new york (february 10, 2019), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights worldwide to the john prine documentary tentatively titled john prine: hello in there. currently in post-production, john prine: hello in there tells the story of the iconic singer/songwriter who has notoriously been very mysterious to much of the public. prine broke through with an album he wrote as a mailman in the…, 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 39 academy awards(r) (35 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;…
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tokyo, japan (february 27, 2019), - sony corporation has been recognized by the ethisphere institute as one of the "2019 world's most ethical companies." the us-based ethisphere institute researches and advances the standards of ethical business practices worldwide. the "world's most ethical companies" award honors companies who achieve outstanding results in the areas of transparency, integrity, ethics, and compliance.…, statement from kenichiro yoshida, president and ceo, sony corporation:, at its core, sony is committed to ethical and responsible business practices. operating with integrity and sincerity is as central to the identity of sony as is our groundbreaking spirit of innovation, which is why we are proud to be named as one of the 2019 world's most ethical companies., statement from timothy erblich, ceo, ethisphere institute:, today, employees, investors and stakeholders are putting their greatest trust in companies to take leadership on societal issues. companies that take the long view with a purpose-based strategy are proven to not only outperform but last. i congratulate everyone at sony for earning this recognition., [references], for more information about sony's corporate ethics and compliance-related efforts, please click the url below. (https://www.sony.net/sonyinfo/csr_report/compliance/) (sustainability report) *"world's most ethical companies" and "ethisphere" names and marks are registered trademarks of ethisphere llc. media inquiries: corporate communications and csr department, sony corporation, tel: +81-3-6748-…
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