• Global Scripted Story Grows At Sony Pictures Television

    CANNES, FRANCE (October 03, 2011) - MIPCOM NEWS: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) today announced new deals for three of its most popular scripted formats, further cementing SPT's leadership in this arena.

    In Israel, SPT has licensed the scripted format for Married…with Children to Keshet, with 50 episodes of the show to air on Channel 2. Married…with Children is one of SPT's most successful scripted formats with local versions produced in Argentina, Armenia, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Hungary, Turkey, Russia and Spain.

  • Sony Pictures Television Formats Strike A Chord

    LONDON, UK (September 28, 2011) - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announces several new deals for its key music formats ahead of MIPCOM next week.

    SPT's 2waytraffic has sold its cross-generational format, Cover Me, for the first time to TV4 in Sweden, while SPT Productions Germany is now producing a first time German series following a deal struck with VOX.

  • Mark Young Named Vice President, Distribution, Australia And New Zealand For Sony Pictures Television

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (September 28, 2011) - Mark Young has been named vice president of distribution, Australia and New Zealand for Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced today by Angel Orengo, senior vice president, distribution, Asia-Pacific, SPT, to whom he reports.

  • Andrea Wong Named President, International Production, Sony Pictures Television And President, International, Sony Pictures Entertainment

    CULVER CITY, CA and LONDON, UK (September 26, 2011) - Andrea Wong will join Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) as president of international production for Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and as president of international for SPE, it was announced today by Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Michael Lynton and co-chairman Amy Pascal, and Sony Pictures Television president Steve Mosko.

  • The Dr Oz Show Prescribes Health And Wellness Around The World

    LONDON, UK (September 23, 2011) - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) today announced several format deals for its medical talkshow hit, The Dr Oz Show, following agreements in Latin America, Russia, France, Armenia and the Middle East.

  • Who Ya Gonna Call?

    CULVER CITY, CA (September 22, 2011) - Get ready for mass hysteria! This October, Sony Pictures Repertory celebrates the original movie Ghostbusters, its franchise, and its fans by bringing the quintessential modern classic back to theatres for a special limited engagement of one showtime one night a week. Starting on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and continuing every following Thursday in October 2011, fans together will be able to see their favorite paranormal psychologists back on the big screen as they save the world from ghosts, ghouls, and Mr. Stay Puft.

  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Announces Keith Weaver Promoted To Executive Vice President And Head Of Worldwide Government Affairs

    CULVER CITY, CA(September 19, 2011) - Keith Weaver has been promoted to the role of Executive Vice President, Worldwide Government Affairs for Sony Pictures Entertainment (http://www.sonypictures.com); it was announced today by Sony Pictures Entertainment's (SPE) Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel Leah Weil, to whom he will report.

  • John Calley, Longtime Studio Chief And Producer, Dies At 81

    CULVER CITY, Calif., (September 13, 2011) - John Calley, who led three major Hollywood studios and produced or championed a constellation of hit films, from Catch-22 to The Da Vinci Code, during a legendary career that spanned more than 50 years, passed away today. He was 81.

  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Amps Up Stock Footage Collection

    CULVER CITY, Calif. (September 13, 2011) - Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that Sony Pictures Stock Footage (http://www.sonypicturesstockfootage.com) has introduced a first-of-its-kind stock footage collection featuring motion picture quality clips with custom-designed, studio-produced 5.1 soundtracks.

  • Veronica Pimstein Named Senior Vice President, Creative, Production, Latin America For Sony Pictures Television

    MIAMI, Fla., (September 12, 2011) - Veronica Pimstein has been named senior vice president of creative, Latin America/US Hispanic production for Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced today by Donna Cunningham, managing director and executive vice president, production, Latin America/US Hispanic, SPT, to whom she reports.