:, steve elze r senior vice president, media relations (310)244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., may 21, 2012 - sony pictures entertainment confirmed that six minutes of the highly anticipated film the amazing spider-man(tm) will be shown in imax(R) 3d and other select theatres with men in black(tm) 3, it was announced today by rory bruer, president of worldwide distribution for sony pictures worldwide marketing and distribution. the footage, which will play before 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;…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations (310)244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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dubai (may 22, 2012), - sony pictures television (spt) has inked three new distribution deals in the middle east region, with local broadcasters in egypt, qatar and dubai. the multi-year deals, brokered by spt's recently opened distribution office in dubai, license broadcast rights to feature films from the sony pictures library across a wide variety of genres and decades. for the first time, spt has made content…, ends, notes to editors, 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, executive director, communications sony pictures television mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 20 7533 1363
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cannes, france (may 22, 2012), - sony pictures classics has acquired all north american rights to pablo larrain's cannes directors' fortnight sensation, no from financier participant media in association with funny balloons and fabula. no stars gael garcia bernal ( babel , the motorcycle diaries ), alfredo castro, antonia zegers, marcial tagle, nestor cantillana, jaime vadell and pascal montero. the film is one of the best…, 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 29 academy awards(R) (25 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, 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 participant media, participant media is an entertainment company that focuses on documentary and narrative feature films, television, publishing and digital content about the real issues that shape our lives. for each of its projects, participant creates social action and advocacy programs to transform the impact of the media experience into individual and community action. participant's online social action…
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new york, ny (may 29, 2012), - the debut of the history's hatfields & mccoys, which premiered on memorial day and continues tonight and wednesday (9-11pm et/10c) becomes the #1 non-sports telecast in ad supported cable television history, with over 13.9 million total viewers, 5.8 million adults 25-54 and 4.8 million adults 18-49 (based on nielsen's fast cable ratings). over 17 million people watched both the premiere and…, about history(R), history(R) is the leading destination for factual entertainment, including award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across multiple platforms. the network's all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a litany of hits including american pickers(R), american restoration(tm),…
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culver city, ca (may 29, 2012), - for men in black(tm) 3 , the #1 movie worldwide with an estimated holiday weekend box office of $203 million, sony pictures imageworks, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, oversaw the creation of diverse and richly detailed character animation, extensive environments and extraordinary visual effects, all created with a heightened sense of realism. visual effects legend ken…, about sony pictures imageworks, sony pictures imageworks is the academy award(R) winning 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, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, recently completed production on men in black 3 (3d) and the amazing spider-man (3d), and is…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations (310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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