[culver city, ca - september 29, 2015] - in two new hires that bolster sony pictures entertainment's moves to expand the creation of international films and television for worldwide markets, the studio has named diego suarez as senior vice president, international television production, and matthew stein as vice president international film production, it was announced today by sanford panitch,…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony 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…
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culver city, calif., october 22, 2015 - sony pictures motion picture group has named louise chater as executive vice president, international strategy & research, it was announced today by josh greenstein, president, worldwide marketing and distribution for spe. in her new role, chater will report to international marketing chief michael horn as she will oversee all international theatrical…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony 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…
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culver city, calif. (oct. 30, 2015), - in celebration of open season's 10th anniversary, sony pictures animation will present an all-new animated movie, open season: scared silly , on blu-ray™ combo pack, dvd and digital hd march 8th. this national debut, from sony pictures home entertainment, is the latest release for one of the most successful animated franchises to date, bringing back elliot, boog and all of the beloved woodland…, synopsis:, . elliot, boog and all your favorite woodland creatures are back in a brand new, comedy adventure, open season: scared silly . when a case of mistaken identity leads both humans and animals to believe there is a monstrous werewolf on the prowl in timberline national forest, former hunter shaw seizes on the opportunity to re-open open season. with shaw on the loose and all the animals at risk, it'…, blu-ray™ combo pack and digital extras* include:, - stepping into the spotlight - mr. weenie's process - blooper and outtakes - scaredy pants: the fears of open season: scared silly, dvd, blu-ray™ and digital extras* include:, - open season super speedy re-cap - feature commentary with director david feiss** - director profile - david feiss * digital extras only available with itunes extras and vudu extras+ ** commentary available on physical discs only open season: scared silly has a running time of approximately 80 minutes and is not yet rated. artwork and clips are available for downloading at www.sphepublicity.com…, sony pictures home entertainment, sony pictures home entertainment (sphe) is a sony pictures entertainment (spe) company. sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its worldwide comedy hits-the record-breaking monster comedies hotel transylvania and hotel transylvania 2 , the hybrid live action/animated blockbusters the smurfs and the smurfs 2 , and the mouth-watering cloudy with a chance of meatballs movies; the fully…, website:, http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/, facebook:, https://www.facebook.com/sonypicturesanimation, twitter:, http://twitter.com/sonyanimation, tumblr:, http://sonyanimation.tumblr.com/, youtube:, http://www.youtube.com/user/sonyanimation, contacts, staci griesbach sony pictures home entertainment 310-244-6903 staci_griesbach@spe.sony.com kerry meehan carl samrock pr 818-260-0777 kerry@cs-pr.com
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culver city, calif., november 1, 2015, - albert r. broccoli's eon productions, metro-goldwyn-mayer studios, and sony pictures entertainment announced today that spectre has shattered box office records in nearly every market in which it has been released, led by a historic performance in the uk. in total in the six released territories, the film has taken in $80.4 million, including $67.7 million from spri territories and $12.7…, about "spectre", a cryptic message from the past sends james bond (daniel craig) on a rogue mission to mexico city and eventually rome, where he meets lucia sciarra (monica bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as spectre. meanwhile back in london, max denbigh (andrew scott), the new…, about albert r. broccoli's eon productions, eon productions limited and danjaq llc are wholly owned and controlled by the broccoli/wilson family. danjaq is the us based company that co-owns, with metro-goldwyn-mayer studios, the copyright in the existing james bond films and controls the right to produce future james bond films as well as all worldwide merchandising. eon productions, an affiliate of danjaq, is the uk based production…, about metro-goldwyn-mayer, metro-goldwyn-mayer is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content. the company owns one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television content. in addition, mgm has investments in domestic and international television channels and is the majority owner of and distributor for united artists media group (uamg).…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony 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…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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culver city, calif., november 8, 2015 - albert r. broccoli's eon productions, metro-goldwyn-mayer studios, and sony pictures entertainment's spectre's astonishing global box office take is nearly $200 million this weekend. after setting new box office opening records in nearly every country in which it opened last weekend, spectre , the 24 th james bond adventure, opened wide around the world…, about "spectre", a cryptic message from the past sends james bond (daniel craig) on a rogue mission to mexico city and eventually rome, where he meets lucia sciarra (monica bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as spectre. meanwhile back in london, max denbigh (andrew scott), the new…, about albert r. broccoli's eon productions, eon productions limited and danjaq llc are wholly owned and controlled by the broccoli/wilson family. danjaq is the us based company that co-owns, with metro-goldwyn-mayer studios, the copyright in the existing james bond films and controls the right to produce future james bond films as well as all worldwide merchandising. eon productions, an affiliate of danjaq, is the uk based production…, about metro-goldwyn-mayer, metro-goldwyn-mayer is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content. the company owns one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television content. in addition, mgm has investments in domestic and international television channels and is the majority owner of and distributor for united artists media group (uamg).…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony 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…, contact:, jean guerin senior vice president, media relations sony pictures entertainment - motion picture group 310.244.2923 kristin cotich metro-goldwyn-mayer studios 310.449.3606 kcotich@mgm.com
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culver city, calif., november 9, 2015 - sony pictures entertainment's columbia pictures has entered into a three-year, multifaceted co-financing, production, and distribution deal with cross creek pictures. one of the most proven content companies in the industry, cross creek will now bring their award-winning slate of high-profile, commercial films to a new home at sony pictures' motion picture…, about cross creek pictures:, cross creek pictures was founded by timmy thompson, tyler thompson and brian oliver as an independent film production and finance company with a mandate of developing and strengthening the collaborative relationship between filmmakers and financiers. cross creek's first production was darren aronofsky's academy award®-winning black swan and in less than five years cross creek has released eight…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony 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…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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culver city, calif., november 10, 2015 - sony pictures home entertainment (sphe) today announced the studio's first releases in the next-generation 4k ultra hd(tm) disc format, which will arrive in early 2016. "by some estimates, consumers will own over 100 million ultra hd television sets by 2019. sony pictures' 4k ultra hd discs will deliver consumers the ultimate home theater experience, with…
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culver city, calif., november 10, 2015 - sony pictures entertainment has promoted andrew gumpert to president, worldwide business affairs and operations for the sony pictures entertainment motion picture group, it was announced today by tom rothman, chairman of the sony pictures entertainment motion picture group, to whom gumpert will report. gumpert previously served in a similar capacity for…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony 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…
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"a joy for both kids and adults alike." -, greg wakeman, cinemablend, culver city, calif. (nov. 23, 2015), - sony pictures animation's monster family box-office hit, hotel transylvania 2, , which grossed more than $430 million in theaters worldwide to date, will debut on digital hd dec. 22, just in time for holiday viewing and on blu-ray 3d(tm) combo pack, blu-ray(tm) combo pack and dvd on jan. 12 from sony pictures home entertainment. the hotel transylvania sequel reunites 'drac's pack' of loveable characters, led by "vampa" drac (adam sandler, grown-ups ) as they try to put…, hotel transylvania 2, marks the return of 3-time primetime emmy winning director genndy tartakovsky ( star wars: clone wars ), along with producer michelle murdocca ( hotel transylvania ). the screenplay is by adam sandler and robert smigel (tv's "snl"). the blu-ray combo pack and dvd are full of extras, including fifth harmony's "i'm in love with a monster" music video, a character sketch gallery, an inside look at…, hotel transylvania 2, and director commentary with genndy tartakovsky. exclusive to the blu-ray(tm) are interactive featurettes on how to throw the ultimate monster party and draw your favorite characters from the film, a special monster scary-oke, which gives viewers the chance to sing along with dennisovitch to spooky versions of three classic songs, must-see deleted scenes and much more., synopsis:, . in this all-new monster comedy adventure, everything seems to be changing for the better at hotel transylvania! however, drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, dennis, isn't showing signs of being a vampire. so while mavis is on vacation, things get batty as drac enlists his monster friends frank, murray, wayne and griffin to put dennis through a "monster-in-…, dvd special features (also on blu-ray & digital*), , blu-ray(tm) combo pack and digital exclusives*, all dvd bonus features plus... * fifth harmony music video: "i'm in love with a monster" * character sketch gallery * feature commentary with adam sandler, robert smigel and allen covert * feature commentary with director genndy tartakovsky * sing along with monster scary-oke! * deleted scenes * make the scary, silly sounds of hotel transylvania 2 * how to throw the ultimate monster party * how…, hotel transylvania 2, has a running time of 89 minutes and is rated pg for some scary images, action and rude humor. visit sony pictures home entertainment on the web at www.sonypictures.com ., sony pictures home entertainment, sony pictures home entertainment (sphe) is a sony pictures entertainment (spe) company. sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its worldwide comedy hits-the record-breaking monster comedies hotel transylvania and hotel transylvania 2 , the hybrid live action/animated blockbusters the smurfs and the smurfs 2 , and the mouth-watering cloudy with a chance of meatballs movies; the fully…, website:, http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/, facebook:, https://www.facebook.com/sonypicturesanimation, twitter:, http://twitter.com/sonyanimation, tumblr:, http://sonyanimation.tumblr.com/, youtube:, http://www.youtube.com/user/sonyanimation , contacts, staci griesbach sony pictures home entertainment 310-244-6903 staci_griesbach@spe.sony.com kerry meehan carl samrock pr 818-260-0777 kerry@cs-pr.com
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beijing, december 2, 2015, - huaso film/tv digital production, the joint-venture production company of sony pictures television (spt) and cctv6's huacheng pictures, and croton media announced today that they have secured two deals to bring the local adaptation of spt's hit, multi award-winning comedy mad about you to audiences across china. shanghai media group has acquired the exclusive, first-run satellite tv rights to…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television www.sonypicturestelevision.com , a sony pictures entertainment company, is one of the television industry's leading content providers, producing and distributing programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. in addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, sony pictures television (spt)…
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