CULVER CITY, CA (February 19, 2025) – Mike Wald and Jason Spivak have been named Co-Presidents of Distribution & Networks for Sony Pictures Television (SPT) it was announced today. They will continue to report to Keith Le Goy, who took the helm as SPT Chairman last month.
MIKE WALD AND JASON SPIVAK ELEVATED TO CO-PRESIDENTS OF DISTRIBUTION & NETWORKS FOR SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS’ BEST PICTURE NOMINEE “I’M STILL HERE” PROVES IT’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE
NEW YORK (February 10, 2025) – Sony Pictures Classics announces the successful continued expansion this weekend of I’M STILL HERE grossing over $1M domestically, after expanding to over 700 screens, bringing the cumulative domestic gross to over $2M and $23M worldwide. The film continues to expand throughout the US this weekend.
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS’ ‘BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN’ HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES WITH BIGGEST OPENING WEEKEND EVER FOR AN IMAX®-EXCLUSIVE MUSIC RELEASE
NEW YORK (February 10, 2025) – Sony Pictures Classics’ BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN, the first-ever sanctioned film on the band in the almost 57 years since the formation of the notoriously private group, gave a record-breaking performance for its first weekend at the box office as it opened to an impressive $3M IMAX® debut across 16 countries and territories.
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS TO RELEASE ‘ON SWIFT HORSES’ STARRING DAISY EDGAR-JONES, JACOB ELORDI AND WILL POULTER NATIONWIDE ON APRIL 25
NEW YORK (February 7, 2025) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release ON SWIFT HORSES in theaters nationwide on April 25, 2025. The film is set to close out the SXSW Film & TV Festival in March. Based on the novel by Shannon Pufahl, the film is directed by Daniel Minahan (FELLOW TRAVELERS, DEADWOOD: THE MOVIE, SERIES 7: THE CONTENDERS) with a screenplay by Bryce Kass (LIZZIE).
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO HAIFAA AL MANSOUR’S THRILLER “UNIDENTIFIED”
NEW YORK (February 6, 2025) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights to UNIDENTIFIED in North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, and worldwide airlines. Directed by Haifaa Al Mansour (WADJDA, THE PERFECT CANDIDATE) and written and produced by Al Mansour and Brad Niemann (THE PERFECT CANDIDATE), the contemporary Saudi-language thriller is currently in post-production.
19 ENTERTAINMENT HIRES JOEY ARBAGEY AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MUSIC
LOS ANGELES, CA — January 23, 2025 — 19 Entertainment, the Sony Pictures Television (SPT) company led by Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman, announced today it has hired Joey Arbagey, the established music executive behind numerous global hit artists and songs, as Executive Vice President of Music.
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT NAMES KEITH LE GOY CHAIRMAN, SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
CULVER CITY, CA (January 21, 2025) -- Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) announced today that Keith Le Goy has been named Chairman, Sony Pictures Television, expanding his oversight to lead all of Sony Pictures Television’s domestic and international production, including the game show business and GSN (Game Show Network). He will continue to report to Ravi Ahuja, who took the helm as SPE’s President and CEO at the beginning of the month.
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS TO RELEASE PETER CATTANEO’S ‘THE PENGUIN LESSONS’ NATIONWIDE ON MARCH 28
NEW YORK (January 17, 2025) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release THE PENGUIN LESSONS in theaters nationwide on March 28, 2025. Based on Tom Michell’s 2016 memoir of the same name, the film is directed by Oscar® nominee Peter Cattaneo (MILITARY WIVES, THE FULL MONTY) with a screenplay by BAFTA Award®-winning writer Jeff Pope (STAN & OLLIE, THE LOST KING).
Sony Pictures Entertainment’s RIDEVU In-Car Entertainment Service to feature fully immersive IMAX Enhanced® Films starting in Mercedes-Benz vehicles
Stuttgart, Germany / Culver City, California. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), IMAX Corporation,® Mercedes-Benz and DTS, Inc., a subsidiary of Xperi Inc., today announced that RIDEVU, SPE’s in-car entertainment service, will make IMAX Enhanced® content from Sony Pictures’ library readily available in vehicles, starting in Mercedes-Benz models with latest generation MBUX this summer.
DISNEY BRANDED TELEVISION SCORES LIONEL MESSI-INSPIRED ANIMATED SERIES ‘MESSI AND THE GIANTS’ FROM SONY MUSIC VISION AND SONY PICTURES TELEVISION – KIDS
(BURBANK, Calif. – Dec. 16, 2024) Disney Branded Television scores a goal with the acquisition of “Messi and the Giants,” a sci-fi animated show inspired by worldwide football sensation Lionel Messi from Sony Music Vision and Sony Pictures Television – Kids (SPT – Kids).
