[culver city, ca - july 28, 2021], -- sony pictures entertainment (spe) today announced that tom rothman has added ceo to his chairman title and has extended his contract to continue oversight of the film studio. rothman oversees the studio's motion picture businesses including columbia pictures, tristar pictures, screen gems, sony pictures animation, sony pictures imageworks, 3000 pictures, sony pictures international productions…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony group corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and…, for press queries contact, tahra grant svp, corporate communications, motion picture group tahra_grant@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca and dallas, tx,, august 9, 2021, - sony pictures entertainment inc. (spe) and at&t inc. * ( nyse:t ) today announced that spe has completed its acquisition of at&t's crunchyroll anime business through funimation global group, llc. funimation is a joint venture between spe and sony music entertainment (japan) inc.'s subsidiary, aniplex inc. the agreement was first announced in december 2020. crunchyroll is a premier…, avod, mobile games, manga, events merchandise and distribution. the deal provides the opportunity for crunchyroll and funimation to broaden distribution for their content partners and expand fan-centric offerings for consumers. "we are very excited to welcome crunchyroll to the sony group," said kenichiro yoshida, chairman, president and ceo, sony group corporation. "anime is a rapidly growing…, *about at&t, at&t inc. ( nyse:t ) is a diversified, global leader in telecommunications, media and entertainment, and technology. consumers and businesses have more than 225 million monthly subscriptions to our services. at&t communications provides more than 100 million u.s. consumers with entertainment and communications experiences across tv, mobile and broadband. plus, it serves high-speed, highly…, about crunchyroll, crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with 360-degree experiences. fans have access to the one of the largest collections of licensed anime through crunchyroll, anime digital network (in partnership with citel, a subsidiary of media-participations), and anime on demand video streaming services, translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide.…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony group corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and…, about funimation, funimation distributes the best anime to a passionate, global community of fans. for over 25 years, funimation has been delivering anime to fans and is pioneering an omnichannel approach to engaging and entertaining millions where they want it most-streaming, home entertainment, theatrical, e-commerce, merchandising, live events, and more. funimation's streaming services offer a growing catalog…, for more information, contact: , sony pictures, stacy weitz sony pictures entertainment phone: 310-244-8834 email: stacy_weitz@spe.sony.com, at&t, fletcher cook at&t phone: 214-912-8541 email: fletcher.cook@att.com daphne avila at&t inc. phone: 972-266-3866 email: daphne.avila@att.com
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[culver city, ca - august 11, 2021], sony pictures television (spt) today announced that mike richards and mayim bialik have been named as the new hosts of jeopardy!. richards will kick off season 38 as the full-time host of jeopardy! 's long-running daily syndicated program. bialik joins as the host of jeopardy! 's primetime and spinoff series, including the upcoming all-new jeopardy! national college championship set to air on…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television (spt) is one of the television industry's leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. in addition to managing one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, spt is home to a thriving global content business, operating a robust portfolio…
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