culver city, calif., january 6, 2010 -, the emmy® -winning and critically acclaimed amc series returns to dvd and debuts on blu-ray disc™ march 9 when sony pictures home entertainment releases breaking bad: the complete second season . winner of two best actor emmys® and recently nominated for a sag award for his role as high school chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin walter white, bryan cranston (tv's "malcolm…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, contacts:, erin o'brien sony pictures home entertainment (p) (310) 244-4722 erin_obrien@spe.sony.com kayla keller carl samrock public relations kayla@cs-pr.com
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culver city, calif., january 11, 2010 -, peter parker is going back to high school when the next spider-man hits theaters in the summer of 2012. columbia pictures and marvel studios announced today they are moving forward with a film based on a script by james vanderbilt that focuses on a teenager dealing with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises. the new chapter in the spider-man franchise produced by…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…
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culver city, calif., january 2010 -, january , 2010 - marc webb, the director of the golden globe nominated best picture (500) days of summer , will direct the next chapter in the spider-man franchise, set to hit theaters summer 2012, it was jointly announced today by columbia pictures and marvel studios. written by james vanderbilt, webb will work closely with producers avi arad and laura ziskin in developing the project, which…, marc webb, has won acclaim with his film debut (500) days of summer . he has several mtv vmas™ including 2009's best director award for green day's "21 guns," 2006 best rock video for afi's "miss murder," and best group video for the all-american rejects' "move along." the music video production association honored him in 2006 as the director of the year for his work with weezer, aar, and my…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, contacts:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations 310-244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., february 10, 2010 -, spider-man will swing into theaters worldwide in 3d beginning july 3, 2012, it was announced today by jeff blake, chairman of sony pictures worldwide marketing & distribution. the new film, which is still untitled, will begin production later this year directed by marc webb from a screenplay by james vanderbilt. avi arad and laura ziskin will produce the film from columbia pictures and marvel…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, about marvel entertainment, marvel entertainment, llc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the walt disney company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via marvel studios and marvel animation) and publishing (via marvel…, contacts:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group 310-244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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los angeles, ca and london, uk - february 16, 2010, sony pictures television (spt) and harpo productions today announced that they have concluded both print and format sales for their new hit daytime talk show, the dr. oz show, in a wide range of territories outside the u.s. since its launch in the u.s., the dr. oz show has enjoyed the highest rated syndication premiere in seven years and its audience has grown by 35% there since launch. the u.s.…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, about harpo productions, harpo productions, inc. is the most successful production company in daytime talk, producing the number one, award-winning "the oprah winfrey show" and syndication's latest success, "the dr. oz show," as well as having developed "dr. phil" and "rachael ray." harpo productions creates and develops original tv programming for primetime, syndication and cable television and operates oprah.com www.…, 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…, contacts:, paula askanas sony pictures television 310-244-3790 paula_askanas@spe.sony.com johanna cassells sony pictures television johanna_cassells@spe.sony.com don halcombe harpo productions don_halcombe@harpo.com
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culver city, calif., march 1, 2010 -, sony pictures entertainment digital authoring center (dac) has been enhanced to offer blu-ray 3d disc authoring services, it was announced today by chris cookson, president of sony pictures technologies and tony beswick, senior vice president of technology and operations for sony pictures entertainment. the center, located on the sony studios lot in culver city, provides high-quality compression…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, contacts:, ann burkart sony pictures entertainment columbia tristar motion picture group 310-244-3683 ann_burkart@spe.sony.com
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las vegas, nv, march 15, 2010 -, the nation's theater owners were asked today by the head of a major hollywood studio to have healthier snacks at their concession stands in addition to their traditional offerings of candy, popcorn and soda. in a speech at showest, the nation's largest convention for the movie theater industry, sony pictures entertainment chairman and ceo michael lynton said, "adding healthier options to your…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, contacts:, jim kennedy sony pictures entertainment 310-244-3683 jim_kennedy@spe.sony.com ann burkart sony pictures entertainment 310-244-3683 ann_burkart@spe.sony.com
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sony pictures television (spt) today announced that it has secured a brand partnership for its global football documentary, how to win the fifa world cup(tm), with castrol. the announcement was made by mike morley, chief creative officer and executive vice president, international production, spt. the programme, on sale to broadcasters at miptv, will include fifa footage from world cup…, 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…, about castrol, castrol is widely acknowledged as the world's leading specialist provider of lubricant solutions offering a diverse product range for many different uses. best known for their expertise in developing lubricants for cars and bikes, castrol also produce lubricants that directly affect daily lives in other, less noticeable ways... such as in gas and electricity production, transport industries,…, about krempelwood, krempelwood are leading sales agents for production companies, rights owners and broadcasters specialising in securing brand partners for advertiser funded programming. with over 15 production companies on its current client roster,, how to win the fifa world cup(tm), engineered by castrol follows the recently brokered partnership with sharwood's (the uk's leading brand in asian sauces and accompaniments) to fund blink film's highly successful series for five, chinese food in minutes ., contacts:, johanna cassells sony pictures television johanna_cassells@spe.sony.com clare allen krempelwood clare@krempelwood.com
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culver city, ca and france, april 11, 2010 -, sony pictures television (spt), tandem communications, peace out productions and scott free television are partnering on a new four-hour event miniseries, based on "pompeii," the bestselling book by robert harris. "'pompeii' is a thrilling read and will make for an exciting miniseries," said helen verno, executive vice president, movies and miniseries, spt. "provocative and suspenseful, the story…, 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…, tandem communications, is located in munich, germany and was started in 1999 by rola bauer and tim halkin. in 2007 jonas bauer became a partner in the company and in 2009 malisa scott became a partner and chief operating officer. from the beginning, their strategy was to build a vertically-integrated media company whose core business is international production and worldwide distribution. from the ground-breaking…, peace out production's, judith verno has developed and produced television movies and miniseries for sony pictures television for over twelve years. her credits include who is clark rockefeller?, natalee holloway, into thin air based on the best-seller by jon krakauer, fatal contact, murder in greenwich and the hunt for the btk killer . her current development slate includes james patterson's sundays at tiffany's, crazy…, scott free, , based in london and los angeles, was formed in 1995 and is the film and television production company of directors ridley scott and tony scott. the scott brothers appointed producer david w. zucker to start up and spearhead their television division as president in 2001., scott free television, has become known for such high-quality and internationally successful programs as the new cbs drama series, the good wife , starring julianna margulies, numb3rs recently wrapped its sixth season, award-winning long-form programs including the 14 emmy(r) nominated into the storm for hbo, which is a sequel to the emmy(r)-winning telefilm, the gathering storm , a&e's emmy(r)-nominated miniseries…, this year scott free films, produced the highly-anticipated robin hood , directed by ridley scott, starring oscar(r)-winners russell crowe and cate blanchett, also starring matthew macfadyen, who plays the "prior philip" in the up-coming 8-hour series the pillars of the earth . previously, scott free films produced the box-office smash, american gangster , starring denzel washington and russell crowe and body of lies…, contacts:, paula askanas sony pictures television 310-244-3790 johanna cassells sony pictures television
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culver city, june 1, 2010 -, george chien has been promoted to senior vice president, international networks, asia-pacific, sony pictures television (spt), it was announced today by andy kaplan, president, networks, to whom he reports. based in culver city, california, chien will work closely with todd miller, executive vice president, international networks, asia-pacific, in overseeing the group's television networks…, 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…, contacts:, jamie drayton 310-244-3795 jamie_drayton@spe.sony.com
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