[Culver City, CA - June 3, 2016] Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Motion Picture Group Chairman Tom Rothman today announced that Sanford Panitch will become President of Columbia Pictures. Panitch will replace Doug Belgrad who will segue from his post in July to a multiyear production and finance pact with the company. Panitch will continue to oversee the international local language production operation he has built since coming to Sony, and will report to Rothman.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group Names Sanford Panitch President, Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment Announces Realignment Of Sony Pictures Television Leadership
[Culver City, CA - June 2, 2016] Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced that Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Chairman Steve Mosko will step down and transition to a consulting role with the studio. As part of a structural realignment of the television unit, leadership of SPT will be shared among Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, Presidents of Programming and Production; Andy Kaplan, President of Worldwide Networks; Keith Le Goy, President of Distribution; and Amy Carney, President of Advertiser Sales & Research.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group Names Jeffrey Godsick Executive Vice President, Worldwide Partnerships
CULVER CITY, CA (MAY 11, 2016) - Josh Greenstein, President, Worldwide Marketing & Distribution for Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, today announced that Jeffrey Godsick will join the studio as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Partnerships for the Motion Picture Group (MPG).
Sony Pictures Entertainment Names Philip Rowley Chief Financial Officer
[Culver City, CA - May 10, 2016] Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced that Philip Rowley will be the studio's new Chief Financial Officer. Rowley comes to SPE after a distinguished career in finance spanning the entertainment, media and tech sectors, including working with EMI Music Worldwide and AOL Europe, where he served as CFO, COO and CEO. He will replace current SPE CFO David Hendler, who is retiring in June. Rowley will start on June 20 and report to Michael Lynton, CEO, Sony Entertainment.
The Magnificent Seven To Be Released Worldwide In IMAX® Theatres
LOS ANGELES - May 10, 2016 - IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that The Magnificent Seven, starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, and Ethan Hawke and directed by Antoine Fuqua, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format.
Sony Pictures, Madame Tussauds New York And The Void Team For "Ghostbusters"-Themed Immersive, Virtual Reality Experience
CULVER CITY, Calif., May 9, 2016 - In advance of the July 15, 2016 release of Ghostbusters, one of the most highly anticipated films of the summer, Sony Pictures, Madame Tussauds New York, Ghost Corps and THE VOID have teamed up to bring Ghostbusters to life like never before. Included in the multi-sensory, all-immersive environment will be Ghostbusters: Dimension, a first-of-its-kind, virtual reality (VR) experience based on the studio's new Ghostbusters movie.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group Names Jamie Stevens Executive Vice President, Worldwide Consumer Products
CULVER CITY, CA (MAY 3, 2016) - Josh Greenstein, President, Worldwide Marketing & Distribution for Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, today announced that Jamie Stevens will join the Motion Picture Group (MPG) as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Consumer Products.
Sheraton Kalouria Promoted To President & Chief Marketing Officer For Sony Pictures Television
CULVER CITY, CA (APRIL 27, 2016) - Sheraton Kalouria has been promoted to president & chief marketing officer for Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced today by Steve Mosko, chairman, SPT, to whom he will continue to report. In this newly expanded role, Kalouria will now oversee consumer products licensing for SPT series and brands as part of the division's global marketing function.
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Names Christine Birch EVP, Domestic Creative Marketing Strategy
CULVER CITY, Calif., March 10, 2016 - Josh Greenstein, President of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution for Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, today announced that Christine Birch will rejoin the studio as Executive Vice President, Domestic Creative Marketing Strategy. Working closely with Greenstein, and reporting to Domestic Marketing President Dwight Caines, Birch will return to Sony Pictures, where she spent 12 years serving in senior marketing capacities.
Sony Pictures Animation And WWE® Studios Catch A Wave Together In Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
LOS ANGELES, CA. - March 1, 2016 - Sony Pictures Animation and WWE Studios (NYSE: WWE) announced today an animated sequel to Surf's Up, the 2007 Academy Award® nominated action-comedy about surfing penguins. The companies are co-financing and producing the movie which is expected to release in 2017, in time for the original films' 10th anniversary. Surf's Up 2: WaveMania will be distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment with WWE Studios providing marketing support by leveraging its extensive multi-platform reach.
