culver city, ca (july 11, 2011) - scott landsman has been named vice president of u.s. comedy development for sony pictures television (spt), it was announced today by glenn adilman, executive vice president, u.s. comedy development, spt, to whom he reports. in this role, landsman will foster relationships with writers and creative talent and supervise new concepts from the idea stage through…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…, contact:, jamie drayton 310-244-3795 jamie_drayton@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca (july 15, 2011) - sony pictures entertainment (http://www.sonypictures.com) has plans to install a major work of public art called "rainbow" by renowned american multimedia artist tony tasset, it was announced today by chairman and ceo michael lynton and co-chairman amy pascal. "this is an exciting moment for us," lynton remarked. "because this lot dates back nearly a century to…, 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;…, contact:, ann boyd sony pictures entertainment 310-244-3683 ann_boyd@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca - july 20, 2011 -, sony pictures animation and dark horse entertainment will develop an animated feature film based on the dark horse graphic novel series chickenhare by chris grine, it was announced by michelle raimo-kouyate, president of sony pictures animation. chickenhare is the story of a unique animal that is half chicken, half hare and all hero. the eponymous graphic novels in which chickenhare was…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its 2009 worldwide hit, the mouth-watering 3d comedy cloudy with a chance of meatballs, and the 2007 academy award(r)-nominated surf's up with a full slate of feature films including the live-action/animation hybrid film the smurfs (3d) and the family comedy hotel…, about dark horse, dark horse comics was founded in 1986 by mike richardson as an offshoot of his oregon comic-book retail chain, things from another world. richardson pursued the idea of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals, and twenty-five years later the company has grown to become the third-largest comics publisher in the united states.
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21 july, 2011. culver city/london., sony pictures television (spt) has secured a raft of deals with international broadcasters for pan am , its glossy, period drama series set around the iconic, international airline. spt has licensed the abc commissioned series to canal+ in spain, imagica bs in japan, sony entertainment television across latin america and tf1 in france. other broadcasters set to air pan am include the nine network…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…, for further information:, premier pr kerry parker/jeni ayling 0207 292 8346 / 0207 292 6469 kerry.parker@premierpr.com / jeni.ayling@premierpr.com
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london/dubai - monday 25 july 2011 -, sony pictures television (spt) announced today that spt arabia has licensed its locally produced version of smash hit comedy, everybody loves raymond , to dream tv in egypt, murr television in lebanon, and saudi arabian iptv service intigral. produced in egypt, the 30 episode sitcom is the first scripted format to be licensed by spt arabia in the region and has been cast with high profile local…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…, for further information:, premier pr kerry parker 0207 292 8346 kerry.parker@premierpr.com
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miami, fla. - aug. 10, 2011 -, caracol television and sony pictures television (spt) today announced that they have entered into a three-year co-production agreement to produce multiple primetime series to premiere on caracol television in colombia. the agreement builds on the successful relationship between the two companies, combining their expertise in creating and producing high-quality spanish language telenovelas and…, about caracol television, caracol television is a privately operated network and an international producer which has produced the majority of the most innovative and successful shows in colombian television. caracol has extended its reach to the whole world through its international signal and its international distribution division: caracol international, with offices in miami, madrid and bogota. caracol international…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…
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culver city, calif., (september 7, 2011), - sony pictures television's (spt) networks have acquired the original multi-platform series the confession for their international channels and branded non-linear platforms. starring multi award-winning actor kiefer sutherland and two-time academy award nominee john hurt, the confession will premiere on spt's axn-branded platforms in 125 territories and on axn.com beginning in september. the…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…
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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. in this role, pimstein will oversee creative for the company's us hispanic and latin american…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…
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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. memorial arrangements for mr.calley are currently being planned and will be held at sony pictures studios. in lieu of flowers, the family requests those who wish…
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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. sony pictures stock footage's unique new "5.1 collection" includes car chases, explosions, helicopter shots and other…, 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, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; worldwide television networks; digital content creation and distribution;…
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