PRESS RELEASES

Culver City, CA - August 11, 2009 - In a move to expand a team of industry-leading technologists at Sony Pictures Entertainment (http://www.sonypictures.com), the studio has hired industry-veteran Spencer Stephens as Senior Vice President of Technical Services. The announcement was made today by Chris Cookson, President of Sony Pictures Entertainment Technologies, to whom Stephens reports.

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (August 10, 2009) - Beginning October 30th, the world will have a front-row seat for Michael Jackson's final concert, as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment release Michael Jackson's This Is It.

NEW YORK - August 10, 2009 - Apparition, Bill Pohlad and Bob Berney's new distribution company, will release The Young Victoria in the US on November 13. The GK Films production stars Emily Blunt as a girl thrust into power as the youngest British monarch. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) will handle all domestic ancillary rights. The announcement was made jointly by Apparition, GK Films and SPWAG.

Culver City, Ca. (07/20/09) - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) and Redbox Automated Retail have announced a multi-year distribution agreement which will make SPHE new release, direct-to-video and catalog titles available to consumers through more than 17,000 Redbox kiosks nationwide. The announcement was made by David Bishop, President of SPHE, and Mitch Lowe, President of Redbox.

Brian Gartland Promoted to Executive Director, Maria Nunez to Director

CULVER CITY, CALIF., July 16, 2009 - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) today announced the promotions of Brian Gartland to Executive Director of Retail Promotions and Maria Nunez to Director, Retail Merchandizing. The announcement was made by Noam Meppen, Vice President of Retail Promotions and Merchandising, to whom both will report.

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (July 13, 2009) - Rich Peluso joins Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as Vice President of Affirm Films, SPHE's faith label, which played a key role in helping to bring films like Fireproof and Facing the Giants to wide audiences. The announcement was made today by Robert Rubin, Executive Vice President, SPHE, to whom Peluso reports.

CULVER CITY, Calif., July 8, 2009 - Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation have tapped Raja Gosnell (Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Scooby-Doo) to direct Smurfs, the live-action/animated film based on the legendary blue characters created by Peyo, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures, Bob Osher, president of digital production for Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Hannah Minghella, president of production for Sony Pictures Animation.

CULVER CITY, Calif., June 30, 2009 - George Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures are in final negotiations to sign an exclusive two-year theatrical development and production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Picture Entertainment and Chairman of the studio's Motion Picture Group.

CULVER CITY, Calif., June 29, 2009 - Steven O'Dell has been named Senior Vice President, International Distribution for Sony Pictures Releasing International, it was announced today by Mark Zucker, President, Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation. O'Dell will continue to report to Zucker. In his new role, O'Dell will add Spain, Portugal, and Scandinavia to the regions he oversees, which also include Latin America and the Caribbean.

MIAMI, FL (16 June 2009) - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announced today that Klaudia Bermudez-Key has been named senior vice president and general manager, SPE Networks Latin America. Bermudez-Key will oversee all of the television networks under the SPE Networks Latin America umbrella, including Sony Entertainment Television (SET), AXN and Animax, and will also work with SPT's international networks group in Los Angeles to explore potential new networks initiatives. She reports to T.C.